The Diocese of Massa Lubrense was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in

Massa Lubrense Massa Lubrense ( nap, Màssë) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about southeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 13,404 and an area of 19.7 km2. ...

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in the ecclesiastical province of Sorrento."Titular Episcopal See of Massa Lubrense"
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History

*1024: Established as Diocese of Massa Lubrense (''Dioecesis Massalubrensis'') *27 Jun 1818: Suppressed (to Archdiocese of Sorrento) *1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Massa Lubrense (''Massalubrensis'')

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Diocese of Massa Lubrense

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''Latin Name: Massalubrensis'' *

Jacopo Scannapecora Jacopo Scannapecora (died 1506) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1466–1506). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 15 January 1466, Jacopo Scannapecora was appointed by Pope Paul II Pope Paul II ( la, Paulus II; ...

(15 Jan 1466 – 1506 Died)"Bishop Bishop Jacopo Scannapecora"
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Gerolamo Castaldi Gerolamo Castaldi (died 1521) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1506–1521). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 5 July 1506, Gerolamo Castaldi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Massa Lub ...

(5 Jul 1506 – 1521 Died)"Bishop Gerolamo Castaldi"
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Pietro de' Marchesi Pietro de' Marchesi (died 1544) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1521–1544). ''(in Latin)'' Career On 12 April 1521, Marchesi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Massa Lubrense The Di ...

(12 Apr 1521 – 1544 Died)"Bishop Pietro de' Marchesi"
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Gerolamo Borgia Gerolamo Borgia (1475–1550) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1544–1550). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Gerolamo Borgia was born in Senise, Italy in 1475. In 1544, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo ...

(1544 – 1550 Died)"Bishop Gerolamo Borgia"
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Giambatista Borgia Giambatista Borgia (died 1560) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1545–1560). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 March 1545, he was appointed by Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Pao ...

(18 Mar 1545 – 1560 Died)"Bishop Giambatista Borgia"
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Andrea Belloni Andrea Belloni (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1560–1577). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 27 June 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Massa Lubrense The Diocese o ...

(27 Jun 1560 – 1577 Died)"Bishop Andrea Belloni"
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Giuseppe Faraoni Giuseppe Faraon (died 1588) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Crotone (1581–1588) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1577–1581). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 9 March 1577, Giuseppe Faraon was appointed during the p ...

(9 Mar 1577 – 26 Nov 1581 Appointed,

Bishop of Crotone The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina. ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Giambattista Palma (1581 – 1594 Died)"Bishop Giambattista Palma"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 28, 2016 * Lorenzo Asprella (19 Dec 1594 – 1605 Died)"Bishop Lorenzo Asprella"
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Agostino Quinzio Agostino Quinzio, Order of Preachers, O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Lubrense, Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1605–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and Roman Catholic Diocese of Korčula, Bishop of Ko ...

, O.P. (17 Aug 1605 – 1611 Died)"Bishop Agostino Quinzio, O.P."
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Ettore Gironda Ettore Gironda (died 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1611–1626). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 24 January 1611, Ettore Gironda was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Massa Lubrense. ...

(24 Jan 1611 – 1626 Died)"Bishop Ettore Gironda"
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Maurizio Centini Maurizio Centini, O.F.M. Conv. (1592 – 14 November 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mileto (1631–1639) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1626–1631). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Maurizio Centini was born i ...

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(9 Feb 1626 – 12 May 1631 Appointed,

Bishop of Mileto The Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Mileto was united with the Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suff ...

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Alessandro Gallo Alessandro Gallo (died 4 March 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1632–1645). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 24 November 1632, Alessandro Gallo was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Massa Lubrense. ...

(24 Nov 1632 – 4 Mar 1645 Died)"Bishop Alessandro Gallo"
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Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli (died 19 January 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1645–1672). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 15 May 1645, Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli was appointed by Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Mass ...

(15 May 1645 – 19 Jan 1672 Died)"Bishop Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli"
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Francesco Maria Neri Francesco Maria Neri (6 February 1628 – December 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1678–1684) and Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1672–1678). Biography Francesco Maria Neri was born in Tivoli, Italy on 6 February ...

(16 May 1672 – 10 Jan 1678 Appointed,

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Giovanni Battista Nepita Giovanni Battista Nepita (1624 – 12 July 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1685–1701) and Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680–1685). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giovanni Battista Nepita ...

(26 Mar 1685 – 12 Jul 1701 Died)"Bishop Giovanni Battista Nepita"
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(18 Jun 1792 – 1797 Died)

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Ordinaries

Diocese of Massa Lubrense

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