Diocese of Cariati
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The Italian Catholic diocese of Cariati, in Calabria
, existed until 1979. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Santa Severina
, and then of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria.
mentioned in history is Menecrates, present at the Synod of Rome in 499. In one of his letters, Gregory the Great recommends the Church of Cariati to the Bishop of Reggio Calabria. According to some, during the eleventh or twelfth century the diocese of Cerenza (Geruntia, Gerenza) was united to Cariati, though it is only in 1342 that mention is made of a Bishop of Cariati and Cerenza.
Among the bishops were:
In 1818 Pope Pius VII
united with this diocese Strongoli and Umbriatico.
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, existed until 1979. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Santa Severina
Archdiocese of Santa Severina
The archdiocese of Santa Severina was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, that existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Crotone, forming the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina.-History:...
, and then of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria.
History
The first bishop of CariatiCariati
Cariati is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Notes and references:...
mentioned in history is Menecrates, present at the Synod of Rome in 499. In one of his letters, Gregory the Great recommends the Church of Cariati to the Bishop of Reggio Calabria. According to some, during the eleventh or twelfth century the diocese of Cerenza (Geruntia, Gerenza) was united to Cariati, though it is only in 1342 that mention is made of a Bishop of Cariati and Cerenza.
Among the bishops were:
- Polychronius (1099), founder of the monastery of S. Maria de Attilia in Santa SeverinaSanta SeverinaSanta Severina is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:The town is bordered by Belvedere di Spinello, Caccuri, Castelsilano, Rocca di Neto, Roccabernarda, San Mauro Marchesato and Scandale....
; - the Cistercian Matteo (1234), first Abbot of San Giovanni di Fiore;
- Alessandro Crivello (1561), a gallant soldier, afterwards nuncioNuncioNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church...
in Spain; - Fra Filippo Gesualdo (1602), a Minor Conventual.
In 1818 Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII , born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was a monk, theologian and bishop, who reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823.-Early life:...
united with this diocese Strongoli and Umbriatico.