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* Dagibertus (attested 931–960)<ref>Bishop Sicard calls him ''Dalbertus''. Sanclemente, pp. 45-49. Schwartz, pp. 109-110.</ref>
* Dagibertus (attested 931–960)<ref>Bishop Sicard calls him ''Dalbertus''. Sanclemente, pp. 45-49. Schwartz, pp. 109-110.</ref>
* [[Liudprand of Cremona|Liutprand]] (attested 962–970/972)<ref>Liutprand (also called Luysus) was a Deacon and Canon of the cathedral of Pavia. At least from 946, he was an official of King Berengar II, as ''epistolarum signator''. The earliest evidence of his bishopric is a document of 14 January 962. The latest is 20 April 970. He is said to have died during his return from a third visit to Constantinople. He seems to have been dead before July 1272. Sanclemente, p. 49. Schwartz, p. 110.</ref>
* [[Liudprand of Cremona|Liutprand]] (attested 962–970/972)<ref>Liutprand (also called Luysus) was a Deacon and Canon of the cathedral of Pavia. At least from 946, he was an official of King Berengar II, as ''epistolarum signator''. The earliest evidence of his bishopric is a document of 14 January 962. The latest is 20 April 970. He is said to have died during his return from a third visit to Constantinople. He seems to have been dead before July 1272. Sanclemente, p. 49. Schwartz, p. 110.</ref>
* Oldericus (attested 973–1004)<ref>Odelricus' father was Count of Seprio (province of Milan). The earliest reference to Odelricus in documents is on 5 March 973. The latest is on 26 February 1004. Sanclemente, pp. 58-59. Schwartz, pp. 110-111.</ref>
* Oldericus (attested 973–1004)<ref>Odelricus' father was Count of Seprio (province of Milan). The earliest reference to Odelricus in documents is on 5 March 973. On 985, Bishop Odelricus conducted a visitation of the Library and Archives of the Church of Cremona, and found theft, damage, and disorder everywhere; a record of the visitation survives. The latest document of Bishop Odelricus is on 26 February 1004. Sanclemente, pp. 58-59. Novati (1880), pp. 252-254. Schwartz, pp. 110-111.</ref>
* Landulfus (1007–1030)<ref>Landulfus was a chaplain of King Henry II. He first appears in documents in 1007, in a charter of Henry II. His latest appearance occurs on 18 March 1030, in a document of Conrad II. Schwartz, p. 111.</ref>
* Landulfus (1007–1030)<ref>Landulfus was a chaplain of King Henry II. He first appears in documents in 1007, in a charter of Henry II. His latest appearance occurs on 18 March 1030, in a document of Conrad II. Schwartz, p. 111.</ref>
* Ubaldus (1031–1067)<ref>Hubaldus signed documents for Conrad II on 27 February 1031. His latest document is on 30 October 1066. Since he died on March 7, the year must be 1067. Sanclemente, pp. 65-74. Schwartz, pp. 111-112.</ref>
* Ubaldus (1031–1067)<ref>Hubaldus signed documents for Conrad II on 27 February 1031. His latest document is on 30 October 1066. Since he died on March 7, the year must be 1067. Sanclemente, pp. 65-74. Schwartz, pp. 111-112.</ref>

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Diocese of Cremona

Dioecesis Cremonensis
Cremona Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceMilan
Statistics
Area1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
366, 213
317,208 (86.5%)
Parishes222
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests295 (diocesan)
28 (Religious Orders)
14 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntonio Napolioni
Bishops emeritusDante Lafranconi
Map
Website
www.diocesidicremona.it

The Diocese of Cremona (Template:Lang-la) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.[1][2] Its see is the Cremona Cathedral.

The diocese has 223 parishes, all located within the region of Lombardy, and the majority (174) within the Province of Cremona, besides 28 in the Province of Mantua, 17 in the Province of Bergamo, and 4 in the Province of Milan.[needs update][3]

History

Cremona is in Lombardy, Italy, on the left bank of the River Po. It was built by the Cenomanni Gauls, but later became a Roman colony and a frontier fortress.

