Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
Latin Catholic diocese in Italy
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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]
CountryItaly
Area1,562 km2 (603 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2023)
- 158,200 (est.)
- 156,300 (est.)
Diocese of Vallo della Lucania Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania | |
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 San Pantaleone church | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,562 km2 (603 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 140  |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Pantaleone |
| Secular priests | 74 (diocesan)  15 (Religious Orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Vincenzo Calvosa |
| Website | |
| www.diocesivallodellalucania.it | |
Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo.[3]
Bishops
Diocese of Capaccio
Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century
- Giovanni Bonifacio Panella (16 May 1399 –1407)[4]
- ...
- Bernardus Caracciolo Pisquizi (1422–1425)[5]
- Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)
- ...
- Ausias Despuig (9 Aug 1476 – 2 Sep 1483 Died)
- Ludovico Podocathor (14 Nov 1483 –1503)[6]
- Luigi d'Aragona (20 Jan 1503 – 22 Mar 1514 Resigned)
- Lorenzo Pucci (10 Sep 1522 – 12 Jun 1523 Resigned)
- Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop of Capua) (12 Jun 1523 – 1531 Resigned)[7]
- Enrico Loffredo (18 Dec 1531 – Jan 1547 Died)
- Francesco Sfondrati (23 Mar 1547 – 9 Nov 1549 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cremona)
- Girolamo Verallo (9 Nov 1549 – 1 Mar 1553 Resigned)
- Paolo Emilio Verallo (1 Mar 1553 – 1584 Resigned)
- Lorenzo Belo (22 May 1584 – 1586 Died)
- Lelio Morelli (16 Jun 1586 – 1609 Died)
- Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. (14 Dec 1609 – 1610 Died)[8]
- Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. (28 Feb 1611 – 3 Mar 1627 Died)[8]
- Francesco Maria Brancaccio (9 Aug 1627 – 12 Feb 1635 Resigned)[8]
- Luigi Pappacoda (12 Feb 1635 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)[8]
- Tommaso Carafa (11 Jul 1639 – 7 Dec 1664 Died)[8]
- Camillo Ragona (13 Apr 1665 – 1 Aug 1677 Died)[8]
- Andrea Bonito, C.O. (14 Jun 1677 – 2 Feb 1684 Died)[9]
- Giovanni Battista De Pace, C.O. (5 Jun 1684 – 20 Nov 1698 Died)[9]
- Vincenzo Corcione (11 Apr 1699 – 8 Nov 1703 Died)[9]
- Francesco Paolo Nicolai (21 Jul 1704 – 2 Sep 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)[9]
- Carlo Francesco Giocoli (15 Mar 1717 – 14 Dec 1723 Died) [9]
- Agostino Odoardi, O.S.B. (14 Feb 1724 – 25 Jun 1741 Died)[9]
- Pietro Antonio Raimondi (22 Jan 1742 – 15 Apr 1768 Died)
- Angelo Maria Zuccari (16 May 1768 – 26 Dec 1794 Died)
- Vincenzo Torrusio (18 Dec 1797 – 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
- Filippo Speranza (29 Oct 1804 – 12 Aug 1834 Died)
- Michele Barone (6 Apr 1835 Confirmed – 7 Oct 1842 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria d'Alessandro (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed – 24 Nov 1845 Confirmed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
- Gregorio Fistilli (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed – 26 Sep 1848 Resigned)
- Francesco Giampaolo (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed – 20 Jun 1859 Confirmed, Bishop of Larino)
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 – )
