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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo

Diocese of San Severo
Dioecesis Sancti Severi
Cattedrale San Severo.jpg
San Severo Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Foggia-Bovino
Statistics
Area 1,270 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
158,700
120,000 (75.6%)
Parishes 34
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Latin Rite
Established 16th century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests 53
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Giovanni Checchinato
Website
www.diocesisansevero.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Severo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Severi) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.

The diocese of San Severo was established in 1580 as a continuation or replacement of that of Civitate, a town now called San Paolo di Civitate, close to the ruins of Teanum Apulum.

Among the bishops of Civitate were:

In 1580 the first occupant of the see of San Severo was Martino de Martini, a Jesuit; other bishops are:

To this diocese was later added the territory of the ancient Dragonara, a city built in 1005 by the Byzantine Governor of Apulia. Cappelletti gives the names of twenty-eight bishops between 1061 and 1657.

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

Coordinates: 41°41′42″N 15°22′45″E / 41.6951°N 15.3793°E / 41.6951; 15.3793


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