Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia

The Italian Catholic diocese of Castellammare di Stabia, on the Bay of Naples, existed until 1986. In that year it became part of the archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia.^[1]

History

Previous to Ursus, present at the Roman synod under Pope Symmachus, in 499, no register was kept of the bishops of this city. Among its bishops were:

Lubentius, present in Rome in 649;
St. Castellus (827);
Palmerio (1196), champion of ecclesiastical rights against Emperor Frederick II;
Giovanni Fonseca (1537), a theologian at the Council of Trent; Ludovico Gravina (1581) and C. Vittorino Maso (1599), theologians and canonists;
Clemente del Pezzo (1651).

In 1818 Pope Pius VII united with this see the diocese of Torre Patria (diocese of Lettere-Gragnano), the ancient Liternum.^[2]

Notes

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

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