Roman Catholic Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio

The Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio is a Roman Catholic diocese in Calabria.[1][2]

History

It is not known when it became an episcopal see; in 1059 mention is made of a bishop of Cassano, otherwise unknown. In 1096 we read of a bishop known as Saxo (Sassone). Other bishops were:

  • Antonello dei Gesualdi (1418), jurist;
  • Belforte Spinelli (1432), who while yet a layman assisted at the Council of Constance, under Pope Martin V was sent on important missions, and later renounced the world and retired to Venice, leaving his rich library to the Collegio Spinelli of Padua;
  • Cristoforo Giacobazzi[3] (1523), later Cardinal, called to Rome by Pope Paul III on account of his skill in ecclesiastical affairs;
  • Giovanni Angelo Medici (1553), afterwards Pius IV;
  • the Englishman, Audoeno Ludovico Cambrone (1588), who was sent by Pope Gregory XIII on different missions, and never resided in Cassano;
  • the Franciscan, Deodata de Arze (1614);
  • the two Theatines, Paolo Palombo (1617) and Gregorio Caraffa (1648);
  • the Augustinians, Luigi Balmaseda (1670) and Vincente de Magistris (1671).
  • Pietro La Fontaine

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio". catholic-hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcaaj.html. 
  2. ^ "Cassano all' Ionio". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03403c.htm. 
  3. ^ The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 22, 1536

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

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