Roman Catholic Diocese of Larino

The Catholic diocese of Larino is located in the province of Campobasso, Southern Italy, c. 18 mi. (29 km) south of Termoli. It existed from the 7th century until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Termoli-Larino. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.[1][2]

Cathedral of S. Pardo

History

The repopulated Larino is a mile from the site of the ancient Larinum (Larino Vecchio), destroyed by war and epidemic. The known bishops of Larinum were: Justus (attested 492 to 496),[3] Aprile (his successor, c. 496–501)[4] and Joannes (attested 555–560).[5]

In 493/494, Pope Gelasius I granted Bishop Justus permission to consecrate a basilica in honor of the Archangel Michael, which had been built in his diocese by Priscillianus and Felicissima. They were to be warned, however, that, in donating the basilica to the church and having it consecrated, they surrendered all rights over it.[6]

Among the bishops traditionally claimed were Saint Pardus, named as the first bishop and said to have died in 650. His alleged remains were not brought to Larino until the 9th or 10th century[7]

On 11 November 943, Pope Marinus II granted a privilege to Bishop Joannes of Benevento, which included "whatever your predecessors were seen to possess legally and reasonably by ancient law," including: "Bivinem, Asculum, Larinum, Sipontum et ecclesiam s. Michaelis archangeli in Monte Gargano cum omnibus earum pertinentiis et omnia praedia."[8] In 952, Larino was under the control of the Lombard princes, Landulf II and Pandulf I, who confirmed a number of grants to the monastery of Montecassino, including the church of S. Benedict, inside the walls of Larino, which had been built by the priest and monk Leo, who was afterwards made pseudoepiscopus.[9]

On 26 May 969, Pope John XIII raised Benevento to the rank of archdiocese, granted its bishop Landolfus the title of archbishop with the pallium, and the right to consecrate bishops in his territory: "facultatemque consecrandi episcopos in locis, quibus olim fuerant, scilicet Sancta Agathe, Abellino, Quintodecimo, Ariano, Asculo, Bibinae, Vulturaria, Larino, Thelesia, Alifis."[10]

In 1120 (or 1125), an earthquake struck Larino, causing considerable damage. The monastery of S. Felice was destroyed.[11]

In 1166, Bishop Petrus of Larino held a diocesan synod.[12]

In 1300, another severe earthquake caused great damage to Larino.[13]

Politics and scandal

Perronius was already Bishop of Larino under Pope Martin IV (1281–1285), the former chancellor of Louis IX of France. The pope was a great supporter of his fellow countryman, Charles of Anjou, King Louis' brother, whom the papacy had recognized as King of Sicily. Bishop Perronius was no supporter of the French. He was denounced to Cardinal Gerardo Bianchi, Bishop of Sabina and papal legate in Sicily,[14] for serious faults and gross excesses (ob culpas graves et enormes excessus), and was suspended from office by the legate. Perronius was ordered to present himself at the papal court, which was living in exile in Perugia, and explain his conduct to Martin IV face-to-face. He did so, but without giving satisfaction. He then left the court, without permission, and returned to Larino, where he continued his activities against the heirs of King Charles and the papacy, engaging in sedition and conspiracy. Pope Honorius IV (1285–1287) ordered the archbishop of Benevento, on 4 April 1285, to cite Bishop Perronius to the papal court within thirty days.[15]

in a letter of 6 August 1289, Pope Nicholas IV had given Cardinal Berardus, his legate in Sicily, the mandate of finding a suitable place for Bishop Saba. Saba had been driven out of his own diocese, the see of Mileto.[16] Cardinal Berardus appointed Bishop Saba as administrator of the diocese of Larino, which was regarded as a vacant see, on a temporary basis (usque ad suum beneplacitum). On 13 September 1291, following the death of Cardinal Berardus,[17] Pope Nicholas IV renewed the appointment.[18]

Bishop Joannes of Milevito was appointed administrator of Larino by Cardinal Landolfo Brancaccio, Cardinal Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria.[19] After his death, Pope Boniface VIII granted the administratorship of the diocese of Larino to Archbishop Joannes d'Alatri of Benevento, on 8 May 1299.[20] Archbishop Joannes was transferred to the diocese of Capua on 2 January 1301.[21] His successor, Adenulf, was also named apostolic administrator of Larino.

