Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

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Bishop(s) Ciro Miniero, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,563 (603 Square Miles) Conference Region: Campania Official Web Site: http://www.diocesivallo.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza dei Martiri 2, 84078 Vallo della Lucania [Salerno], Italia Telephone: 0974.4142 Fax: (same)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Paestum (Agropolis)
  • Erected: 592
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Capaccio
  • Latin Name: Caputaquensis
  • Erected: 1179
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania
  • Latin Name: Caputaquensis et Vallensis
  • Name Changed: 16 July 1851
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Vallo di Lucania
  • Latin Name: Vallensis in Lucania
  • Name Changed: 24 November 1945
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Benvenuto Campore † ( 1246 Ordained Bishop - )
• Thomas a Santo Magno † (10 Jun 1341 Ordained Bishop - 12 Jul 1382 Died)
• Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (16 May 1399 Appointed - 23 Feb 1407 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Muro Lucano)
• Guglielmo † (13 Apr 1405 Appointed - 10 Sep 1410 Died)
• Barthélémy † (25 Sep 1439 Appointed - 1441 Died)
• Francesco † (28 Feb 1463 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Francesco Bertinis † (18 Sep 1471 Appointed - 1476 Died)
• Louis de Fenollet † (22 Mar 1476 Appointed - Jul 1476 Died)
• Ausias Despuig † (9 Aug 1476 Appointed - 2 Sep 1483 Died)
• Ludovico Podocathor † (14 Nov 1483 Appointed - 20 Jan 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (20 Jan 1503 Appointed - 22 Mar 1514 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Galeotti (Galeota) † (22 Mar 1514 Appointed - 1522 Died)
• Lorenzo Pucci † (10 Sep 1522 Appointed - 12 Jun 1523 Resigned)
• Tommaso Caracciolo † (12 Jun 1523 Appointed - 1531 Resigned)
• Enrico Loffredo † (18 Dec 1531 Appointed - Jan 1547 Died)
• Francesco Sfondrati † (23 Mar 1547 Appointed - 9 Nov 1549 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cremona)
• Girolamo Verallo † (9 Nov 1549 Appointed - 1 Mar 1553 Resigned)
• Paolo Emilio Verallo † (1 Mar 1553 Appointed - 1584 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Belo † (22 May 1584 Appointed - 1586 Died)
• Lelio Morelli † (16 Jun 1586 Appointed - 1609 Died)
• Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. † (14 Dec 1609 Appointed - 21 Dec 1610 Died)
• Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. † (28 Feb 1611 Appointed - 3 Mar 1627 Died)
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio † (9 Aug 1627 Appointed - 12 Feb 1635 Resigned)
• Luigi Pappacoda † (12 Feb 1635 Appointed - 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Tommaso Carafa † (11 Jul 1639 Appointed - 7 Dec 1664 Died)
• Camillo Ragona † (13 Apr 1665 Appointed - 1 Aug 1677 Died)
• Andrea Bonito, C.O. † (14 Jun 1677 Appointed - 2 Feb 1684 Died)
• Giovanni Battista De Pace, C.O. † (5 Jun 1684 Appointed - 20 Nov 1698 Died)
• Vincenzo Corcione † (11 Apr 1699 Appointed - 8 Nov 1703 Died)
• Francesco Paolo Nicolai † (21 Jul 1704 Appointed - 2 Sep 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)
• Carlo Francesco Giocoli † (15 Mar 1717 Appointed - 14 Dec 1723 Died)
• Agostino Odoardi, O.S.B. † (14 Feb 1724 Appointed - 25 Jun 1741 Died)
• Pietro Antonio Raimondi † (22 Jan 1742 Appointed - 15 Apr 1768 Died)
• Angelo Maria Zuccari † (16 May 1768 Appointed - 26 Dec 1794 Died)
• Vincenzo Torrusio † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
• Filippo Speranza † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 12 Aug 1834 Died)
• Michele Barone † (6 Apr 1835 Confirmed - 7 Oct 1842 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria d’Alessandro † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1845 Confirmed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
• Gregorio Maria Fistilli † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 26 Sep 1848 Resigned)
• Francesco Giampaolo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1859 Confirmed, Bishop of Larino)
• Giovanni Battista Siciliani, O.F.M. Conv. † (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1876 Died)
• Pietro Maglione † (18 Dec 1876 Appointed - 17 Dec 1900 Resigned)
• Paolo Jacuzio † (17 Dec 1900 Appointed - 9 Jul 1917 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
• Francesco Cammarota † (22 Dec 1917 Appointed - 15 Dec 1935 Died)
• Raffaele De Giuli † (17 Jun 1936 Appointed - 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Bishop of Albenga)
• Domenico Savarese † (11 Jan 1947 Appointed - 3 Oct 1955 Died)
• Biagio d’Agostino † (24 Feb 1956 Appointed - 26 Oct 1974 Retired)
• Giuseppe Casale (26 Oct 1974 Appointed - 7 May 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino)
• Giuseppe Rocco Favale † (4 Mar 1989 Appointed - 7 May 2011 Retired)
• Ciro Miniero (7 May 2011 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Paestum (Agropolis)
592	Erected		Diocese of Paestum (Agropolis) (erected)
Diocese of Capaccio
1179	Erected	Diocese of Paestum (Agropolis)	Diocese of Capaccio (erected)
21 September 1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of Capaccio	Diocese of Diano-Teggiano (erected)
Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania
16 July 1851	Name Changed	Diocese of Capaccio	Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania
Diocese of Vallo di Lucania
24 November 1945	Name Changed	Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania	Diocese of Vallo di Lucania
Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Vallo di Lucania	Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