About 600 Cremona, until then a part of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by the Lombard king, Agilulf. Under the Emperor Otto I and his successors, its bishops acquired temporal sovereignty, but in 900 the people expelled Bishop Olderico and adopted a republican form of government.

The Emperor Henry IV (1056–1106), however, confirmed Bishop Landulf in all imperial grants made to his predecessors. On the other hand Emperor Henry V (1106–25) restored to the people their communal rights. Thenceforth Cremona became a citadel of Ghibellinism and was greatly favoured by Frederic Barbarossa and Emperor Frederick II, though for the same reason frequently at war with the neighbouring cities. In later medieval times it had many lords or "tyrants", the Pallavicini, the Bovara, the Cavalcabo, the Visconti, the Sforza, until it became part of the Duchy of Milan (1328). In 1702 it was taken by imperial troops, and in 1796 and 1800 fell into the hands of the French.

The people of Cremona consider St. Sabinus to be their first missionary and first bishop; he is said to have lived in the 1st century, though there is no documentary or monumental proof of his existence.[4] His putative successor, Felix (c. 86) is known only from the name of a church.[5] Among the early bishops are St. Syrinus (c. 340), a vigorous opponent of Arianism, and St. Silvinus (733). Liudprand of Cremona was sent (946) as ambassador to Constantinople by the Emperor Otto II, and is a noted historical writer of the 10th century.

Other important bishops were Gualtiero (1096), in whose time the cathedral was begun; Sicardus (1185–1215), author of a chronicle and of the Mitrale, a handbook on ecclesiastical offices;[6] Cacciaconte da Somma (1261–1285), under whom was erected the belfry of the cathedral; Niccolo Sfondrati (1560–1590), later Pope Gregory XIV; his nephew Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati (1607–1610); also the zealous and charitable Omobono di Offredi (1791–1829).

Bartolomeo Platina, the papal scriptor, Librarian of the Vatican Library, and noted author of papal biographies, styled himself Cremonensis.[7]

The complicated election of 1313

Bishop Raynerius de Casulo died two or three days before Christmas 1312.[8] The prelimary meeting to summon electors to a meeting to elect his successor met on 15 February 1313, and fixed 17 February as the day of the election.[9] Twelve electors met on 17 February in the Choir of the cathedral, and announced their votes on oath in a scrutiny. Six of the twelve cast their votes for Canon Egidiolus de Bonseriis, four for Canon and Cantor Egidius de Madalbertis, one for Canon Joannes de Parma, and one for the Archpriest. Egidiolus had half of the votes, but not a majority. Bickering began immediately. Egidiolus' party claimed that his supporters were older, were more outstanding in merit, and held more prestigeous positions; they claimed that Egidius was not in Holy Orders, and therefore should not be electable. The other party pointed out that, while Egidiolus had more votes than Egidius, he had not reached a majority and his supporters were not the sanior pars of the electors; moreover, he possessed insufficient knowledge and his lifestyle was not commendable (as required by the Lateran Council).[10]

Each party however proclaimed its candidate elected, and sang a Te Deum.

Sanclemente, relying on the authority of an unpublished manuscript by Giuseppe Maria Bonafossa, states that Egidiolus immediately demanded confirmation of his election from his Metropolitan, Archbishop Gaston of Milan. The archbishop took the plea, and granted Egidiolus possession and administration rights. Egidiolus' opponents immediately registered a complaint with the archbishop, and demanded the confirmation of Egidius de Madalbertis, according to Cappelletti.[11] In due course, the suits reached the papal Court. Unfortunately, Pope Clement V died on 20 April 1314, before the impasse was resolved. The papal Sede vacante lasted until 7 August 1316, when the Conclave elected Cardinal Jacques Duèse as Pope John XXII.

