Diocese of Sagone

The Diocese of Sagone ( lat. : Dioecesis Sagonensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese , which in Sagone was founded.

history

The diocese of Sagone was established in the 8th century. The first bishop was Martino Tomitano . On April 27, 1092, the Diocese of Sagone was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pisa as a suffragan diocese by Pope Urban II with the Papal Bull Cum universis . Pirate attacks and malaria resulted in the episcopal see being moved to Vico and later to Calvi in 1572 .

In 1671 the Diocese of Sagone comprised about 18 parishes .

On November 29, 1801, the Diocese of Sagone was dissolved as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was incorporated into the Diocese of Ajaccio .

In April 2002 the diocese of Sagone was re-established as the titular diocese of Sagona .

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  The Cathedral of
  St. Appianus (ruin)
  in Vico

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  The Procathedral of
  St. John the Baptist
  in Calvi

See also

• List of the bishops of Sagone
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

• Entry for Diocese of Sagone on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry about the Diocese of Sagone on Giga-Catholic (English)
• Bulle Cum universis , in Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum Taurinensis editio , Vol. II, pp. 141-142
• Bulle Qui Christi Domini , in Bullarii romani continuatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245–249