The Diocese of
Nocera dei Pagani
Nocera dei Pagani (), as it was known between the 16th century and 1806, was a ''civitas'' that included a large portion of the Agro nocerino-sarnese, corresponding to five contemporary municipalities: Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pa ...
-Sarno (), commonly known as Diocese of
Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore ( or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-southeast of Naples by rail. ...
-Sarno (), is a
Latin Church
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diocese of the
Catholic Church
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located in the
Campania
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region of
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. It is a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
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Bishops
Diocese of
Nocera dei Pagani
Nocera dei Pagani (), as it was known between the 16th century and 1806, was a ''civitas'' that included a large portion of the Agro nocerino-sarnese, corresponding to five contemporary municipalities: Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pa ...
''Erected: 4th century''
''Latin name:
Nuceria Paganorum
Nocera dei Pagani (), as it was known between the 16th century and 1806, was a ''civitas'' that included a large portion of the Agro nocerino-sarnese, corresponding to five contemporary municipalities: Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pa ...
''
''Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Salerno-Acerno''
*
Antonio Bolognini (1438–1444 Appointed,
Bishop of Foligno
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H ...
)
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Giovanni Marcolini,
O.F.M. (1444–1465 Died)
*
Pietro Strambone,
O.P. (1479–1503 Died)
*
Bernardino Orsini (1503–1511 Died)
*
Domenico Giacobazzi (1511–1517 Resigned)
*
Andrea Giacobazzi (1517–1524 Died)
*
Domenico Giacobazzi (2nd time)(1524–1528 Died)
*
Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) (1528–1552 Died)
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Giulio Giovio (1552–1560 Resigned)
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Paolo Giovio (il Giovane) (1560–1585 Died)
*
Sulpizio Costantino (1585–1602 Died)
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Simone Lunadori (1602–1610 Died)
*
Stefano de Vicari,
O.P. (1610–1620 Died)
*
Francesco Trivulzio (1621–1631 Died)
*
Ippolito Franconi (1632–1653 Died)
*
Bonaventura D'Avalos,
O.S.A. (1654–1659 Resigned)
*
Felice Gabrielli,
O.F.M. Conv.
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(1659–1684 Died)
*
Emiddio Lenti (1685–1691 Died)
*
Sebastiano Perissi (1692–1700 Appointed,
Bishop of Grosseto)
*
Giovanbattista Carafa (1700–1715 Died)
*Niccolò di Domenico (1718–1744 Died)
*Gherardo Antonio Volpe (1744–1768 Died)
*Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice,
O.S.B. (1768–1806 Died)
*Agnello Giuseppe d'Auria Loffredo (1834–1860 Died)
*Michele Adinolfi (1860–1863 Died)
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*Raffaele Ammirante (1871–1881 Died)
*Francesco Vitagliano (1882–1885 Resigned)
*Luigi del Forno (1885–1913 Died)
*Giuseppe Romeo (1913–1935 Died)
*Teodorico de Angelis (1936–1951 Resigned)
*Fortunato Zoppas (1952–1964 Resigned)
*Jolando Nuzzi (1971–1986 Died)
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
''30 September 1986: United with the territory of the historical Diocese of Sarno that was previously merged into the
Diocese of Cava e Sarno''
*
Gioacchino Illiano (1987–2011 Retired)
*
Giuseppe Giudice (2011–)
Notes and references
Notes
References
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Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore ( or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-southeast of Naples by rail. ...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
The Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno (), commonly known as Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Campania region of Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagn ...