The Diocese of Valva (Latin: Dioecesis Valvensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese. In the 13th century, it was united with the Diocese of Sulmona to form the Diocese of Valva e Sulmona. [1] [2]
Corfinio is a comune (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
The Diocese of Sulmona-Valva is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, in the Abruzzi region, approximately 120 km directly east of Rome. Corfinio (Valva) is 14 km north-northwest of Sulmona.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Lanusei is in Sardinia; before 1986 it was the diocese of Ogliastra. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.
Pier Luigi Carafa (Senior) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Roman Curia.
Sulmona Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sulmona, Italy, and is the seat of the Bishop of Sulmona-Valva.
The Diocese of Bitetto was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the town of Bitetto in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli.
Umberto Locati, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bagnoregio (1568–1581).
Eustachio Locatelli was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1569–1575).
Vincenzo de Doncelli, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1571–1585).
Corfinio Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Corfinio, Abruzzo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Pelinus. It was formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Valva and is now a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Sulmona-Valva.
Tommaso Carafa was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1639–1664) and Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637).
Carlo Labia, C.R. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Adria (1677–1701) and Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677).
Stefano Giuseppe Menatti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como (1694–1695).
Francesco Onofrio Odierna was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717).
Francesco Spera, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1587).
Francesco Boccapaduli was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675–1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652–1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647–1652), Bishop of Città di Castello (1647–1672), and Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638–1647).
Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat or Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat (1524–1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orihuela (1587–1593).
Bishop Michele Fusco is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sulmona-Valva, Italy.
Pompeo Zambeccari (1518–1571) was Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal from 1550 to 1553, and served also as Bishop of Valva and Sulmona from 1547 to 1571.
Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente (1649–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ceuta (1687–1694), Bishop of Pozzuoli (1684–1687), and Bishop of Trivento (1679–1684).