Roman Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza
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The Italian Catholic Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany
, has existed in the current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Chiusi-Pienza
was united into the historical diocese of Montepulciano. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
belonged originally to the diocese of Arezzo, and had a collegiate church
, whose archpriest
became a mitred abbot in 1400; in 1480 it became a prælatura nullius, and in 1561 was made an episcopal see
.
Its first bishop was Spinello Benci (1562); among the others were:
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, has existed in the current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Chiusi-Pienza
Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza
The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, in Tuscany, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena.-History:...
was united into the historical diocese of Montepulciano. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
History
MontepulcianoMontepulciano
Montepulciano is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, in Italy. Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge. By car it is 13 km E of Pienza; 70 km SE of Siena, 124 km SE of Florence, and...
belonged originally to the diocese of Arezzo, and had a collegiate church
Collegiate church
In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost...
, whose archpriest
Archpriest
An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or vicar forane.In the 16th and 17th centuries, during...
became a mitred abbot in 1400; in 1480 it became a prælatura nullius, and in 1561 was made an episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
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Its first bishop was Spinello Benci (1562); among the others were:
- Talento de' Talenti (1640), a savant;
- Antonio Cervini (1663);
- Pietro Francesi (1737) opposed the novelties of the Council of FlorenceCouncil of FlorenceThe Council of Florence was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It began in 1431 in Basel, Switzerland, and became known as the Council of Ferrara after its transfer to Ferrara was decreed by Pope Eugene IV, to convene in 1438...
in 1787; - Pellegrino Maria Carletti (1802), author of several works and of eighteen letters on the National Council of Paris of 1810, which he attended.