Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Puglia
The Diocese of Castro di Puglia was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Castro of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Otranto. In 1968, it was restored as the titular see of Castro and then in 1976, as the titular see of Castro di Puglia.
History
The bishopric of Castro was founded by Pope Leo II in 682. In the 9th century, it is mentioned as a suffragan of the Metropolitan of Santa Severina, but in the 12th century it came under the jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of Otranto. In the 16th century, Castro was destroyed by the Turks and the bishop moved his residence to Poggiardo in 1572. The diocese was suppressed and its territory of the diocese was added to that of Otranto on 27 June 1818, its Metropolitan.Bishops
incomplete yet; first centuries unavailable- Petureio
- Pellegrino
- Pellegrino
- Giovanni Parisi
- Rufino, Dominican Order
- Luca, O.P., later Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto
- Giacomo
- Francesco
- Pietro Masseri, Friars Minor
- Donadio
- Antonio da Viterbo, later Bishop of Lecce
- uncanonical Nicola Bonanno
- Geroaldo, previously Bishop of Ariano
- Leonardo
- Berengario, previously Bishop of Alessano
- Urbano, O.F.M.
- Nicola de Pineo
- Stazio de Vera
- Giorgio, Benedictine Order, previously Bishop of Satriano
- Donato Strineo, later Bishop of Ischia
- Bernardino de Leis, C.R.L.
- Bernardino Scannafora
- Angelo Gaconia
- Luca Antonio Resta
- Giulio Ottinelli
- Mario Farullo, O.F.M. Conv.
- Camillo Borghese (archbishop)
- Placido Fava, O.S.B.
- Antonio Bornio
- Carlo Bornio
- Giovanni Battista Deti
- Dionisio Tomacelli, O. Carm.
- Francesco Colonna (bishop)
- Annibale Sillano
- Francescantonio de Marco
- Francesco Maria Caffori
- Giovanni Bernardo Capreoli
- Giovanni Battista Costantino
- Domenico de Amato
- Agostino Gorgoni
- Francesco Antonio Duca
Titular see
Castro di Puglia, no longer being a residential bishopric, has been listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see since its nominal restoration in 1968. It was initially listed simply as Castro, but since 1976 as Castro di Puglia to avoid confusion with other sees named Castro.It has had the following incumbents, of both the lowest and the intermediary ranks:
- Titular Archbishop Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Tokyo 東京, succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza ; previously Titular Bishop of Atenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京
- Titular Bishop Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Milwaukee