The Diocese of Castro di Puglia (Latin: ''Dioecesis Castrensis in Apulia'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of

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in the

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region of south-eastern Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the

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."Diocese of Castro di Puglia"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 2, 2017 "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Castro di Puglia"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 2, 2017 In 1968, it was restored as the

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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

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in 682. In the 9th century, it is mentioned as a

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of the Metropolitan of

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, but in the 12th century it came under the jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of Otranto. In the 16th century, Castro was destroyed by the

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and the bishop moved his residence to

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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

''incomplete yet; first centuries unavailable'' * Petureio (1179 – ?) * Pellegrino (? – 1254) * Pellegrino (? – 1295) * Giovanni Parisi (1295–1296) * Rufino,

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(O.P.) (1296.08.09 – ?) * Luca, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1303.11.08 – 1321.01.30), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1321.01.30 – death 1329) * Giacomo (1321.10.16 – ?) * Francesco (1347.02.19 – ?) * Pietro Masseri,

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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

(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,

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(O.S.B.) (1491.06.12 – 1503), previously Bishop of

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(? – 1491.06.12) * Donato Strineo (1503.07.22 – 1504.01.08), later Bishop of

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(Italy) (1504.01.08 – death 1534) *

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, C.R.L. (1504–1504 Appointed,

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) * Bernardino Scannafora (1504–1529 Died) * Angelo Gaconia (1530–1565 Died) * Luca Antonio Resta (1565–1578 Appointed,

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) * Giulio Ottinelli (1578–1587 Appointed, Bishop of Fano) * Mario Farullo,

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(1587–1594 Died) *

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(1594–1600 Appointed,

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) *

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) * Antonio Bornio (1604–1614 Died) * Carlo Bornio (1614–1627 Died) *

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(Deto) (1627–1630 Appointed,

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(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

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as a

''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

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