Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamezia Terme
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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.
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.
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....
. 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
Nicastro
Nicastro was a small town in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.Since 1968 it constitutes, together with Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia, the city of Lamezia Terme.- Geography :...
into Lamezia Terme
Lamezia Terme
Lamezia Terme, commonly named Lamezia, is an Italian city of 71,287 inhabitants in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region.-Geography:...
, an administrative change from 1968.
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 IVPope Honorius IV
Pope Honorius IV , born Giacomo Savelli, was Pope for two years from 1285 to 1287. During his unremarkable pontificate he largely continued to pursue the pro-French policy of his predecessor, Pope Martin IV...
for having consecrated James II of Sicily, but he was reinstated by Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
.
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.