Roman Catholic Diocese of Belcastro
The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: "Dioecesis Bellicastrensis") in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. History. The diocese of Belcastro has existed from at least 1122, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Severina, but the earliest bishop whose name is known is of the early 13th century. By the papal bull "De utiliori" of Pope Pius VII of 27 June 1828, the diocese was suppressed, its territory being incorporated (without its title) into its  Metropolitan's archdiocese of Santa Severina. Ordinaries. Diocese of Belcastro. "Erected: 1122" "Latin Name: Bellicastrensis" "Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Severina" "(all Roman Rite)" "1818: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina" Titular see. No longer a residential bishopric, the diocese, known in Latin as Bellicastrum, is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see since its nominal restoration as a titular bishopric in 1968. It has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) "and intermediary (archiepiscopal)" ranks :