Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Notes on the Diocese of Vibo Valentia / Vibona 451
The first known bishop of Vibo Valentia /Vibona, Romano (or Somano), is recorded as a participant on the Council of Chalcedon (451). The city was destroyed in 983 (and rebuilt two centuries later under the name Monteleone). Pope Gregory VII erected the new diocese of Mileto 4 February 1083 (bull "Supernae Miserationis") from the territories of Vibona and Tauriana.
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- Giulio Longo
