Diocese of Capaccio
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Diocese of Vallo della Lucania Dioecesis Vallensis in Lucania |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,562 km2 (603 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 161,000 157,000 (97.5%) |
| Parishes | 138 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Pantaleone |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ciro Miniero |
| Emeritus Bishops | Giuseppe Rocco Favale |
| Website | |
| www.diocesivallodellalucania.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Capaccio was an historic diocese in Campania. It was erected in the 12th Century and in 1851 became the Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo. Since 1945 it has been the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania.
Latin Name: Caputaquensis
Erected: 12th Century
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 15°16′00″E / 40.2333°N 15.2667°E
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