On 11 April 1301, however, Pope Boniface decided to appoint the rehabilitated bishop of Fiesole, Angelo, his apostolic administrator of Larino, pastore vacantis.[22] The appointment was temporary, usque ad beneplacitum Sedis Apostolice.[23] Bishop Angelo was transferred to the diocese of Methone (Mothon, Modon) on 2 November 1303.[24]

On 22 February (or 8 March) 1304, Pope Benedict XI appointed Pasquale,[25] one time bishop of Cassano, apostolic administrator of the diocese of Larino, on a temporary basis (usque ad Apostolicae Sedis beneplacitum).[26]

Bishop Perronius of Larino finally died in the first half of 1309, after a suspension lasting a quarter-century. The cathedral Chapter of Larino proceeded to conduct an election of his successor, under the leadership of the Archpriest Garinus. They chose to proceed by the way of compromise, and appointed a committee composed of Archpriest Garinus and the canons Hugo Roberti, and Luca Magni Petri. They chose Bishop Pasquale, who was serving as the apostolic administrator. and sent procurators to the papal court, with a postulatio in his favor. Pope Clement V appointed a committee of three cardinals to examine the proceedings. On 15 July 1309, the pope signed documents approving the selection of Bishop Pasquale as bishop of Larino.[27]

Population and earthquakes

On 5 December 1456, a very strong earthquake devastated the entire northern part of the kingdom of Naples. Larino was completely ruined, and 1,313 persons died.[28]

The city of Larino had a population of c. 200 persons in 1686.[29] On 5 June 1688, the Sannio earthquake, centered on Benevento, caused widespread damage. Guadalfiera was destroyed.[30]

By 1742, it is estimated that the population of the city had reached c. 2,300.[31]

Synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See.[32]

Bishop Belisario Balduino (1555–1591) presided over a diocesan synod on 26 March 1556; and a second on 28 May 1565.[33] Bishop Gerolamo Vela (1591–1611) held two diocesan synods, one on 12 January 1594, and the other on 26 May 1606.[34] On 27 May 1614, Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Eustachio (1612–1616) presided over a diocesan synod.[35] Bishop Gregorio Pomodoro (1616–1626) held a diocesan synod in Larino on 5 June 1620.[36] Diocesan synods were held by Bishop Persio Caracci (1631–1656) on 7 April 1633, 22 March 1637, 4 May 1642, 12 May 1647, 2 May 1649, 11 April 1653, and 11 April 1655.[37] Bishop Giuseppe Catalini (1686–1703) held a diocesan synod in Larino in 1690).

Bishop Pianetti held a diocesan synod in 1711.[38] Bishop Giovanni Andrea Tria (1726–1741) held a diocesan synod on 11–13 April 1728.[39] In December 1785, Bishop Carlo d'Ambrosio (1775–1796) held a diocesan synod.

Bishop Raffaele Lupoli (1818–1827) held a diocesan synod on 24–26 April 1826.[40] Bishop Pietro Bottazzi (1845–1858) presided over a diocesan synod from 15 to 17 April 1855.

On 14–15 October 1940, Bishop Oddo Bernacchia (1924–1960) held a diocesan synod.

New ecclesiastical province

Following the Second Vatican Council, and in accordance with the norms laid out in the council's decree, Christus Dominus chapter 40,[41] Pope Paul VI ordered a reorganization of the ecclesiastical provinces in southern Italy. On 21 August 1976, he issued the decree "Ad apicem", creating the new ecclesiastical province entitled «Boianensis-Campobassensis», with its administrative center in Campobasso. The metropolitan archdiocese was assigned as suffragans the dioceses of Trivento (which had been immediately subject to the Holy See), Isernia e Venafro (which had been subject to the metropolitan archdiocese of Capua), and Termoli e Larino (which had been subject to the metropolitan archdiocese of Benevento.[42]

Unification of dioceses of Termoli and Larino

On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat. Based on the revisions, a set of Normae was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation. According to the agreement, the practice of having one bishop govern two separate dioceses at the same time, aeque personaliter, was abolished. The Vatican continued consultations which had begun under Pope John XXIII for the merging of small dioceses, especially those with personnel and financial problems, into one combined diocese.

