Roman Catholic Diocese of Ischia

The diocese of Ischia is a Roman Catholic ecclesistical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.^[1]

History

The first Bishop of Ischia, Pietro, was appointed in 1179. He was present at the Third Lateran Council. Other bishops were:

• Fra Bartolomeo Borsolari (1359), an Augustinian, brother of Blessed Giacomo Borsolari, the Dominican, who is buried in the church of S. Domenico;
• the learned Spanish Cistercian, Michele Cosal (1453);
• Girolamo Rocca (1672);
• Michele Cotignola (1692).^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.