Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Vallo della Lucania |
Latin: | Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania |
Country: | Italy |
Province: | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
Area Km2: | 1,562 |
Population: | 161,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 157,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 97.5 |
Parishes: | 138 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 12th Century |
Cathedral: | Cattedrale di S. Pantaleone |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Vincenzo 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
Diocese of Capaccio
See main article: Diocese of Capaccio.
Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century
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 –)
Bibliography
Reference works
Studies
- Book: Cappelletti, Giuseppe. Le chiese d'Italia: dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni : opera. vigesmo (20). 1866. G. Antonelli. Venice. italian. 331–365.
- Book: Collezione degli atti emanati dopo la pubblicazione del Concordato dell'anno 1818: contenente i brevi e le lettere apostoliche, i reali decreti e rescritti, le circolari ed istruzioni pubblicate da aprile 1840 a tutto dicembre 1841; non che una copiosa appendice a' precedenti volumi. 9. Parte nona (9). 1842. Stamperia dell'Iride. Napoli. Italian, Latin.
- Kamp, Norbert (1973). Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien. Prosopographische Grundlegung. Bistümer und Bischöfe des Königreichs 1194-1266. 1. Abruzzen und Kampanien, Munich 1973, pp. 454-459.
- Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1925). Italia pontificia Vol. VIII (Berlin: Weidmann 1925), pp. 276–278.
- Book: Ughelli. Ferdinando. Coleti. Niccolo. Italia sacra sive De episcopis Italiæ, et insularum adjacentium. Tomus septimus (7). 1721. apud Sebastianum Coleti. Venice. Latin. 464–483.
External links
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Notes and References
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvadl.html "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania"
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vall4.htm "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania"
- Encyclopedia: Capaccio and Vallo. Catholic Encyclopedia.