The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina (Latin: Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace. The historic Diocese of Cortone (also Cotrone, now Crotone) in Calabria had existed from the 6th century, and was in 1986 combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio. In 2013 there was one priest for every 1, 841 Catholics.
Cotrone (ancient Croton) it was unsuccessfully besieged by Totila, King of the Goths, and at a later date became a part of the Byzantine Empire. About 870 it was taken and sacked by the Saracens, who put to death the bishop and many people who had taken refuge in the cathedral. Later on it was conquered by Normans, and thenceforth shared the fate of the Kingdom of Naples. According to local legend the Gospel was preached there by Dionysius the Areopagite. Its first known bishop was Flavianus, during whose episcopate occurred the siege of the city by Totila.
Later bishops included:
Antonio Sebastiano Minturno (1565), a humanist;
the Spanish Dominican, Juan Lopez (1595);
the Theatine, Tommaso dai Monti (1599);
Niceforo Melisseno Commeno (1628), who had previously rendered service to the Holy See in the Orient and in France.
Carmelo Pujia (1925-1927)
Erected: 6th Century
Latin Name: Crotonensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
Flavianus
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Theodosios (642);
Petrus (680);
Theotimus (790);
Nicephorus (870).
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Andrea della Valle (2 Dec 1496 - 23 Feb 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
Antonio Lucifero (15 Mar 1508 - 1521 Died)
Andrea della Valle (4 Sep 1522 - 14 Nov 1524 Resigned)
Giovanni Matteo Lucifero (14 Nov 1524 - 1551 Died)
Pietro Paolo Caporelli, O.F.M. (28 Sep 1552 - 1556 Died)
Juan Francisco de Aguirre (10 Dec 1557 - 15 Nov 1564 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
Sebastiano Antonio Minturno (13 Jul 1565 - 1574 Died)
Cristóbal Berrocal (11 Aug 1574 - 1578 Died)
Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (6 Oct 1578 - 13 Nov 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Acerra)
Giuseppe Faraoni (26 Nov 1581 - 1588 Died)
Mario Bolognini (3 Oct 1588 - 7 Jan 1591 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
Claudio de Curtis (13 Nov 1591 - 1595 Died)
Juan López (bishop of Crotone), O.P. (5 Jun 1595 - 15 Nov 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
Tommaso Monti, C.R. (17 Feb 1599 - 4 Dec 1608 Died)
Carlo Catalani (24 Nov 1610 - 1623 Died)
Diego Cabeza de Vaca (20 Nov 1623 - Dec 1625 Died)
Niceforo Melisseno Comneno (29 May 1628 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1635 Died)
Juan Pastor, O.M. (30 Aug 1638 - 1664 Died)
Girolamo Carafa, C.R. (31 Mar 1664 - Oct 1683 Died)
Marco de Rama, O.S.A. (22 May 1690 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1709 Died)
Michele Guardia (4 Feb 1715 Confirmed - Oct 1718 Died)
Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. (2 Oct 1719 - 27 Sep 1723 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento)
Gaetano Costa de Puerto, O.F.M. (22 Nov 1723 - 26 Jan 1753 Died)
Domenico Zicari (23 Jul 1753 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1757 Confirmed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Mariano Amato (28 Mar 1757 Confirmed - Dec 1765 Died)
Bartholomaeus Amoroso (2 Jun 1766 Confirmed - Dec 1771 Died)
Giuseppe Capocchiani (18 Apr 1774 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1788 Died)
Ludovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. Obs. (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1797 Confirmed, Bishop of Policastro)
Rocco Coiro (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - Mar 1812 Died)
Domenico Fendale (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1828 Died)
Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1833 Died)
Leonardo Todisco Grande (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola)
Gabriele Ventriglia (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1852 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
Luigi Sodo (18 Mar 1852 - 27 Jun 1853 Confirmed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
Luigi Laterza (27 Jun 1853 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1860 Died)
Luigi Maria (Honuphrius Maria) Lembo, O.F.M. (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 24 Jun 1883 Died)
Giuseppe Cavaliere (24 Jun 1883 Succeeded - Aug 1899 Died)
Emanuele Merra (14 Dec 1899 - 27 Mar 1905 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
Saturnino Peri (30 Jun 1909 - 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Iglesias)
Carmelo Pujia (13 Feb 1925 - 11 Feb 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Antonio Galati (2 Jun 1928 - 2 Mar 1946 Died)
Pietro Raimondi (8 May 1946 - 21 Jun 1971 Retired)
Giuseppe Agostino (21 Dec 1973 - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)
United: 30 September 1986 with the suppressed Archdiocese of Santa Severina
Latin Name: Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae
Andrea Mugione (21 Nov 1998 - 3 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
Domenico Graziani (21 Nov 2006 - )
