The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the

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, in the Calabria region of southern

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. In 1828, it was suppressed to the

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History

The diocese of Belcastro has existed from at least 1122, suffragan of the Metropolitan

, but the earliest bishop whose name is known is of the early 13th century. By the papal bull ''De utiliori'' of Pope Pius VII of 27 June 1828, the diocese was suppressed, its territory being incorporated (without its title) into its Metropolitan's archdiocese of

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Ordinaries

Diocese of Belcastro

''Erected: 1122''
''Latin Name: Bellicastrensis''
''Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Severina''
''(all Roman Rite)'' * Gregorio (1333 – death 1348) * Nicola da Offida,

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(Greece, 1358.12.10 – ?) * Venturino (1358.12.10 – ?) * Giovanni (1370.08.19 – death 1399) * Riccardo de Olibano (1400.03.13 – 1402.11.06), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1402.11.06 – 1407), Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1402.11.06 – 1407) * Luca (1403.02.07 – death 1413), previously Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1392 – 1403.02.07) * Roberto de Basilio (1413.02.13 – ?), previously Bishop of

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(Italy) (1402.08.18 – 1413.02.13) * Giovanni Opizzoni (1418.04.24 – death 1474)"Bishop Giovanni Opizzoni"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Raimondo Poerio, O.P. (1474.09 – resigned 1518.08.09)"Bishop Raimondo Poerio, O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Leonardo Levato (1518.08.23 – death 1533)"Bishop Leonardo Levato"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Girolamo Fornari, O.P. (1533.08.04 – death 1542)"Bishop Girolamo Fornari, O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Giacomo de' Giacomelli (1542.05.05 – resigned 1552.12.14)"Bishop Giacomo de' Giacomelli"
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Cesare de' Giacomelli Cesare de' Giacomelli (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1553–1577). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 23 January 1553, Cesare de' Giacomelli was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Bel ...

(1553.01.23 – death 1577)"Bishop Cesare de' Giacomelli"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Giovanni Antonio de Paola (1577.05.10 – death 1591)"Bishop Giovanni Antonio de Paola"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Orazio Schipano (1591.11.13 – death 1596)"Bishop Orazio Schipano"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Alessandro Papatodoro (1596.08.12 – death 1597)"Bishop Alessandro Papatodoro"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Giovanni Francesco Zagordo (1598.02.23 – death 1599), previously Bishop of Città Ducale (1593.04.07 – death 1598.02.23)"Bishop Giovanni Francesco Zagordo"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Antonio Lauro (bishop) (1599.09.13 – death 1609)"Bishop Antonio Lauro"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Pedro de Mata y Haro,

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 4, 2016 * Gregorio de Sanctis (Giorgio Santi), C.R. (1611.10.24 – death 1612.10.02), previously

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of ''Salamis postea Constantia'' (1606.07.31 – 1611.10.24) * Fulvio Tesorieri (Fulvio Thesauro) (1612.12.03 – death 1616))."Bishop Fulvio Tesorieri"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 * Girolamo Ricciulli (1616.12.05 – death 1626.08.07)"Bishop Girolamo Ricciulli"
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(1632.02.16 – 1639.02.07), Bishop of

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(Italy) (1639.02.07 – 1641.11.27), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza (Italy) (1641.11.27 – death 1643.05) * Filippo Crino (Zurio) (1629.11.19 – death 1633)"Bishop Filippo Crino (Zurio)"
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(Italy) (1672.09.12 – 1684.09.18) * Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci (1685.07.15 – death 1688)"Bishop Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016 * Giovanni Emblaviti (1688.05.06 – death 1722)"Bishop Giovanni Emblaviti"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 271, 2016 * Michelangelo Gentili (1722.07.06 – death 1729) * Giovanni Battista Capuani (1729.12.23 – death 1752) * Giacomo Guacci (1752.11.27 – death 1754.08) * Tommaso Fabiani (1755.03.17 – death 1778.12.03) * Vincenzo Greco (1792.03.26 – death 1806.05.17) ''1818: Suppressed to the

Titular see

No longer a residential bishopric, the diocese, known in

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''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 848 since its nominal restoration as a

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in 1968. It has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) ''and intermediary (archiepiscopal)'' ranks : *'' Titular Archbishop Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella,

O.F.M. (1968.07.06 – 1970.12.12)'' * Titular Bishop José Gottardi Cristelli,

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References

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History

Ordinaries

Diocese of Belcastro

Titular see

See also

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