Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano

The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano (Latin: Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis) became an archdiocese in 1973 and a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical diocese of Boiano was renamed diocese of Boiano-Campobasso in 1927. It was suffragan to the archdiocese of Benevento.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Campobasso-Boiano
Statistics
Area	1,120 km^2 (430 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 125,000 123,000 (98.4%)
Parishes	70
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11th Century
Cathedral	Cattedrale della Santissima Trinità (Campobasso)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo (Bojano)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S.
Bishops emeritus	Armando Dini
Website
arcidiocesicampobasso.it

San Barolomeo Church, Campobasso.

History

The first recorded bishop of Boiano is Adalberto (1071). Others were:

• Poliziano (1215) who consecrated the cathedral;
• Giovanni (1226), who decorated the facade at his own expense, as recorded in an inscription;
• Silvio Pandoni (1489), who restored the work of Giovanni;
• Cardinals Franciotto Orsini (1519) and Carlo Carafa (1572), who adorned the cathedral with costly furnishings;
• Celestino Bruni (1653), theologian and preacher.

After the death of Bishop Nicolò Rosetti (elected in 1774), differences between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Naples prevented the appointment of a successor until 1836, when Giuseppe Riccardi was appointed.[3]

Bishops of Boiano

Latin Name: Boianensis
Erected: 11th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento

• Andrea Veroli (25 Sep 1439 – 11 Sep 1452 Appointed, Bishop of Urbino)

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• Franciotto Orsini (18 Jan 1519 – 24 Jul 1523 Resigned)

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• Carlo Carafa (bishop) (4 Jul 1572 – 29 Sep 1608 Died)
• Fabrizio Degli Afflitti (10 Nov 1608 – 1613 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Eustachi (15 Jul 1613 – 1622 Died)
• Ottaviano Garzadori (19 Dec 1622 – 11 Mar 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Zadar)
• Fulgenzio Gallucci, O.S.A. (11 Mar 1624 – 9 Nov 1632 Died)
• Pietro Filippi (26 Sep 1633 – 8 Sep 1640 Died)
• Filippo Benedetto de Sio, O.F.M. Conv. (21 Oct 1641 – 16 Aug 1651 Died)
• Petronio Veroni, O.S.A. (8 Jan 1652 – 11 May 1653 Died)
• Celestino Bruni (Bruno), O.S.A. (18 Aug 1653 – 31 May 1664 Died)
• Giuseppe Protospatario (31 Mar 1664 – Sep 1665 Died)
• Antonio Graziani (15 Feb 1666 – May 1684 Died)
• Giovanni Riccanale (2 Oct 1684 – Mar 1685 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Giannone (10 Sep 1685 – Feb 1708 Died)
• Angelo Rendina (14 May 1708 – 15 Nov 1716 Died)
• Nunzio Baccari (14 Mar 1718 – 10 Jan 1738 Died)
• Domenico Antonio Manfredi (3 Mar 1738 – 10 Mar 1746 Died)
• Bernardo Cangiani (2 May 1746 – 26 Jan 1770 Resigned)
• Domenico Micillo (12 Mar 1770 – May 1774 Died)
• Nicolò Rossetti (27 Jun 1774 – 25 Jan 1819 Died)
• Gennaro Pasca (4 Jun 1819 – 23 Jun 1828 Confirmed, Bishop of Nola)
• Taddeo Garzilli (Garzillo) (23 Jun 1828 – 20 Jan 1834 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
• Giuseppe Riccardi (11 Jul 1836 – 19 Dec 1854 Died)
• Lorenzo Donato Antonio Moffa, O.F.M. (23 Mar 1855 – 1863 Died)
• Anastasio Laterza, O.C.D. (22 Dec 1871 – 19 Mar 1879 Died)
• Francesco Macarone (19 Mar 1879 – 27 Feb 1897 Died)
• Felice Gianfelice (19 Apr 1897 – 10 Jun 1916 Died)
• Alberto Romita (22 Mar 1917 – 29 June 1927)

Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso

Latin Name: Boianensis-Campobassensis
Name Changed: 29 June 1927
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento

• Alberto Romita (29 June 1927 – 14 Oct 1939 Died)
• Secondo Bologna (8 Jan 1940 – 11 Oct 1943 Died)
• Alberto Carinci (28 Apr 1948 – 11 February 1973)

Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso

Latin Name: Boianensis-Campobassensis
Elevated: 11 February 1973
Metropolitan See

• Alberto Carinci (11 February 1973 – 31 Jan 1977 Retired)
• Enzio d'Antonio (31 Jan 1977 – 24 Jun 1979 Resigned)
• Pietro Santoro (15 Oct 1979 – 28 Oct 1989 Retired)
• Ettore Di Filippo (28 Oct 1989 – 21 Nov 1998 Retired)
• Armando Dini (21 Nov 1998 – 8 Nov 2007 Retired)
• Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (8 Nov 2007 – )

Suffragan sees

• Isernia-Venafro
• Termoli-Larino
• Trivento

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
2. Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Catholic Encyclopedia article, Boiano

Books

• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) (in Latin)
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1914). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo (in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz.
• Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica IV (1592-1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi VI (1730-1799). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.

Acknowledgment

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Boiano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.