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The Archdiocese of Acerenza (Latin: Archidioecesis Acheruntina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in southern Italy, included in the provinces of Lecce and Potenza.[1] It has existed as a diocese since the fourth or fifth centuries. In the 11th century it was elevated to an archdiocese.

Archdiocese of Acerenza

Archidioecesis Acheruntina

Italian
Acerenza Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Statistics
Area1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 39,590 Decrease
  • 39,200 (est.) Decrease (99%)
Parishes21
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralCattedrale dell’Assunzione della B. Maria Vergine
Secular priests33 diocesan Decrease
1 Permanent Deacon
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopFrancesco Sirufo
Website
www.diocesiacerenza.it

In 1203, the archdiocese of Acerenza was united with the diocese of Matera to form the Archdiocese of Acerenza and Matera, with one and the same person being bishop of both dioceses, while the two dioceses each maintained their separate existence. Matera was separated again in 1954, recreating the Archdiocese of Acerenza, which briefly lost its metropolitan status as a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza in 1976. It regained its status as an archdiocese in 1977. Its metropolitan is the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[2][3]

History

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Acerenza was certainly an episcopal see in the course of the fifth century, for in 499 we meet with the name of its first known bishop, Justus, in the Acts of the Roman Synod of that year. The town was known in antiquity as the "high nest of Acherontia".[4]

Acerenza was in early imperial times a populous and important town, and a bulwark of the territory of Lucania and Apulia. In the Gothic and Lombard period it fell into decay, but was restored by Grimoald II, Duke of Beneventum (687-689). An Archbishop of Acerenza (Giraldus) appears in 1063 in an act of donation of Robert Guiscard to the monastery of the Santissima Trinità in Venosa.[5] Guiscard himself, who died on 17 July 1985, was buried there.[6]

For a few years after 968 Acerenza adopted the Greek Rite in consequence of an order of the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phocas (963-969), whereby it was made one of five suffragans of the archdiocese of Otranto, and compelled to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople.[7] In May 1041, Bishop Stephan (1029–1041) died in battle, fighting for the Greeks against the Normans.[8]

At the synod held by Pope Nicholas II at Melfi in August 1059, the archbishop of Acerenza and Archbishop Arnulf of Cosenza were delegated to find appropriate bishops for the vacancies at Montepeloso and Tricarico.[9] It is conjectured that the title of archbishop and was awarded to Acerenza by Pope Nicholas,[10] since Pope Alexander II (1061–1073) in 1068 merely confirmed the existence of the title of archbishop Arnaldus.[11] Archbishop Arnaldus attended the consecration of the abbey church of Montecassino on 1 October 1071.[12]

In the struggle between the archdiocese of Salerno and its suffragan dioceses, Conza and Acerenza, Pope Urban II ruled on 20 July 1098 that both were subject to Salerno.[13]

Metropolitan

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On 16 June 1102, Pope Paschal II confirmed for the archbishop of Acerenza all his diocese's privileges and possessions, including his metropolitan status and the suffragan (subordinate) dioceses of Venosa, Gravina, Tricarico, Tursi, and Potenza, whose bishops he had the right of confirming and consecrating.[14] On 1 April 1151, Pope Eugenius III confirmed the privilege of Pope Paschal II,[15] as did Pope Alexander III on September 1179.[16]

There is evidence that the diocese of Matera had been joined to the Archdiocese of Acerenza by 1199, and that the archbishops enjoyed the episcopal income of Matera.[17]

Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), Bartolommeo Prignano, was once Archbishop of Acerenza, though his work was in Avignon, where he was an Auditor in the papal chancellery.

Cathedrals

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The cathedral in Acerenza, begun around 1080 by Archbishop Arnaldus (1066–1101), is dedicated to Saint Canius (or Canio or Cano), whose alleged remains were found at Atella by Bishop Leo, c. 799, and brought to Acerenza.[18] The cathedral of Matera is dedicated to Saint Eucherius.

