Diocese of Todi - Citizendia

The Italian Catholic diocese of Todi existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Orvieto-Todi^[1]. It was directly dependent on the Holy See. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic

History

During theGothic War the city of Todi withstood Totila during a long and severe siege. Todi is a town and Comune (municipality of the Province of Perugia ( Umbria) in central Italy. Totila (died Jul 1 552) was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death The Lombard failed to capture it, and Todi and Perugia remained the two chief fortresses defending the passage through the duchy from Rome to the Exarchate. Perugia is the capital City of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river and the capital of the Province of Perugia This article is about Byzantine governors and ecclesiastical ranks It was included in Pepin's donation to the Holy See.

St. Terentius, or Terentianus, was martyred under Diocletian. Other bishops are:

St. Callistus, killed by the Goths, succeeded by Fortunatus, whose body was taken to France;
Theophylactus (787), sent by Pope Adrian to England and to the Council of Frankfurt (794);
Rustico Brancaleone (1179), several times a papal legate;
Rainuccio degli Atti (1326), expelled from the city by the partisans of antipope Nicolas V, the antipope;
Andrea degli Atti (1356), the restorer of ecclesiastical discipline;
Guglielmo Dallavigna (1405), who tried to induce the antipope Benedict XIII to renounce his claim;
Bartolomeo Aglioni (1436), imprisoned during the troublesome times;
Marcello Sante (1606), who erected the seminary;
Carpegno (1638) who promoted study and discipline;
Cardinal Ulderico;
Cardinal Giambattista Altieri (1643), brother of Pope Clement X, a famous canonist;
the brothers Filippo Antonio Gualterio (1709) and Luigi Gualterio (1719), who erected a new seminary;
Francesco M. The Council of Frankfurt in 794 was called by Charlemagne. This church council condemned the Adoptionist heresy and revoked decrees regarding the holy Pope Clement X ( July 13, 1590 &ndash July 22, 1676) born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was Pope from April 29 Filippo Antonio Gualterio may refer to Filippo Antonio Gualterio (cardinal (1660&ndash1728 papal nuncio to France see Papal conclave 1721 Pasini (1760), under whom the restoration of the cathedral was completed.

Notes

^ Todi (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

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