On 30 September 1986, Pope John Paul II ordered that the dioceses of Termoli and Larino be merged into full union as one diocese with one bishop, with the Latin title Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis. The seat of the diocese was to be in Termoli, and the cathedral of Termoli was to serve as the cathedral of the merged diocese. The cathedral in Larino was to become a co-cathedral, and its cathedral Chapter was to be a Capitulum Concathedralis. There was to be only one diocesan Tribunal, in Termoli, and likewise one seminary, one College of Consultors, and one Priests' Council. The territory of the new diocese was to include the territory of the suppressed diocese of Larino.[43]

In 1978, just before its suppression, the diocese of Larino claimed c. 53,400 Catholics, and 36 diocesan priests.

Bishops

to 1500
...
  • Azo (attested 960)[44]
...
  • Joannes (attested 1061–1062)[45]
  • Guilelmus (attested 1070–1089)[46]
  • Rogerius (c. 1089)[47]
...
  • Joannes (attested 1100)[48]
...
  • Teodaldus (before 1166)[49]
  • Petrus (attested 1166–1182)[50]
...
  • Rainaldus (attested 1205)[51]
  • Matthaeus (attested c. 1218)[52]
  • Robertus (attested 1226–1227)[53]
  • Stephanus (attested 1240)[54]
  • Gualterius de Gualtieri (c. 1250–1254)[55]
  • Bartolommeo de Benevento, O.P. (1254–1264)[56]
  • ? Farulfus (c. 1267)[57]
  • Perronus (Perronius) (c. 1282–1309)[58]
  • Pasquale (1309– ? )[59]
  • Rao de Comestabulo (attested 1318)[60]
  • Joannes Andrea (attested 1338)[61]
  • Delfinus ( ? –1344)[62]
  • Andrea della Valleregia, O.Min. (1344–1365)[63]
  • Bertrand, O.P. (1365–1370)[64]
  • Sabinus (1370–1401)[65]
  • Petrus (1401–1410) Roman Obedience[66]
  • Rainaldus de Balinolo (1413–1418?)[67]
  • Joannes (attested 1418)[68]
  • Domenico de'Fontani (attested 1418)[69]
  • Filippo (attested 1427)[70]
  • Aurone (attested 1436)[71]
  • Joannes Leonis, O.P. (1440–1463)[72]
  • Antonio Giacobozzi de Misseri (1463– )[73]

1500 to 1800
  • Giacomo de' Petrucci, O.F.M. Obs. (1503–c. 1523?)[74]
  • Gian Francesco Cini[75]
  • Domenico Cini (1528–1530)[76]
  • Giacomo Sedati (1530–1535)[77]
  • Fernando de Mudarra (1535–1551)[78]
  • Gian Francesco Borengo (1551–1555 Resigned)[79]
  • Belisario Balduino (1555–1591)[80]
  • Gerolamo Vela (1591–1611)[81]
  • Giovanni Tommaso Eustachio, C.O. (9 Jan 1612–1616 Resigned)[82]
  • Gregorio Pomodoro (1616–1626 Died)[83]
  • Pietro Paolo Caputo (1628)[84]
Sede vacante (1628 –1631)
  • Persio Caracci (1631–1656 Resigned)[85]
  • Ferdinando Apicello (1656–1682 Died)[86]
  • Giambattista Quaranta (1683–1685 Died)[87]
  • Giuseppe Catalini (1686–1703 Died)[88]
  • Gregorio Compagni, O.P. (1703–1705 Died)[89]
  • Carlo Maria Pianetti (1706–1725 Died)[90]
  • Paolo Collia, O.M. (1725–1726)[91]
  • Giovanni Andrea Tria (1726–1741 Resigned)[92]
  • Giovanni Andrea Tria, (iuniore) (II) (1742–1747 Died)[93]
  • Scipione de' Lorenzi (1747–1772 Died)[94]
  • Giovanni Antonio Francisco de Nobili, Sch. P. (1772–1774 Died)[95]
  • Carlo d'Ambrosio (1775–1796 Died)[96]

1800 to 1986
  • Filippo Bandini (1798–1806?)[97]
Sede vacante (1806?–1818)

