Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta
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The Italian Catholic diocese of Castellaneta is in Apulia
. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Taranto.
previous to 1080, when it was taken by Robert, Duke of Tarentum, who expelled its Byzantine inhabitants. At this time, probably, the episcopal see was created; in the same year Tarentum
was made a metropolitan see. A bishop of Castellaneta, Joannes, is first mentioned with the diocese. There is a record of an otherwise unknown Bishop of Mottola, who died in 1040; his successor was a certain Liberius.
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Taranto.
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Nothing is known of CastellanetaCastellaneta
Castellaneta is a city and comune in the province of Taranto, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, about 40 km from Taranto. Located in a territory spanning from the Murgia to the Ionian Sea, characterized by numerous gravina ravines, it is part of the Comunità Montana della Murgia...
previous to 1080, when it was taken by Robert, Duke of Tarentum, who expelled its Byzantine inhabitants. At this time, probably, the episcopal see was created; in the same year Tarentum
Tarentum
Tarentum may refer to:* Taranto, Apulia, Italy; on the site of the ancient Roman city Tarentum; formerly the Greek colony Taras. See also: History of Taranto* Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States** Tarentum Bridge, in the above place...
was made a metropolitan see. A bishop of Castellaneta, Joannes, is first mentioned with the diocese. There is a record of an otherwise unknown Bishop of Mottola, who died in 1040; his successor was a certain Liberius.