Suffragan diocese Vallo della Lucania, Italy

Diocese of Vallo della Lucania

Vallen(sis) in Lucania

Latin Church

The Diocese of Vallo della Lucania is a Latin Church diocese in Campania, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. It has carried this name since 1945, having previously been the Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo, and its bishop since 2023 is Vincenzo Calvosa.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cattedrale di San Pantaleone, in Vallo della Lucania, Italy.

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Established: 1850
Catholics: 156,300
Priests: 74
Territory: 1,562 km²

Parishes and churches

138 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop: Vincenzo Calvosa
Born: 31 January 1964
Birthplace: Laino Borgo

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di San Pantaleone stands in Vallo della Lucania, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known until 1945 as the Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo, the Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (Latin: Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, Italy. It serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 1850
Latin: Vallen(sis) in Lucania
Patron: <li>san Pantaleón<li>san Constabilis
Annuario code: 001000072

The see in figures

Catholics: 156,300
Population: 158,200
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 98.8%
Priests: 74
Catholics per priest: 2,112
Extent: 1,562 km²
Catholics per km²: 100

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ TirreniAmalfi
Archdiocese of Salerno–Campagna–AcernoSalerno
Diocese of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ TirreniSantissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni
Diocese of Teggiano–PolicastroTeggiano–Policastro

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of Teggiano–PolicastroTeggiano–Policastro29 km
Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico NuovoPotenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo65 km
Archdiocese of Salerno–Campagna–AcernoSalerno66 km
Diocese of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ TirreniSantissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni70 km
Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ TirreniAmalfi72 km
Diocese of Nocera Inferiore–SarnoNocera Inferiore77 km
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–BisacciaSant’Angelo dei Lombardi77 km
Diocese of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto–FarfaSabina84 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].