Notes and references
  1. "Diocese of Larino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Larino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Kehr IX, pp. 173 and 175, nos. 1-2: "iam Gelasii I tempore episcopos habuisse patet ex epistolis eiusdem papae cuidam Iusto ep. directis...."
  4. Bishop Aprile is known from a letter of Pope Gelasius I (d. 496), though the letter does not name his diocese. Kehr IX, p. 175, no. 3; p. 173: "idem esse videtur ac Aprilis ep., Laterianae" (potius Larianae) eccl., qui a. 501 concilio Symmachi papae subscripsit."
  5. Joannes received a letter from Pope Pelagius I (556–561). Lanzoni, p. 277. Kehr IX, p. 175, no. 4. Nigro, p. 105.
  6. Giovanni Nigro, "Il Molise paleocristiano dalle origini a Gregorio Magno," (in Italian), in: Vetera Christianorum 40 (2003), pp. 93-116, at p. 98.
  7. Pardus was a bishop of Arpi, c. 314. His remains were taken to Larino after the Saracen attacks of the 9th century, according to the hagiographeer, Deacon Radoin of Larino. Lanzoni, pp. 273-276: "Nel secolo ix i Saracini devastano Larinum: e gli abitanti di Lesina, per provvedere la loro chiesa di sacre reliquie, tolgono da Larinum i corpi dei ss. Primiano e Firmiano, e li portano nella loro città; e quelli di Larinum, naturalmente per compensarsi della perdita dei loro corpi santi, si recano armati tra le rovine di Lucerà, ne rapiscono le ossa del nostro s. Pardo, le trasportano nella loro città, e le collocano da prima in una chiesa di S. Maria, poi in una edificata a bella posta."
  8. Kehr IX, p. 53, no. 11.
  9. Erasmus Gattola, Ad historiam abbatiae Cassinensis accessiones (in Latin) Vol. I (Venice: Sebastian Coleti 1734), p. 55, column 2: "Nec non & concedimus & confirmamus in eodem sancto mопаsterio ecclesiam vocabulo S. Benedicti, qui edificata esse videtur infra muro, & muricino de civitate Larino, quam edificavit Leo presbyter & Monachus, qui postea factus est pseudo Episcopus cum omnibus rebus et substanciis pertinentibus de eadem ecclefia ipsa omnia datum & offertum habuit eodem Leo presbyter & Monachus, quam et confirmamus in eadem ecclesia S. Benedicti, qui edificata est infra predicto muro...." Kehr IX, p. 174, takes this to mean that the diocese of Larino was being governed by a priest in 952.
  10. Kehr IX, p. 55, no. 15.
  11. Tria, p. 151. Mario Baratta, I terremoti d'Italia (Torino: De Bocca 1901), p. 24.
  12. Kehr IX, p. 174. G.A. Loud, The Latin Church in Norman Italy Cambridge University Press, 2007, p. 379.
  13. Magliano, pp. 170-171. Baratta, p. 43: "Per i terribili terremoti del 1300, che durarono fino all'anno seguente, l'antica Larino dovè risentire non pochi danni."
  14. The Sicilian Vespers began on 30 March 1282, and Gerardo was appointed legate on 5 June 1282. King Charles died on 7 January 1285.
  15. Maurice Prou, Les registres d' Honorius IV (in Latin), (Paris: Thorin 1888), p. 333-334, no. 468.
  16. Eubel I, p. 340, note 3.
  17. Cardinal Berardus Callensis had been appointed Bishop of Palestrina on 15 May 1288, and died on 5 August 1291. Eubel I, p. 37.
  18. Ernest Langlois, Les registres de Nicolas IV Tome II (in Latin) (Paris: Fontemoing 1905), p. 803, no. 5966.
  19. Brancaccio was named a cardinal on 18 September 1294. Eubel I, p. 49.
  20. Georges Digard, Les registres de Boniface VIII Cinquieme fascicule (in Latin) (Paris: Thorin 1890), p. 419-420, no. 3080. Eubel I, p. 294, note 2.
  21. Eubel I, p. 165.
  22. The pope does not write "sede vacante".
  23. Georges Digard, Les registres de Boniface VIII, Year 7 (Paris: Fontemoing 1907), pp. 71-74, nos. 4039-4041.
  24. Ch. Grandjean, Les registres de Benoît XI Tome I (in Latin) (Paris: Thorin 1883), pp. 10-11, no. 7. Eubel I, p. 351.
  25. Not "Peter, once bishop of Cassano". There was no such person; cf. Eubel I, p. 170). It was a mistake of Ch. Grandjean, in filling out names expressed with a single letter. He makes the bishop of Larino who was still under suspension "Pasquale"; his name was Perronius.
  26. Ch. Grandjean, Les registres de Benoît XI Tome I, (in Latin), pp. 352-353, no. 525. In the date there is a lacuna: it could be Kal. (22 February) or Ides (8 March).
  27. Registrum Clementis Papae V Anni Quarti, (in Latin), (Roma: Typographia Vaticana 1886), p. 200, no. 4365.