Pope John XXII finally issued a ruling on 18 July 1318,[12] stating that Egidius de Madalbertis, Canon of the Church of Cremona, was the bishop of Cremona, to which he had been elected following the death of Bishop Raynerius. Egidiolus is referred to only as the other candidate in the contested election, and is not called a bishop.[13] Since bishop-elect Egidius was still living in Avignon on 4 August 1319, he assigned to Frater Thomas of the house of S. Abundantius in Cremona the care of the physical fabric of the cathedral.[14] Conditions in Cremona at the time are revealed in a letter to the Abbess and nuns of the monastery of Cistello, just outside the walls of Cremona, dated 6 October 1319; he commiserates with the nuns over the fact that they have been forced to abandon their monastery because of the incursions of hostile persons, and take up residence inside the city in houses of private individuals. Because they had been despoiled of all their property, they were forced to beg in the streets.[15] On 20 September 1325, Pope John sent a letter to Cardinal Giacomo Caetani Stefaneschi of S. Giorgio ad velum aureum, authorizing him to accept Bishop-elect Egidius' resignation, and to take charge of the administration of the diocese himself. Egidius had never been able to enter his diocese or take possession of his See due to the civil war which had enveloped Cremona. The Ghibellines had seized the city and the diocese and were triumphant against the papal government.[16]

A new bishop for Cremona was appointed by John XXII in a letter of 6 March 1327.[17]

On 13 September 1319, Pope John XXII issued the bull "Imminente Nobis", reserving to the papacy the right of appointment to all benefices, archiepiscopal, episcopal, collegiate, abbatial, monasterial, prioral, and all other ecclesiastical places, whether secular or regular, exempt (from episcopal control) or not. In this grand seizure of power, the Papacy deprived all Chapters of the right to elect their head. The right of the Chapter of Cremona to elect its bishop was ended.[18]

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.[19]

In 1550, Cardinal Francesco Sfondrati, Bishop of Cremona (1549–1550), issued a set of constitutions and edicts to be observed in his diocese. In his letter of transmittal, he admits that his predecessors for more than seventy years, because of their long absences, had allowed some of the clergy and people of the diocese to go wrong, which made corrections both beneficial and necessary.[20]

Bishop Cesare Speciano (1591–1607) held a diocesan synod in Cremona in 1599.[21] He held his second diocesan synod in 1604.[22] Cardinal Pietro Campori (1621–1643) held a diocesan synod in 1635.[23]

Bishop Alessandro Litta (1718–1749) held a diocesan synod in the cathedral in Cremona on 28-30 April 1727.[24]

Bishops

The Diocese of Cremona provides a list of its bishops on its officia web site. Of the bishops of the first eight centuries, it recognizes only Joannes (451), Eustasius (501), Desiderius (679), and Stephanus (774).[25]

to 900

  • Stephanus (320–342 ?)[26]
  • Sirinus (342–380)[27]
  • Auderius (381–391)
  • Conradus
  • Vincenzo (407–?)
  • Sirinus II (422–451)
  • Joannes I (attested 451)[28]
  • Eustasius, Eustachius (491– c. 513)[29]
  • Crisogonus (513–537)
  • Felix (537–562)
  • Creato (563 – c. 584)
  • Sisto (584 – c. 609)
  • Desiderius (609–610)
  • Anselm (610–?)
  • Eusebius (c. 637–?)
  • Bernard (670–?)
  • Desiderius (attested 679)[30]
  • Zeno, OSB (703–?)
  • Silvino (733–?)
  • Stephen II (776–?)
  • Walfred (816–818)
  • Atto (818–823)
  • Siniperto degli Addobati (823–?)
  • Panchoardus (840–851?)[31]
  • Benedictus (c. 851 – c. 881)[32]
  • Lando (c. 881–c.910?)[33]

