Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

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Bishop(s) Gerardo Pierro, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni (Archdiocese) Nocera Inferiore-Sarno Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (Territorial Abbey) Teggiano-Policastro Vallo della Lucania

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,398 (539 Square Miles) Conference Region: Campania Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisalerno.it/ Mailing Address: Via Roberto il Guiscardo 2, 84125 Salerno, Italia Telephone: 089.256.311 Fax: 089.256.314

Historical Details

• Diocese of Salerno
  • Latin Name: Salernitanus
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Latin Name: Salernitanus
  • Elevated: 10th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
  • Latin Name: Salernitanus (-Acernensis)
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Vera † (10 Jul 1500 Appointed - 4 May 1507 Died)
• Luis Torres † (19 Dec 1548 Appointed - 13 Aug 1553 Died)
• Girolamo Seripando, O.S.A. † ( 1554 Appointed - 16 Apr 1563 Died)
• Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (1 Mar 1564 Appointed - 23 Jul 1568 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa † (4 Dec 1606 Appointed - 28 Nov 1611 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Badajoz)
• Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua † (9 Jun 1625 Appointed - 12 Feb 1630 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Positano † ( 1729 Appointed - 14 Mar 1730 Died)
• Antonio Salomone † ( 1857 Appointed - 1872 Died)
• Domenico Guadalupi † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 1878 Died)
• Valerio Laspro † (20 Mar 1877 Appointed - 1914 Died)
• Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. † (7 Apr 1915 Appointed - 1929 Died)
• Nicola Monterisi † (5 Oct 1929 Appointed - 1944 Died)
• Demetrio Moscato † (22 Jan 1945 Appointed - 22 Oct 1968 Died)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (5 Feb 1969 Appointed - 20 Oct 1984 Resigned)
• Guerino Grimaldi † (20 Oct 1984 Succeeded - 12 Apr 1992 Died)
• Gerardo Pierro (25 May 1992 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Salerno
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Salerno (erected)
Archdiocese of Salerno
10th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Salerno	Archdiocese of Salerno
Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
27 June 1818	United	Diocese of Acerno Archdiocese of Salerno	Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Campagna Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)	Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
1950	276,900	276,950	100.0%	229	103	332	834		133	544	164	ap1951
1970	367,642	367,842	99.9%	196	187	383	959		239	730	177	ap1971
1980	399,701	402,701	99.3%	176	170	346	1,155	1	203	538	184	ap1981
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
1990	483,000	498,000	97.0%	204	134	338	1,428	41	160	492	187	ap1991
1999	517,000	532,000	97.2%	208	122	330	1,566	61	125	370	164	ap2000
2000	535,000	550,000	97.3%	213	122	335	1,597	61	125	378	163	ap2004
2004	534,000	550,000	97.1%	211	122	333	1,603	60	131	309	163	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Renato Raffaele Martino (Priest: 20 Jun 1957 to 14 Sep 1980)
• Gerardo Pierro (Archbishop: 25 May 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1606 to 28 Nov 1611)
• Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1564 to 23 Jul 1568)
• Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 7 Apr 1915 to 1929)
• Guerino Grimaldi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Feb 1968 to 19 Mar 1971; Coadjutor Archbishop: 2 Jul 1982; Archbishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 12 Apr 1992)
• Domenico Guadalupi † (Archbishop: 6 May 1872 to 1878)
• Valerio Laspro † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1877 to 1914)
• Nicola Monterisi † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1929 to 1944)
• Demetrio Moscato † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1945 to 22 Oct 1968)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (Archbishop: 5 Feb 1969 to 20 Oct 1984)
• Giuseppe Maria Positano † (Archbishop: 1729 to 14 Mar 1730)
• Antonio Salomone † (Archbishop: 1857 to 1872)
• Girolamo Seripando, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 1554 to 16 Apr 1563)
• Luis Torres † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1548 to 13 Aug 1553)
• Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1625 to 12 Feb 1630)
• Juan Vera † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1500 to 4 May 1507)
• Angelo-Andrea Zottoli † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Sep 1838)