The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania ( la, Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania), in
Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
of the
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
["Diocese of Vallo della Lucania"]
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Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical
Diocese of
Capaccio
Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the ''comune''.
History
Geograp ...
and
Vallo.
Bishops
Diocese of Capaccio
''Latin Name: Caputaquensis''
''Erected: 12th Century''
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)
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Giuseppe Rocco Favale
Giuseppe Rocco Favale (11 July 1935 – 29 June 2018) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop.
Favale was born in Irsina, Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucani ...
(4 Mar 1989 – 7 May 2011 Retired)
*Ciro Miniero (7 May 2011 – )
References
Bibliography
Reference works
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Studies
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*Kamp, Norbert (1973). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien. Prosopographische Grundlegung. Bistümer und Bischöfe des Königreichs 1194-1266. 1. Abruzzen und Kampanien'', Munich 1973, pp. 454-459.
*Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1925). ''Italia pontificia'' Vol. VIII (Berlin: Weidmann 1925), pp. 276–278.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Campania
Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 12th century
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