The Roman Catholic Diocese of Narni, lat. Dioecesis Narniensis, in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the Diocese of Terni."Diocese of Narni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 26, 2016"Diocese of Narni" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 26, 2016

History Narni is the ancient Nequinum of the Sabines, called Narnia by the Romans.Cappelletti IV, p. 541, gives several fanciful derivations, from the name of the river Nera, or Nar; Nequino, from the Nequini or Nequinati, the people who settled there, derived from nequitia (perverseness, worthlessness, wicked).

Liutprand, King of the Lombards captured the town in 726, but Pope Zacharias persuaded him to present it as a donation to Saint Peter in 742,Louis Duchesne, Le Liber Pontificalis Vol. 1 (Paris: Thorin 1886), p. 428: "Nam et Savinense patrimonium, qui per annos prope XXX fuerat abstultum, atque Narniensem etiam et Ausimanum, atque Anconitanum necnon et Humanatem, et vallem qui vocatur Magna, sitam in territorio Sutrino, per donationis titulo ipso beato Petro apostolorum principi reconcessit; et pacem cum ducato Romano ipse rex in viginti confirmavit annos." after which it remained under pontifical rule.See, in general, J.T. Hallenbeck, Pavia and Rome: The Lombard Monarchy and the Papacy in the Eighth Century (Philadelphia: Am. Philosophical Soc. 1982), pp. 22-28; 39-40.

There was once a diocese called Otriculum (Otricoli),Lanzoni, pp. 401-402. but it was destroyed in the time of Pope Gregory I, and its territory was taken into the diocese of Narni. There was a collegiate church in the new Otricolo, dedicated to S. Maria.Kehr IV, p. 34. Cappelletti IV, pp. 573-574.

Narni venerates as its first bishop the martyr Juvenal, who died in the second half of the fourth century. Gregory the Great refers to the bishop Cassius, who died in 558; the pope wrote a letter to the bishop Projectinus, which shows that, at Narni, at that time, there were still pagans to be converted.

Bishop John (940) was succeeded by his son, who became Pope John XIII; another bishops were: William, a Franciscan, whom Pope Urban V employed against the Fraticelli (1367).

From 1198 to 1214, Narni was in rebellion against Pope Innocent III, who temporarily suppressed its episcopal see.

Chapter and cathedral In March 1145, Pope Eugenius III consecrated the Oratory of S. Iuvenalis and reconsecrated the cathedral of SS. Iuvenalis, Cassius and Maximus.Kehr IV, p. 32, no. 4. The pope spent more than three weeks in Narni.

In a bull issued for Archdeacon Albert on 17 January 1069, Pope Alexander II confirmed the possessions of the canons of Narni.Ughelli I, p. 1014. Kehr IV, p. 31, no. 1. Innocent II signed a bull taking the Church of Narni under papal protection, addressed to the Archdeacon Hugo, the Priest Gotifredus, and the rest of the canons [ceteris canonicis]. He also grants that no one can be made a canon without the consent of the Prior and the brothers.Kehr IV, pp. 31-32, no. 3 (29 October 1139). J. von Pflugk-Harttung, Acta pontificum Romanorum inedita, , Vol. 3 (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 1886), pp. 36-37, no. 42. In 1180, Pope Alexander III limited the number of canons to 24.Kehr IV, p. 32, no. 6. In 1194, Pope Celestine III intervened in the installation of canons, voiding the entire process on the grounds of dissension; those who had thrown stones at the bishop were to remain excommunicated until they made satisfaction.Kehr IV, p. 32, no. 7.

The churches of this city contain many paintings of the ancient Umbrian school.

The priestly seminary of Narni was founded by Bishop Raimondo Castelli (1656-1670), on 11 April 1660.Cappelletti IV, p. 567..

A diocesan synod took place in 1625, presided over by Bishop Giovanni Battista Bonetti (1606–1632).Constitutiones sancitae in synodo narniensi, quam rmus D. Johannes Baptista Tuscus de Bonectis, regiensis, illius ecclesiae episcopus, habuit anno Domini M.DC.XXV. , Interamnae: apud Thomam Guerrerium, 1625. Bishop Raimondo Castelli (1656–1670) held a diocesan synod in Narni in June 1665.Constitutiones et decreta dioecesanae synodi sub illustrissimo et reverendissimo Domino comite Baymundo Castello, Dei et apostolicae Sedis gratia episcopo narniensi, celebratae mense iunii anno Domin[i] MDCLXV. Narniae: typis Bernardini Arnazzini, 1665.

