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. In 1968, it was restored as the titular see of Castro and then in 1976, as the titular see of Castro di Puglia.
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. The diocese was suppressed and its territory of the diocese was added to that of Otranto on 27 June 1818, its Metropolitan.
Bishops
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Petureio (1179 – ?)
Pellegrino (? – 1254)
Pellegrino (? – 1295)
Giovanni Parisi (1295–1296)
Rufino, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1296.08.09 – ?)
Luca, O.P. (later Archbishop) (1303.11.08 – 1321.01.30), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto (Italy) (1321.01.30 – death 1329)
Giacomo (1321.10.16 – ?)
Francesco (1347.02.19 – ?)
Pietro Masseri, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1361.08.09 – ?)
Donadio (1366.06.04 –death 1387)
Antonio da Viterbo (1387.01.12 – 1389.12.17), later Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1389.12.17 – ?)
uncanonical Nicola Bonanno (1389.09.24 – ?)
Geroaldo (1390.03.19 – death 1390), previously Bishop of Ariano (Italy) (1382 – 1390.03.19)
Leonardo (1391.02.27 – death 1402)
Berengario (1402.02.27 – death 1429), previously Bishop of Alessano (?
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