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Former Latin Catholic diocese in Italy
The Diocese of San Leone (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Leonis ) was a
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
diocese of the
Catholic Church located in the
Italian town of San Leone in
Calabria . In 1547, it was suppressed to the
Archdiocese of Trani .
[1]
[2] It was restored as a
titular see in 1966.
[2]
History
Bishops of San Leone
Erected: 1322
Latin Name: Sancti Leonis
Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Santa Severina
...
Antonius, O.Min. (Roman Obedience) 1402–1404
[3]
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27 November 1571: Suppressed to the
Archdiocese of Santa Severina
References
Sources
Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913).
Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914).
Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923).
Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.