Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (Latin: Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania), in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]
Diocese of Vallo della Lucania Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy | 
| Ecclesiastical province | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,562 km2 (603 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)  | (as of 2010) 161,000 157,000 (97.5%)  | 
| Parishes | 138 | 
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 12th Century | 
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Pantaleone | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Ciro Miniero | 
| Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Rocco Favale | 
| 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 – 23 Feb 1407 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Muro Lucano)
 
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- Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)
 
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- Ausias Despuig (9 Aug 1476 – 2 Sep 1483 Died)
 - Ludovico Podocathor (14 Nov 1483 – 20 Jan 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
 - 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)[4]
 - 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)[5]
 - Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. (28 Feb 1611 – 3 Mar 1627 Died)[5]
 - Francesco Maria Brancaccio (9 Aug 1627 – 12 Feb 1635 Resigned)[5]
 - Luigi Pappacoda (12 Feb 1635 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)[5]
 - Tommaso Carafa (11 Jul 1639 – 7 Dec 1664 Died)[5]
 - Camillo Ragona (13 Apr 1665 – 1 Aug 1677 Died)[5]
 - Andrea Bonito, C.O. (14 Jun 1677 – 2 Feb 1684 Died)[6]
 - Giovanni Battista De Pace, C.O. (5 Jun 1684 – 20 Nov 1698 Died)[6]
 - Vincenzo Corcione (11 Apr 1699 – 8 Nov 1703 Died)[6]
 - Francesco Paolo Nicolai (21 Jul 1704 – 2 Sep 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)[6]
 - Carlo Francesco Giocoli (15 Mar 1717 – 14 Dec 1723 Died) [6]
 - Agostino Odoardi, O.S.B. (14 Feb 1724 – 25 Jun 1741 Died)[6]
 - 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 – )
 
References
    
- "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
 - "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
 - "Capaccio and Vallo". Catholic Encyclopedia.
 - "Bishop Tommaso Caracciolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
 - Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 134. (in Latin)
 - 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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