Bishop Moretti's successor as Bishop of Terni e Narni on 13 June 1921 was Cesare Boccoleri. He was appointed bishop of the two cathedral churches of Terni and of Narni, making it clear that each of the two dioceses continued to have a separate existence and that their union was aeque personaliter, two dioceses having the same bishop. The diocese of Narni was not suppressed.Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 13 (1921), p. 281: "Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Interamnensi et Narniensi, invicem perpetuo canonice unitis, R. D. Caesarem Boccoleri, Protonotarium apostolicum ad instar, loci « Rapallo » in Clavarensi dioecesi Archipresbyterum."

Bishops to 1200

Iuvenalis (359 – 7 August 376)Juvenalis: Lanzoni, pp. 402-403. Lanzoni, p. 403: "E il presunto autore della Vita di s. Giovenale (Acta Sanctorum mai, I, 390), di cui si è detto. Tuttavia il falsario che si è coperto del nome di Maximus forse non ha assunto un nome inventato, ma quello di un vescovo di Narni conosciuto." Pancratius I ? (416 – 455) Hercules ? (455 – 470) Pancratius II (? – 5 October 493) Ughelli I, p. 1007. Lanzoni, p. 403, points out that Vitalianus was bishop of Arna (Arniensis, not Narniensis). Proculus of Narni ? (536 – 536) Cassius (21 September or 19 October 536 – 30 June 558) Juvenal (II) ? (558 – 3 May 565) John (I) (mentioned between September and December 558) Praejectus (mentioned in 591)Praejecticius: Gregory I, Epistles Book II, no. 4. Kehr IV, p. 30, no. 3. Constantius (before July 595 – after 598)Pope Gregory I appointed Bishop Constantius (not 'Constantine') Apostolic Visitor of the diocese of Terni, where he found neither clergy nor faithful, for whom a bishop should be consecrated. In November 598, the pope therefore entrusted the diocese to Bishop Constantius. Kehr IV, pp. 19, nos 1-2; 30, nos 4-5. Anastasius (before 649 – 17 August 653 ?) Deusdedit (before 679 – after 680) Vilarus (mentioned in 721) Constantine (II) (mentioned in 741) Ansuald (mentioned in 769) Stephen I (mentioned in 853) Martin I (before 861 – after 879) Bonosus (before 898 – after 906) John (II) (before 961 –965)Bishop Ioannes was elected Pope Ioannes XIII on 1 October 965. He died on 6 September 972. Schwartz, pp. 284-285. J.N.D. Kelly & M.J. Walsh, Oxford Dictionary of Popes, 2nd ed. (Oxford: OUP 2010), pp. 128-129. Stephanus (II) (attested 968 – 1015)Stephanus was present at the Roman council of Pope Benedict VIII (Count Gregory of Tusculum), 1015.: Schwartz, p. 285. Dodo ? (before 1028 – after 1037)Dodo: Schwartz, p. 285. Martianus is mentioned only in a falsified bull of Pope Leo IX for a convent in Bergamo. Schwartz, p. 285. Adalbert (or Albert) (attested 1059 – 1065)Adalbertus attended the council of 1059 of Pope Nicholas II. Schwartz, p. 285. Rudolf (mentioned ) Augustinus (before 1101 – after 1125)Augustinus was apparently the son of Count Rinaldus of the Marsi. Ughelli I, p. 1014. Schwartz, p. 286. Ignotus (mentioned in 1146)Is this the Bishop [Atto] mentioned in a bull of Pope Alexander II in 1069? Kehr IV, p. 31, no. 1. Petrus (Lombardus) (before 1156 –1161)On 2 July 1161, Bishop Petrus was named bishop of Split by Pope Alexander III. Gams, p. 420, col. 2. Amatus (mentioned in 1179) Boniface (before September 1180 – after 1196)

