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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
The Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno[a] (Latin: Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis), commonly known as Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Italian: Diocesi di Nocera Inferiore-Sarno), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Campania region of Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]
Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno Nocera Inferiore-Sarno Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical region | Campania |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 240,500 228,350 (94.9%) |
| Parishes | 54 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Archdiocese | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Cathedral | St. Priscus Cathedral, Nocera Inferiore |
| Co-cathedral | St. Michael Cathedral, Sarno |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giuseppe Giudice |
Bishops edit
Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani edit
Erected: 4th century
Latin name: Nuceria Paganorum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Acerno
- Antonio Bolognini (1438–1444 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
- Giovanni Marcolini, O.F.M. (1444–1465 Died)
- Pietro Strambone, O.P. (1479–1503 Died)
- Bernardino Orsini (1503–1511 Died)
- Domenico Giacobazzi (1511–1517 Resigned)
- Andrea Giacobazzi (1517–1524 Died)
- Domenico Giacobazzi (2nd time)(1524–1528 Died)
- Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) (1528–1552 Died)
- Giulio Giovio (1552–1560 Resigned)
- Paolo Giovio (il Giovane) (1560–1585 Died)
- Sulpizio Costantino (1585–1602 Died)
- Simone Lunadori (1602–1610 Died)
- Stefano de Vicari, O.P. (1610–1620 Died)
- Francesco Trivulzio (1621–1631 Died)
- Ippolito Franconi (1632–1653 Died)
- Bonaventura D'Avalos, O.S.A. (1654–1659 Resigned)
- Felice Gabrielli, O.F.M. Conv. (1659–1684 Died)
- Emiddio Lenti (1685–1691 Died)
- Sebastiano Perissi (1692–1700 Appointed, Bishop of Grosseto)
- Giovanbattista Carafa (1700–1715 Died)
- Niccolò di Domenico (1718–1744 Died)
- Gherardo Antonio Volpe (1744–1768 Died)
- Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. (1768–1806 Died)
- Agnello Giuseppe d'Auria Loffredo (1834–1860 Died)
- Michele Adinolfi (1860–1863 Died)
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- Raffaele Ammirante (1871–1881 Died)
- Francesco Vitagliano (1882–1885 Resigned)
- Luigi del Forno (1885–1913 Died)
- Giuseppe Romeo (1913–1935 Died)
- Teodorico de Angelis (1936–1951 Resigned)
- Fortunato Zoppas (1952–1964 Resigned)
- Jolando Nuzzi (1971–1986 Died)
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno edit
30 September 1986: United with the territory of the historical Diocese of Sarno that was previously merged into the Diocese of Cava e Sarno
- Gioacchino Illiano (1987–2011 Retired)
- Giuseppe Giudice (2011–)
Notes and references edit
Notes edit
- ^ Often shortened as Nocera de' Pagani.
References edit
- ^ "Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016