Bishop of Scala

Diocese of Scala Scala (adjective: Scalensis) Scala
Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, current titular archbishop
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni
Coordinates	40°39′N 14°36′E / 40.650°N 14.600°E / 40.650; 14.600
Statistics
Area	13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population - Total	(as of 2001) 1498
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	987 AD (suppressed on 27 June 1818)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Titular Archbishop	Edward Joseph Adams

Styles of Edward Joseph Adams
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Titular Archbishop of Scala

The Diocese of Scala is a bishopric centred on Scala in Italy. No longer a residential see, it is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees. It was established as a diocese in 987. On 31 July 1603 it was merged aeque principaliter with the diocese of Ravello. On 27 June 1818 the Diocese of Scala was suppressed by Pope Pius VII's bull De utiliori and all its territories were incorporated into the archdiocese of Amalfi (now the Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni). It is now the seat of a titular archbishopric, currently held by Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain.

Scala is the oldest town of the Amalfi coast, set about 400 meters above sea level. According to tradition it was founded in the 4th century AD by a group of shipwrecked Romans trying to make their way to Constantinople. A fortified bulwark, Scala was part of the defensive system of the territory of Amalfi. Its history is closely related to that of the Marine Republic of Amalfi. It was a bishopric from 987 to 1818. In 1073, after a strong siege, it was burned by Robert Guiscard. Soon after, it was sacked by the Pisans, by Ottone Brunswich (1210), and by the Sicilians (1283).

With more than a thousand-year history, Scala (during the height of its economic splendor) had about 130 churches. It is also noted as the birthplace of Gerardo de Saxo, the founder of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, or the Knights Hospitaller.