Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Puglia

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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. [1] [2] In 1968, it was restored as the titular see of Castro and then in 1976, as the titular see of Castro di Puglia. [2]

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History

The bishopric of Castro was founded by Pope Leo II in 682. In the 9th century, it is mentioned as a suffragan of the Metropolitan of Santa Severina, 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 and the bishop moved his residence to Poggiardo in 1572. [3] [4] The diocese was suppressed and its territory of the diocese was added to that of Otranto on 27 June 1818, [5] [1] [2] its Metropolitan.

Bishops

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Titular see

Castro di Puglia, no longer being a residential bishopric, has been listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see [6] 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:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Castro di Puglia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 2, 2017[ self-published source ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Castro di Puglia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1 Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine , p. 173; vol. 2, pp. XIX, 121; vol. 3 Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine , pp. 157-158; vol. 4, p. 139; vol. 5, p. 148; vol. 6, p. 153-154
  4. ↑ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, pp. 873-874
  5. ↑ Bolla De utiliori, in Bullarii romani continuatio, Tomo XV, Romae 1853, pp. 56-61
  6. ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN   978-88-209-9070-1), p. 862

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