Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

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Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae
Cathedral of Crotone
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical provinceCatanzaro-Squillace
Statistics
Area1,885 km2 (728 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
205,500 (est.)
202,600 (est.) (98.6%)
Parishes81
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th Century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Crotone)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore (Santa Severina)
Secular priests94 (diocesan)
16 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopDomenico 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:

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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)self-published
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)self-published
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 166.
  4. ^ a b c d Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. pp. 174–363. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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Acknowledgment

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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