Acerenza is known for a bust which has long been supposed to be that of Saint Canius, patron of the city, to whom the cathedral is dedicated, but which is believed to be a portrait-bust of Julian the Apostate,[19] though others express doubt,[20] some even maintain that it is a bust of the Emperor Frederick II, after the manner of the sculptors of the Antonine age.[21]

The cathedral Chapter of Matera was composed, in 1703, of three dignities and twenty-four canons. Acerenza had two dignities and ten canons.[22] In the mid-19th century, the cathedral had a Chapter composed of six dignities (the Archdeacon, the Cantor, the Treasurer, the Archpriest, and the Theologus and the Penitentiary), and twenty canons.[23]

The archbishops preferred to live in the much larger town of Matera, except in the summer months. The population of Acerenza, in 1703 was c. 2,000, that of Matera 15,000.[24] The archbishop's Vicar-general resided at Acerenza, and handled the legal business of the archdiocese, as well as cases on appeal from the suffragan dioceses.[25]

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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Following the extinction of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the removal of King Joachim Marat, the Congress of Vienna authorized the restoration of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Since the French occupation had seen the abolition of many Church institutions in the kingdom, as well as the confiscation of most Church property and resources, it was imperative that Pope Pius VII and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (King Ferdinand IV) reach agreement on restoration and restitution.

A concordat was finally signed on 16 February 1818, and ratified by Pius VII on 25 February 1818.[26] Ferdinand issued the concordat as a law on 21 March 1818.[27] The re-erection of the dioceses of the kingdom and the ecclesiastical provinces took more than three years. The right of the king to nominate the candidate for a vacant bishopric was recognized, as in the Concordat of 1741, subject to papal confirmation (preconisation). This was confirmed by the papal Indult "Sinceritas Fidei" of 7 March 1818.[28]

In the enabling papal legislation, the bull "De Utiliori" of 27 July 1818, Pius VII assigned as suffragans of the archdiocese of Acerenza the dioceses of Anglona and Tursi (united), Potenza, Tricarico, and Venosa. The diocesee of Matera, previously united to Acerenza, was added to Acerenza in perpetuo.[29]

On 5 August 1910, the archbishops of Acerenza & Materano were granted the additional title of abbot of S. Angelo di Montescaglioso.[30]

On 2 July 1954, the archdioceses of Acherenza and Matera were separated, each receiving its own archbishop.[31] The title of Abbot of S. Angelo di Montecaglioso was assigned to the archbishops of Matera.[32]

Metropolinate removed

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Following the Second Vatican Council, and in accordance with the norms laid out in the council's decree, Christus Dominus chapter 40,[33] Pope Paul VI undertook the reorganization of the ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses of Lucania. On 21 August 1976, he issued the bull "Quo aptius" to create the new ecclesiastical province of Potenza,[34] which involved the removal of metropolitan status of both Acerenza and Matera.[35] Both became suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Potenza, along with their former suffragan dioceses, though the archbishops retained their titles.[36]

List of bishops/archbishops

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Bishops of Acerenza

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The fifteen names and terms of the bishops, down to 'Joseph', are traditional and undocumented.[37]
  • Romanus (300–329)
  • Monocollus (for 8 years)
  • Petrus I (for 3 years)
  • Sylvius (for 5 years)
  • Theodosius (for 8 years)
  • Aloris (for 22 years)
  • Stephanus Primus (for 2 years)
  • Araldus (for 4 years)
  • Bertus (for 3 years)
  • Leo (I) (for 23 years)
  • Lupus (for 3 years)
  • Evalanius (for 12 years)
  • Azo (for 3 years)
  • Asedeus (for 8 years)
  • Joseph (for 23 years)
...
...
  • Leo (II) (occurs 799)[39]
  • Peter (II) (833)
  • Rudolf (869–874)
  • Leo (III) (874–904)[40]
  • Andrea (906–935)
  • Johannes (I) (936–972)
  • Johannes (II) (993–996)
  • Stephanus II (996–1024)

Bishops or Archbishops of Acerenza

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  • At some point during the 11th century, before 1063, the diocese was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese[2]
  • Stephan III (1029–1041)[41]
  • Stephan IV (1041–1048)
  • Goderio I (1048–1058)
  • Goderio II (1058–1059)

Archbishops of Acerenza

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  • Godano or Gelardo (1059–1066)
  • Arnald (1066–1101)
  • Peter (III) (1102–1142)
  • Durando (1142–1151)
  • Robert (I) (1151–1178)
  • Richardus (1178–1184)[42]
  • Peter (IV) (1184–1194)
  • Peter (V) (1194–1197)
  • Rainaldo (1198–1199)[43]
  • Andrea (1200–1231)[44]

