Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo

The Diocese of San Severo (Latin: Sancti Severi Dioecesis, Italian: Diocese of San Severo) is located in Italy Roman Catholic diocese based in San Severo.

History

The Diocese of San Severo was built in 1062 as diocese and the Archdiocese of Benevento Civitate is a suffragan. In 1439 the diocese was dissolved and the diocese of Lucera attached, from which it was spun off again in 1478. On February 21, 1580, by Pope Gregory XIII. laid with the Apostolic Constitution Pro excellenti the seat of the Diocese of San Paolo di Civitate to San Severo. In addition, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Civitate San Severo. The diocese area now consisted of the merger of the regions of the dissolved bishoprics Civitate and Dragonara, which were newly built in 1968 as Titularbistümer. The Diocese of San Severo was placed under the Archdiocese of Foggia suffragan on April 30, 1979.

Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie Roman Catholic Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Roman Catholic Diocese of Andria Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli Roman Catholic Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria
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