Bishop of Civitate
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Diocese of San Severo Dioecesis Sancti Severi |
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San Severo Cathedral
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| 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 domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 41°41′42″N 15°22′45″E / 41.6951°N 15.3793°E
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