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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. [1] [2]
Santa Severina (῾Αγία Σεβερίνη, Σεβεριάνη), built on a rocky precipice on the site of the ancient Siberena, became an important fortress of the Byzantines in their struggles with the Saracens. It is not known whether it was an episcopal see from the beginning of the Byzantine domination; When it became an archbishopric, probably in the tenth century, its suffragan sees were the Diocese of Orea, the Diocese of Acerenza, the Diocese of Gallipoli, the Diocese of Alessano and the Diocese of Castro.
The Greek Rite disappeared from the diocese under the Normans, but was retained in the San Severina cathedral during a great part of the thirteenth century. The earliest known bishop was one Giovanni, but his date is uncertain. From 1096, when the name of Bishop Stefano is recorded, the list of prelates is uninterrupted. Among them were:
In 1818, the territory of the suppressed diocese of Belcastro was united to Santa Severina. Belcastro, considered by some authorities to be the ancient Chonia, had bishops from 1122; noted was Jacopo di Giacomelli (1542), present at the Council of Trent. Bishops of San Leone are known from 1322 till 1571, when the diocese was united to that of Santa Severina. Other suppressions in that year, united to Santa Severina, were the Diocese of Cerenzia, Diocese of Strongoli, Diocese of Umbriatico. [1] Another later holder was Carmelo Pujia from 1905 to 1925.
The archdiocese became reduced to one suffragan see, the diocese of Cariati. [3]
Erected: 7th Century
Latin Name: Dioecesis Sanctae Severinae
Elevated: 11th Century
Latin Name: Archidioecesis Sanctae Severinae
Territory Added: 1571 November 27 from the suppressed Diocese of San Leone
Territory Added: 1818 from the suppressed Diocese of Belcastro, Diocese of Strongoli, and Diocese of Umbriatico
Territory Added: 1818 the former Diocese of Cerenzia was added from the split Diocese of Cariati e Cerenzia with the Diocese of Cariati continuing on as a separate diocese
United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Crotone to form the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Santa Severina". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.