Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 15°16′00″E / 40.2333°N 15.2667°E / 40.2333; 15.2667
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Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceSalerno-Campagna-Acerno
Statistics
Area1,562 km2 (603 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
161,000
157,000 (97.5%)
Parishes138
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Pantaleone
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVincenzo Calvosa
Website
www.diocesivallodellalucania.it

The Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (

Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]

Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical

Bishops

Diocese of Capaccio

Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century

...
  • Bernardus Caracciolo Pisquizi (1422–1425)[5]
  • Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)
...

Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania

Latin Name: Caputaquensis et Vallensis
Name Changed: 16 July 1851

  • Giovanni Battista Siciliani,
    O.F.M. Conv.
    (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed – 24 Oct 1876 Died)
  • Pietro Maglione (18 Dec 1876 – 17 Dec 1900 Resigned)
  • Paolo Jacuzio (17 Dec 1900 – 9 Jul 1917 Appointed,
    Archbishop of Sorrento
    )
  • Francesco Cammarota (22 Dec 1917 – 15 Dec 1935 Died)
  • Raffaele De Giuli (17 Jun 1936 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed,
    Bishop of Albenga
    )

Diocese of Vallo di Lucania

Latin Name: Vallensis in Lucania
Name Changed: 24 November 1945

  • Domenico Savarese (11 Jan 1947 – 3 Oct 1955 Died)
  • Biagio d’Agostino (24 Feb 1956 – 26 Oct 1974 Retired)
  • Giuseppe Casale (26 Oct 1974 – 7 May 1988 Appointed,
    Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino
    )
  • Giuseppe Rocco Favale (4 Mar 1989 – 7 May 2011 Retired)
  • Ciro Miniero (7 May 2011 – )

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Capaccio and Vallo". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  4. Archbishop (Personal Title) of Muro Lucano
    .
  5. Pope Eugenius IV
    on 3 August 1425. Eubel I, p. 165. Ebner I, p. 70.
  6. ^ On 20 January 1503, Podocathor was appointed Archbishop of Benevento.
  7. ^ "Bishop Tommaso Caracciolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  8. ^ a b c d e f Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 134. (in Latin)
  9. ^ a b c d e f Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 142. (in Latin)

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External links

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40°14′00″N 15°16′00″E / 40.2333°N 15.2667°E / 40.2333; 15.2667