The Diocese of Matera (Latin: Archidioecesis Materanensis) was a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the town of Matera in the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. [1] [2] In 1203, it was united with the Archdiocese of Acerenza to form the Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera. [1]
The diocese of Gravina and Montepeloso is a former ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. Since 1986 it has formed part of the merged diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva. Gravina in Apulia was the seat of the episcopal see from the ninth century.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Tricarico is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
The Archdiocese of Acerenza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, included in the provinces of Lecce and Potenza. It has existed as a diocese since the fourth or fifth centuries. In the 11th century it was elevated to an archdiocese. In 1203 it was united with the diocese of Matera to form the Archdiocese of Acerenza and Matera. This was separated again in 1954, recreating the Archdiocese of Acerenza, which briefly became the Diocese of Acerenza in 1976 before reverting to an archdiocese in 1977. Its metropolitan is the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
The Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the Diocese of Muro Lucano was united into the Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, which had been elevated to an archdiocese in 1973, and made a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical Diocese of Potenza was united with the Diocese of Marsico Nuovo in 1818. The joint diocese was then a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina in Basilicata, Italy, has existed under this name since 1986. The archbishop is seated at Matera Cathedral.. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
The Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
The archdiocese of Santa Severina was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, that existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Crotone, forming the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina.
Giovanni Michele Saraceni was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Matera Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matera, Basilicata, Italy. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the designation of the Madonna della Bruna and to Saint Eustace. Formerly the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of Matera, it is now the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina.
Francesco Antonio Santorio was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1586–1589) and Archbishop of Santa Severina (1573–1586).
Sigismondo Saraceno was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1556–1585).
Francisco Avellaneda was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1591).
Scipione de Tolfa was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1593–1595) and Archbishop of Trani (1576–1593).
Giovanni Myra or Giovanni Mira was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1596–1600) and Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1591–1596).
Andrea Mastrillo (1563–1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1618–1624).
Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1647–1676) and Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1638–1647).
Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento (1607–1622).
Giuseppe de Rossi was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1605–1610), Bishop of L'Aquila (1599–1605), and Bishop of Ugento (1596–1599).
Vincenzo Lanfranchi, C.R. (1609–1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1665–1676) and Bishop of Trivento (1660–1665).
Vincenzo Rabatta (1589–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chieti (1649–1654).