Archbishops of Acerenza and Matera

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From 1203 to 1954 the archbishopric of Acerenza was joined to that of the diocese of Matera aeque principaliter.[2]

from 1200 to 1600

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  • Andrea (1200–1231 and 1236–1246)
  • Anselm (1253–1267)[45]
  • Laurentius, O.P. (1268–1276)[46]
  • Pietro d'Archia (1277–1299)[47]

  ○ Gentile Orsini, O.P., Apostolic Administrator (1300–1303)[48]

  ○ Guido (or Guglielmo), O.Cist., Apostolic Administrator (1303–1306)[49]

  • Landolfo (or Rudolfo) (1306–1308)
  • Robert II (1308–1334)
  • Pietro VII (1334–1343)
  • Giovanni Corcello (1343–1363)
  • Bartolomeo Prignano (1363–1377)[50]
  • Niccolò Acconciamuro (1377–1378)
  • Giacomo di Silvestro (1379), Roman Obedience[51]
  • Giovanni (1379–1384?), Avignon Obedience
  • Bisanzio Morelli (1380–1391), Avignon Obedience
  • Pietro Giovanni de Baraballis, O.Min. (1392–1394), Roman Obedience[52]
  • Stefano Goberio (1395–1402), Roman Obedience
  • Riccardo de Olibano (1402–1407), Roman Obedience
  • Niccolò Piscicello, O.P. (1407–1414), Roman Obedience[53]
  • Manfredi Aversano (1415–1444), Pisan-Roman Obedience[54]
  • Marino de Paolis (1444–1470)[55]
  • Francesco Enrico Lunguardo (1471–1482)
  • Vincenzo Palmieri (1483–1518)
  • Andrea Matteo Palmieri (1518–1528)[56]
  • Luigi de Palmieri, O.F.M. (1528–1530)[57]

  ○ Andrea Matteo Palmieri, Apostolic Administrator (1530–1531)[58]

From 1600 to 1954

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Sede vacante (1600–1605)[62]