900 to 1200

  • Joannes (attested c. 915–924)[34]
  • Dagibertus (attested 931–960)[35]
  • Liutprand (attested 962–970/972)[36]
  • Oldericus (attested 973–1004)[37]
  • Landulfus (1007–1030)[38]
  • Ubaldus (1031–1067)[39]
  • Arnulfus
  • Walterius
  • Ugo de Noceto
  • Ubertus (1087–1095)[40]
  • Ubertus (1118–1162)
  • Presbyter de Medolao (1163–1167)[41]
  • Emmanuel, O.Cist. (1 May 1167 – 27 February 1168)
  • Offredo degli Offredi (1168–1185)[42]
  • Sicardus (1185–1215)[43]

1200 to 1500

  • Omobono de Madalberti (c. 1215–1248)
    • Giovanni Buono de Geroldi (1248–1249) (bishop-elect)
  • Bernerio (1249 – c. 1260)
  • Cacciaconte da Somma (1261–1288)
  • Ponzio Ponzoni (1288–1290)
  • Bonizo (c. 1290– c. 1294)[44]
  • Raynerius de Casulo (1296–1312)[45]
[Egidiolo Bonseri (1313–1317)][46]
  • Egidio Madalberti (1318–1325) Bishop-elect[47]
  • Ugolino di San Marco, O.P. (1327–1349)[48]
Dondino (1328–1331) Intrusus[49]

1500 to 1800

Cardinal Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere (1505–1507 Resigned) Administrator