  28. Baratta, p. 70: "Larino (Campobasso) — rovinato interamente con 1313 morti. Invece, seconda i signori Magliano (Consid. st. sulla città di Larino, pag. 171) questo terremoto avrebbe distrutto i casali, ma non apportato gravi danni alla città, poiché niuna traccia lasciò sull'arco del campanile e sulla facciata della cattedrale che non furono in queir epoca restaurati."
  29. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 236, note 1.
  30. Baratta, p. 160.
  31. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253, note 1.
  32. Benedictus XIV (1842). "Lib. I. caput secundum. De Synodi Dioecesanae utilitate". Benedicti XIV ... De Synodo dioecesana libri tredecim (in Latin). Vol. Tomus primus. Mechlin: Hanicq. pp. 42–49. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis (March 19, 1997): Acta Apostolicae Sedis 89 (in Latin), (1997), pp. 706-727.
  33. Tria, p. 589. Ugo Pietrantonio, Il seminario di Larino primo postridentino, (in Italian and Latin) (Città del Vaticano: Typographia polyglotta Vaticana 1965), pp. 114-121.
  34. Tria, pp. 280, 294, 297. Magliano, p. 247.
  35. Tria, p. 280. Magliano, p. 247, wrongly writes 1615.
  36. Tria, p. 280. Magliano, p. 248.
  37. Tria, p. 280.
  38. Tria, p. 252.
  39. Prima dioecesana synodus Larinensis quam Johannes Andreas Tria episcopus Larinensis. Habuit in sancta ecclesia Larinensi anno à Christo nato 1728. (in Latin). Roma: ex typographia Rev. Camerae Apostolicae, 1728.
  40. Magliano, p. 250. Giuseppe Mammarella, "un santo vescovo di Larino ed il suo Sinodo del 1826," (in Italian), in: Almanacco del Molise Vol. 1 (Campobasso 1992), pp. 109-135.
  41. 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.
  42. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin), 68 (Città del Vaticano 1976), pp. 594-595.
  43. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin) 79 (Città del Vaticano 1987), pp. 806-808.
  44. Azo's name appears in the later redactions of the "Chronicon Caseniense" of Leo of Ostia, apparently from the pen of Paul the Deacon. Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptorum VII, p. 634" "Constantius quoque praepositus sancti Benedicti de Larino , proclamavit in placito Madelfrido comitis super Azonem episcopum ipsius civitatis, de ecclesia sancti Benedicti in Pettinari quam idem episcopus cum omnibus possessionibus eius sibi vendicaverat." Klewitz, p. 48.
  45. Bishop Joannes was present at the Second Privincial Council of Benevento on 13 June 1062. Synodicon S. Beneventanensis ecclesiae continens concilia 19... cura, labore... fr. Vincentii Mariae... cardinalis Vrsini archiepiscopi, (in Latin), (Benevento: ex typographia Archiepiscopali, 1695), p. 17. Klewitz, p. 48.
  46. Bishop Willelmus, as he signs himself at the Third Provincial Council of Benevento on 1 April 1075, attended the synod of Melfi in September 1089. Synodicon S. Beneventanensis ecclesiae continens concilia 19... cura, labore... fr. Vincentii Mariae... cardinalis Vrsini archiepiscopi, (in Latin), (Benevento: ex typographia Archiepiscopali, 1695), p. 22. Herbert Bloch, Monte Cassino in the Middle Ages, vol. II, pts. III-IV, (Roma: Ed. di Storia e Letteratura 1986), p. 795. Tria, p. 302. Klewitz, p. 49.
  47. Rogerius: Klewitz, p. 50.
  48. Bishop Joannes witnessed a charter of Count Robert Loretelli at Bovino in June 1100. Ughelli VIII, p. 250. Tria, p. 564. Cappelletti XIX, pp. 204-206. Kehr IX, p. 174.
  49. Bishop Teodaldus was the predecessor of Bishop Petrus, who mentioned him during Petrus' synod of 1166. Kehr IX, p. 174: "Teodaldum, laudatum in synodo Larinensi a. 1166 mart. 1 habita, quam celebravit successor eius Petrus (Benevento Bibl. capit. vol. 389 n. 3; ed. De Donato Le carte del XII° secolo della biblioteca capitolare di Benevento p. 88 n. 33)."
  50. Bishop Petrus was present at the Third Lateran Council of Pope Alexander III in March 1179. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XXII (Venice: A. Zatta 1778), p. 214. Tria, p. 565. Kehr IX, p. 174.
  51. On 15 December 1205, an agreement over taxes was reached between Bishop Rainaldus and the Chapter (on the one hand) and the abbot of the monastery of S. Elena. Tria, p. 566. Eubel I, p. 294.
