The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio was a residential bishopric from 600 to 1649 and is now a Latin Catholic titular see under the shortened name Castro.[1][2][3]
History
The bishopric was founded in 600 AD under the name Bisenzio (Latin Bisentium), the Italianized medieval name of the Ancient Etruscan city
Visentium.
In 680 it was renamed as Diocese of Castro del Lazio, also called Castrum in Tuscia.
Titular Bishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1977.06.06 – 1983.01.19), as
Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1977.06.06 – 1983.01.19), later
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Paraná (Argentina) (1983.01.19 – 1986.04.01), then
Apostolic Administratorsede plena of Paraná (1983.01.19 – 1986.04.01) and succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina) (1986.04.01 – 2003.04.29), President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1996 – 2002), created
Cardinal-Priest of
Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007.11.24 [2008.02.02] – ...)
Titular Bishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1983.08.18 – 1997.03.15), as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Abancay (Peru) (1983.08.18 – 1986.10.18), later Auxiliary Bishop of
Cusco (Peru) (1986.10.18 – 1991.12.04), Auxiliary Bishop of
Yauyos (Peru) (1991.12.04 – 1997.03.15), succeeding as Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru) (1997.03.15 – 2003.11.29), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Cusco (Peru) (2003.11.29 – 2014.10.28)
Titular Bishop Rimantas Norvila (1997.05.28 – 2002.01.05)
Titular Bishop Patrick K. Lynch,
Picpus Fathers (SS.CC.) (2005.12.28 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of
Southwark (London, England)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio was a residential bishopric from 600 to 1649 and is now a Latin Catholic titular see under the shortened name Castro.[1][2][3]
History
The bishopric was founded in 600 AD under the name Bisenzio (Latin Bisentium), the Italianized medieval name of the Ancient Etruscan city
Visentium.
In 680 it was renamed as Diocese of Castro del Lazio, also called Castrum in Tuscia.
Titular Bishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1977.06.06 – 1983.01.19), as
Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1977.06.06 – 1983.01.19), later
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Paraná (Argentina) (1983.01.19 – 1986.04.01), then
Apostolic Administratorsede plena of Paraná (1983.01.19 – 1986.04.01) and succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina) (1986.04.01 – 2003.04.29), President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1996 – 2002), created
Cardinal-Priest of
Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007.11.24 [2008.02.02] – ...)
Titular Bishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1983.08.18 – 1997.03.15), as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Abancay (Peru) (1983.08.18 – 1986.10.18), later Auxiliary Bishop of
Cusco (Peru) (1986.10.18 – 1991.12.04), Auxiliary Bishop of
Yauyos (Peru) (1991.12.04 – 1997.03.15), succeeding as Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru) (1997.03.15 – 2003.11.29), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Cusco (Peru) (2003.11.29 – 2014.10.28)
Titular Bishop Rimantas Norvila (1997.05.28 – 2002.01.05)
Titular Bishop Patrick K. Lynch,
Picpus Fathers (SS.CC.) (2005.12.28 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of
Southwark (London, England)