1200 to 1600 Ugolino ? (mentioned in 1208) Ioannes (1220 – 1225?)An objection to John's (III) election was submitted to the pope, but it was dismissed on 23 May 1220. Ioannes was confirmed by Pope Honorius III on 28 May 1220, and consecrated by the pope personally on 30 May. P. Pressutti, Regesta Honorii III, , Vol. 1 (Rome: Typ. Vaticana 1888), p. 404, no. 2247. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 356. Gregory (before September 1225 – after 1234) Jacopo Mansueti ( – ) Orlando (1261 – 1303) Petrus, O.E.S.A. (December 1305 – after July 1322)In 1322 Bishop Petrus (II) was in Avignon. Cappelletti IV, p. 561. Amator (1323–1336)Amator had been a canon of Liège. He was appointed bishop of Narni by Pope John XXII on 4 November 1323. Eubel I, p. 357. Linus (17 April 1336 – 1342) Agostino Tinacci (17 March 1343 – 1367) Guglielmo, O.Min. (1367–1373)Guglielmo had been Bishop of Sizebolu (Cisopolitanus, Thrace) (1356–1367. He was transferred to the diocese of Narni on 12 April 1367 by Pope Urban V. On 30 March 1373, Bishop Guglielmo was named bishop of Urbino by Pope Gregory XI, and in 1379 he was made Patriarch of Constantinople by Pope Clement VII (Avignon Obedience). Eubel I, pp. 206; 188 with note 1; 357 with note 4; 509 with notes 5 and 6. Luca Bertini, O.Can.S.A. (1373–1377)Lucas had been Prior of the priory of S. Martin in Siena. He was appointed bishop of Narni on 30 March 1373. Gregory IX appointed him Apostolic Legate in the Patrimony of S. Peter. On 2 October 1377, Bishop Luca was named archbishop of Siena by Pope Gregory IX. He died on 1 October 1384. Cappelletti IV, p. 563. Eubel I, pp. 357, 446. Giacomo Tolomei (11 January 1378 – 1383, named bishop of Chiusi) Bartholomaeus (1383–1386)Bartolomeo was provided (appointed) by Urban VI (Roman Obedience). Eubel I, p. 357. Francesco Bellanti (before September 1386 – 1407, named bishop of Grosseto) Giacomo da Perugia (1407 – 1408) Angelo (7 August 1408 – 1412) Donadio (17 September 1414 – 1418) Giacomo Bonriposi (31 January 1418 – 1455) Lellus (3 September 1455 – 1462)Lellus (Lelio) was a canon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano in Rome. He was appointed bishop of Narni by Pope Calixtus III, on 3 September 1455. He died in 1462; his successor was appointed on 24 September 1462. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 199. Constantin Eruli (10 Dec 1462 – 8 Jan 1472 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)"Bishop Constantin Eruli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Carlo Boccardini (8 Jan 1472 – 1498 Died) Pietro Guzman (4 Jul 1498 – 21 Apr 1515 Died) Francesco Soderini (21 Apr 1515 – 18 May 1517 Resigned) Ugolino Martelli (18 May 1517 – 1523 Died) Carlo Soderini (1523 – 1524 Died) Paolo Emilio Cesi (20 May 1524 – 1 Jun 1524 Resigned) Bartolomeo Cesi (1 Jul 1524 – 1537 Died) Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora (5 Dec 1537 – 11 Jan 1538 Resigned) Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio (11 Jan 1538 – 1546 Died) Pierdonato Cesi (seniore) (25 Jun 1546 – 12 Jul 1566 Resigned) Romolo Cesi (12 Jul 1566 – 13 Jun 1578 Resigned) Erolo Eroli (13 Jun 1578 – 13 Oct 1600 Died)

Since 1600 Giovanni Battista Toschi (28 May 1601 – 31 Jul 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Tivoli) Giovanni Battista Bonetti (31 Jul 1606 – Jul 1632 Died) Lorenzo Azzolini (2 Aug 1632 – Nov 1633 Died) Giovanni Paolo Buccerelli (22 Mar 1634 – 21 Feb 1656 Died) Raimondo Castelli (26 Jun 1656 – 14 Jul 1670 Died)"Bishop Raimondo Castelli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Ottavio Avio (1 Sep 1670 – 9 Aug 1682 Died)Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 280. Giuseppe Felice Barlacci (24 May 1683 – 1 May 1690 Resigned)Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 280. David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, "Bishop Giuseppe Felice Barlacci"; retrieved 21 August 21 2016. Francesco Picarelli (22 May 1690 – Dec 1708 Died)Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 280 with note 5. David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, "Bishop Francesco Picarelli"; retrieved 7 October 2016. Francesco Saverio Guicciardi (15 Apr 1709 – 24 Jan 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Cesena) Gioacchino Maria Oldi, O.Carm. (11 Feb 1718 – 27 Jan 1725 Resigned)Oldi: Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 280 with note 7. Nicola Terzago (29 Jan 1725 – 31 Aug 1761 Died) Prospero Celestino Meloni (23 Nov 1761 – 1791 Died) Antonio David (27 Jun 1796 – 14 Jun 1818 Died) Antonio Maria Borghi (2 Oct 1818 – 8 Jun 1834 Died) Gioacchino Tamburini (Tamberini) (30 Sep 1834 – 22 Jul 1842 Appointed, Bishop of Cervia)