Archbishops of Acerenza

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Acerenza and Matera were separated again into two archdioceses on 2 July 1954[76]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Acerenza (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ↑ Horace, Odes, III, iv, 14.
  5. ↑ Ughelli, p. 25.
  6. ↑ Gordon S. Brown, The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily (Jefferson, NC; McFarland 2003), p. 181.
  7. ↑ Gaetano Moroni, Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica, (in Italian), Vol. 50, "Otranto," p. 63 col. 1. Liutprand of Cremona, "Relatio," ch. 62, (in Latin), in: Monumenta Germanie Historica. Scriptores Vol. 3 , p. 361: "Scripsit itaque Polyeuctos Constantinopolitani patriarchia privilegium Hydrontino episcopo, quatinus sua auctoritate habeat licentiam episcopos consecrandi in Acirentila, Turcico, Gravina, Maceria, Tricarico, qui ad consecrationem domini Apostolici pertinere videntur."
  8. ↑ Kehr IX, p. 453: "Stephanus episcopus a. 1041 pro Graecis pugnans contra Normannos occubuerit ("Ann. Baren." ad a., ed. Mon. Germ. Scr. V 54).
  9. ↑ Kehr IX, p. 456, no. 4. The archbishop of Acerenza is not named.
  10. ↑ Kehr, p. 453: "A Nicolao II vero Acheruntina ecclesia a subiectione Salernitani archiep. soluta et in archiepiscopatum provecta esse videtur, nam Alexander II in privilegio a. 1068 m. april. dato Arnaldo archiep. (n. 6) archiepiscopalem dignitatem iam prius exsistentem confirmavit."
  11. ↑ Kehr, p. 457, no. 6.
  12. ↑ Loud, The Latin Church in Norman Italy, p. 120. Arnoldus was apparently French: Loud, p. 123, 131.
  13. ↑ Kehr VIII, p. 354, no. 35; IX, p. 507, no. 3. Ughelli VII, p. 393. Minasi, p. 282.
  14. ↑ F. Ughelli Italia Sacra VII (Venice 1721), p. 29. P. Kehr Italia pontificia IX, p. 458, no. 9: "munit Acherontinam ecclesiam apost. decreti auctoritate et confirmat, quaecumque metropolitano iure praeteritis temporibus ei pertinuisse noscuntur, videlicet Venusium, Gravinam, Tricaricum, Tursum, Potentiam, ut potestatem habeat in eis episcopos ordinandi ac consecrandi."
  15. ↑ Kehr Italia pontificia IX, p. 458, no. 11.
  16. ↑ Ughelli VII, p. 33.
  17. ↑ Cappelletti, p. 434.
  18. ↑ Cappelletti XX, p. 419. Ughelli VII, pp. 13-24.
  19. ↑ Gaetano Negri, Julian the Apostate Volume 1 (London: Fisher Unwin 1905), pp. xxviii-xxxiv, citing the agreement of Salomon Reinach.
  20. ↑ Giuseppe De Lorenzo, Venosa e la regione del Vulture (in Italian), [[Collezione di monografie illustrate. Serie 1. Italia Artistica, no. 24.] (Bergamo: Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche 1906), pp. 45-52.
  21. ↑ The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture Volume 1 (Oxford-NY: OUP 2012), pp. 8-9.
  22. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 67, note 1.
  23. ↑ D'Avino, p. 6 col. 1.
  24. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 67, note 1. In c. 2020, Acerenza has 2,268 residents, Matera and Potenza over 60,000 each.
  25. ↑ D'Avino, p. 6 col. 1.
  26. ↑ Bullarii Romani Continuatio Vol VII (Prati: Aldina 1852), pp. 1719-1726.
  27. ↑ F. Torelli (1848), La chiave del concordato dell'anno 1818 I, second edition (Naples: Fibreno 1848), pp. 1-19.
  28. ↑ Bullarii Romani Continuatio Vol VII (Prati: Aldina 1852), pp. 1726-1727.
  29. ↑ Bullarii Romani Continuatio Vol VII (Prati: Aldina 1852), p. 1772 § 9.
  30. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 2 (1910), p. 649. Kehr IX, p. 465-467.
  31. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 46 (1954), p. 522; and p. 420: "die 2 Iulii. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Acheruntinae R. P. D. Dominicum Picchinenna, Antistitem Urbanum, parochum ecclesiae collegiatae S. Laurentii in civitate Melphensi. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Materanensi Exc. P. D. Iacobum Palombella, hactenus Episcopum Calvensem et Theanensem."
  32. ↑ AAS 46, p. 523.
  33. ↑ Christus Dominus 40. Therefore, in order to accomplish these aims this sacred synod decrees as follows: 1) The boundaries of ecclesiastical provinces are to be submitted to an early review and the rights and privileges of metropolitans are to be defined by new and suitable norms. 2) As a general rule all dioceses and other territorial divisions that are by law equivalent to dioceses should be attached to an ecclesiastical province. Therefore dioceses which are now directly subject to the Apostolic See and which are not united to any other are either to be brought together to form a new ecclesiastical province, if that be possible, or else attached to that province which is nearer or more convenient. They are to be made subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of the bishop, in keeping with the norms of the common law. 3) Wherever advantageous, ecclesiastical provinces should be grouped into ecclesiastical regions for the structure of which juridical provision is to be made.
