Roman Catholic Diocese of Scala
Roman Catholic | |
|---|---|
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 987 AD (suppressed on 27 June 1818) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Titular Archbishop | Edward Joseph Adams |
| Styles of Edward Joseph Adams | |
|---|---|
Titular Archbishop of Scala |
The Diocese of Scala is a
It was established in 987 as a regular
Archdiocese of Amalfi, now the Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni
.
In 1968 it was established as a titular see and has been held by
papal nuncios
since then.
History
Scala is the oldest town on the
With more than a thousand-year history, Scala during the height of its economic splendor had about 130 churches. It is also noted as the birthplace of
Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, or the Knights Hospitaller.[4]
Former cathedral
The
Romanesque style. It was modified in the 17th and 18th centuries, preserving only the original structure of the portal. The interior is in the form of a nave and two aisles, with high-quality stuccoes and a vault decorated with scenes from the saint's life (1748).[4]
In the Gothic-style crypt is the colored stucco sarcophagus of Marinella Rufolo with a group of 14th-century wooden statues and other sculptures carved by her widower, Antonio Coppola, in 1332.[4]
List of holders
Diocesan bishops
- Sergio (987 - ?)
- Alessandro (1118 - ?)
- Orso D'Afflitto (1144 - ?)
- Alessandro II (1171 - after 1191)
- Costantino D'Afflitto (1207 - after 1223)
- Matteo D'Afflitto (1227–1269)
- An anonymous bishop (mentioned in 1313)
- Teodoro Scacciavento (1328 - ?)
- Guglielmo Lombardo, O.P. (c. 1335 - 1342)
- Guglielmo II, O.F.M.(1342 - 1349)
- Giacomo Sazali, O.P. (23 June 1349 - 1369)
- Guillaume Vaysserie, O.P. (7 August 1384 - ?) (anti-bishop)
- Andrea Fusco (January 1390 - 29 May 1397 - transferred to Ravello)
- Pietro (c. 1394 - 1395 - transferred to Termoli)
- Petruccio da Penne, O.P. (1 December 1395 - 1418)
- Natale Mastini D'Afflitto (23 November 1418 - 1450)
- Evangelista Frioli, Bethlehemites (31 July 1450 - 1465)
- Matteo Doti (20 February 1469 - 1499)
- Giacomo Pisanelli (13 January 1500 - 1511)
- Ferdinando de Castro (17 September 1511 - 1515)
- Baltasar del Río (22 October 1515 - 1 January 1540)
- Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (19 January 1541 - 7 May 1548 - transferred to Bertinoro)
- Alfonso Romero, O.F.M. (10 July 1551 - 1551) (Bishop Elect)
- Costantino Piccioni, Order of Saint Augustine (27 April 1552 - 25 February 1577 - transferred to Cortona)
- Feliciano Ninguarda, O.P. (25 February 1577 - 31 January 1583 - transferred to Sant'Agata de' Goti)
- Francesco D'Afflitto (27 June 1583 - 11 October 1593)[7]
- Giovanni Battista Serignano, O.P. (7 January 1594 - October 1594)
- Floriano Nanni, Canons Regular of the Lateran (7 November 1594 - 19 September 1598)
- O.S.M. (25 November 1598 - 31 July 1603 - transferred to Ravello and Scala)
Titular bishops
- Joseph Alphonse McNicholas (31 January 1969 - 22 July 1975 - became bishop of Springfield in Illinois)
- bishop of Coimbra)
- Marion Francis Forst (16 October 1976 - 23 December 1986)
- George Pell (30 March 1987 - 16 July 1996 - became archbishop of Melbourne)
- Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to United Kingdom of Great Britain, with personal title of Archbishop (since 24 August 1996)
References
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 965
- ^ "Diocese of Scala Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Scala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d "Scala".
- ^ "Archbishop Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 17, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Gaspare Ricciullo Del Fosso, O.M." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Francesco D’Afflitto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
External links
- "Diocese of Scala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- "Diocese of Scala (Titular)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- Titular Episcopal See of Scala on gcatholic.org