since 1831

  • Carlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de Hohenstein (1831–1837 Resigned)[65]
  • Bartolomeo Casati (1839–1844)
  • Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli (1846–1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Milan)
  • Antonio Novasconi (1850–1867)
  • Geremia Bonomelli (1871–1914)
  • Giovanni Cazzani (1914–1952)
  • Danio Bolognini (1952–1972)
  • Giuseppe Amari (1973–1978 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
  • Fiorino Tagliaferri (1978–1983 Resigned)
  • Enrico Assi (1983–1992)
  • Giulio Nicolini (1993–2001)
  • Dante Lafranconi (2001–2015 Retired)[66]
  • Antonio Napolioni (2015–)[67]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cremona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cremona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Source for parishes: CCI (2008), Parrocchie, Chiesa Cattolica Italiana, archived from the original on 2008-03-10, retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ^ Cf. Sanclemente, p. 1, no. 1: "Sabinus circa An. D. LV., a quo traditur nominata Ecclesia S. Savini." Lanzoni observes that the episcopal lists are not all names of historical bishops, but actually only of persons who had a public cult (such as a church named after them) in the diocese: "molti e forti indizi dimostrano che i santi enumerati nel Communicantes non furono antichi vescovi di Cremona, ricordati nell'ordine di successione dai primordi in poi, ma nella immensa maggioranza semplicemente santi, vescovi o no, che ebbero ed hanno culto pubblico in Cremona."
  5. ^ Sanclemente, p. 1: FELIX circa An. Salutis LXXXVI., a quo fertur dicta Ecclesia S. Felicis."
  6. ^ Sicardus (Cremonensis) (1855). Sicardi Cremonensis episcopi Mitrale sive de officiis ecclesiasticis summa. Migne.
  7. ^ Stefano Bissolati (1856). Le Vite di due illustri Cremonesi (Bartolomeo Platina - Marco Girolamo Vida) (in Italian). Milan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Sanclemente, pp. 129-130, conjectures that it was several days before Christmas Eve, since (according to him) bishops were laid out for viewing by the people for several days before interment. This was not the case, however, for popes or for most persons, clerical or lay.
  9. ^ A notarized set of minutes of the proceedings survives, and has been published by Sanclemente, pp. 129-134 (partially summarized), and Cappelletti XII, pp. 194-201 (verbatim).
  10. ^ Cappelletti, p. 198.
  11. ^ Sanclemente, p. 133. If Sanclemente had had any documentary evidence, he would have, as was his practice, quoted it. Cappelletti XII, p. 200, repeats Sanclemente.
  12. ^ G. Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes analysées d'après les registres dits d'Avignon et du Vatican Tome deuxième (Paris: Fontemoing 1905), p. 220, no. 7817.
  13. ^ The date is 1318, not 1317 as stated by Sanclemente and Cappelletti. Eubel I, p. 214, with notes 6 and 7, following Mollat. Is it possible that Mollat made a mistake in the date of the letter?
  14. ^ Sanclemente, pp. 287-288.
  15. ^ Sanclemente, pp. 286-287.
  16. ^ G. Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes et curiales Vol. VI (Paris: Fontemoing 1905), p. 5, no. 23440. Eubel I, p. 214, note 8. It would seem that Egidiolus was a leader of the Guelf faction.
  17. ^ Eubel I, p. 214. His bulls were apparently signed on 21 March. Sanclemente, p. 137.
  18. ^ [Bullarium diplomatum et privilegiorum Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificium editio Taurensis, Vol. IV (Turin:Franco, Fory et Balmazzo 1859), p. 287.
  19. ^ 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 (1997), pp. 706-727. Andrea Tilatti, "Sinodi diocesane e concili provinciali in italia nord-orientale fra Due e Trecento. Qualche riflessione," Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome. Moyen-Age, Temps modernes T. 112, N°1. 2000, pp. 273-304.
  20. ^ "In commisi nobis pastoralis officii regimine, illud inter alias animi nostri sollicitudines consideramus attente, quod propter bonae memoriae Reverendissimorum Dominorum praedecessorum nostrorum in episcopatu praedicto, ab eodem diutinam ultra annos septuaginta absentiam, nonnulkla ita in clero et populo Cremonae adeo in sinistrum deflexerunt, et eis operae pretium est salubri, et necessaria reformatione, et correctione succurere...." Francesco Sfondrati (1550). Constitutiones, et edicta obseruanda in sancta Cremonensi Ecclesia, et eius tota dioecesi, nouiter per ... Franciscum, ... cardinalem, Cremonen. nuncupatum, ac episcopum Cremonen. ... promulgata. . (in Latin). Cremona.
