Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae

Cathedral of Crotone
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Catanzaro-Squillace
Statistics
Area 1,885 km2 (728 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
200,900
199,700 (99.4%)
Parishes 81
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 6th Century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Crotone)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore (Santa Severina)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Domenico Graziani
Map
Website
www.diocesidicrotone.it

The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina (Latin: Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace. The historic Diocese of Cortone (also Cotrone, now Crotone) in Calabria had existed from the 6th century, and was in 1986 combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina.[1][2] It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio.

History

Cotrone (ancient Croton) it was unsuccessfully besieged by Totila, King of the Goths, and at a later date became a part of the Byzantine Empire. About 870 it was taken and sacked by the Saracens, who put to death the bishop and many people who had taken refuge in the cathedral. Later on it was conquered by Normans, and thenceforth shared the fate of the Kingdom of Naples. According to local legend the Gospel was preached there by Dionysius the Areopagite. Its first known bishop was Flavianus, during whose episcopate occurred the siege of the city by Totila. Other bishops were:

Later bishops included:

Ordinaries

Diocese of Crotone

Erected: 6th Century
Latin Name: Crotonensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

United: 30 September 1986 with the suppressed Archdiocese of Santa Severina
Latin Name: Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Bishop Antonio Lucifero" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archbishop Mario Bolognini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. ↑ "Bishop Claudio de Curtis" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. ↑ "Bishop Juan López, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 39°05′00″N 17°07′00″E / 39.0833°N 17.1167°E / 39.0833; 17.1167

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