  52. Matthaeus: documentary evidence is lacking. Tria, p. 566. Eubel I, p. 294.
  53. On 5 January 1226, an agreement was concluded between Bishop Robertus and Abbot Bartolommeo of S. Pietro del Tasso (diocese of Trivento). Another document is dated 14 January 1227. Tria, p. 566. Eubel I, p. 294.
  54. A bull of Bishop Stephen in the archive of the cathedral Chapter of Larino is recorded by Tria, p. 567. Eubel I, p. 294.
  55. Bishop Gualterius was transferred to the diocese of Amalfi on 23 October 1254, by Pope Innocent IV. Eubel I, pp. 84, 294.
  56. Bishop Bartolommeo was transferred to the diocese of Amelia by Pope Urban IV on 18 February 1264. Eubel I, pp. 85, 294.
  57. Farolfo is unattested: Tria, p. 567. Eubel I, p. 294.
  58. Tria, pp. 567-568. Eubel I, p. 294, and see above in text of article.
  59. Tria, p. 569. Eubel I, p. 294.
  60. Tria, p. 569-570. Eubel I, p. 294.
  61. Joannes: Tria, p. 570. Eubel I, p. 294
  62. Delfinus: Tria, p. 570. Eubel I, p. 294.
  63. Andrea: Tria, pp. 570-571. Eubel I, p. 294.
  64. Bertrandus (or Beltrandus) Colleti had been Bishop of Tiflis (1349–1355), and Bishop of Ampurias in Sardinia (1355–1365). He was transferred to Larino by Pope Innocent VI on 5 September 1365. On 14 February 1368, he finalized an agreement between the bishop of Nusco and Conte Napoleone Orsini. Tria, pp. 571-572. Eubel I, pp. 86, 294, 476.
  65. Sabinus was appointed by Pope Urban V on 21 June 1370. Tria, p. 572. Eubel I, p. 294.
  66. Petrus was appointed by Pope Boniface IX on 11 July 1401. Tria, pp. 572-573. Eubel I, p. 294.
  67. Rainaldus was appointed by Pope John XXIII (Pisan Obedience) on 13 February 1413. Eubel I, p. 294.
  68. Giovanni died in 1418. Tria, p. 573.
  69. Domenico was appointed bishop of Larino by Pope Martin V on 27 July 1418. Tria, p. 573.
  70. Filippo: Tria, pp. 573-574.
  71. Aurone: Tria, p. 574. Magliano, p. 245.
  72. Giovanni Leone: Tria, pp. 575-576. Eubel II, p. 172.
  73. Antonio: Tria, p. 576. Eubel II, p. 172.
  74. Petrucci: Tria, pp. 577-583.
  75. Cini was a native of Potenza. Tria, pp. 583-584.
  76. Domenico Cini had been Archdeacon of Potenza. He was appointed in January (28?) 1528. He died in 1530. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 2.
  77. Sedati belonged to the family of the Sedati of Riccia, and was rector of the church of S. Margarita Cilien. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 28 March 1530. He died in 1539. Magliano, p. 247. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 3.
  78. Mudarra had been Archdeacon of Astorga, and was a Knight of S. John of Jerusalem. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 29 October 1535. He returned to Spain before 1540, and appointed a Vicar General, Antonio de Mudarra, his son, to govern the diocese. Fernando died in 1551. Tria, pp. 586-588. Magliano, p. 247. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 4.
  79. Borengo was a protonotary apostolic, and Referendary of the Two Signatures. According to Magliano, p. 247, Borengo, a native of Milan, never took possession of the diocese. Tria, p. 588. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 5.
  80. Bishop Balduino was a native of Monte Arduo (diocese of Alessano). He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 17 July 1555, by Pope Paul IV. He took an active part in the Council of Trent in 1562–1563, and, on his return became the founder of the seminary (opened in January 1564), and builder of the episcopal palace in Larino. He died early in 1591. Tria, p. 280. Magliano, p. 247. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 6.
  81. Vela was a native of Vicenza, and held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He was a personal friend of Pope Urban VII. He was appointed bishop of Larino by Pope Gregory XIV on 6 March 1591. Bishop Gerolamo (Hieronymus) attended the Eleventh Provincial Council of Benevento in September 1599. He died on 21 November 1611. Synodicon S. Beneventanensis ecclesiae continens concilia 19... cura, labore... fr. Vincentii Mariae... cardinalis Vrsini archiepiscopi, (in Latin), (Benevento: ex typographia Archiepiscopali, 1695), p. 422. Eubel III, p. 219 with note 7.
