The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova ( la, Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis) is a

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of the

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in Calabria, southern

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. It received its current title in 1986, when the independent Diocese of Bova was suppressed,"Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria–Bova"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016 and the territory and title of the diocese added to that of the Archdiocese of Reggio.

History

Through a fanciful reading of ''The Book of Acts of the Apostles'' 27,

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was said to have preached the Gospel at Reggio Calabria, and to have consecrated his companion, St. Stephen, ^{( it)} bishop. The first bishop known is Bishop Marcus of Calabria, who was one of five legates of

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at the Council of Nicaea (325). When all Southern Italy was united to the

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in 732, Reggio became a metropolitan see with thirteen suffragans, and followed the

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, which was changed to the

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after the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century; Archbishop Ricciullo adopted the Roman Rite in 1580. The Greek Rite, however, continued to be used in the church of Santissima Maria della Cattolica, built by King Roger, and governed by a

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with a numerous Greek clergy. Questions of jurisdiction caused frequent controversies with the archbishop. About 1600 Archbishop Annibale d'Afflitto suppressed the Greek Rite in that church, and the entire diocese now follows the Roman Rite. In 1594 the city of Reggio suffered a devastating attack of the Turkish fleet, which did severe damage to churches, monasteries and hospitals. In 1783 an earthquake struck the city and damaged the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Body of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven.D'Avino, p. 563. On 28 December 1908 a severe earthquake heavily damaged the Cathedral of Reggio. Reconstruction was immediately put in motion by Archbishop Rinaldo Rousset. The Cathedral is served by a Chapter composed of four dignities and twenty four Canons. The dignities are: the Dean, the Cantor, the Archdeacon, and the Treasurer. Originally there were only twelve Canons, but Archbishop Centelles increased the number to eighteen, and Archbishop Gaspare de Creales brought the number up to twenty-four. Pope Benedict XIV, in a Bull of 25 September 1741, granted the Canons the right to wear a

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and a cope.

Bishops

to 1200

: ? St. Sisinnius (536) :... *Lucius *Bonifatius (attested 592 – 599) *Joannes (attested 649) :... *Joannes (attested 680) :... *Constantinus (attested 790) :... *Leontius (attested 869) :... *Eusebius (c. 902 – 916) *Stephanus (916–?) *Galatus *Rogerius (attested 1014) :... *Basilius, Greek Metropolitan of Calabria (? – c. 1078) *Arnulphus (c. 1081 – 1090) *Rangerius, O.S.B. (1090–1112) :... *Rogerius (1146–1169) :... *Thomas (attested 1179 – 1189) *Guillelmus (attested 4 October 1190 – 7 April 1199, died) *J(acobus) (16 August 1199 – c. 1215)

from 1200 to 1600

*Giraldus (attested 24 June 1215 – 21 November 1216) *Lando (attested July 1218 – 9 February 1236) *Vernaccio (1252 – after 12 January 1255) *Jacobus de Castiglione (11 March 1259 – 1277) *Gentile, O. Min. (9 October 1279 – 6 July 1307) *Tommaso (7 August 1307 – 1316) :''Sede vacante'' (1316–1321) *Pietro, O.S.A. (30 April 1321 – 1328 Died) *Pietro de Galganis (5 October 1328 – 29 January 1354) *Filippo Maurello de Castiglione (29 January 1354 – c. 1363?) *Carlo (12 February 1364 – c. 1371?) *Tommaso della Porta (19 January 1372 – ? ) *Giordano (c. 1382 – 1404?) * Pietro Filomarini (1404–1420 Died) * Bartolomeo Gattola (1421–1426) Appointed Archbishop of Messina * Gaspare Colonna (1426–1429) Appointed Archbishop of Benevento * Paolo di Segni (1429–1437 Resigned) * Guglielmo Logoteta (1440–1449 Died) * Angelo de Grassis (30 April 1449 – 1453 Died) * Antonio Ricci (4 June 1453 – 1488 Died) :''Sede vacante'' (1488–1491) * Marco Miroldi, O.P. (4 January 1491 – 1495 Died) * Pietro Isvales (1497–24 Jul 1506 Resigned) * Francesco Isvales (1506–1512 Died) * Roberto Latino Orsini (23 July 1512 – 1520 Resigned) * Agostino Trivulzio (24 August 1520 – 1 October 1520 Resigned), Administrator * Pietro Trivulzio (1 October 1520 – 1523 Died) * Agostino Trivulzio (26 November 1523 – 16 July 1529 Resigned), Administrator * Girolamo Centelles (16 July 1529 – 1535 Resigned) * Agostino Gonzaga (11 April 1537 – 1557 Died) * Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. (1560–1592 Died)"Archbishop Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M."
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''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Bolani, II, pp. 245-246. * Annibale D'Afflitto (15 November 1593 – 1 April 1638 Died)

