Roman Catholic Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
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The diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria
, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical diocese of Mileto was united with the diocese of Nicotera-Tropea
. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.
was made an episcopal see by Pope Gregory VII
in 1073. The earthquake of 1783
destroyed the cathedral, built by Count Roger, who also built the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity and St. Michael for Greek Basilian monks.
Pope Callixtus II
united the diocese of Mileto with the diocese of Tauriana and diocese of Vibona, the latter destroyed by the Saracens. The first bishop was Arnolfo; after him were
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical diocese of Mileto was united with the diocese of Nicotera-Tropea
Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea
The former Italian Catholic diocese of Nicotera-Tropea, in Calabria, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Mileto, to form the diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea. It was a suffragan diocese of the archbishopric of Reggio di Calabria....
. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.
History
MiletoMileto
Mileto is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia.Mileto is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mileto....
was made an episcopal see by Pope Gregory VII
Pope Gregory VII
Pope St. Gregory VII , born Hildebrand of Sovana , was Pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. One of the great reforming popes, he is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor affirming the primacy of the papal...
in 1073. The earthquake of 1783
1783 Calabrian earthquakes
The 1783 Calabrian earthquakes were a sequence of five strong earthquakes that hit the region of Calabria in southern Italy , the first two of which produced significant tsunamis. The epicenters form a clear alignment extending nearly 100 km from the Straits of Messina to about 18 km SSW...
destroyed the cathedral, built by Count Roger, who also built the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity and St. Michael for Greek Basilian monks.
Pope Callixtus II
Pope Callixtus II
Pope Calixtus II , born Guy de Vienne, the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy , was elected Pope on February 1, 1119, after the death of Pope Gelasius II . His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms...
united the diocese of Mileto with the diocese of Tauriana and diocese of Vibona, the latter destroyed by the Saracens. The first bishop was Arnolfo; after him were
- Godfrey (1094), under whom the see became immediately subject to Rome;
- Cardinal Corrado Caracciolo (1402);
- Cardinal Astorgio Agnensi (1411);
- Antonio Sorbilli (1435), who founded the seminary in 1440;
- Felice Centini (1611), afterwards a cardinal;
- Gregorio Ponziani (1640), charged with a mission to England by Pope Urban VIIIPope Urban VIIIPope Urban VIII , born Maffeo Barberini, was pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron of the arts and reformer of Church missions...
.