The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni ( la, Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis) is an
archdiocese
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History
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of the
Latin Rite
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of the
Catholic Church
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, with its
episcopal see
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at
Amalfi
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, not far from
Naples
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
It was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the
Holy See
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, but is now a
suffragan
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of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
The Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno ( la, Archidioecesis Salernitana-Campaniensis-Acernensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Salerno was in existence f ...
.
The current bishop is Orazio Soricelli. In 2015, in the diocese of Amalfi there was one priest for every 1,199 Catholics.
Special churches
Amalfi Cathedral
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, the
cathedral
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archiepiscopal see, is in
Amalfi
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, devoted to
Andrew the Apostle
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Cava de’ Tirreni
Cava may refer to:
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* Michela Cava, a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player
* Nicholas la Cava (born 1986), an American rower
* Tony LaCava (1961), an American ...
* Former Cathedral, a marian
Minor Basilica
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, dedicated to the
Assumption of Mary
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We proclaim and define it to be a dogma revealed by ...
and to St. Pantaleone, in
Ravello
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* Former Cathedral, also Minor Basilica, dedicated to St. Trofimena, in Minori
* Former Cathedral of St. Lawrence 'Duomo di S. Lorenzo', in
Scala, Campania
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History
According to an ancient and unproven tra ...
* Minor Basilica of Santa Maria dell’Olmo, in
Cava de’ Tirreni
Cava may refer to:
People Sports
* José Luis Cabrera Cava (born 1982), a Spanish retired footballer
* Michela Cava, a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player
* Nicholas la Cava (born 1986), an American rower
* Tony LaCava (1961), an American ...
History
The early beginnings of the Diocese of Amalfi are obscure; it is not known when it was founded, or when Christianity reached it. That it was early is a reasonable conjecture, considering the facilities for communication with the East which the South of Italy possessed.
The first indication that Amalfi was a Christian community is supplied by Pope
Gregory the Great
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, who wrote in January 596 to the
Subdeacon
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Subdeacons i ...
Antemius, his
legate
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:*Legatus Augusti pro praetore, a provincial governor in the Roman Imperial period
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monastery
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Primenus, Bishop of Amalfi, because he did not remain in his diocese, but roamed about. The regular list of bishops began in 829.
It was raised to Metropolitan Archbishopric of Amalfi by
Pope John XV
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Cathedral
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of
St. Andrew
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(''
Duomo
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''), the
relic
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s of the
Apostle
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of that name, who was the
patron saint
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and brought there by Cardinal Pietro of Capua, an Amalfitan who took part in the
sack of Constantinople
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during the
Fourth Crusade
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.
On 10 October 1384 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Nuceria
On 27 June 1818 it lost its status as a
metropolitan archdiocese
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...
and became the Archdiocese of Amalfi, despite having gained territories from the suppressed dioceses of Minori and of Ravello and Scala.
In the early 20th century, archdiocese had about 36,000 inhabitants, 54 parishes and 279 diocesan priests.
On 30 September 1986 the diocese was renamed the "Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni", having gained territory from and absorbing the title of the suppressed
* Leo (Leone Orso Comite) (987–1029)
* Leone (1029–1050)
* Pietro Alferio (1050 – 1070?)
* Giovanni (1070–1082)
* Sergio Donnamira (1082–1102)
* Mauro De Monte (1103–1128)
*Giovanni della Porta (ca. 1130–1142)
* Giovanni (1142–1166)
* Giovanni di San Paolo (1166–1168)
* Roboaldo (1168–1174)
* Dionisio (1174–1202)
1200 to 1400
* Matteo Capuano (1202–1215)
* Giovanni Capuano (1215–1239)
* Bartolomeo Pignatelli (1254 – 1254.11.04)
* Gualtiero de’ Gualtieri (1254.11.10 – 1258)
* Filippo Augustariccio (1258 – 1291?)
* Andrea d’Alagno (1295–1330)
* Landolfo Caracciolo, O.F.M. Conv.? (1331.09.20 – 1350?)
* Pietro Capuano (1351 – 1362?)
* Marino del Giudice (1361.04.16 – 1373.05.18
* Giovanni Acquaviva (1375.01.01 – 1378);
*Bertrand Mormillis (7 February 1379 – 1385) (appointed by
Pope Clement VII
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of the Avignon Obedience)
*Sergius Grisoni (1379–1392) (appointed by Urban VI of the Roman Obedience).
*Nicolaus de Sora (1385–1393) (appointed by Boniface IX of the Roman Obedience).
*Paulus de Surrento (1393–1401) (appointed by Boniface IX of the Roman Obedience).
1400 to 1600
*Bertrandus de Alaneo (1401–1412) (appointed by Boniface IX of the Roman Obedience).
*Robertus de Branchea (1413–1423) (appointed by John XXIII of the Avignon-Roman-Pisan Obedience).
*Andrea de Palearea (28 June 1424 – 1449) (appointed by
Pope Martin V
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, elected by the Cardinals and others at the
Council of Constance
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).
* Antonio Carlini, O.P. (1449–1460 Died)
* Nicolaus Miroballo (1460–1472 Died)
:''Sede vacante''
* Giovanni Nicolini (1475–1482 Resigned)
*
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(1482–1484 Translated)
* Andrea de Conto (Cuncto) (1484–1503 Died)
* Tommaso Regolano (1504–1510 Died)
* Antonio Balestrieri, O. Cist. (1513–1516 Resigned)
*
Lorenzo Pucci
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Biography
Pucci was born in Florence.
He be ...
, Administrator (1516–1517 Resigned)
* Girolamo de Plancha (17 June 1517 – 1519)
* Girolamo Ghianderoni (6 June 1519 – 1530) (Appointed,
Bishop of Massa Marittima
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)
*
Ferdinando D'Anna
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* Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663–1713), eldest son of Cosimo ...
Alfonso Oliva
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Francesco Sfondrati
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Biography
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Tiberio Crispo
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Tiberio Crispo
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Carlo Montigli
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Angelo Pichi
Angelo Pichi or Angelo Pico (died 12 December 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Miniato (1648–1653) ''(in Latin)''
and Archbishop of Amalfi (1638–1648). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 10 Novembe ...
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(1682–1701 Died)
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Michele de Bologna
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*Pietro Agostino Scorza (Scortia) (1731–1748 Resigned)
*Nicola Cioffi) (1748–1758 Died)
*Antonio Puoti) (1758–1792 Died)
*Silvestro Miccù, O.F.M.Obs., (1804–1830 Died)
Since 1818
''Territory Added: 1818 from the suppressed Diocese of Minori''
''Territory Added: 1818 from the suppressed Diocese of Scala''
*Mariano Bianco (1831–1848 Retired)
*Domenico VenturaA native of Bisceglia, Ventura had previously been Bishop of Termoli (1846–1849). Gams, pp. 848 and 933. (1849–1862 Died)
*Francesco Antonio Maiorsini (1871–1893 Died)
*Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) (1894–1908 Died)
*Antonio Maria Bonito (1908–1910 Resigned)
* Angelo Maria Dolci (1911–1914 Appointed,
Titular Archbishop
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of
Hierapolis in Syria
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* pp. 84–85. (in Latin)
* p. 86. (in Latin)
* p. 80. (in Latin)
* (in Latin)
* (in Latin)
* (in Latin)
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* Kehr, Paulus Fridolinus (1935). ''Italia pontificia. ' Vol. VIII: Regnum Normannorum—Campania Berlin: Weidmann. (in Latin)
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