Ecclesiastical province Ancona-Osimo Denomination Catholic Church Established 6th Century Phone +39 071 60094 Country Italy | Parishes 57 Rite Roman Rite Area 580 km² Province Province of Ancona | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2014)
130,714
120,205 (92%) Address Piazza Garibaldi, 3, 60019 Senigallia AN, Italy Similar Curia Vescovile, Cattedrale, Parrocchia del Portone, Curia Arcivesco di Ancon, Parrocchia San Giuseppe | ||
The Diocese of Senigallia (Latin: Dioecesis Senogalliensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.
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History
Historically and until 2000, the diocese of Senigallia was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Urbino. Currently in the diocese there are 1,414 Catholics for every priest.
The patron saint of Senigallia is St. Paulinus, whose body is preserved in the cathedral (as is attested for the first time in 1397). He is, therefore, not identical with Paulinus of Nola, nor is it known to what epoch he belongs. The first bishop of certain date was Venantius (502).
About 562 the bishop was St. Bonifacius, who at the time of the Lombard invasion was martyred by the Arians. Under Bishop Sigismundus (c. 590) the relics of St. Gaudentius, Bishop of Rimini and martyr, were transported to Senigallia.
Other bishops of the diocese are:
Under Bishop Antonio Colombella (1438), an Augustinian, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Senigallia and Rimini, angered by his resistance to the destruction of certain houses, caused the cathedral and the episcopal palace to be demolished. The precious materials were transported to Rimini and were used in the construction of S. Francesco (tempio Malatestiano). Under Bishop Marco Vigerio Della Rovere (1513) the new cathedral was begun in 1540; it was consecrated in 1595 by Pietro Ridolfi (1591), a learned writer.
Diocese of Senigallia
Erected: 6th Century
Latin Name: Senogalliensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo