The Italian Catholic diocese of Narni, in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the diocese of Terni.
Narni is the ancient Nequinum of the Sabines, called Narnia by the Romans. Liutprand captured the town in 726, but Pope Zacharias persuaded him to restore it to the Duchy of Rome in 742, after which it remained under pontifical rule.
Narni venerates as its first bishop the martyr Juvenalis, who died in the second half of the fourth century; St. Maximus, who was bishop in 425, was succeeded by his two sons Hercules and Pancratius. Gregory the Great refers to the bishop St. Cassius, who died in 558; the same pontiff wrote a letter to the bishop Projectinus which shows that, at Narni, at that time, there were still pagans to be converted.
Bishop John (940) was succeeded by his son, who became Pope John XIII; among other bishops were: William, a Franciscan, whom Pope Urban V employed against the Fraticelli (1367); and Raimondo Castelli (1656), founder of the seminary.
From 1198 to 1214, Narni was in rebellion against Pope Innocent III, who temporarily suppressed its episcopal see. The churches of this city contain many paintings of the ancient Umbrian school.
Erected: 4th Century
Constantin Eruli (10 Dec 1462 - 8 Jan 1472 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
Carlo Boccardini (8 Jan 1472 - 1498 Died)
Pietro Guzman (4 Jul 1498 - 21 Apr 1515 Died)
Francesco Soderini (21 Apr 1515- 18 May 1517 Resigned)
Ugolino Martelli (bishop) (18 May 1517 - 1523 Died)
Carlo Soderini (1523 - 1524 Died)
Paolo Emilio Cesi (20 May 1524 - 1 Jun 1524 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Cesi (bishop) (1 Jul 1524 - 1537 Died)
Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora (5 Dec 1537 - 11 Jan 1538 Resigned)
Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio (11 Jan 1538 - 1546 Died)
Pierdonato Cesi (Sr.) (25 Jun 1546 - 12 Jul 1566 Resigned)
Romolo Cesi (12 Jul 1566 - 13 Jun 1578 Resigned)
Erolo Eroli (13 Jun 1578 - 13 Oct 1600 Died)
Giovanni Battista Toschi (28 May 1601 - 31 Jul 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Tivoli)
Giovanni Battista Bonetti (31 Jul 1606 - Jul 1632 Died)
Lorenzo Azzolini (2 Aug 1632 - Nov 1633 Died)
Giovanni Paolo Buccerelli (22 Mar 1634 - 21 Feb 1656 Died)
Raimondo Castelli (26 Jun 1656 - 14 Jul 1670 Died)
Ottavio Avio (1 Sep 1670 - 9 Aug 1682 Died)
Giuseppe Felice Barlacci (24 May 1683 - 1 May 1690 Resigned)
Francesco Picarelli (22 May 1690 - Dec 1708 Died)
Francesco Saverio Guicciardi (15 Apr 1709 - 24 Jan 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena)
Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O. Carm. (11 Feb 1718 - 27 Jan 1725 Resigned)
Nicola Terzago (29 Jan 1725 - 31 Aug 1761 Died)
Prospero Celestino Meloni (23 Nov 1761 - 1791 Died)
Antonio David (27 Jun 1796 - 14 Jun 1818 Died)
Antonio Maria Borghi (2 Oct 1818 - 8 Jun 1834 Died)
Gioacchino Tamburini (Tamberini) (30 Sep 1834 - 22 Jul 1842 Appointed, Bishop of Cervia)
Giuseppe Maria Galligari (22 Jul 1842 - 1858 Resigned)
Giacinto Luzi (23 Dec 1858 - 9 Jan 1876 Died)
Vitale Galli (9 Jan 1876 - 12 Jul 1888 Died)
Cesare Boccanera (11 Feb 1889 - Nov 1905 Resigned)
Francesco Moretti (11 Dec 1905 - 12 Apr 1907 Appointed, Bishop of Terni e Narni)
United 12 April 1907 with the Diocese of Terni to form the Diocese of Terni e Narni
