Roman Catholic Diocese of Suelli

The Diocese of Suelli (Latin: Dioecesis Suellitana) was a Roman Catholic diocese, whose episcopal seat was located in the town of Suelli in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia. Established in the 12th century, it was a suffragan (subordinate) of the metropolitan of Cagliari). In 1420, Pope Martin V made the archbishops of Cagliari bishops of Suelli as well.

History

Suelli (or Barbaria) is mentioned as a suffragan of Cagliari in the Liber Censuum of the late 12th century.[1]

The cathedral in Suelli was dedicated to Saint Peter, and later had the dedication to S. Georgius added.[2] It was served and administered by a Chapter,[3] composed of an Archpriest and seven canons.[4]

The Bishop of Suelli attended the funeral of the widow of the Infante Ramon Berenguer, Conte de Ampurias, in Barcelona on 9 February 1374.[5] King Peter IV had been present, and on 27 November 1375, he wrote to Bishop Peter of Suelli, acknowledging that, due to the rebellion of the Sardinians against the Crown of Aragon, the bishop had been forced to flee his diocese, and since the beginning of the rebellion had been unable to collect the money due him from his diocese.[6] He authorized the bishop to take up residence in the royal Castro Callari (Torre de Cagliari), and to receive a stipend during the duration of the war on the same terms as the bishop of Terralba.[7] The area of the Torre de Cagliari also included the cathedral of S. Maria Assunta and the archbishop's palace. Both edifices were used from time to time for important functions of the Chapter of Suelli.[8]

Western schism

Following the disruptive papal conclaves of 1378, the first of which was beset with fear and violence, governments had to choose which of the claimants to the papal throne they would support. King Peter IV of Aragon and Sardinia (1336–1387) chose to support neither claimant, stating that he was "indifferent."[9] His uncertainty provided a legal pretext for sequestering the ecclesiastical funds due the papacy in the territories of the kingdom of Aragon, which were then used to finance royal projects, notably the rebellion in Sardinia.[10] His successors, John I (1387–1396) and Martin I (1396–1410), however, under the influence of the Cardinal of Aragon, Pedro de Luna, openly supported the Avignon Papacy; and when Pedro de Luna became Benedict XIII in 1394, he enjoyed the full support of the kings in governing the Church in Sardinia.[11]

On 12 February 1420, Pope Martin V united the diocese of Suelli with the archdiocese of Cagliari, aeque personaliter.[12]

Bishops of Suelli

  • (11th cent.) : Georgius[13]
  • (c. 1111/12) : Iohannes[14]
  • (c. 1114/1130) : Pietro Pintori[15]
  • (c. 1150/1163) : Pietro Macis[16]
  • (c. 1200/1212) : Paulus[17]
  • (c. 1215–1217) : Torchitorius[18]
  • (c. 1225–1237) : Cherchi, Cerchis)[19]
  • (c. 1240) :Alberto ?[20]
  • (1263) : Ignotus
  • (1304) : Ignotus[21]
  • ( ? – ? ) : Cuxo
  • (1344) : Michele di Fraga, O.P.[22]
  • ( ? -1349) : Pietro
  • (1349–1353) : Guglielmo Kos (Ros), O.P.
  • (1353–1363) : Guglielmo Domenico, O.P.[23]
  • (1363) : Pietro[24]
  • (c. 1368) : Giacomo
  • (1374–c. 1380) : Pietro[25]
  • (1384–1399) : Jacopo Ayas, O.P., Avignon Obedience[26]
  • (1380–1386) : Jacopo di Malzia, O.F.M. Roman Obedience[27]
  • ( ? – ? ) : Benedetto di Ascoli, Roman Obedience[28]
  • (1386–1389) : Jacopo Scutiferi, O.E.S.A., Roman Obedience
  • (1389) : Domenico Roman Obedience[29]
  • [ (1397) : Simon Margens of Orvieto, Roman Obedience ][30]
  • (1399–1409) : Pietro Gilbert, O.P., Avignon Obedience[31]
[ (c. 1408–1412) : Elia, O.F.M. ], Avignon Obedience[32]
  • (1409–1420) : Geraldo Vermell, Avignon Obedience[33]

