The Italian Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone (Latin: Dioecesis Concordiensis-Portus Naonis), historically Concordia Veneta, is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Venice. The name was changed in 1971.
Concordia is an ancient Venetian city, called by the Romans Colonia Concordia, and is situated between the Rivers Tagliamento and Livenza, not far from the Adriatic.
Today there remain of the city only ruins and the ancient cathedral. During the fifth century the city was destroyed by Attila and again in 606 by the Lombards, after which it was never rebuilt. The eighty-nine martyrs of Concordia, who were put to death under Diocletian, are held in great veneration.
Its first known bishop is Clarissimus, who, at a provincial synod of Aquileia in 579, helped to prolong the Schism of the Three Chapters; this council was attended by Augustinus, later Bishop of Concordia, who in 590 signed the petition presented by the schismatics to Emperor Mauricius. Bishop Johannes transferred the episcopal residence to Caorle (606), retaining, however, the title of Concordia.
The medieval bishops seem to have resided near the ancient cathedral, and to have wielded temporal power, which, however, they were unable to retain. In 1587, during the episcopate of Matteo Sanudo, the episcopal residence was transferred to Portogruaro.
In 1974 the episcopal residence was definitely transferred to Pordenone.
Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Concordiensis
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venice
Antonio Panciera (1392–1402 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
Daniel Rampi Scoto (1433–1443 Died)
Antonio Feletto (1455–1488 Died)
Leonello Chiericato (1488–1506 Died)
Francesco Argentino (1506–1511 Died)
Giovanni Argentino (1511–1533 Died)
Marino Grimani (1533–1537 Resigned)
Pietro Querini (bishop) (1537–1584 Died)
Marino Querini (1585–1585 Died)
Matteo Sanudo (1585–1616 Resigned)
Matteo Sanudo (1616–1641 Died)
Benedetto Cappello (1641–1667 Died)
Bartolomeo Gradenigo (bishop) (1667–1668 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
Agostino Premoli (1668–1692 Died)
Paolo Vallaresso (1693–1723 Died)
Jacopo Maria Erizzo, O.P. (1724–1760 Died)
Alvise Maria Gabrieli (1761–1779 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
Giuseppe Maria Bressa ((Angelo Pietro Bressa), O.S.B. (1779–1817 Died)
Pietro Carlo Ciani (1819–1825 Died)
Carlo Fontanini, C.M. (1827–1848 Died)
Angelo Fusinato (1850–1854 Died)
Andrea Casasola (1855–1863 Confirmed, Archbishop of Udine)
Nicolò Frangipane (1866–1872 Died)
Pietro Cappellari (1872–1881 Resigned)
Domenico Pio Rossi, O.P. (1881–1892 Died)
Pietro Zamburlini (1893–1896 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
Francesco Isola (1896–1919 Resigned)
Luigi Paulini (1919–1945 Died)
Vittorio D’Alessi (1945–1949 Died)
Vittorio De Zanche (1949–1977 Died)
Name Changed: 12 January 1971
Latin Name: Concordiensis-Portus Naonis
Abramo Freschi (1977–1989 Retired)
Sennen Corrà (1989–2000 Retired)
Ovidio Poletto (2000–2011 Retired)
Giuseppe Pellegrini (2011–)
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