Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Giuseppe Giudice, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 157 (60 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Campania
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesinocerasarno.it/
Mailing Address: Via Vescovado 4, 84014 Nocera Inferiore [Salerno], Italia
Telephone: 081.517.67.63
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
- Latin Name: Nucerina Paganorum (Luceriae Christianorum)
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Francesco , O.F.M. † ( 1386 Appointed - 1402 Died)
Angelo da Castellaneta, O.S.B. † (10 Feb 1402 Appointed - 1429 Died)
Gabriele de’ Garofalis, O.E.S.A. † (8 Jun 1429 Appointed - 1433 Died)
Giuliano Angrisani † ( 1433 Appointed - 1436 Died)
Giacomino Benedetti † (18 Jul 1436 Appointed - 6 Sep 1443 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
Bartolomeo de Micheli † (6 Sep 1443 Appointed - Aug 1455 Died)
Pietro de Nucera, O.P. † (12 Sep 1455 Appointed - 1478 Died)
Pietro Strambone, O.P. † (16 Jun 1479 Appointed - 1503 Died)
Bernardino Orsini † (7 May 1503 Appointed - 1511 Died)
Domenico Giacobazzi † (8 Nov 1511 Appointed - 14 Aug 1517 Resigned)
Andrea Giacobazzi † (14 Aug 1517 Appointed - 1524 Died)
Domenico Giacobazzi † ( 1524 Appointed - 1528 Died)
Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) † (13 Jan 1528 Appointed - 11 Dec 1552 Died)
Giulio Giovio † (11 Dec 1552 Succeeded - Dec 1560 Resigned)
Paolo Giovio (il Giovane) † (Dec 1560 Succeeded - 1585 Died)
Sulpizio Costantino † (21 Oct 1585 Appointed - 1602 Died)
Simone Lunadori † (17 Jun 1602 Appointed - 1610 Died)
Stefano de Vicari, O.P. † (24 Nov 1610 Appointed - 1620 Died)
Francesco Trivulzio † (29 Mar 1621 Appointed - 22 Aug 1631 Died)
Ippolito Franconi † (19 Jan 1632 Appointed - 1653 Died)
Bonaventura D’Avalos, O.S.A. † (13 Apr 1654 Appointed - 7 Feb 1659 Resigned)
Felice Gabrielli, O.F.M. Conv. † (22 Sep 1659 Appointed - 1 Sep 1684 Died)
Emiddio Lenti † (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 10 Jan 1691 Died)
Sebastiano Perissi † (9 Jan 1692 Appointed - 28 May 1700 Appointed, Bishop of Grosseto)
Giovanbattista Carafa † (21 Jun 1700 Appointed - 22 Feb 1715 Died)
Niccolò di Domenico † (11 Feb 1718 Appointed - 22 Aug 1744 Died)
Gherardo Antonio Volpe † (18 Dec 1744 Appointed - 28 Jan 1768 Died)
Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. † (16 May 1768 Appointed - 23 Mar 1806 Died)
Agnello Giuseppe d’Auria Loffredo † (23 Jun 1834 Confirmed - 20 Feb 1860 Died)
Michele Adinolfi † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 1863 Died)
Raffaele Ammirante † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 23 Oct 1881 Died)
Francesco Vitagliano † (30 Mar 1882 Appointed - 25 Jul 1885 Resigned)
Luigi del Forno † (27 Jul 1885 Appointed - 4 Jan 1913 Died)
Giuseppe Romeo † (12 Jul 1913 Appointed - 26 Oct 1935 Died)
Teodorico de Angelis † (23 Nov 1936 Appointed - 7 Aug 1951 Resigned)
Fortunato Zoppas † (26 Apr 1952 Appointed - 25 Nov 1964 Resigned)
Jolando Nuzzi † (4 Jan 1971 Appointed - 27 Dec 1986 Died)
Gioacchino Illiano † (8 Aug 1987 Appointed - 24 Mar 2011 Retired)
Giuseppe Giudice (24 Mar 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani (erected) (or 4th Century)
15 October 1979	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (S. Giovanni Battista, La Madonna del Ponte, and S. Potito)	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
15 October 1979	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno) (Casali and Materdomini)	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Cava e Sarno Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani	Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno

