CARPI, Diocese of. - An episcopal see in the province of Modena, Carpi was originally a possession of Countess Matilda, passed under the dominion of the Holy See (1115-1225) and then of Modena, and in 1319 was elevated to an independent principality as an appanage of the Pio family until 1519. Following the wars between Charles V and Francis I, Prince Alberto Pio, known for his works against Erasmus, after the battle of Pavia was dispossessed of his principality, which was invaded by the imperial forces and which Charles V entrusted to Alfonso d'Este, duke of Ferrara. From then on it remained in the possession of the Este family.
In 1779 Pius VI, at the request of Francis III duke of Modena, elevated Carpi, which had been ecclesiastically under the direct dependence of the Roman curia since the time of Julius II, to an episcopal see, appointing as its bishop Francesco Benincasa, a former Jesuit from Sassuolo (Reggio Emilia), who governed it until 1794. In 1855 it became part of the metropolitan circumscription of Modena. The Cathedral, built under the reign of the Lombard king Astolfo, was entirely rebuilt and embellished by Alberto Pio in 1516. The diocese measures 869.75 sq km and currently (1948) has 95,000 inhabitants, 36 parishes, 83 diocesan priests, and 7 regular clergy.
Bibliography3 worksG. Moroni, s. v. in Diz. di erudizione stor.-eccles., IX, Venice 1841, p. 109 ff.; Cappelletti, XV, pp. 401-409; Anon. Memorie storiche e do
BIBL.: G. Moroni, s. v. in Diz. di erudizione stor.-eccles., IX, Venice 1841, p. 109 ff.; Cappelletti, XV, pp. 401-409; Anon. Memorie storiche e documenti sulla città e sull'antico principato di C., 10 vols., Carpi 1877-1911.
Scaduto, Mario. “Carpi, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 928. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/carpi-diocesi-di.
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Scaduto, Mario. “Carpi, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 928. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/carpi-diocesi-di.
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author = {Scaduto, Mario},
title = {Carpi, diocesi di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {III},
pages = {928},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/carpi-diocesi-di}
}
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