Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

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Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania
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Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Statistics
Area1,562 km2 (603 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
161,000
157,000 (97.5%)
Parishes138
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established12th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Pantaleone
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Vincenzo Calvosa
Website
www.diocesivallodellalucania.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (Latin : Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania), in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. [1] [2]

Contents

Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo . [3]

Bishops

Diocese of Capaccio

Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century

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  • Bernardus Caracciolo Pisquizi (1422–1425) [5]
  • Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)
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Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania

Latin Name: Caputaquensis et Vallensis
Name Changed: 16 July 1851

Diocese of Vallo di Lucania

Latin Name: Vallensis in Lucania
Name Changed: 24 November 1945

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References

  1. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Capaccio and Vallo". Catholic Encyclopedia .
  4. On 23 February 1407, Panella was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Muro Lucano.
  5. A Neapolitan aristocrat, Bernardus, the brother of the Grand Seneschal of Queen Joanna and a doctor of canon law, was named bishop of Capaccio on 15 February 1422 (or 18 December, according to Eubel). Bishop Bernardo was transferred to the diocese of Cosenza by Pope Eugenius IV on 3 August 1425. Eubel I, p. 165. Ebner I, p. 70.
  6. On 20 January 1503, Podocathor was appointed Archbishop of Benevento.
  7. "Bishop Tommaso Caracciolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 134.(in Latin)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 142.(in Latin)

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