Diocese of Cava e Sarno

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cava e Sarno
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 118 (45 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Cava (de’ Tirreni)
  • Latin Name: Cavensis
  • Erected: 7 August 1394
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Francesco de Aiello † (7 Aug 1394 Appointed - 30 Dec 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
• Francesco Mormile † (30 Dec 1407 Appointed - 1419 Died)
• Sagace Conti, O.S.B. † (13 Nov 1419 Appointed - 4 Feb 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Carpentras)
• Angelotto Fosco † (22 May 1426 Appointed - 12 Sep 1444 Died)
• Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) † (3 Sep 1444 Appointed - 22 Mar 1465 Died)
• Matteo de Pontremoli, O.P. † ( 1465 Appointed - 30 Aug 1471 Resigned)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (22 Mar 1513 Appointed - 5 May 1514 Resigned)
• Pietro Sanfelice † (5 May 1514 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
• Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice † (14 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1550 Resigned)
• Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (3 Oct 1550 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• César Alamagna Cardona † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 28 Sep 1606 Died)
• Cesare Lippi, O.F.M. Conv. † (11 Dec 1606 Appointed - May 1622 Died)
• Matteo Granito † (26 Oct 1622 Appointed - 17 Sep 1635 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Girolamo Lanfranchi † (12 Jan 1637 Appointed - 1660 Died)
• Luigi de Gennaro † (5 Apr 1660 Appointed - 30 Jun 1670 Resigned)
• Gaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - Apr 1682 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (15 Feb 1683 Appointed - 17 Dec 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
• Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 22 Mar 1703 Died)
• Marino Carmignano † (17 Dec 1703 Appointed - Dec 1729 Died)
• Domenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. † (8 Feb 1730 Appointed - May 1751 Died)
• Niccolò Borgia † (5 Jul 1751 Appointed - 27 Mar 1765 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Pietro di Gennaro † (5 Aug 1765 Appointed - 17 May 1778 Resigned)
• Michele Tafuri † (1 Jun 1778 Appointed - 6 Oct 1796 Died)
• Silvestro Granito † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1832 Died)
• Tommaso Bellacosa † (23 Jun 1834 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1843 Resigned)
• Salvatore Fertitta † (25 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 31 Oct 1873 Died)
• Giuseppe Carrano † (15 Jun 1874 Appointed - 3 Apr 1890 Died)
• Giuseppe Izzo † (3 Apr 1890 Succeeded - 15 Jan 1914 Died)
• Luigi Lavitrano † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 16 Jul 1924 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Pasquale Dell’Isola † (29 Sep 1928 Appointed - 12 Jan 1938 Died)
• Francesco Marchesani † (30 Jan 1939 Appointed - 22 Apr 1948 Appointed, Bishop of Chiavari)
• Gennaro Fenizia † (21 Jul 1948 Appointed - 15 Nov 1952 Died)
• Alfredo Vozzi † (25 Sep 1953 Appointed - 25 Sep 1972 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Jolando Nuzzi † (25 Sep 1972 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno)
• Ferdinando Palatucci † (30 Jan 1982 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni)

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Cava e Sarno
1886		64,977	.0%			224	0				30	OTC
1949	100,500	100,500	100.0%	72	38	110	913		30	59	44	ap1951
1959	109,000	109,268	99.8%	58	38	96	1,135		48	151	45	ap1960
1970	122,640	122,681	100.0%	47	43	90	1,362		55	132	49	ap1971
1980	126,327	127,919	98.8%	40	46	86	1,468		50	116	50	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco de Aiello † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1394 to 30 Dec 1407)
• César Alamagna Cardona † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 28 Sep 1606)
• Tommaso Bellacosa † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to 15 Sep 1843)
• Niccolò Borgia † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1751 to 27 Mar 1765)
• Marino Carmignano † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1703 to Dec 1729)
• Giuseppe Carrano † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1874 to 3 Apr 1890)
• Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1550 to 1572)
• Sagace Conti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1419 to 4 Feb 1426)
• Gaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to Apr 1682)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 22 Mar 1513 to 5 May 1514)
• Pasquale Dell’Isola † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1928 to 12 Jan 1938)
• Francesco di Costanzo †
• Gennaro Fenizia † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1948 to 15 Nov 1952)
• Salvatore Fertitta † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1844 to 31 Oct 1873)
• Angelotto Fosco † (Bishop: 22 May 1426 to 12 Sep 1444)
• Luigi de Gennaro † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1660 to 30 Jun 1670)
• Pietro di Gennaro † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1765 to 17 May 1778)
• Giovanni Battista Giberti † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1683 to 17 Dec 1696)
• Matteo Granito † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1622 to 17 Sep 1635)
• Silvestro Granito † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 18 Dec 1832)
• Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Administrator: 17 Jan 1914 to 25 May 1914)
• Giuseppe Izzo † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 May 1889; Bishop: 3 Apr 1890 to 15 Jan 1914)
• Girolamo Lanfranchi † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1637 to 1660)
• Luigi Lavitrano † (Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 16 Jul 1924)
• Domenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1730 to May 1751)
• Cesare Lippi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1606 to May 1622)
• Francesco Marchesani † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1939 to 22 Apr 1948)
• Francesco Mormile † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1407 to 1419)
• Jolando Nuzzi † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1972 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Ferdinando Palatucci † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1982 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 22 Mar 1703)
• Matteo de Pontremoli, O.P. † (Bishop: 1465 to 30 Aug 1471)
• Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1520 to 1550)
• Pietro Sanfelice † (Bishop: 5 May 1514 to 1520)
• Michele Tafuri † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1778 to 6 Oct 1796)
• Ludovico Trevisano (Scarampi Mezzarota) † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1444 to 22 Mar 1465)
• Alfredo Vozzi † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1953 to 25 Sep 1972)

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