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 2013)
205,500 (est.)
202,600 (est.) (98.6%)
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)
Secular priests 94 (diocesan)
16 (Religious Orders)
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. In 2013 there was one priest for every 1, 841 Catholics.

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.

Later bishops included:

  • Antonio Sebastiano Minturno (1565), a humanist;
  • the Spanish Dominican, Juan Lopez (1595);
  • the Theatine, Tommaso dai Monti (1599);
  • Niceforo Melisseno Commeno (1628), who had previously rendered service to the Holy See in the Orient and in France.
  • Carmelo Pujia (1925–1927)

Bishops

Diocese of Crotone

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

  • Flavianus
...
  • Theodosios (642);
  • Petrus (680);
  • Theotimus (790);
  • Nicephorus (870).
...

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

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

  • Andrea Mugione (21 Nov 1998 – 3 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
  • Domenico Graziani (21 Nov 2006 – )

References

  1. Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  2. Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 166.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. pp. 174–363.

Sources

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  • Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. (in Latin)
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  • Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
  • Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo (in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz.
  • Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica IV (1592-1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  • Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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Acknowledgment

 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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