Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno

The Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno (Latin: Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis), commonly known as Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Italian: Diocesi di Nocera Inferiore-Sarno), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Campania region of Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno Nocera Inferiore-Sarno Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis
Bishopric
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical region	Campania
Statistics
Area	157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	240,500 228,350 (94.9%)
Parishes	54
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd century
Archdiocese	Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Cathedral	St. Priscus Cathedral, Nocera Inferiore
Co-cathedral	St. Michael Cathedral, Sarno
Patron saint	Priscus of Nocera Michael (archangel) Alphonsus Liguori
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giuseppe Giudice

Bishops

Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani

Erected: 4th century
Latin name: Nuceria Paganorum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Acerno

• Antonio Bolognini (1438–1444 Appointed, Bishop of Foligno)
• Giovanni Marcolini, O.F.M. (1444–1465 Died)
• Pietro Strambone, O.P. (1479–1503 Died)
• Bernardino Orsini (1503–1511 Died)
• Domenico Giacobazzi (1511–1517 Resigned)
• Andrea Giacobazzi (1517–1524 Died)
• Domenico Giacobazzi (2nd time)(1524–1528 Died)
• Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio) (1528–1552 Died)
• Giulio Giovio (1552–1560 Resigned)
• Paolo Giovio (il Giovane) (1560–1585 Died)
• Sulpizio Costantino (1585–1602 Died)
• Simone Lunadori (1602–1610 Died)
• Stefano de Vicari, O.P. (1610–1620 Died)
• Francesco Trivulzio (1621–1631 Died)
• Ippolito Franconi (1632–1653 Died)
• Bonaventura D'Avalos, O.S.A. (1654–1659 Resigned)
• Felice Gabrielli, O.F.M. Conv. (1659–1684 Died)
• Emiddio Lenti (1685–1691 Died)
• Sebastiano Perissi (1692–1700 Appointed, Bishop of Grosseto)
• Giovanbattista Carafa (1700–1715 Died)
• Niccolò di Domenico (1718–1744 Died)
• Gherardo Antonio Volpe (1744–1768 Died)
• Benedetto Maria dei Monti Sanfelice, O.S.B. (1768–1806 Died)
• Agnello Giuseppe d'Auria Loffredo (1834–1860 Died)
• Michele Adinolfi (1860–1863 Died)

...

• Raffaele Ammirante (1871–1881 Died)
• Francesco Vitagliano (1882–1885 Resigned)
• Luigi del Forno (1885–1913 Died)
• Giuseppe Romeo (1913–1935 Died)
• Teodorico de Angelis (1936–1951 Resigned)
• Fortunato Zoppas (1952–1964 Resigned)
• Jolando Nuzzi (1971–1986 Died)

Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno

30 September 1986: United with the territory of the historical Diocese of Sarno that was previously merged into the Diocese of Cava e Sarno

• Gioacchino Illiano (1987–2011 Retired)
• Giuseppe Giudice (2011–)

Notes and references