  21. ^ Cesare Speciano (1599). Decreta et acta edita et promulgata in Synodo Dioecesana Cremonensi. Prima, quam reuerendissimus d. d. Caesar Specianus ... Episcopus Cremonensis habuit. Additis praeterea ad extremum nonnullis constitutionibus,et decretis apostolicis,et edictis episcopalibus (in Latin). Cremona: apud Baptistam Pellizzarium.
  22. ^ Synodus Cremonensis secunda sub Caesare Speciano episcopo, cuius iussu accessere synodi duæ Mediolanensis prouincialis vna, altera Cremonensis diœcesana à trecentis iam annis habitæ. In gratiam studiosorum antiquitatis. Additæ constitutiones pontificiæ, decreta, & edicta varia . (in Latin). Cremona: apud Christophorum Draconium. 1604.
  23. ^ Pietro Campori (1636). Synodus dioecesana cremonensis ab Eminentiss. & Reverendiss. D.D. Petro S.R.E. Card. Camporeo ... Habita anno 1635 (in Latin). Cremona: apud Marcum Antonium Belpierum.
  24. ^ Alessandro Litta (1728). Sanctiones editae, ac promulgatae in Cremonensi diocesana Synodo quam illustriss., ac reverendiss. d.d. Alexander Litta Dei, et Sanctae Sedis Apostolicae gratia episcopus cremonensis, et comes, ac pontificii solii assistens, in sua cathedrali ecclesià habuit anno Domini 1727 ... Addità Appendice (in Latin). Cremona: typis Petri Ricchini.
  25. ^ Diocesi di Cremona, "Cronologia dei vescovi"; retrieved: 10 October 2020.
  26. ^ Stephanus: Blasius Rubeus (Biagio Rossi), Doctor in utroque iure, published his Tabula Dyptica episcoporum ecclesiae cremonensis, in 1599 as an appendix to the Cesare Speziano (1599). Decreta et acta edita et promulgata in Synodo Dioecesana Cremonensi. Prima, quam reuerendissimus d. d. Caesar Specianus ... Episcopus Cremonensis habuit. Additis praeterea ad extremum nonnullis constitutionibus,et decretis apostolicis,et edictis episcopalibus (in Latin). Cremona: apud Baptistam Ellizzarium. p. 337. Rubeus states that Stephanus was sent to Cremona by Pope Sylvester I in the year of the First Council of Nicaea, which he wrongly puts in 320. The correct date for the council is 325. Rubeus claims that Stephanus served for twenty-two years, and (using the starting date of 320) died in 342. The source of this information is unknown. Lanzoni, P. 945.
  27. ^ Lanzoni, p. 947, notes that only two of the first twelve names in Rubeus' list can show documentary or monumental collaboration. "Del resto i dati cronologici e biografici della lista del Eubeus contengono evidenti errori di cronologia e sono inquinati di favole, come gli stessi scrittori locali hanno dimostrato. Ma che dovrà dirsi dei puri nomi e della loro successione? I nomi più antichi del catalogo edito dal Eubeus, eccetto due, Ioannes e Eustasius o Eustachius, riposano unicamente su la fede di quello scrittore; non sono appoggiati da alcun documento o monumento contemporaneo."
  28. ^ Bishop Joannes was present at the provincial council of Milan in 451, presided over by Archbishop Eusebius. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus VI (Florence: A. Zatta 1761), p. 144. Sanclemente, pp. 5-9. Lanzoni, p. 945.
  29. ^ Rubeus claims that Bishop Eustasius was appointed by Pope Felix (483–492) in 491; he was present at the third Roman synod under Pope Symmachus in 501 (though not the 1st synod: Mansi, pp. 233-235; nor the 4th synod: Mansi, pp. 268-269). Rubeus, pp. 342-343. Mansi, Tomus VIII (Florence: Zatta 1762), p. 252. Sanclemente, p. 9. Lanzoni, p. 945.
  30. ^ Bishop Desiderius was present in Rome for the Roman synod of Pope Agatho in 679. He subscribed the synodical letter sent to the Third Council of Constantinople in 680. J. D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XI (Florence: A. Zatta 1765), p. 774.
  31. ^ Panchoardus: Sanclemente, pp. 21-22: "Nulla reperio monumenta, quæ ad posteriorem ætatem quam 842 spectent, quæque idonea sint ad annum Panchoardi emortualem definiendum."
  32. ^ Sanclemente demonstrates that Bishop Benedictus was still alive in 881. Sanclemente, pp. 23-25.
  33. ^ Lando received a charter from King Berengarius I, dated 23 November 910. Sanclemente, pp. 25-33; 218-220.
