Roman Catholic Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia

The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia (Latin: Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was united with the Diocese of Terni and Narni. The latter had been in turn created in 1907, when the Diocese of Narni was united to the historical Diocese of Terni.^[1][2] The diocese is immediately exempt to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina
Terni Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 157,900 156,100 (98.9%)
Parishes	82
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2nd century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Terni)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di S. Giovenale (Narni) Concattedrale di S. Firmina (Amelia)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Francesco Antonio Soddu
Bishops emeritus	Giuseppe Piemontese
Map
Website
www.diocesi.terni.it

Co-cathedral in Narni

History

Terni is the ancient Interamna Nahars of the Umbrians, and the cathedral, and other churches, are built on the sites of pagan temples. After the Lombard invasion, Terni belonged to the Duchy of Spoleto, and with the latter, came into the Pontifical States. It was at Terni that Pope Zacharias entered into the agreement with King Luitprand for the restitution of the cities of Bieda, Orte, Bomarzo, and Amelia to the Duchy of Rome.^[3]

It is believed that the gospel was preached at Terni by Peregrinus, about the middle of the second century. Saint Valentinus has a basilica outside the city. There were other martyrs from this city, among them saints Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius, and the holy virgin Agape.

In the time of Totila, the Bishop of Terni, Proculus of Terni, was killed at Bologna, and Domnina of Terni and ten nuns, her companions, were put to death at Terni itself. After the eighth century Terni was without a bishop until 1217, in which year the diocese was re-established.

Among its bishops were:

• Ludovico Mazzanco III (1406), who governed the diocese for fifty-two years;
• Francesco Coppini (1458–1462), papal legate to England during the Wars of the Roses
• Cosmas Manucci (1625), who gave the high altar to the cathedral;
• Francesco Rapaccioli (1646), a cardinal who restored the cathedral.^[3]
• Franco Gualdrini (1983–2000)
• Vincenzo Paglia (2000–2012)
• Giuseppe Piemontese (2014–present)

Among its saints:

• Saint Valentine (176–273), the third bishop of Terni 197–273. A friend and protector of those in love.
• Lucy of Narni (1476–1544), spiritual adviser to the Duke of Ferrara, Ercole I d'Este, 1499–1505.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Terni

Latin Name: Interamnensis
Erected: 2nd Century

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• Francesco Coppini (Franciscus de Coppinis) (19 May 1459 – 1463)^[4]
• Ludovico Antoniis (4 Apr 1463 – 7 Feb 1472 Died)^[4]
• Francesco Maria Scelloni (14 Feb 1472 – 31 Aug 1472 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)^[4]
• Tommaso Vincenzi (31 Aug 1472 – 29 May 1475 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)^[4]
• Barnaba Mersoni (29 May 1475 – 1481 Died)^[4]
• Giovanni Romano (1481–1485 Died)^[4]
• Francesco Maria Scelloni (1491– )^[4]
• Giovanni di Fonsalida (1 Oct 1494 – 1498 Died)^[4]
• Francisco Lloris y de Borja (19 Mar 1498 – 17 Apr 1499 Resigned)^[4]
• Ventura Bufalini (17 Apr 1499 – 15 Aug 1504 Died)^[4]
• Francisco Lloris y de Borja (4 Dec 1504 – 22 Jul 1506 Died)^[5]
• Pietro Bodoni (29 Jul 1506 – 1509 Died)^[5]
• Luigi d'Apera (7 Sep 1509 – 1520 Died)^[5]
• Pompeo Colonna (14 May 1520 – 5 Dec 1520 Resigned)^[5]
• Sebastiano Valenti (5 Dec 1520 – 1553 Died)^[5]
• Giovanni Giacomo Barba (3 Jul 1553 – 1 Oct 1565 Died)^[5]
• Tommaso Scotti (6 Mar–22 May 1566 Died)^[5]
• Muzio Calini (12 Jul 1566 – Apr 1570 Died)^[5]
• Bartolomeo Ferro (10 May 1570 – Jan 1581 Died)^[5]
• Girolamo Petroni (16 Jan 1581 – 1591 Died)^[5]
• Giovanni Antonio Onorati (20 Nov 1591 – 1606 Died)^[5]
• Ludovico Riva (Ripa) (24 Apr 1606 – 8 Sep 1613 Died)^[6]
• Clemente Gera (13 Nov 1613 – 21 May 1625 Appointed, Bishop of Lodi)^[6]
• Cosimo Mannucci (9 Jun 1625 – 31 May 1634 Died)^[6]
• Ippolito Andreassi (11 Apr 1639 – Oct 1646 Died)^[6]
• Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli (18 Oct 1646 – 29 May 1656 Resigned)^[6]
• Sebastiano Gentili (29 May 1656 – 3 Aug 1667 Resigned)^[6]
• Pietro Lanfranconi (3 Aug 1667 – 6 Mar 1674 Died)^[6][7]
• Carlo Bonafaccia (27 May 1675 – 18 Oct 1683 Died)^[7]
• Sperello Sperelli (10 Jan 1684 – 14 Dec 1698 Resigned)^[7]
• Cesare Sperelli (19 Dec 1698 – 11 Dec 1720 Resigned)^[7]
• Teodoro Pongelli (Pungelli) (20 Jan 1721 – 3 May 1748 Resigned)^[7]
• Cosimo Pierbenedetto Maculani (6 May 1748 – 6 Oct 1767 Died)
• Agostino Felice de' Rossi (25 Jan 1768 – 24 Sep 1788 Died)
• Carlo Benigni (27 Jun 1796 – 12 Apr 1822 Died)
• Domenico Armellini (2 Dec 1822 – 17 Dec 1828 Died)
• Niccola Mazzoni (21 May 1829 – 11 Nov 1842 Died)
• Vincenzo Tizzani (3 Apr 1843 – 14 Nov 1848 Resigned)
• Nicola Abrate (1848 – 1849 Died)
• Antonio Magrini (11 Dec 1848 – 18 Mar 1852 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
• Giuseppe Maria Severa (12 Sep 1853 – 4 Aug 1870 Died)
• Antonio Belli (27 Oct 1871 – 2 Sep 1897 Retired)
• Francesco Bacchini (5 Mar 1898 – 11 Dec 1905 Resigned)

Diocese of Terni e Narni

Latin Name: Interamnensis et Narniensis
United: 12 April 1907 with the Diocese of Narni
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

• Francesco Moretti (12 Apr 1907 – 7 Mar 1921 Resigned)
• Cesare Boccoleri (13 Jun 1921 – 28 Mar 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Modena e Nonantola)
• Felice Bonomini (28 Aug 1940 – 21 Nov 1947 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
• Giovanni Battista Dal Prà (6 Apr 1948 – 10 Feb 1973 Resigned)
• Santo Bartolomeo Quadri (10 Feb 1973 – 31 May 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Modena e Nonantola)

Diocese of Terni, Narni, e Amelia

Latin Name: Interamnensis, Narniensis et Amerinus
United: 13 September 1983 with the Diocese of Amelia

• Franco Gualdrini (14 Sep 1983 – 4 Mar 2000 Retired)

Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia

Latin Name: Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerinus
Name Changed: 30 September 1986

• Vincenzo Paglia (4 Mar 2000 – 26 Jun 2012 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family)
  • Ernesto Vecchi, Apostolic Administrator (2 February 2013 – 21 June 2014)
• Giuseppe Piemontese (16 Apr 2014 – 29 Oct 2021 Retired)
• Francesco Antonio Soddu (29 Oct 2021 -)