The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campagna was twice been a Latin suffragan bishopric with see in
Campagna
Campagna (Italian: ) is a small town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Its population is 17,148. Its old Latin name was Civitas Campaniae (City of Campagna). Campagna is located in one of the ...
, a town in the Salerno province of
Campania
(man), it, Campana (woman)
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region, southern
Italy
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.
Its former
cathedral
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episcopal see is now a
co-cathedral: the
Minor basilica
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of Santa Maria della Pace (dedicated to
Our Lady of Peace
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).
History
A first Diocese of Campagna was established on 19 July 1525, on territories split off from the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Salerno and the
Diocese of Satriano, the bishop of that see cumulated as first Bishop of Campagna, and his successors continued to do so.
On 27 June 1818, it was suppressed and its territory (not the title) merged into the
Diocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Bisaccia.
On 30 September 1921, a (second) Diocese of Campagna was 'restored' on territory split off from the then Metropolitan Archdiocese of
Conza
Conza della Campania (or Conza di Campania; formerly called Compsa, commonly known as Conza (Campanian: )) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Latin Catholic (arch)bishopric in the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in souther ...
, but administered by the same Conza 1818.06.27–1921.09.30 under that Metropolitan as
Apostolic Administrator
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s until 1921.
On 30 September 1986, the bishopric was suppressed and its territory (again not the title) merged into the
, to which see the last Suffragan bishop of Campagna was promoted.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite)
;Suffragan Bishops of Campagna (first creation)
:''see the bishops of
Satriano Satriano may refer to: Places
* Ascoli Satriano
* Satriano (Calabria)
* Satriano di Lucania
** its Roman predecessor Satrianum
The Diocese of Satrianum (Latin) or Satriano (Italian) is now a Roman Catholic titular see, that is, a former episco ...
''
;Suffragan Bishops of Campagna (restored period)
* ''
Apostolic Administrator
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Michelangelo Lupoli (1818.05.25 – 1831.12.30), while Metropolitan Archbishop of nearby
Conza
Conza della Campania (or Conza di Campania; formerly called Compsa, commonly known as Conza (Campanian: )) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Latin Catholic (arch)bishopric in the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in souther ...
(Italy) (1818.05.25 – 1831.12.30)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Gennaro Pellini (1831 – 1835.10.06), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1836.02.01 – 1848.12.22)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Leone Ciampa,
Discalced Franciscans (O.F.M. Disc.) (Apostolic Administrator 1836.02.01 – 1848.12.22), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1836.02.01 – 1848.12.22), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Sorrento
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(Italy) (1848.12.22 – death 1854)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Giuseppe Pappalardo (Apostolic Administrator 1849 – death 1850), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1849 – 1850)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Grigorio De Luca (Apostolic Administrator 1850.05.20 – death 1878), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1850.05.20 – 1878)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Salvatore Nappi (Apostolic Administrator 1879.02.28 – death 1896.10.18), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1879.02.28 – 1896.10.18)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Antonio Buglione (Apostolic Administrator 1896.10.18 – death 1904.02.20), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1896.10.18 – 1904.02.20)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Nicola Piccirilli (Apostolic Administrator 1904.11.15 – 1917.09.25), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1904.11.15 – 1917.09.25); later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Lanciano (Italy) (1917.09.25 – 1939.03.04) and Apostolic Administrator of
Ortona (Italy) (1917.09.25 – 1939.03.04)''
* ''Apostolic Administrator Carmine Cesarano,
Redemptorists
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(C.SS.R.) (Apostolic Administrator 1918.09.30 – 1921.09.30 ''see below''), while first Bishop of
Ozieri (Italy) (1915.04.18 – 1918.09.30), then Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1918.09.30 – 1921.09.30)''
* ''
Archbishop-bishop
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'' Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. (''see above'' 1921.09.30 – resigned 1931.12.16), later Archbishop-Bishop of
Aversa (Italy) (1931.12.16 – death 1935.11.22)
* Pietro Capizzi (1932.09.16 – resigned 1937.08.12), later Bishop of
Caltagirone (Italy) (1937.08.12 – 1960.11.11); emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
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of
Amorium
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(1960.11.11 – death 1961.07.07)
* Giiuseppe Maria Palatucci,
Conventual Franciscans
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(O.F.M. Conv.) (1937.09.20 – death 1961.03.31)
* Jolando Nuzzi (1961.05.20 – 1971.01.04); previously Titular Bishop of
Emmaus
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(1959.08.08 – 1961.05.20) &
Auxiliary Bishop of
Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (Italy) (1959.08.08 – 1961.05.20); later Bishop of
Nocera de’ Pagani (Italy) (1971.01.04 – 1986.09.30), Bishop of
Cava de’ Tirreni
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(Italy) (1972.09.25 – 1986.09.30), Bishop of
Sarno
Sarno is a town and ''comune'' and former Latin Catholic bishopric of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 20 km northeast from the Salerno, city of Salerno and 60 km east of Naples by the main railway.
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(Italy) (1972.09.25 – 1986.09.30), again Bishop of above Nocera Inferiore–Sarno (1986.09.30 – death 1986.12.27)
* Gaetano Pollio (陽霖),
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(P.I.M.E.) (1973.08.04 – retired 1984.10.20); previously Metropolitan Archbishop of
Kaifeng
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開封 (China) (1946.12.12 – 1960.09.08), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto (Italy) (1960.09.08 – 1969.02.05), Apostolic Administrator of
Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (1968 – 1969), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Salerno (Italy) (1969.02.05 – retired 1984.10.20), Apostolic Administrator of
Acerno (Italy) (1969.02.05 – retired 1984.10.20)
*''
Apostolic Administrator
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José d’Angelo Neto (1982 – 1984), while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Pouso Alegre
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(Brazil) (1962.04.14 – death 1990.05.31)''
* Guerino Grimaldi (1984.10.20 – 1986.09.30); previously Titular Bishop of
Salpi Salpi may refer to:
Geography
* Salapia, an ancient settlement in Daunia (present-day Apulia), Italy
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Salpi
People
* Salpy, also transliterated Salpi, a feminine Armenian given name
* Salpi Ghazarian, Armenian-Americ ...
(1968.02.02 – 1971.03.19), Auxiliary Bishop of
Salerno (Italy) (1968.02.02 – 1971.03.19), Bishop of
Nola
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(Italy) (1971.03.19 – 1982.07.02),
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These include:
* Coad ...
of
Salerno (1982.07.02 – 1984.10.20),
Coadjutor Bishop of Campagna (Italy) (1982.07.02 – 1984.10.20, succeeding thus); also Apostolic Administrator of Acerno (Italy) (1984.10.20 – 1986.09.30), later first Metropolitan Archbishop of
Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1992.04.12)
See also
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Satriano e Campagna
*
Catholic Church in Italy
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References
External links
GCatholic, with incumbent biography links
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Europe