Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno

Historical Details

• Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
  • Latin Name: Nucerinus Paganorum
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Sulpizio Costantino † ( 1582 Appointed - 1601 Died)
• Simone Lunadoro † ( 1602 Appointed - 1610 Died)
• Stefano de Vicari † ( 1610 Appointed - 1620 Died)
• Francesco Trivulzio † ( 1621 Appointed - 1631 Died)
• Ippolito Francone † ( 1632 Appointed - 1653 Died)
• Bonaventura D'Avalos † ( 1653 Appointed - 1659 Died)
• Felice Gabrielli † ( 1659 Appointed - 1684 Died)
• Emiddio Lenti † ( 1685 Appointed - 1691 Died)
• Sebastiano Perissi † ( 1692 Appointed - 1700 Died)
• Giovanbattista Carafa † ( 1700 Appointed - 1715 Died)
• Niccolò di Domenico † (2 Jan 1718 Appointed - 1744 Died)
• Gherardo Antonio Volpe † (18 Dec 1744 Appointed - 1768 Died)
• Benedetto dei Monti Sanfelice † (16 May 1768 Appointed - 1806 Died)
• Agnello Giuseppe d'Auria † (23 Jun 1834 Appointed - 1860 Died)
• Michele Adinolfi † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - )
• Raffaele Ammirante † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1881 Died)
• Francesco Vitagliano † (30 Mar 1882 Appointed - 1885 Died)
• Luigi del Forno † (27 Jul 1885 Appointed - 1913 Died)
• Giuseppe Romeo † (12 Jul 1913 Appointed - 26 Oct 1935 Died)
• Teodorico de Angelis † (23 Nov 1936 Appointed - 7 Aug 1951 Resigned)
• Fortunato Zoppas † (26 Apr 1952 Appointed - 25 Nov 1964 Resigned)
• Jolando Nuzzi † (4 Jan 1971 Appointed - 27 Dec 1986 Died)
• Gioacchino Illiano (8 Aug 1987 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
1949	90,000	90,000	100.0%	85	45	130	692		88	380	24	ap1951
1970	132,099	132,272	99.9%	65	43	108	1,223		60	339	29	ap1971
1980	159,000	163,000	97.5%	59	38	97	1,639		46	281	34	ap1981
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
1990	210,550	218,550	96.3%	67	46	113	1,863	1	67	256	54	ap1991
1999	222,250	233,297	95.3%	78	49	127	1,750	6	66	218	54	ap2000
2000	226,000	236,574	95.5%	77	58	135	1,674	6	77	213	54	ap2001
2001	226,000	236,574	95.5%	69	55	124	1,822	7	80	219	54	ap2002
2002	223,000	233,297	95.6%	71	47	118	1,889	6	74	218	54	ap2003
2003	226,000	236,574	95.5%	69	50	119	1,899	6	58	211	54	ap2004
2004	227,000	236,574	96.0%	68	59	127	1,787	7	67	211	54	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Alfano (Priest: 17 Apr 1982 to 14 May 2005)
• Gioacchino Illiano (Bishop: 8 Aug 1987 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Michele Adinolfi † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 - )
• Raffaele Ammirante † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1881)
• Giovanbattista Carafa † (Bishop: 1700 to 1715)
• Sulpizio Costantino † (Bishop: 1582 to 1601)
• Agnello Giuseppe d'Auria † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 1860)
• Bonaventura D'Avalos † (Bishop: 1653 to 1659)
• Teodorico de Angelis † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1936 to 7 Aug 1951)
• Benedetto dei Monti Sanfelice † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 1806)
• Luigi del Forno † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1885 to 1913)
• Niccolò di Domenico † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1718 to 1744)
• Ippolito Francone † (Bishop: 1632 to 1653)
• Felice Gabrielli † (Bishop: 1659 to 1684)
• Emiddio Lenti † (Bishop: 1685 to 1691)
• Simone Lunadoro † (Bishop: 1602 to 1610)
• Jolando Nuzzi † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1971 to 27 Dec 1986)
• Sebastiano Perissi † (Bishop: 1692 to 1700)
• Giuseppe Romeo † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1913 to 26 Oct 1935)
• Francesco Trivulzio † (Bishop: 1621 to 1631)
• Stefano de Vicari † (Bishop: 1610 to 1620)
• Francesco Vitagliano † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1882 to 1885)
• Gherardo Antonio Volpe † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1744 to 1768)
• Fortunato Zoppas † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1952 to 25 Nov 1964)