  82. Eustachio: Tria, pp. 591-594.
  83. Pomodoro held a diocesan synod in 1620. Tria, p. 594.
  84. A member of the Neapolitan nobility, Caputo was the son of Pasquale, Baron of Petrella. He was the Abbot Commendatory of S. Giorgio Magno in Naples, and a Referendary of the Two Signatures in the Roman curia. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 3 April 1628, and held the seat for only four months. He died on 29 July 1628. Tria, p. 595. Magliano, p. 248. Gauchat IV, p. 215 with note 4.
  85. A native of Guastalla (province of Milan), Perseo Caracci held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He had been Majordomo of Cardinal d'Este. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 8 January 1631. He held seven diocesan synods, in 1633, 1637, 1642, 1647, 1649, 1653, and 1655. He resigned the diocese in mid-1656, and was appointed Vicar of the Lateran Basilica. In 1660, he was appointed Apostolic Visitor in the diocese of Sabina. He died in Rome on 27 August 1675. Tria, pp. 596-599. Gauchat IV, p. 215 with note 5.
  86. Apicello was born in Naples, of the Apicella family of Amalfi; he held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He had been Bishop of Ruvo (1650–1656). He was appointed bishop of Larino on 28 August 1656, by Pope Alexander VII. He died in Naples on 8 October 1682 (according to Tria), and was buried in the church of S. Pietro a Majella. Tria, pp. 599-600. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, pp. 215 with note 6; 298 with note 6.
  87. Quaranta: Tria, p. 600. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 236.
  88. Tria, pp. 601-602. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 236 with note 3.
  89. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 237 with note 5. David M. Cheney, "Bishop Gregorio Compagni, O.P.", Catholic-Hierarchy.org; retrieved January 4, 2017..
  90. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 237 with note 6.
  91. Collia born in Zaccanopolis (diocese of Tropea) in 1684. He was twice elected Provincial of the Province of Calabria of the Minims, and was twice elected Vicar General of his Order. He was appointed bishop of Larino on 19 November 1725, by Pope Benedict XIII. On 23 December 1726, he was appointed Bishop of Nicotera. He died in July 1735. Ritzler & Sefrin V, pp. 237 with note 7; 290 with note 9.
  92. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 237 with note 8.
  93. Tria (junior): Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253 with note 2.
  94. De'Lorenzi (de Laurentiis) enlarged the seminary. Magliano, p. 249. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253 with note 3.
  95. De' Nobili Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253 with note 4.
  96. D'Ambrosio was born in San Severo in 1728, and held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure (Rome, Sapienza 1763). He was appointed bishop of Larino in the papal consistory of 11 September 1775, by Pope Pius VI, and consecrated in Rome on 17 September by Cardinal Lazaro Opizio Pallavicini. He died in San Severo on 16 July 1796. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253 with note 5.
  97. Bandini was born in Salerno in 1733. He was a doctor of theology at the age of 64 (Naples 1797), and a canon of the cathedral of Salerno. He was nominated bishop of Larino by King Ferdinand IV of Naples, and approved by Pope Pius VI on 29 January 1798. He was consecrated in Rome on 2 February 1798 by Cardinal Giuseppe Doria. He died in i804 (according to Magliano, p. 249) or at least by 1806. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 253 with note 6.
  98. Born in Frattamaggiore (diocese of Aversa) in 1767, Lupoli was the brother of Archbishop Michelangelo Lupoli of Conza. He was nominated bishop of Larino by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies on 13 May 1818, and approved by Pope Pius VII on 25 May. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Michele Di Pietro on 26 May 1818. He died on 12 December 1827. Ritzler & Sefrin VII, p. 232.
  99. "Necrologia: Monsignor Pietro Botazzi, Vescovo di Larino," (in Italian), in: L'amico di famiglia Anno 1, 1858, p. 187-188.

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