The Roman Catholic Diocese of Capri (Latin: ''Dioecesis Capriensis seu Capritana'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of

Capri Capri ( , ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. A popular resort destination since the time of the Roman Republic, its natural beauty ...

on the island of

, in the

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off the

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, on the south side of the

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in the

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region of

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. On 27 June 1818, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Sorrento."Diocese of Capri"
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History

• 987: Established as Diocese of Capri from Diocese of Amalfi
• 1818.06.27: Suppressed by amalgamation with the

Archdiocese of Sorrento The Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia () is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost its status as a metropolitan ...

• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Capri

Ordinaries

Diocese of Capri

''Erected: 987'' :... * Benedetto de Pradosso (10 Dec 1398 – 16 Feb 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Ravello) :... * Giovanni Di Luigi (1490–1500) Appointed,

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* Raffaele Rocca (20 Oct 1499 – 1514 Resigned) ''(in Latin)'' * Eusebio de Granito (18 Aug 1514 – 1528 Died) * Agostino Falivenia (Pastineus), O.S.M. (25 Sep 1528 – 24 Apr 1534 Appointed,

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) * Angelo Baretta (24 Apr 1534 – 1539 Died) * Leonardo de Magistris (13 Feb 1540 – 21 Aug 1551 Appointed, Bishop of Alessano) * Alfonso de Valdecabras (21 Aug 1551 – 1555 Resigned) * Alfonso de Sásamo, O.S.B. (16 Dec 1555 – 1564 Resigned) * Filippo Mazzola (bishop) (6 Sep 1564 – 1584 Died) *

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(Liparolo) (28 Nov 1584 – 1608 Died) * Troiano Bozzuto, C.O. (17 Mar 1608 – 21 Nov 1625 Died) *

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, C.R. (16 Mar 1626 – 11 Sep 1633 Died) *

Loreto Di Franco Loreto de Franchis or Loreto di Franco (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1636–1638) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Capri (1634–1636). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Loreto de Franchis was born in Castel di Sangr ...

(De Franchis) (22 Mar 1634 – 1 Dec 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Minori) *

Alessandro Sibilia Alessandro Sibilia (1591–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capri (1637). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Alessandro Sibilia was born in 1591 in Capua, Italy. On 20 Apr 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban ...

(20 Apr 1637 – Jun 1637 Died) * Francesco Antonio Biondo,

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(14 Dec 1637 – 3 Dec 1640 Appointed, Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli) *

Paolo Pellegrini Paolo Pellegrini (1597 – April 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capri (1641–1683). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Paolo Pellegrini was born in Naples, Italy in 1597. On 18 March 1641, he was appointed during the papacy ...

(18 Mar 1641 – Apr 1683 Died) * Dionisio Petra, O.S.B. (12 Jul 1683 – Jun 1698 Died) ''(in Latin)'' * Michele Gallo Vandeinde (15 Sep 1698 – 18 Dec 1727 Resigned) * Giovanni Maria de Laurentiis, O. Carm. (22 Dec 1727 – 20 Mar 1751 Died) * Francesco Antonio Rocco (17 May 1751 – 1776 Died) * Nicolò Saverio Gamboni (16 Dec 1776 – 24 Aug 1807 Confirmed,

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References

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History

Ordinaries

Diocese of Capri

See also

References