Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Angeli de Lombardis-Compsana-Nuscana-Bisaciensis), in Campania, has existed since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

Archidioecesis Sancti Angeli de Lombardis-Compsana-Nuscana-Bisaciensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceBenevento
Statistics
Area1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
83,500
83,000 (99.4%)
Parishes36
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale della Natività della Vergine Maria (Bisaccia)
Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Conza di Campania)
Concattedrale di S. Stefano (Nusco)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopPasquale Cascio
Website
www.diocesisantangelo.it
Cathedral in Nusco

Organizational changes

The archdiocese of Conza existed from the eighth century to 1986, latterly as the archdiocese of Conza-Campagna (from 1818 to 1921) and the archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia (from 1921 to 1986). After 1986 it became part of the archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia. The current archdiocese therefore has incorporated, with Conza, the diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia and the diocese of Nusco.

History

Conza, a city of the province of Avellino, Southern Italy, was twice destroyed by earthquakes (980, 1694), and was at one time nearly abandoned. The first known Bishop of Conza is Pelagius, who was present at the Roman synod of 743 held under Pope Zachary.

The see was raised to the rank of an archbishopric under Pope Alexander II or Pope Gregory VII (i.e. between 1061 and 1085), having previously been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno. Among the bishops was the Blessed Erberto (1169). The bishops resided either in their feudal stronghold of Santomenna, at Campagna, or at Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, the later episcopal residence.

The diocese of Campagna was erected by Clement VII, 19 June 1525; the see was vacant from 1793 to 1818, when it was placed under Conza. It became independent of Conza in 1921, and was united to the archdiocese of Salerno-Conza-Acerno in 1986.[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Conza

Erected: 8th Century
Latin Name: Compsana

Archdiocese of Conza

Elevated: 11th Century
Latin Name: Compsana

  • Gaspard de Diano (20 May 1422 – 21 Feb 1438 Appointed, Archbishop of Naples)
  • Latino Orsini (10 Mar 1438 – 8 Jun 1439 Confirmed, Archbishop of Trani)
  • Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. (3 Jul 1439 – 1455 Died)
  • Giovanni Conti (cardinal) (26 Jan 1455 – 1 Oct 1484 Resigned)
  • Francesco Conti (bishop) (8 Oct 1494 – 11 Sep 1517 Resigned)
  • Camillo Gesualdo (11 Sep 1517 – 14 Jun 1535 Resigned)
  • Andrea Matteo Palmieri (14 Jun 1535 – 16 Jul 1535 Resigned)
  • Troiano Gesualdo (16 Jul 1535 – 1539 Died)
  • Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (8 Aug 1539 – 5 May 1546 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
  • Marcello Crescenzi (5 May 1546 – 28 May 1552 Died)
  • Ambrogio Catarino Politi, O.P. (3 Jun 1552 – 8 Nov 1553 Died)
  • Gerolamo Muzzarelli, O.P. (11 Dec 1553 – 1561 Died)
  • Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) (14 Apr 1561 – 18 Nov 1572 Resigned)
  • Salvatore Caracciolo, C.R. (19 Nov 1572 – Nov 1573 Died)
  • Marcantonio Pescara (15 Mar 1574 – 1584 Died)
  • Scipione Gesualdo (28 Nov 1584 – 1608 Died)[4]
  • Bartolomeo Cesi (cardinal) (Cesa) (10 Mar 1608 – 3 Mar 1614 Resigned)
  • Curzio Cocci (3 Mar 1614 – Nov 1621 Died)[5]
  • Fabio Lagonissa (21 Feb 1622 – 1645 Resigned)
  • Ercole Rangoni (archbishop) (24 Apr 1645 – 13 Feb 1650 Died)[6]
  • Fabrizio Campana, O.S.B. (22 May 1651 – 17 Sep 1667 Died)
  • Giacomo Lenza, O.S.B. (14 Nov 1667 – Aug 1672 Died)
  • Paolo Caravita, O.S.B. (16 Jan 1673 – 26 Sep 1681 Died)
  • Gaetano Caracciolo, C.R. (8 Jun 1682 – 11 Aug 1709 Died)
  • Francesco Paolo Nicolai (2 Sep 1716 – 7 Apr 1731 Resigned)
  • Giuseppe Nicolai (9 Apr 1731 – 27 Oct 1758 Died)
  • Marcello Capano Orsini (12 Feb 1759 – 28 Jun 1765 Died)
  • Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. (9 Dec 1765 – 27 Oct 1776 Died)
  • Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. (16 Dec 1776 – 26 May 1799 Died)
  • Gioacchino Maria Mancusi (Mancuso) (26 Jun 1805 – 1811 Died)

Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna

United: 27 June 1818 with the Diocese of Satriano e Campagna
Latin Name: Compsana et Campaniensis

  • Michelangelo Lupoli (25 May 1818 Confirmed – 30 Sep 1831 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno-Acerno)
  • Gennaro Pellini (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed – 6 Oct 1835 Died)
  • Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed – 22 Dec 1848 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
  • Giuseppe Pappalardo (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed – 19 Dec 1849 Resigned)
  • Gregorio De Luca (20 May 1850 Confirmed – 15 Aug 1878 Died)
  • Salvatore Nappi (28 Feb 1879 – 18 Oct 1896 Resigned)
  • Antonio Maria Buglione (18 Oct 1896 Succeeded – 20 Feb 1904 Died)
  • Nicola Piccirilli (14 Nov 1904 – 25 Apr 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona)
  • Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. (30 Sep 1918 – 30 Sep 1921 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Campagna)

Archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia

United: 30 September 1921 with the Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia
Territory Lost: 30 September 1921 to form the Diocese of Campagna
Latin Name: Compsana-Sancti Angeli de Lombardis-Bisaciensis
Metropolitan See

Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Nusco
Latin Name: Sancti Angeli de Lombardis-Compsana-Nuscana-Bisaciensis

  • Mario Milano (14 Dec 1989 – 28 Feb 1998 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa)
  • Salvatore Nunnari (30 Jan 1999 – 18 Dec 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano)
  • Francesco Alfano (14 May 2005 – 10 Mar 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia)
  • Pasquale Cascio (27 Oct 2012 – )

References
  • Cappelletti, Le chiese d'Italia (Venice, 1844), XX, 531

Notes
  1. "Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Catholic Hierarchy page
  4. "Archbishop Scipione Gesualdo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Archbishop Curzio Cocci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
  6. "Archbishop Ercole Rangoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016

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