Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta

Diocese of Castellaneta
Dioecesis Castellanetensis

Castellaneta Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Taranto
Statistics
Area 1,043 km2 (403 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
129,981
124,710 (95.9%)
Parishes 33
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11th century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Nicola
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Claudio Maniago
Website
www.diocesicastellaneta.net

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.[1]

History

Nothing is known of Castellaneta previous to 1080, when it was taken by Robert, Duke of Tarentum, who expelled its Byzantine inhabitants. At this time, probably, the episcopal see was created; in the same year Tarentum was made a metropolitan see. A bishop of Castellaneta, Joannes, is first mentioned with the diocese. There is a record of an otherwise unknown Bishop of Mottola, who died in 1040; his successor was a certain Liberius.[2]

Bishops

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.

Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 16°56′00″E / 40.6333°N 16.9333°E