The Diocese of Castro di Puglia (Latin: ''Dioecesis Castrensis in Apulia'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of
Castro of
Lecce in the
Apulia region of south-eastern Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the
Archdiocese of Otranto.
["Diocese of Castro di Puglia"]
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''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 2, 2017 In 1968, it was restored as the
titular see
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of ''Castro'' and then in 1976, as the titular see of ''Castro di Puglia''.
History
The bishopric of Castro was founded by
Pope Leo II
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in 682. In the 9th century, it is mentioned as a
suffragan of the Metropolitan of
Santa Severina
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Name
The name derives from ancient Siberine (῾Αγία Σεβερίνη, Σεβεριάνη). There is no saint named Severina in the ...
, but in the 12th century it came under the jurisdiction of the
Archbishopric of Otranto. In the 16th century, Castro was destroyed by the
Turks
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and the bishop moved his residence to
Poggiardo in 1572. The diocese was suppressed and its territory of the diocese was added to that of Otranto on 27 June 1818,
its Metropolitan.
Bishops
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* Petureio (1179 – ?)
* Pellegrino (? – 1254)
* Pellegrino (? – 1295)
* Giovanni Parisi (1295–1296)
* Rufino,
Dominican Order
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(O.P.) (1296.08.09 – ?)
* Luca, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1303.11.08 – 1321.01.30), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Otranto
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(Italy) (1321.01.30 – death 1329)
* Giacomo (1321.10.16 – ?)
* Francesco (1347.02.19 – ?)
* Pietro Masseri,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (1361.08.09 – ?)
* Donadio (1366.06.04 –death 1387)
* Antonio da Viterbo (1387.01.12 – 1389.12.17), later Bishop of
Lecce (Italy) (1389.12.17 – ?)
*''uncanonical Nicola Bonanno (1389.09.24 – ?)
* Geroaldo (1390.03.19 – death 1390), previously Bishop of
Ariano (Italy) (1382 – 1390.03.19)
* Leonardo (1391.02.27 – death 1402)
* Berengario (1402.02.27 – death 1429), previously Bishop of
Alessano (? – 1402.02.27)
* Urbano,
O.F.M. (1429.03.02 – ?)
*
Nicola de Pineo (1453.03.18 – death 1483)
*
Stazio de Vera (1483.04.09 – death 1491)
* Giorgio,
Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (1491.06.12 – 1503), previously Bishop of
Satriano Satriano may refer to: Places
* Ascoli Satriano
* Satriano (Calabria)
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** its Roman predecessor Satrianum
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(? – 1491.06.12)
*
Donato Strineo (1503.07.22 – 1504.01.08), later Bishop of
Ischia
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(Italy) (1504.01.08 – death 1534)
*
Bernardino de Leis,
C.R.L. (1504–1504 Appointed,
Bishop of Lavello)
*
Bernardino Scannafora (1504–1529 Died)
*
Angelo Gaconia (1530–1565 Died)
*
Luca Antonio Resta (1565–1578 Appointed,
Bishop of Nicotera)
*
Giulio Ottinelli (1578–1587 Appointed,
Bishop of Fano)
*
Mario Farullo,
O.F.M. Conv. (1587–1594 Died)
*
Camillo Borghese (archbishop)
Camillo Borghese (died 8 October 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1607–1612),
Bishop of Montalcino (1600–1607),Gauchat, p. 208. and Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1594–1600).Gauchat, pp. 157-158.Gauchat, p ...
(1594–1600 Appointed,
Bishop of Montalcino
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)
*
Placido Fava,
O.S.B. (1600–1604 Appointed,
Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
*
Antonio Bornio (1604–1614 Died)
*
Carlo Bornio (1614–1627 Died)
*
Giovanni Battista Deti (Deto) (1627–1630 Appointed,
Bishop of Anglona-Tursi)
*
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,
O. Carm. (1631–1642 Died)
*
Francesco Colonna (bishop)
Francesco Colonna (1597 – 29 Jun 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1642–1653).[Annibale Sillano Annibale is the Italian masculine given name and surname equivalent to Hannibal.
In English, it may refer to :
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* Annibal ...]
(1653–1666 Died)
*
Francescantonio de Marco (1666–1681 Died)
*
Francesco Maria Caffori (Cafferi) (1681–1681 Died)
*
Giovanni Bernardo Capreoli (1683–1712 Died)
*Giovanni Battista Costantino (1718–1749 Died)
*Domenico de Amato (1750–1769 Died)
*Agostino Gorgoni (1770–1790 Died)
*Francesco Antonio Duca (1792–1810 Died)
Titular see
Castro di Puglia, no longer being a residential bishopric, has been listed by the
Catholic Church
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as a
titular see
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[''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 862] since its nominal restoration in 1968. It was initially listed simply as Castro, but since 1976 as Castro di Puglia to avoid confusion with other sees named Castro.
It has had the following incumbents, of both the lowest (episcopal) and the intermediary (archiepiscopal) ranks:
* Titular Archbishop Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ白柳誠一) (1969.11.15–1970.02.21), as
Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coad ...
of
Tokyo
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東京 (Japan) (1969.11.15–1970.02.21), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (1970.02.21–2000.02.17), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (1983–1992), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza
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(1994.11.26–2009.12.30); previously Titular Bishop of
Atenia (1966.03.15–1969.11.15) and
Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (1966.03.15–1969.11.15)
* Titular Bishop Richard John Sklba (1979.11.06– ),
Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of
Milwaukee
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(USA)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Italy
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References
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Catholic titular sees in Europe