Titular Bishops

  • (1969–1995) : Leo Joseph Brust[34]
  • (1996–2004) : Alberto Tanasini[35]
  • (2004–2006) : Ramón Castro Castro[36]
  • (2006–2009) : Ansgar (Óscar) Vicente Ojea[37]
  • (2013–pres.) : Brian Ngozi Udaigwe[38]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paul Fridolin Kehr (ed. D. Girgensohn), Italia Pontificia (in Latin), Volume 10 (Turici: Weidmann 1975), p. 418.
  2. ^ Before 1140: Solmi, Archivio storico italiano Series 5 Volume 35 (Firenze 1905), p. 287, no. VII.
  3. ^ C.D. Fonseca, "La cattedrale e il suo Capitolo. Analisi comparata in prospettiva storica, ecclesiologica e canonistica," (in Italian), in: Annali di Studi Religiosi Vol. 4 (2003), pp. 215-235.
  4. ^ Cappelletti, p. 138.
  5. ^ Forci & Sailis, p. 28. Recueil de documents i estudis vol. 1, fasc. 2 (Barcelona: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Publicacions historiques. Arxiu Municipal Historic 1921), p. 148, no. 118.
  6. ^ "...in vestro episcopatu remanere non potuistis nec potestis nec de redditibus ipsius episcopatus ab initio dicte rebellionis citra ullum comodum reportastis...."
  7. ^ Forci & Sailis, p. 28.
  8. ^ See e.g. Forci & Sailis, pp. 40-46; they point out (p. 24) that all the most important members of the Chapter of Suelli were also canons of Cagliari: "Si evince innanzi tutto che i membri più eminenti del capitolo erano anche canonici della cattedrale di Cagliari al cui interno, nella cappella di Santa Cecilia, si tenevano le adunanze capitolari su licenza del canonico e arcidiacono maggiore cagliaritano Andrea Ferrer, vicario generale dell’arcivescovo Antonio. Non è dato sapere con precisione da quanti anni durasse questa pratica, senz’altro."
  9. ^ A. Ivars, "La “indiferencia” de Pedro IV de Aragón en el Gran Cisma de Occidente," (in Spanish), in: Archivo Ibero-Americano, vol. 29 (1928), pp. 21-97, 161-186.
  10. ^ Forci & , p. 15: "La sua neutralità è all’origine del provvedimento in base al quale, nell’incertezza di chi fosse il vero papa, tutti i tributi ecclesiastici raccolti nei regni della Corona d’Aragona e destinati sino ad allora alla Camera Apostolica restavano trattenu tidalla tesoreria regia in attesa, formalmente, di essere consegnati al legittimo destinatario ma in realtà utilizzati per altri scopi, come il finanziamento della guerra sardi contro i ribelli."
  11. ^ Forci & Sailis, p. 16: "Anche il successore Martino I (1396-1410) appoggiò Benedetto XIII per gli stessi motivi di interesse che avevano spinto il fratello a legarsi all’antipapa: l’Aragona continuava infatti a perseguire la sua politica di espansione nel Mediterraneo e mirava al possesso completo di Sardegna e Sicilia, scossa dalla ribellione la prima, di visa in fazioni baronali la seconda."
  12. ^ Eubel I, p. 467, note 1.
  13. ^ Daniel Papebroch, "De Sancto Georgii episcopo Suelli in Sardinia," in: Acta Sanctorum Aprilis Vol. 3 (Antwerp: Michael Cnobarus 1675), pp. 214-218.
  14. ^ In 1112, Bishop Giovanni subscribed a grant of the Judex Marianus of Cagliari in favor of the Monastery of S. Vincent of Marseille. Tola, Codex Diplomaticus Sardiniae I, p. 182, no. 7. Cappelletti, p. 79. Kehr, p. 418. He subscribes "Iohannes Barbariae Episcopus."
  15. ^ Kehr, p. 418. A. Solmi, Archivio storico italiano Series 5 Volume 35 (Firenze 1905), p. 284.
  16. ^ Kehr, pp. 414, no. 6; 418.
  17. ^ Paolo: Solmi, Archivio storico italiano Series 5 Volume 35 (Firenze 1905), pp. 289-292, nos. 9-10.
  18. ^ Eubel I, p. 467.
  19. ^ Sergius, Cherchi, Cerchis: Cappelletti, p. 80. Eubel I, p. 467.
  20. ^ The bishopric of "Alberto" is rejected by Zedda (2018), pp. 30-31.
  21. ^ An unnamed bishop of Suelli was engaged in a dispute with the Pisan government over what the bishop regarded as his rights and privileges. Zedda, Corrado (2018), pp. 31-32.
  22. ^ Eubel I, p. 467, with note 2.
  23. ^ Guglielmo was elected by the Chapter, and provided by Pope Innocent VI. Eubel I, p. 467.
  24. ^ Pietro was a canon of the cathedral of Suelli. He was elected by the Chapter, and provided by Pope Urban V. Eubel I, p. 467.