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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
Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania
1886		98,245	.0%			213	0				100	OTC
Diocese of Vallo di Lucania
1950	151,000	151,000	100.0%	90	28	118	1,279		33	133	107	ap1951
1969	160,260	160,302	100.0%	98	25	123	1,302		30	169	95	ap1971
1980	153,100	154,772	98.9%	105	21	126	1,215		23	167	135	ap1981
Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
1990	161,000	162,000	99.4%	80	29	109	1,477	2	31	155	136	ap1991
1999	159,112	161,312	98.6%	81	25	106	1,501	9	25	111	136	ap2000
2000	156,520	158,852	98.5%	82	24	106	1,476	9	24	113	136	ap2001
2001	156,520	158,852	98.5%	82	22	104	1,505	9	22	92	136	ap2002
2002	156,520	158,866	98.5%	81	20	101	1,549	9	20	109	136	ap2003
2003	156,534	158,866	98.5%	80	19	99	1,581	9	19	101	136	ap2004
2004	156,520	158,866	98.5%	83	20	103	1,519	9	20	112	137	ap2005
2010	157,000	161,000	97.5%	87	19	106	1,481	9	19	87	138	ap2011
2014	158,000	163,800	96.5%	83	15	98	1,612	9	15	72	139	ap2015
2017	156,600	158,660	98.7%	78	15	93	1,683	7	15	62	139	ap2018

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Casale (Bishop: 26 Oct 1974 to 7 May 1988)
• Ciro Miniero (Bishop: 7 May 2011 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Maria d’Alessandro † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 24 Nov 1845)
• Michele Barone † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 7 Oct 1842)
• Lorenzo Belo † (Bishop: 22 May 1584 to 1586)
• Francesco Bertinis † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1471 to 1476)
• Andrea Bonito, C.O. † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1677 to 2 Feb 1684)
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1627 to 12 Feb 1635)
• Francesco Cammarota † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1917 to 15 Dec 1935)
• Benvenuto Campore † (Bishop: 1246 - )
• Tommaso Caracciolo † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1523 to 1531)
• Tommaso Carafa † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1639 to 7 Dec 1664)
• Vincenzo Corcione † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1699 to 8 Nov 1703)
• Biagio d’Agostino † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1956 to 26 Oct 1974)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 20 Jan 1503 to 22 Mar 1514)
• Raffaele De Giuli † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1936 to 18 Feb 1946)
• Ausias Despuig † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1476 to 2 Sep 1483)
• Giuseppe Rocco Favale † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1989 to 7 May 2011)
• Louis de Fenollet † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 Mar 1476 to Jul 1476)
• Gregorio Maria Fistilli † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1845 to 26 Sep 1848)
• Vincenzo Galeotti (Galeota) † (Administrator: 22 Mar 1514 to 1522)
• Francesco Giampaolo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 20 Jun 1859)
• Carlo Francesco Giocoli † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1717 to 14 Dec 1723)
• Paolo Jacuzio † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 9 Jul 1917)
• Enrico Loffredo † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1531 to Jan 1547)
• Pietro Maglione † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1876 to 17 Dec 1900)
• Vincenzo Maria Marolda, C.SS.R. † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Mar 1852 to 8 Aug 1854)
• Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1611 to 3 Mar 1627)
• Lelio Morelli † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1586 to 1609)
• Francesco Paolo Nicolai † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1704 to 2 Sep 1716)
• Agostino Odoardi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1724 to 25 Jun 1741)
• Giovanni Battista De Pace, C.O. † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1684 to 20 Nov 1698)
• Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 May 1399 to 23 Feb 1407)
• Luigi Pappacoda † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1635 to 30 May 1639)
• Ludovico Podocathor † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1483 to 20 Jan 1503)
• Lorenzo Pucci † (Administrator: 10 Sep 1522 to 12 Jun 1523)
• Camillo Ragona † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1665 to 1 Aug 1677)
• Pietro Antonio Raimondi † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1742 to 15 Apr 1768)
• Thomas a Santo Magno † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1341 to 12 Jul 1382)
• Domenico Savarese † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1947 to 3 Oct 1955)
• Francesco Sfondrati † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Mar 1547 to 9 Nov 1549)
• Giovanni Battista Siciliani, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 24 Oct 1876)
• Filippo Speranza † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1804 to 12 Aug 1834)
• Antonio Maria Stromillo, C.R. †
• Vincenzo Torrusio † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 29 Oct 1804)
• Girolamo Verallo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Nov 1549 to 1 Mar 1553)
• Paolo Emilio Verallo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Mar 1553 to 1584)
• Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1609 to 21 Dec 1610)
• Angelo Maria Zuccari † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 26 Dec 1794)
• Barthélémy † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1439 to 1441)
• Francesco † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1463 to 1471)
• Guglielmo † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1405 to 10 Sep 1410)

Source(s)

Diocese of Capaccio Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 165 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 118

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