The Italian Catholic diocese of Calabria in Calabria existed until 1986. In that year it was combined into the

archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ( la, Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined ...

. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio in Calabria."Diocese of Squillace"
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History

Invasions of Saracens in the ninth and tenth centuries, a landing of the Turks in 1595, and the earthquake of 1783 caused the ruin of

Squillace Squillace ( grc, Σκυλλήτιον ''Skylletion''; grc-x-medieval, Σκυλάκιον ''Skylakion'') is an ancient town and ''comune'', in the Province of Catanzaro, part of Calabria, southern Italy, facing the Gulf of Squillace. Squillace ...

. St. Bruno established two Carthusian monasteries within the limits of the diocese, S. Maria dell' Eremo and S. Stefano in Nemore, the latter having the less rigorous discipline. The first known Bishop of Squillace is Gaudentius (465); Zachæus accompanied

Pope Vigilius Pope Vigilius (died 7 June 555) was the bishop of Rome from 29 March 537 to his death. He is considered the first pope of the Byzantine papacy. Born into Roman aristocracy, Vigilius served as a deacon and papal ''apocrisiarius'' in Constantino ...

to Constantinople (551); John, previously Bishop of Lissa, in Dalmatia, having been driven out by the barbarians, was transferred to Squillace by

Gregory the Great Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...

. After Bishop Demetrius (870), no bishops are mentioned until the Norman conquest, after which Count Roger erected the cathedral, into which the

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was introduced, while the

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continued much longer in the diocese. The series of bishops commences again with Theodore Mismer (1094). Other bishops were: * Francesco degli Arcesi (1418–1476); *Cardinal Enrigo Borgia (1539); *Cardinal

Guglielmo Sirleto Guglielmo Sirleto (or Sirleti) (1514 – 6 October 1585) was an Italian Cardinal and scholar. He was considered the greatest linguist of his age.Andrew Edward Breen, ''A General and Critical Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture'', p. ...

(1568); *his nephew, Marcello Sirleto (1573); * Tommaso Sirleto (1594); * Fabrizio Sirleto (1693); * Nicolò Micheli. The territory of Squillace contains

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, the ancient Consilinum, three bishops of which are known, Sabinus (495) being the earliest.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Squillace

''Erected: 4th Century''
''Immediately Subject to the Holy See'' *

Enrique de Borja y Aragón Enrique de Borja y Aragón (December 19, 1518, Gandía – September 16, 1540, Viterbo), was a Spanish noble of the House of Borgia. He was the Bishop of Squillace in Italy, and went on to become a Cardinal. Family origins Enrique was a me ...

(17 Dec 1539 – 16 Sep 1540 Died) * Enrique de Villalobos Xeres (5 Nov 1540 – 1554 Died)"Bishop Enrique de Villalobos Xeres"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 29, 2016 * Alfonso de Villalobos Xeres (1554–1568 Resigned) *

(27 Feb 1568 – 29 May 1573 Resigned) * Tommaso Sirleto (5 Sep 1594 – 1601 Died) * Paolo Isaresi della Mirandola, O.P. (13 Aug 1601 – 1602 Died)"Bishop Paolo Isaresi della Mirandola, O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Fabrizio Sirleto (7 Apr 1603 – 1 Apr 1635 Died) * Lodovico Saffiro (17 Sep 1635 – Nov 1635 Died)"Bishop Lodovico Saffiro"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Giuseppe della Corgna (Cornea), O.P. (22 Sep 1636 – 20 Mar 1656 Appointed,

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) * Rodolfo Dulcino (12 Mar 1657 – 10 Oct 1664 Died) * Francesco Tirotta (13 Apr 1665 – 17 Jan 1676 Died) * Paolo Filocamo (bishop) (27 Apr 1676 – 14 Sep 1687 Died) * Alfonso de Aloysio (31 May 1688 – May 1694 Died)"Bishop Alfonso de Aloysio"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016 * Gennaro Crespino (19 Jul 1694 – Sep 1697 Died) * Fortunato Durante (20 Nov 1697 – 23 Nov 1714 Died) *Marco Antonio Attaffi (11 Feb 1718 – 17 Aug 1733 Died) *Nicola Michele Abati (Abbate) (28 Sep 1733 – 6 May 1748 Died) *Francesco Saverio Maria Queralt y Aragona (6 May 1748 – 11 Nov 1762 Died) *Diego Genovesi (21 Mar 1763 – 26 May 1778 Died) *Nicolas Notariis (20 Jul 1778 – 8 Jul 1802 Died) *Nicola Antonio Montiglia (25 May 1818 Confirmed – 27 Sep 1824 Confirmed, Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea) *Andrea Rispoli, C.SS.R. (13 Mar 1826 Confirmed – 18 Sep 1839 Died) *Concezio Pasquini (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed – 21 Dec 1857 Confirmed,

Bishop of Ariano The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia ( la, Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento. In 1986 the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia merged to form the current d ...

) *Raffaele Antonio Morisciano (27 Sep 1858 – 1 Sep 1909 Died) *Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A. (5 Apr 1911 – 22 Mar 1917 Appointed,

Bishop of Andria The Italian Catholic diocese of Andria is in Apulia, seated at Andria Cathedral which is built over a church dedicated to St. Peter, about ten miles southwest of Trani. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. The diocese has 39 ...

) *Giorgio Giovanni Elli (23 Feb 1918 – 10 Feb 1920 Died) *Antonio Melomo (17 Mar 1922 – 7 Feb 1927 Appointed,

Bishop of Monopoli The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli, in the province of Bari, existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli.Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sources, Wikipedia:Verifiability ...

) *Giovanni Fiorentini (23 Dec 1927 – 16 Jun 1950 Resigned) *Armando Fares (16 Jun 1950 – 31 Jul 1980 Retired) *Antonio Cantisani (31 Jul 1980 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed,

Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ( la, Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined ...

) ''30 September 1986: United with the Archdiocese of Catanzaro to form the

Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ( la, Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined ...

History

Ordinaries

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