Roman Catholic Diocese of Loreto

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The Diocese of Loreto was a Roman Catholic diocese with see in Loreto, Italy.^[1][2]

The diocese was established by Pope Sixtus V in the Bull Pro excellenti of 17 March 1586.^[3] It was merged with the Diocese of Recanati to form the Diocese of Recanati e Loreto in either 1591 or 1592.^[4]

Erected: 17 March 1586
Latin Name: Dioecesis ab Alma Domo Lauretana

• Francesco Cantucci (23 Mar 1586 - 26 Nov 1586 Died)^[5]
• Rutilio Benzoni (16 Dec 1586 - 9 Feb 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)

9 February 1592: United with the Diocese of Recanati to form the Diocese of Recanati e Loreto

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Recanati

• Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Eubel, Conradus (ed.). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 220.
• Leopardi, Monaldo (1828). Serie dei vescovi di Recanati (in Italian). Recanati: Presso Giuseppe Morici. pp. 198-204.

• GCatholic.org

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Recanati and Loreto". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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