Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

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

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

Diocese of Capaccio
Latin Name: Caputaquensis Erected: 12th Century • Giovanni Bonifacio Panella (16 May 1399 –1407)

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• Bernardus Caracciolo Pisquizi (1422–1425)

• Barthélémy (25 Sep 1439 – 1441 Died)

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• Ausias Despuig (9 Aug 1476 – 2 Sep 1483 Died)

• Ludovico Podocathor (14 Nov 1483 –1503)

• Luigi d'Aragona (20 Jan 1503 – 22 Mar 1514 Resigned)

• Lorenzo Pucci (10 Sep 1522 – 12 Jun 1523 Resigned)

• Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop of Capua) (12 Jun 1523 – 1531 Resigned)

• Enrico Loffredo (18 Dec 1531 – Jan 1547 Died)

• Francesco Sfondrati (23 Mar 1547 – 9 Nov 1549 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cremona)

• Girolamo Verallo (9 Nov 1549 – 1 Mar 1553 Resigned)

• Paolo Emilio Verallo (1 Mar 1553 – 1584 Resigned)

• Lorenzo Belo (22 May 1584 – 1586 Died)

• Lelio Morelli (16 Jun 1586 – 1609 Died)

• Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. (14 Dec 1609 – 1610 Died)

• Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. (28 Feb 1611 – 3 Mar 1627 Died)

• Francesco Maria Brancaccio (9 Aug 1627 – 12 Feb 1635 Resigned)

• Luigi Pappacoda (12 Feb 1635 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)

• Tommaso Carafa (11 Jul 1639 – 7 Dec 1664 Died)

• Camillo Ragona (13 Apr 1665 – 1 Aug 1677 Died)

• Andrea Bonito, C.O. (14 Jun 1677 – 2 Feb 1684 Died)

• Giovanni Battista De Pace, C.O. (5 Jun 1684 – 20 Nov 1698 Died)

• Vincenzo Corcione (11 Apr 1699 – 8 Nov 1703 Died)

• Francesco Paolo Nicolai (21 Jul 1704 – 2 Sep 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)

• Carlo Francesco Giocoli (15 Mar 1717 – 14 Dec 1723 Died)

• Agostino Odoardi, O.S.B. (14 Feb 1724 – 25 Jun 1741 Died)

• Pietro Antonio Raimondi (22 Jan 1742 – 15 Apr 1768 Died)

• Angelo Maria Zuccari (16 May 1768 – 26 Dec 1794 Died)

• Vincenzo Torrusio (18 Dec 1797 – 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)

• Filippo Speranza (29 Oct 1804 – 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 Fistilli (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed – 26 Sep 1848 Resigned)

• Francesco Giampaolo (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed – 20 Jun 1859 Confirmed, Bishop of Larino)

Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania
Latin Name: Caputaquensis et Vallensis Name Changed: 16 July 1851


 * Giovanni Battista Siciliani, O.F.M. Conv. (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed – 24 Oct 1876 Died)
 * Pietro Maglione (18 Dec 1876 – 17 Dec 1900 Resigned)
 * Paolo Jacuzio (17 Dec 1900 – 9 Jul 1917 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
 * Francesco Cammarota (22 Dec 1917 – 15 Dec 1935 Died)
 * Raffaele De Giuli (17 Jun 1936 – 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Bishop of Albenga)

Diocese of Vallo di Lucania
Latin Name: Vallensis in Lucania Name Changed: 24 November 1945


 * Domenico Savarese (11 Jan 1947 – 3 Oct 1955 Died)
 * Biagio d’Agostino (24 Feb 1956 – 26 Oct 1974 Retired)
 * Giuseppe Casale (26 Oct 1974 – 7 May 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino)
 * Giuseppe Rocco Favale (4 Mar 1989 – 7 May 2011 Retired)
 * Ciro Miniero (7 May 2011 – )

Reference works

 * p. 870-871.(Use with caution; obsolete)

Studies

 * Kamp, Norbert (1973). Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien. Prosopographische Grundlegung. Bistümer und Bischöfe des Königreichs 1194-1266. 1. Abruzzen und Kampanien, Munich 1973, pp. 454-459.
 * Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1925). Italia pontificia Vol. VIII (Berlin: Weidmann 1925), pp. 276–278.
 * Kamp, Norbert (1973). Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien. Prosopographische Grundlegung. Bistümer und Bischöfe des Königreichs 1194-1266. 1. Abruzzen und Kampanien, Munich 1973, pp. 454-459.
 * Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1925). Italia pontificia Vol. VIII (Berlin: Weidmann 1925), pp. 276–278.