The Diocese of Vico Equense (Latin: Dioecesis Vicanus Aequensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of

Vico Equense Vico Equense is a coastal town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in southern Italy. Geography Vico Equense is part of the greater Bay of Naples metropolitan area and is a tourist destination. Located on a tuff cliff, it is ...

in the Metropolitan City of

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

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. It was suppressed in 1818 to the Archdiocese of Sorrento."Diocese of Vico Equense"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Vico Equense"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016 It is now included in the

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's list of

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

s.''Ánnuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ), p. 1010

History

*1050: Established as Diocese of Vico Equense from the Diocese of Sorrento (other sources say the 7th century) *1818 Jun 28: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Sorrento *1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Vico Equense

Ordinaries

Diocese of Vico Equense

''Latin name: Vicanus Aequensis''
''Metropolitan:

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'' * Pietro de Andria, O.P. (13 Aug 1307 - ) :... * Salvatore Mosca (11 Oct 1451 - ) :... * Paolo Regio (10 Jan 1583 - 1607 Died)"Bishop Paolo Regio"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 * Luigi de Franchis, C.R. (1 Oct 1607 - 24 Jan 1611 Appointed,

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)"Bishop Luigi de Franchis, C.R."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 8, 2016 * Girolamo Sarriano, C.R. (31 Jan 1611 - 23 Jul 1627 Died)"Bishop Girolamo Sarriano, C.R."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 *

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(20 Dec 1627 - 6 Jan 1643 Died)"Bishop Luigi Riccio"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 * Alessandro Pauli (23 Feb 1643 - 23 Jul 1645 Died)"Bishop Alessandro Pauli"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 * Tommaso Imperato (27 May 1647 - 7 Oct 1656 Died)"Bishop Tommaso Imperato"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 * Giovanni Battista Repucci (19 Feb 1657 - Feb 1688 Died)"Bishop Giovanni Battista Repucci"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 *

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(14 Jan 1688 - 19 May 1700 Resigned)"Bishop Francesco Verde"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 * Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (21 Jun 1700 - 15 Oct 1732 Died)"Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 *Carlo Cosenza (19 Dec 1732 - 28 May 1743 Died) *Alfonso Sozi Carafa, C.R.S. (15 Jul 1743 - 15 Nov 1751 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce) *Vito Antonio Mastandrea (15 Nov 1751 - 13 Feb 1773 Died) *Paolino Pace (10 May 1773 - 14 Apr 1792 Died) *Michele Natale (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1799 Died) ''1818: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Sorrento''

References

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