Titular See of Belcastro, Italy 🇮🇹 (original) (raw)

History

950: Established as Diocese of Belcastro (Italiano) / Bellicastrum (latine) / Bellicastren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Severina and became suffragan of Santa Severina)
1200: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Leone
1818.06.27: Suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Severina)
1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Belcastro (Italiano) / Bellicastrum (latine) / Bellicastren(sis) (Latin)

Titular Bishop

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Belcastro (Roman Rite)
Bishop Vincenzo Greco (1792.03.26 – 1806.05.17)Bishop of Belcastro (1792.03.26 – 1806.05.17)
Bishop Tommaso Fabiani (1755.03.17 – 1778.12.03)Bishop of Belcastro (1755.03.17 – 1778.12.03)
Bishop Giacomo Guacci (1752.11.27 – 1754.08)Bishop of Belcastro (1752.11.27 – 1754.08)
Bishop Giovanni Battista Capuani (1729.12.23 – 1752)Bishop of Belcastro (1729.12.23 – 1752)
Bishop Michelangelo Gentili (1722.07.06 – 1729)Bishop of Belcastro (1722.07.06 – 1729)
Bishop Giovanni Emblaviti (1688.05.06 – 1722)Bishop of Belcastro (1688.05.06 – 1722)
Bishop Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci (1685.07.15 – 1688)Bishop of Belcastro (1685.07.15 – 1688)
Bishop Benedetto Bartoli (1684.09.18 – 1685)Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1672.09.12 – 1684.09.18)Bishop of Belcastro (1684.09.18 – 1685)
Bishop Carlo Galgano (1672.02.22 – 1683)Bishop of Belcastro (1672.02.22 – 1683)
Bishop Carlo Sgombrino (1652.12.11 – 1672.02.08)Bishop of Squillace (Italy) (1652.12.11 – 1672.02.08)Bishop of Belcastro (1652.12.11 – 1672.02.08)Bishop of Catanzaro (Italy) (1672.02.08 – 1686.10)
Bishop Francesco Clerico, C.R. (1639.08.08 – 1652)Bishop of Belcastro (1639.08.08 – 1652)
Bishop Bartolomeo Gessi (1633.01.10 – 1639.05.02)Bishop of Belcastro (1633.01.10 – 1639.05.02)Bishop of Montecorvino (1639.05.02 – 1642.08)Bishop of Vulturara (1639.05.02 – 1642.08)
Bishop Filippo Crino (1629.11.19 – 1633)Bishop of Belcastro (1629.11.19 – 1633)
Bishop Antonio Ricciulli (later Archbishop) (1626.11.16 – 1629)Born:1582.05.30 (Italy)Died:1643.05 († 61)Bishop of Belcastro (1626.11.16 – 1629)Bishop of Umbriatico (1632.02.16 – 1639.02.07)Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (1639.02.07 – 1641.11.27)Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza (Italy) (1641.11.27 – 1643.05)
Bishop Girolamo Ricciulli (1616.12.05 – 1626.08.07)Bishop of Belcastro (1616.12.05 – 1626.08.07)
Bishop Fulvio Thesauro (1612.12.03 – 1616)Bishop of Belcastro (1612.12.03 – 1616)
Bishop Giorgio Santi, C.R. (1611.10.24 – 1612.10.02)
Bishop Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. (1609.08.03 – 1611.02.28)Bishop of Belcastro (1609.08.03 – 1611.02.28)Bishop of Capaccio–Diano (Italy) (1611.02.28 – 1627)
Bishop Antonio Lauro (1599.09.13 – 1609)Bishop of Belcastro (1599.09.13 – 1609)
Bishop Giovanni Francesco Zagordo (1598.02.23 – 1599)Bishop of Città Ducale (1593.04.07 – 1598.02.23)Bishop of Belcastro (1598.02.23 – 1599)
Bishop Alessandro Papatodoro (1596.07.29 – ?)Bishop of Belcastro (1596.07.29 – ?)
Bishop Orazio Schipano (1591.11.13 – 1596)Bishop of Belcastro (1591.11.13 – 1596)
Bishop Giovanni Antonio de Paola (1577.05.10 – 1591)Bishop of Belcastro (1577.05.10 – 1591)
Bishop Cesare de’ Giacomelli (1553.01.23 – 1577)Bishop of Belcastro (1553.01.23 – 1577)
Bishop Giacomo de’ Giacomelli (1542.05.05 – 1552.12.14)Bishop of Belcastro (1542.05.05 – 1552.12.14)
Bishop Girolamo Fornari, O.P. (1533.08.04 – 1542)Bishop of Belcastro (1533.08.04 – 1542)
Bishop Leonardo Levato (1518.08.23 – 1533)Bishop of Belcastro (1518.08.23 – 1533)
Bishop Raimondo Poerio, O.P. (1474.09 – 1518.08.09)Bishop of Belcastro (1474.09 – 1518.08.09)
Bishop Giovanni Opizzoni (1418.04.24 – 1474)Bishop of Belcastro (1418.04.24 – 1474)
Bishop Roberto de Basilio (1413.02.13 – ?)Bishop of Squillace (Italy) (1402.08.18 – 1413.02.13)Bishop of Belcastro (1413.02.13 – ?)
Bishop Luca (1403.02.07 – 1413)Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1392 – 1403.02.07)Bishop of Belcastro (1403.02.07 – 1413)
Bishop Riccardo de Olibano (later Archbishop) (1400.03.13 – 1402.11.06)Bishop of Belcastro (1400.03.13 – 1402.11.06)Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1402.11.06 – 1407)Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1402.11.06 – 1407)
Bishop Giovanni (1370.08.19 – 1399)Bishop of Belcastro (1370.08.19 – 1399)
Bishop Venturino (1358.12.10 – ?)Bishop of Belcastro (1358.12.10 – ?)
Bishop Nicola da Offida, O.F.M. (1349.06.15 – 1358.12.10)Bishop of Butrinto (? – 1349.06.15)Bishop of Belcastro (1349.06.15 – 1358.12.10)Bishop of Argos (1358.12.10 – ?)
Bishop Gregorio (1333 – 1348)Bishop of Belcastro (1333 – 1348)
Bishop Giovanni (1265? – 1283?)Bishop of Belcastro (1265? – 1283?)
Bishop Marco (1235? – 1241?)Bishop of Belcastro (1235? – 1241?)
Bishop Bernardo (1205? – 1222?)Bishop of Belcastro (1205? – 1222?)
Bishop Policreto (1112? – 1122?)Bishop of Belcastro (1112? – 1122?)

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. (71) (2013.04.06 – 2023.09.14)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Julien Ries (later Cardinal) (2012.01.23 – 2012.02.18)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Pietro Sambi (1985.10.10 – 2011.07.27)
Titular Bishop: Bishop José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1972.03.01 – 1985.06.05)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. (1968.07.06 – 1970.12.12)