Aeque principaliter
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Aeque principaliter is a Latin term used by the Roman Catholic Church
to indicate a merger of two or more dioceses in which - to avoid questions of predominance - the dioceses are all given equal importance. Such a merger often followed a merger in persona episcopi
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to indicate a merger of two or more dioceses in which - to avoid questions of predominance - the dioceses are all given equal importance. Such a merger often followed a merger in persona episcopi
In persona episcopi
In persona episcopi is a Latin expression used by the Roman Catholic Church to indicate a union of two or more dioceses in which the dioceses are administered by a single bishop but undergo no alteration to their diocesan structures...
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Examples
- Diocese of AtriRoman Catholic Diocese of Teramo-AtriThe diocese of Teramo-Atri is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Abruzzo, central Italy. It was created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Teramo was combined with the diocese of Penne-Atri, in the Abruzzo...
merged aeque principaliter with the Diocese of Penne (15 March 1252 to 1 July 1949) - Diocese of PratoRoman Catholic Diocese of PratoThe Italian Catholic diocese of Prato, in Tuscany, has existed since 1954. Its see is Prato Cathedral. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.-External links:*...
united aeque principaliter with Diocese of PistoiaRoman Catholic Diocese of PistoiaThe Italian Catholic diocese of Pistoia is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato...
(from 22 September 1653 to 25 January 1954) - Diocese of BitontoRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-BitontoThe archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, created in 1986, when the historical archdiocese of Bari was united to the diocese of Bitonto.-History:...
united aeque principaliter to Diocese of RuvoRoman Catholic Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-TerlizziThe diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which was established in 1986, when the diocese of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi was united with the diocese of Ruvo. The historical diocese of Molfetta was expanded in 1818...
(from 27 June 1818 to 30 September 1982) - Diocese of CerviaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-CerviaThe Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna; the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Cervia is the co-cathedral of...
united aeque principaliter with the Archdiocese of RavennaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-CerviaThe Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna; the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Cervia is the co-cathedral of...
(from 22 February 1947 to 30 September 1986)