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 Nocera de’ Pagani

1886 52,384 .0% 214 0 18 OTC

1949 90,000 90,000 100.0% 85 45 130 692 88 380 24 ap1951

1970 132,099 132,272 99.9% 65 43 108 1,223 60 339 29 ap1971

1980 159,000 163,000 97.5% 59 38 97 1,639 46 281 34 ap1981

Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno

1990 210,550 218,550 96.3% 67 46 113 1,863 1 67 256 54 ap1991

1999 222,250 233,297 95.3% 78 49 127 1,750 6 66 218 54 ap2000

2000 226,000 236,574 95.5% 77 58 135 1,674 6 77 213 54 ap2001

2001 226,000 236,574 95.5% 69 55 124 1,822 7 80 219 54 ap2002

2002 223,000 233,297 95.6% 71 47 118 1,889 6 74 218 54 ap2003

2003 226,000 236,574 95.5% 69 50 119 1,899 6 58 211 54 ap2004

2004 227,000 236,574 96.0% 68 59 127 1,787 7 67 211 54 ap2005

2013 226,700 234,018 96.9% 65 48 113 2,006 8 67 200 54 ap2014

2016 225,000 233,900 96.2% 60 43 103 2,184 8 65 190 54 ap2017

2019 228,500 240,700 94.9% 70 50 120 1,904 8 66 204 54 ap2020

2021 228,350 240,500 94.9% 76 50 126 1,812 8 64 199 54 ap2022

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 Nocera de’ Pagani
1886		52,384	.0%			214	0				18	OTC
1949	90,000	90,000	100.0%	85	45	130	692		88	380	24	ap1951
1970	132,099	132,272	99.9%	65	43	108	1,223		60	339	29	ap1971
1980	159,000	163,000	97.5%	59	38	97	1,639		46	281	34	ap1981
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
1990	210,550	218,550	96.3%	67	46	113	1,863	1	67	256	54	ap1991
1999	222,250	233,297	95.3%	78	49	127	1,750	6	66	218	54	ap2000
2000	226,000	236,574	95.5%	77	58	135	1,674	6	77	213	54	ap2001
2001	226,000	236,574	95.5%	69	55	124	1,822	7	80	219	54	ap2002
2002	223,000	233,297	95.6%	71	47	118	1,889	6	74	218	54	ap2003
2003	226,000	236,574	95.5%	69	50	119	1,899	6	58	211	54	ap2004
2004	227,000	236,574	96.0%	68	59	127	1,787	7	67	211	54	ap2005
2013	226,700	234,018	96.9%	65	48	113	2,006	8	67	200	54	ap2014
2016	225,000	233,900	96.2%	60	43	103	2,184	8	65	190	54	ap2017
2019	228,500	240,700	94.9%	70	50	120	1,904	8	66	204	54	ap2020
2021	228,350	240,500	94.9%	76	50	126	1,812	8	64	199	54	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Michele Adinolfi † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 1863)
Raffaele Ammirante † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 23 Oct 1881)
Giuliano Angrisani † (Bishop: 1433 to 1436)
Giacomino Benedetti † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1436 to 6 Sep 1443)
Giovanbattista Carafa † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1700 to 22 Feb 1715)
Angelo da Castellaneta, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1402 to 1429)
Andrea Cesarano †
Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1893 to 17 May 1898)
Sulpizio Costantino † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1585 to 1602)
Agnello Giuseppe d’Auria Loffredo † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 20 Feb 1860)
Bonaventura D’Avalos, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1654 to 7 Feb 1659)
Teodorico de Angelis † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1936 to 7 Aug 1951)
Luigi del Forno † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1885 to 4 Jan 1913)
Niccolò di Domenico † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1718 to 22 Aug 1744)
Enrico Filangeri, O.P. †
Mariano Filangeri †
Ippolito Franconi † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1632 to 1653)
Felice Gabrielli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1659 to 1 Sep 1684)
Gabriele de’ Garofalis, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1429 to 1433)
Andrea Giacobazzi † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1517 to 1524)
Domenico Giacobazzi † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1511 to 14 Aug 1517)
Giulio Giovio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Aug 1551; Bishop: 11 Dec 1552 to Dec 1560)
Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1528 to 11 Dec 1552)
Paolo Giovio (il Giovane) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Nov 1560; Bishop: Dec 1560 to 1585)
Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †
Gioacchino Illiano † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1987 to 24 Mar 2011)
Emiddio Lenti † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 10 Jan 1691)
Simone Lunadori † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1602 to 1610)
Bartolomeo de Micheli † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1443 to Aug 1455)
Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 23 Mar 1806)
Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. †
Pietro de Nucera, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1455 to 1478)
Jolando Nuzzi † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1971 to 27 Dec 1986)
Bernardino Orsini † (Bishop: 7 May 1503 to 1511)
Nicolaus Maria Pagani, S.J. †
Sebastiano Perissi † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1692 to 28 May 1700)
Domenico Ramaschiello †
Giuseppe Romeo † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1913 to 26 Oct 1935)
Filippo Sanseverino †
Pietro Strambone, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1479 to 1503)
Francesco Trivulzio † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1621 to 22 Aug 1631)
Stefano de Vicari, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1610 to 1620)
Francesco Vitagliano † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1882 to 25 Jul 1885)
Gherardo Antonio Volpe † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1744 to 28 Jan 1768)
Fortunato Zoppas † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1952 to 25 Nov 1964)
Francesco , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1386 to 1402)

Source(s)

Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 314
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 181
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 229, and Page 230
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 263
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 294
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 315
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 907
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,361, to Page 1,363
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 758, to Page 761

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