  34. ^ Joannes had been a secretary and familiaris of the Emperor Berengarius, who was crowned in Rome on 24 March 916. c.f. Gesta Berengarii imperatoris. On 1 September 916, the Emperor, in consideration of the destruction and depopulation of Cremona, granted Bishop Joannes possession of Cremona up to the fifth milestone, tax relief, and freedom from imperial officials: "Comitatum extra civitatem ud quinque milliaria, et immunitatem a vectigalibus, ac ne quis Procurator Regius aliquam in urbe haberet potestatem." While a bishop, Joannes served as imperial chancellor. The powers and privileges of Bishop Joannes as bishop of Cremona were confirmed in a diploma of King Rudolph II of Burgundy (922–926) signed on 27 September 924. Sanclemente believes that Bishop Joannes may have lived into the year 925. Sanclemente, pp. 41-45.
  35. ^ Bishop Sicard calls him Dalbertus. Sanclemente, pp. 45-49. Schwartz, pp. 109-110.
  36. ^ Liutprand (also called Luysus) was a Deacon and Canon of the cathedral of Pavia. At least from 946, he was an official of King Berengar II, as epistolarum signator. The earliest evidence of his bishopric is a document of 14 January 962. The latest is 20 April 970. He is said to have died during his return from a third visit to Constantinople. He seems to have been dead before July 1272. Sanclemente, p. 49. Schwartz, p. 110.
  37. ^ Odelricus' father was Count of Seprio (province of Milan). The earliest reference to Odelricus in documents is on 5 March 973. On 985, Bishop Odelricus conducted a visitation of the Library and Archives of the Church of Cremona, and found theft, damage, and disorder everywhere; a record of the visitation survives. The latest document of Bishop Odelricus is on 26 February 1004. Sanclemente, pp. 58-59. Novati (1880), pp. 252-254. Schwartz, pp. 110-111.
  38. ^ Landulfus was a chaplain of King Henry II. He first appears in documents in 1007, in a charter of Henry II. His latest appearance occurs on 18 March 1030, in a document of Conrad II. Schwartz, p. 111.
  39. ^ Hubaldus signed documents for Conrad II on 27 February 1031. His latest document is on 30 October 1066. Since he died on March 7, the year must be 1067. Sanclemente, pp. 65-74. Schwartz, pp. 111-112.
  40. ^ Ubertus: Gams, p. 789, column 2.
  41. ^ Presbyter: Gams, p. 789, column 2.
  42. ^ On 22 March 1179, a dispute between Offredus and Abbot Silvester of Brixillense concerning rights over three churches. In 1182, Pope Lucius III was active in the affairs of Bishop Offredus, supporting him in his dispute with the clergy of Platina, but ordering him to arbitration with regard to property disputed with the Prior of the monastery of S. Maria de Calvenciano. Kehr Vi. 1, pp. 270, no. 32; 271, nos. 38 and 39.
  43. ^ Sicardus died in 1215. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 214.
  44. ^ Bonizo: Cappelletti XII, pp. 192-193.
  45. ^ Following the death of Bishop Bonizo, there was a contested election, with Guiczardus de Persico obtaining the majority of votes. He travelled to the papal Court to defend his election against the complaints of two Canons of Cremona. While he was at the papal Court, he died. Pope Boniface VIII therefore named Raynerius de Casulo as Bishop of Cremona, on 24 April 1296, who was consecrated a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Matteo da Aquasparta, O.Min., the Bishop of Porto. Raynerius was a native of Volterra, and was a Canon in the cathedral Chapter of Volterra. He was a functionary in the court of Pope Celestine V (July–December 1294), who appointed him to a committee to examine the credentials of bishop-elect Walterius de Amella. He was also a chaplain of Pope Boniface. He died on Christmas Eve 1312. The meeting to elect his successor began on 15 February 1313. Cappelletti XII, p. 194. Antoine Thomas, Les registres de Boniface VIII Premier fascicule (Paris: E. Thorin 1884), p. 373, no. 1067; pp. 464-465, no. 1296. Eubel I, p. 214 with note 5.
  46. ^ His election was rejected by Pope John XXII.
  47. ^ Egidius was provided (appointed) by Pope John XXII. He had not yet been consecrated a bishop, despite several extensions of the normal six-month time period, due to civil war in Cremona. Cardinal Jacobus Caietani de Stefaneschi of S. Giorgio ad velum aureum was authorized to accept his resignation on 20 September 1325. G. Mollat, Jean XXII: Lettres communes et curiales Vol. VI (Paris: Fontemoing 1905), p. 5, no. 23440. Eubel I, p. 214, note 8.
  48. ^ Former Bishop Ugolino di San Marco died on 17 April 1362, and was buried in the church of S. Dominic in Cremona. Sanclemente, p. 288.