  25. ^ Pietro: Forci & Sailis, pp. 28-29.
  26. ^ Ayas was a friend and disciple of S. Vincent Ferrer, with whom he authored a treatise on the legitimate election of Robert of Geneva in 1378. He was appointed bishop of Suelli on 20 April 1384, by Pope Clement VII. He died just before Easter 1399. Forci & Sailis, pp. 18, 31-33.
  27. ^ Malzia had been Custodian of the convent of the Franciscans in Milan. He was appointed by Urban VI. Cappelletti, p. 80. Forci & Sailis, pp. 29-31.
  28. ^ Benedictus de Esculle: Eubel I, p. 467, with note 3.
  29. ^ Domenico: Forci & Sailis, pp. 34-35.
  30. ^ Simon was Bishop of Castro (Sardinia) from 1395, appointed by Boniface IX. In 1397 Boniface transferred Simon to Suelli, but on 24 September 1397 he issued a bull cancelling the appointment. Eubel I, p. 174. Forci & Sailis, p. 35.
  31. ^ Bishop Pietro died on 6 June 1409, in the Castello di Cagliari, having just returned to Sardinia from Catalonia. He was buried on 9 June. Forci & Sailis, pp. 26; 35-36; 45: "deffuncto igitur in Castro Callari die sexta mensis iulii presentis reverendo ffratre Petro quondam Suellensis sedis episcopo...." The Vicar-general during the sede vacante was the Archpriest Antonio Iover; p. 46: "vicarium generalem in spiritualibus et temporalibus sede vaccante venerabilem Anthonium Iover archipresbiterum."
  32. ^ Fra Elia was the Vicar-general of Bishop Pietro Gibert. Forci & Sailis, pp. 36; 41-42.
  33. ^ On 10 June 1409, the Chapter of Suelli sent off a letter to Pope Benedict XIII announcing that, in the grave emergency, they had immediately proceeded to an election and chosen Geraldo Vermell, one of their own canons as bishop. They requested the pope's confirmation, which, however, did not come until 27 April 1412. Forci & Sailis, pp. 26-27.
  34. ^ Brust had been Chancellor of the diocese of Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA). He was named titular bishop of Suelli and auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee by Pope Paul VI on 22 August 1969. He retired on 16 April 1991, and died on 31 January 1995. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 61 (1969), p. 673.
  35. ^ Tanasini had been Vicar-general of the diocese of Genoa. He was named titular bishop of Suelli and auxiliary bishop of Genoa by Pope John Paul II on 6 July 1996. He was named bishop of Chiavari on 20 March 2004. He retired on 10 April 2021, and died on 24 January 2024. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 88 (1996), p. 719; vol. 96 (2004), p. 244.
  36. ^ Castro Castro was appointed titular bishop of Suelli and auxiliary bishop of Yucatan on 2 April 2004. On 8 April 2006, Castro was appointed bishop of Campeche, and on 15 May 2013 Bishop of Cuernavaca (Morelos, México). Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 96 (2004), p. 317; vol. 98 (2006), p. 404; vol. 105 (2013), p. 476.
  37. ^ Ojea was a parish priest of the diocese of Buenos Aires. On 24 May 2006, he was appointed titular bishop of Suelli and auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires. On 7 October 2009, Ojea was named coadjutor bishop of San Isidro (Argentina); he succeeded on 30 December 2011, and retired on 30 December 2024. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 98 (2006), p. 488.
  38. ^ Udaigwe was appointed titular bishop of Suelli and Apostolic Nuncio to Benin on 22 February 2013, with the personal title of Archbishop for his diplomatic mission. He subsequently held five diplomatic posts in succession, the current being to Somalia. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 105 (2013), pp. 333, 809.

Sources

Episcopal lists

  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. 1 (Tomus 1) (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 467.. Archived.
  • Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo. Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz. pp. 841-842. (Use with caution; obsolete)

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