  34. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis, vol. 68 (1976), pp. 593-594.
  35. ↑ "ecclesiasticas autem provincias Acheruntinam et Materanensem simul exstinguimus."
  36. ↑ "...ex suffraganeis Ecclesiis hic enumeratis : Acheruntina et Materanensi, servantibus suam archiepiscopalem dignitatem Pastoribus...."
  37. ↑ Gams, p. 843. Francesco Lanzoni, Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al al principio del secolo VII, (in Italian) (Faenza: F. Lega 1927), pp. 299-300.
  38. ↑ Bishop Justus is the first historically documented bishop of Acerenza, he is recorded as having attended the Synod of Rome in 499. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 8 (Florence: A. Zatta 1762), p. 234. C.J. Hefele, A History of the Councils of the Church Vol. 4 (Edinburgh: T.T. Clark 1895), pp. 50, 59.
  39. ↑ Leo is said to have governed for 23 years. Ughelli, p. 13
  40. ↑ Leo: Ughelli, Italia sacra VII, p. 24. Cappelletti XX, p. 421.
  41. ↑ The Annales Barenses record that on 4 May 1041 bishops Angelo of Troia and Stephen of Acerenza were killed in battle between Greeks and their enemies, the Normans in particular: Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Scriptores vol 5 (Hannover: Hahn 1844), p. 54 col. 1. Ughelli, p. 24. Cappelletti XX, p. 422.
  42. ↑ Archbishop Richard did not attend the Third Lateran Council of Pope Alexander III in March 1179, though his suffragans did. Ughelli, p. 33.
  43. ↑ R(ainaldus): Ughelli, pp. 34-35. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 70.
  44. ↑ Andrea: Ughelli, pp. 36-43. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 70.
  45. ↑ Anselm held a master's degree and was a canon of Naples. He was a chaplain of Cardinal Petrus Capocci. He was confirmed archbishop on 18 April 1253, by Pope Innocent IV. Ughelli, p. 43. Eubel I, p. 70 with note 3. Élie Berger, Les registres d'Innocent IV, (in Latin), Vol. 3 (Paris: Fontemoing 1897), p. 213, no. 6496.
  46. ↑ Laurentius (Lorenz): Ughelli, p. 43. Eubel I, p. 70 with note 4. Cf. Cappelletti, p. 428 (there was no Cardinal Lorenzo; in 1267, the cardinal of XII Apostolorum was Annibaldus de Molaria, O.P.).
  47. ↑ Petrus was elected by the Chapter of Acherenza by way of compromise. Pope Nicholas III expressed doubt whether the election had been canonical, and handed the case to Fr. Salvio Romano, O.P. for examination. The election was found to be valid, and he was confirmed by the pope on 22 June 1279. Ughelli, p. 43. Eubel I, p. 70.
  48. ↑ Gentile was bishop-elect of Catania (Sicily). Ughelli, pp. 43-44. Eubel I, pp. 70, 176.
  49. ↑ Fr. Guido was a doctor of theology and regent in theology at the papal court. He was appointed administrator on 6 September 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. He was appointed by Pope Clement V to the diocese of Toul (?) in 1303, but died in the same year. Ughelli, p. 44. Eubel I, p. 70 with note 5.
  50. ↑ Prignano was a canon of Naples, and a scriptor and auditor in the papal chancery in Avignon. He was chaplain to the Vice-Chancellor, Cardinal Pierre de Monteruc. He was appointed archbishop of Bari on 13 January 1377, and accompanied Pope Urban V to Rome in 1377 as locumtenens Domini Vicecancellaris He became Pope Urban VI in the Roman Obedience in the Western Schism which he began in 1378. Eubel I, p. 70 with note 8. J.N.D. Kelly & M.J. Walsh, Oxford Dictionary of Popes, 2nd edition (Oxford: OUP 2010), pp. 228-230.
  51. ↑ Giacomo (Jacobus): Eubel I, p. 70 with note 10.
  52. ↑ Petrus-Joannes was appointed by Pope Boniface IX, Roman Obedience
  53. ↑ Eubel I, p. 70 with note 13.
  54. ↑ Manfred had been bishop of Acerno (1405–1415) an appointee of Innocent VII. He was appointed archbishop of Acerenza by John XXIII on 20 February 1415. He died on 4 August 1444. Ughelli VII, pp. 47-51. Eubel I, pp. 69; 70 with note 14; II, p. 79, note 1.
  55. ↑ Marinus had been bishop of Fondi (1422–1444). He was appointed archbishop of Acerenza by Pope Eugenius IV on 4 September 1444. He died in September 1470. Eubel I, p. 257 with note 7: II, p. 79.
  56. ↑ Andrea Palmieri was named a cardinal by Pope Clement VII on 21 November 1527. Eubel III, p. 20, no. 8.
  57. ↑ Luigi was the brother of Andrea Matteo, who resigned in his favor. Luigi was appointed in the papal consistory of 21 August 1528, by Pope Clement VII. He died in August 1530. Eubel III, p. 94 with note 5 (giving his prenom as Franciscus, not Aloysius).
  58. ↑ Andrea Matteo Palmieri died on 20 January 1537. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 94 with note 4.
  59. ↑ (Francesco de Abillaneda) (20 March 1591 to 3 September 1591)
  60. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gauchat p. 57.