  49. ^ Dondino was an appointee of the Antipope Nicholas V. Sanclemente, p. 137.
  50. ^ Petrus died on 15 October 1383. Eubel I, p. 214.
  51. ^ Porri was appointed in 1383, in the last quarter of the year. He was transferred to the diocese of Ceneda by Pope Urban VI on 1 December 1386. Eubel I, pp. 186, 214.
  52. ^ Sfondrati was elected, Pope Gregory XIV on 5 December 1590. He died on 16 October 1591, having been pope for ten months. Eubel III, p. 53.
  53. ^ Sfondrati was born in Milan, and was a nephew of Pope Gregory XIV, who made him a cardinal in 1590. He was appointed Bishop of Cremona on 3 September 1607 by Pope Paul V. On 5 March 1618, he was promoted Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He died at Tivoli on 14 February 1618. Lorenzo Cardella, Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa Vol. V (Roma: Pagliarini, 1793), pp. 310-313. Sanclemente, pp. 164-167. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, pp. 54, with note 1. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, pp. 36 with notes 3 and 4; 167 with note 2.
  54. ^ Brivio: Gauchat IV, p. 167 with note 3.
  55. ^ Campori had been named a cardinal on 19 September 1616. He was appointed Bishop of Cremona on 17 May 1621. He died in Cremona on 4 February 1643. Gauchat IV, pp. 167 with note 4.
  56. ^ Visconti had previously been Bishop of Alessandria. He died in Rome on 4 October 1681. Gauchat IV, p. 167 with note 5.
  57. ^ A native of Pavia, Isimbardi was a master of theology, and lectured in metaphysics at the Sapienza in Rome. He was Prior of the Carmelite convent at S. Maria Transpadina. He was appointed Bishop of Cremona on 6 October 1670 by Pope Clement X. He died in 1675. Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 175 with note 2.
  58. ^ Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 175 with note 3.
  59. ^ Septala: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 176 with note 4.
  60. ^ Croce: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 176 with note 5.
  61. ^ Guasco: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 176 with note 6.
  62. ^ Litta: Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 176 with note 7.
  63. ^ Frangeschi: Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 186 with note 2.
  64. ^ Offredi Ambrosini was born in Cremona in 1750, of a distinguished family; his father, Gianpaolo Offredini Ambrosini was a Baron of the Holy Roman Empire. Ombono held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure from the University of Pavia (1774), and was a Canon and Archpriest of the cathedral of Cremona. He was nominated bishop of Cremona by the Emperor Leopold II on 31 January 1791, and confirmed (preconised) by Pope Pius VI on 26 September 1791. He died on 28 January 1829. Giuseppe Baraldi (1829). Notizia necrologica su monsignor Omobono Offredi vescovo di Cremona (in Italian). Modena: per gli eredi Soliani tipografi reali. pp. 1–39. Ritzler and Sefrin VI, p. 187 with note 3.
  65. ^ Born in 1772 in Rovereto (diocese of Trent), Sardagna had been Vicar General in Trent (1810–1818), then Vicar Capitular (1818–1823). From 1823 to 1831 he was Vicar General of Trent and Dean of the cathedral Chapter. He was nominated Bishop of Cremona 12 March 1830, and preconised (approved) on 28 February 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI. He resigned the diocese on 10 November 1837, to become a member of the Somaschi Fathers, and was named titular bishop of Caesarea Palastina on 21 February 1839. He died in 1840. Cappelletti XII, p. 231. Ritzler and Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, pp. 124, 167. Erwin Gatz (1983). Die Bischöfe der deutschsprachigen Länder, 1785/1803 bis 1945: ein biographisches Lexikon (in German). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 647. ISBN 978-3-428-05447-3.
  66. ^ CV of Bishop Lafranconi: Diocesi di Cremona, "Vescovo S. E. Mons. Dante Lafranconi"; retrieved: retrieved: 10 October 2020. (in Italian)
  67. ^ CV of Bishop Napolioni: Diocesi di Cremona, "Vescovo: S. E. mons. Antonio Napolioni"; retrieved: 10 October 2020. (in Italian)

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  • Benigni, Umberto. "Cremona." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 7 October 2020. [obsolete; there is a new edition]

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