San_Leone_(see)

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Leone

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Leone

Former Latin Catholic diocese in Italy

The Diocese of San Leone (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Leonis) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Italian town of San Leone in Calabria. In 1547, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Trani.[1][2] It was restored as a titular see in 1966.[2]

History

Bishops of San Leone

Erected: 1322
Latin Name: Sancti Leonis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Severina

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  • Antonius, O.Min. (Roman Obedience) 1402–1404[3]
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  • Guberto de Nichesola (22 Apr 1439 Appointed – )
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27 November 1571: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina

References

  1. [1]
    "Diocese of San Leone" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 17, 2016
  2. [2]
    "Titular Episcopal See of San Leone" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 17, 2016
  3. [3]
    Antonius was appointed Bishop of Segni by Boniface IX on 21 December 1395. He was transferred to the diocese of San Leone in Calabria on 18 August 1402 by Pope Boniface IX. Eubel I, pp. 303, 451.
  4. [4]
    "Bishop Giuliano Dati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 18, 2016
  5. [5]
    "Bishop Anselmo Sperelli, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 18, 2016
  6. [6]
    "Bishop Giulio Rossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 18, 2016
  7. [7]
    "Bishop Alvaro Magelanes" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 18, 2016

Sources

  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
  • Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
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