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The Diocese of Tuscanella (Latin: Tuscaniensis) was a Latin Church residential bishopric of the Catholic Church, in existence by the 7th century.[1] Even at the time of the Lombard invasions, it belonged to the Duchy of Rome and was immediately subject to the Pope.[2] The seat of the bishop was originally in the church of S. Maria, then in the church of S. Pietro, and after 1592 in the church of S. Giacomo.[3]
On 22 February 852 Pope Leo IV, in the bull Convenit apostolico, addressed to Bishop Virbono, confirmed the jurisdiction of the bishop over the churches and possessions of his diocese.[4] This document is revealing, because it not only describes the towns and parishes dependent on the bishop (including Montalto, Tarquinia and Viterbo), but also details the boundaries of the diocese.[5]
From 1192 the diocese of Tuscanella and the diocese of Viterbo were in personal union (aeque principaliter).[6]
The diocese was suppressed in 1986.
The name, though not the diocesan structure, was revived as the Latin Catholic titular see of Tuscania in 1991.[7][8]
- ^ Kehr, Italia pontificia II, p. 196: "Quod autem ad Tuscaniam attinet, certe iam saec. VII sedes episcopalis...."
- ^ Louis Duchesne, "Les évêchés d'Italie et l'invasion lombarde," Mélanges d'archéologie et d'histoire 23 (Paris: Fontemoing 1903), pp. 89-90.
- ^ Kehr, p. 196.
- ^ Campanari, I, pp. 114-115; II, pp. 92-108.
- ^ Cappelletti, pp. 80-87. Signorelli, Viterbo nella storia, pp. 68-78 (dating the bull to 850 rather than 852.
- ^ Paul Fridolin Kehr points out that Cardinal Joannes of S. Clemente signs himself "Tuscanensis episcopus" until August 1192, and then from 4 October 1192 signs himself "Viterbiensis et Tuscanensis episcopus. Kehr, Italia pontificia II, p. 208.
- ^ David M. Cheney.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. "Diocese of Toscanella (Tuscania)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ Gabriel Chow.GCatholic.org. "Titular Episcopal See of Tuscania" Retrieved October 7, 2016.[self-published source]