from 1600 to 1900

:''Sede vacante'' (1638 – 1644) * Gaspar de Creales Arce (12 December 1644 – 1658 Died) * Matteo di Génnaro (5 April 1660 – 21 January 1674 Died) * Martín Ibáñez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. (27 May 1675 – September 1695 Died) * Giovanni Andrea Monreale (1696–1726 Died) *Domingo (Damiano) Polou (1727–1756 Died) *Domenico Zicari (1757–1760 Died) *Matteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini (1761–1766 Resigned) *Alberto Maria (Leonardo Antonio Pasquale) Capobianco, O.P. (1767–1792 Resigned) *Giuseppe Maria Cenicela, O.F.M. Disc. (1797–1814 Died) :''Sede vacante'' (1814–1818) * Alessandro Tommasini (1818–1826 Died) * Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. (28 January 1828 – 18 May 1829) * Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. (18 May 1829 – 1 February 1836) * Pietro di Benedetto (1836–1855 Died) * Mariano Ricciardi (1855–1871) * Francesco Saverio Basile (1871–1871 Died) * Francesco Converti, O.F.M. (1872–1888 Resigned) * Gennaro Portanova (1888–1908 Died)

since 1900

*Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. (1909–1926 Died) *Carmelo Pujia (1927–1937 Died) *Enrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. (1938–1943 Died) *Antonio Lanza (1943–1950 Died) * Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. (1950–1977 Retired) *Aureliano Sorrentino (1977–1990 Retired) *Vittorio Luigi Mondello (1990–2013 Retired) *Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (2013–2021 Retired)Morosini was born at Paola (diocese of Cosenza-Bisignano) on 27 November 1945. He studied at the Lateran University in Rome, taking a doctorate in theology in 1970; he also studied at the University of Messina, taking a doctorate in philosophy in 1975. He was Director of the Third Order of Minims (1983–1992), as well as Corrector Provinciale at Paola (1986–1992). From 1992 to 1994 he was Corrector of the new house of the Minims in Vranov in the Czech Republic. He was Corrector General (Superior) of the Minims from 1994 to 2006. Morosini was named Bishop of Locri on 20 March 2008, and consecrated in Rome on 9 May 2008 by Cardinal Renato Martino. He was transferred to Reggio on 13 July 2013. He is a member of the Episcopal Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples. ''Archdiocesi di Reggio Calabria–Bova''
Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini
retrieved: 2017-02-22. *Fortunato Morrone (2021–present)

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* p. 926-917. (Use with caution; obsolete) * p. 418. (in Latin) * p. 222. * pp. 284. * p. 294. * p. 332. * p. 356. * * *

Studies

* * *Guarno-Logoteta, Carlo (1899), "Cronaca dei vescovi ed arcivescovi di Reggio," , in
''Rivista storica calabrese'' Anno VII (1899)
pp. 65, 129, 169, 233, 297, 377, 417, 457, 497, 561, 625. *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien

' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975. *Kehr, Paulus Fridolin (1975). ''Italia pontificia. Regesta pontificum Romanorum.'' ttp://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002441&mediaType=application/pdf Vol. X: Calabria–Insulae Berlin: Weidmann. (in Latin) * * Russo, Francesco (1962). ''Storia dell'archidiocesi di Reggio Calabria,'' 3 vols (Naples: Laurenziana, 1961, 1962, 1963). * Russo, Francesco (1982). ''Storia della Chiesa in Calabria dalle origini al Concilio di Trento,'' 2 vols. Rubbetino: Soveria Mannelli 1982. * *

Acknowledgment

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