Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamezia Terme

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamezia Terme

The Italian Catholic diocese of Lamezia Terme is in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace.

Before 1986, it was the historic diocese of Nicastro, the name change reflecting the incorporation of the comune of Nicastro into Lamezia Terme, an administrative change from 1968.[1]

History

For a long time, the Greek Rite was in use at Nicastro. The first bishop of this city of whom there is any record was Henry (1090); Bishop Tancredo da Monte Foscolo (1279) was deposed by Pope Honorius IV for having consecrated James II of Sicily, but he was reinstated by Pope Boniface VIII.

Bishop Paolo Capisucco (1533) was one of the judges in the case of the marriage of Henry VIII of England; Marcello Cervino (1539) became Pope Marcellus II; Giovanni Tommaso Perrone (1639) built the new cathedral.

In 1818 the ancient see of Martorano, the former Mamertum (the first bishop of which was Domnus, in 761), was united to the diocese of Nicastro. The diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio in Calabria.[2]

Notes

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

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


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