Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

Diocese of Vallo della Lucania
Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Statistics
Area 1,562 km2 (603 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
161,000
157,000 (97.5%)
Parishes 138
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 12th Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Pantaleone
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ciro Miniero
Emeritus Bishops Giuseppe Rocco Favale
Website
www.diocesivallodellalucania.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (Latin: Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania), in Campania, has existed under this name since 1945. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]

Before renaming in 1945, it was the historical Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo.[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Capaccio

Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century

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Diocese of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania

Latin Name: Caputaquensis et Vallensis
Name Changed: 16 July 1851

Diocese of Vallo di Lucania

Latin Name: Vallensis in Lucania
Name Changed: 24 November 1945


References

  1. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. "Diocese of Vallo della Lucania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Capaccio and Vallo". Catholic Encyclopedia.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 15°16′00″E / 40.2333°N 15.2667°E / 40.2333; 15.2667

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