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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 (Latin: Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]

Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo.[3]

Bishops

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Diocese of Capaccio

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Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century

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  • Bernardus Caracciolo Pisquizi (1422–1425)[5]
  • Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)
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Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania

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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

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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

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  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. ^ On 23 February 1407, Panella was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Muro Lucano.
  5. ^ A Neapolitan aristocrat, Bernardus, the brother of the Grand Seneschal of Queen Joanna and a doctor of canon law, was named bishop of Capaccio on 15 February 1422 (or 18 December, according to Eubel). Bishop Bernardo was transferred to the diocese of Cosenza by 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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