  61. ↑ Mira was a native of Barcelona (Aragon). He had been Bishop of Stabiae (Castelli Maris) (1591–1596) Eubel III, p. 304. He was transferred to Acerenza on 11 March 1596. He died on 3 December 1600. Gauchat, p. 67 with note 3.
  62. ↑ King Philip III nominated Bishop Giovanni Battista de Tufo of Acerra to be the successor of Archbishop Mira, but he declined; the king then nominated Archbishop Andrea de Franchis of Bari, who died before he received papal approval. Ughelli VII, p. 65.
  63. ↑ A native of Castello Paganico (diocese of Aquila), Josephus de Rubeis had been Bishop of Ugento (1596–1599), then Bishop of Aquila (1599–1605). He was confirmed by Pope Paul V in the consistory of 12 September 1605. He reduced the number of canons of Matera to thirty; and (re-)built the priestly seminary of Matera. He died on 5 February 1610. Ughelli, p. 65. Gauchat, pp. 67 with note 4; 90 with note 3; 351 with note 3.
  64. ↑ Carafa: Ughelli VII, p. 67. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 67 with note 8.
  65. ↑ A native of Naples, Miraconda had taught theology at the University of Naples and been Bishop of Trivento (1717–1730). He died in Naples in February 1737. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 391 with note 4; VI, p. 64 with note 2.
  66. ↑ Rossi had been Bishop of Ugento (1736–1737). He was transferred to Acerenza e Matera on 8 July 1737, by Pope Benedict XIII. He was transferred to Taranto on 21 May 1738. He died in 1750. Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 3; 393 with note 4.
  67. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 4.
  68. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 5.
  69. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 6.
  70. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 7.
  71. ↑ A native of Naples, Parlati held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure (JUD) (Naples 1761). He had been Bishop of Potenza (1761–1768), and was transferred to Acerenza e Matera on 14 December 1767. He died in Matera on 24 February 1774. Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 8; p. 347 with note 5.
  72. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 9.
  73. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 10.
  74. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin, VI, p. 64 with note 11.
  75. ↑ in 1818 the name was changed to "Archdiocese of Acerenza (e Matera)" and in 1822 to "Archdiocese of Acerenza-Matera" (Catholic Hierarchy
  76. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 46 (1954), pp. 522-524; p. 420: die 2 Iulii. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Acheruntinae R. P. D. Dominicum Picchinenna, Antistitem Urbanum, parochum ecclesiae collegiatae S. Laurentii in civitate Melphensi. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Materanensi Exc. P. D. Iacobum Palombella, hactenus Episcopum Calvensem et Theanensem."
  77. ↑ Pecchinenna was appointed archbishop of Cosenza by Pope John XXIII on 11 September 1961. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 53 (1961), p. 737: "die 11 Septembris. — Archiepiscopali Ecclesiae Cosentinae Exc. P. D. Dominicum Picchinenna, hactenus Archiepiscopum Acheruntinum."
  78. ↑ Pope John XXIII appointed Bishop Ursi of Nardò (1951–1961) to the metropolitan archdiocese of Acerenza on 30 November 1961. He was granted the pallium in the consistory of 19 March 1962. Ursi was appointed Archbishop of Naples on 23 May 1966. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 54 (1962), pp. 106, 216.: "die 30 Novembris. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Acheruntinae Exc. P. D. Conradum Ursi, hactenus Episcopum Neritonensem." Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 58 (1966), p. 395.
  79. ↑ Ricchiuti had been Rector of the regional seminary of Apulia. He was appointed archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 27 July 2005. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 97 (2005), p. 861: "die 27 Iulii 2005. — Archiepiscopali Ecclesiae Acheruntinae, R.D. Ioannem Ricchiuti, e clero archidioecesis Tranensis-Barolensis-Vigiliensis, hactenus Pontificii Seminarii Regionalis Apuliae Moderatorem."
  80. ↑ Sirufo is a native of Castelluccio Inferiore (diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro). He served as a parish priest in four successive parishes, and taught religion in state schools. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law (Lateran 1994), and taught Canon Law at the major seminary of Basilicata in Potenza. On 5 October 2015, he became administrator of the diocese of Cosenza-Bisignano during the Sede Vacante. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 108 (2016), p. 705: "— Archiepiscopali Ecclesiae Acheruntinae, R.D. Franciscum Sirufo, Administratorem dioecesanum Tursiensem-Lacunerulonensem." Arcidiocesi di Acerenza, "Vescovo: S. E. Mons. Francesco Sirufo;" retrieved 3 May 2026.

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