Roman Catholic Diocese of Novigrad

History

• Established in 520 as the Diocese of Cittanova/ Novigrad, on reassigned territory from the suppressed Diocese of Emona
• Lost territory in 542 to establish the Diocese of Trieste
• Gained territory back in 557 from above daughter Diocese of Trieste
• Lost territory in 811 to the Patriarchate of Aquileia
• Held in personal union with the Diocese of Poreč 1442–1448
• united aeque principaliter with the Patriarchate of Grado 1448–1451.10.08
• united aeque principaliter with the Patriarchate of Venice 1451.10.08–1465
• Gained territory back in 1784 from above Italian daughter Diocese of Trieste
• Suppressed on 30 June 1828, its territory being merged into the Diocese of Trieste via the papal bull, Locum Beati Petri, issued by Pope Leo XII on 30 June 1828; other sources state the official suppression came later on 23 May 1831

Residential Episcopal Ordinaries

• Leonardo
• Canziano
• Gerardo
• Bonaccorso
• Nicolò
• Egidio
• Simone
• Giraldo, Dominican Order
• Canziano
• Natale Bonafede
• Giovanni Morosini, O.E.S.A.
• Guglielmo Conti, O.P.
• Giovanni Grandi, Augustinian Order
• Marino Michiel
• Nicolò Montaperto, Friars Minor, next Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo
• Archbishop-bishop Ambrogio da Parma, previously Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano ; later Archbishop-Bishop of Concordia, Archbishop-Bishop of Tuscanella, Archbishop-Bishop of Viterbo
• Paolo da Montefeltro, O.E.S.A.
• *Apostolic Administrator Leonardo, no other prelature recorded
• Tommaso Tommasini Paruta, O.P., next Bishop of Pula, Bishop of Urbino, Bishop of Traù, Bishop of Macerata, Bishop of Recanati, Bishop of Feltre
• Giacomo de Montina, O.F.M.
• *Apostolic Administrator Cardinal Antonio Correr, C.R.S.A., while Cardinal-Bishop of Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina, Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Peter ; later Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals, transferred Cardinal-Bishop of Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia–Velletri, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Rimini and Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Cervia
• Daniel Rampi Scoto, ?next Bishop of Poreč
• Filippo Paruta, next Bishop of Torcello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Crete
• Giovanni Morosini, succeeding as previous Apostolic Administrator of Cittanova
• Giovanni di Parenzo, died 1457; previously Bishop of Arba, Bishop of Poreč

• Domenico Michiel, only incumbent in personal union Patriarch of Grado

• Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani, first in personal union Patriarch of Venezia ; previously Bishop of Castello
• Maffio Contarini
• Andrea Bondimerio, Augustinian Order
• Gregorio Correr
• Giovanni Barozzi ; previously Bishop of Bergamo

• Francesco Contarini
• Marcantonio Foscarini
• Archbishop-bishop Antonio Marcello, Conventual Franciscans, previously Titular Archbishop of Patrasso
• *Apostolic Administrator Cardinal Francesco Pisani, see below, while Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro, Bishop of Padova ; next promoted Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Treviso, also Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico in commendam and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra in commendam and Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico in commendam, Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Narbonne, promoted Cardinal-Bishop of Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano, remaining Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in commendam see below
• Vincenzo de Benedictis
• Alessandro Orsi
• *Apostolic Administrator Cardinal Francesco Pisani, while Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
• Matteo Priuli (bishop)
• *Apostolic Administrator Cardinal Francesco Pisani, while Cardinal-Bishop of Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia–Velletri and Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals ; long earlier career
• Gerolamo Vielmi, Dominican Order
• Antonio Saraceno
• Franciscus Manini
• Eusebius Caimus
• Jacobus Philippus Tomasini
• Giorgio Darmini, previously Bishop of Caorle
• Giacomo Bruti
• Nicolaus Gabrieli
• Daniele Sansoni, previously Bishop of Caorle
• Vittorio Mazzocca, O.P.
• Gaspar Negri, next Bishop of Diocese of Poreč
• Marino Bozzatini
• Stefano di Leoni
• Giovanni Domenico Straticò, O.P., next Bishop of Hvar
• Antonio Giovanni Giuseppe Lucovich
• Teodoro Lauretano Balbi.

Titular see

• Titular Archbishop: Ugo Poletti as Second Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome and as Pro-Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome ; previously Titular Bishop of Medeli as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Novara, Archbishop of Spoleto ; later created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, President of Commission for Advocates, Vicar General for the above Vicariate of Rome, Apostolic Administrator of Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, President of Liturgical Academy, President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major
• Titular Archbishop: Maximino Romero de Lema as emeritate; previously Titular Bishop of Horta as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Madrid, Bishop of Ávila, Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari, Secretary of Congregation for Clergy
• Titular Archbishop: Leonardo Sandri, first as papal diplomat : Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, then as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State ; previously Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household, Assessor for General Affairs of Papal Secretariat of State ; later Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari
• Beniamino Pizziol as Auxiliary Bishop of Patriarchate of Venezia ; later Bishop of Vicenza, Apostolic Administrator of Patriarchate of Venice
• Lorenzo Leuzzi, Auxiliary Bishop of the papal Vicariate of Rome .