The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania ( la, Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania), in
Campania
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, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a
suffragan
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of the
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
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["Diocese of Vallo della Lucania"]
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Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical
Diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of
Capaccio
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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.
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Dating back to ...
(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
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ( la, Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis) in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost i ...
)
*Francesco Cammarota (22 Dec 1917 – 15 Dec 1935 Died)
*Raffaele De Giuli (17 Jun 1936 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed,
Bishop of Albenga
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)
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 (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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