Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano was a Latin Catholic diocese located in the commune of Lettere in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the southern-central Italian region Campania. In 1818, it was merged into the Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

Established in 987?4 as Diocese of Lettere, Latin Name: Litteræ (adjective Litterensis), on territory split off from Diocese of Amalfi,^[2] near the site of Ancient Liternum.
Renamed in 1169 as Diocese of Lettere–Gragnano,^[2] adding to its title coastal hill town Gragnano, now also a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples
Suppressed on 27 June 1818, its territory being merged into the Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia^[2]
1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Lettere^[2]

Diocese of Lettere[edit]

Erected: 984
Latin Name: Litterensis

Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano[edit]

Name Changed: 1169

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Pietro (1327–1349 Died)
Giacomo Gioia, O.F.M. (1349–1365 Died)
Roberto De Casalinovo, O.F.M. (1366–?)
Giuliano, O.F.M. (1371–1380 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
Tommaso (1384–1392 Appointed, Bishop of Bishop of Ugento)
Giovanni Da Pisa, O.P. (1392–1403 Died)
Giacomo (1403–?)
Francesco (1407–1427 Died)
Cicco (1428–?)
Antonio de Celano (1440–1455 Died)^[3]
Gabriele Pontangeli (1455–1478 Died)^[3]
Antonio de Miraballis (1478–1503 Died)^[3]
Andrea Curiale (1503–1517 Resigned)^[3]^[4]
Valentino d'Apreja (De Apreis) (1517–1539 Died)^[4]
Bartolomeo Capobianco (1540–1547 Died)^[4]
Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) (1547–1562 Died)^[4]
Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. (1562–1565 Resigned)^[4]
Giovanni Antonio Astorch (Astorco) (1565–1567 Died)^[4]
Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. (1567–1570 Appointed, Bishop of Terni)^[4]
Filippo Fasio Capponi (1570–1570 Died)^[4]
Aurelio Griani, O.F.M. (1570–1576 Died)^[4]
Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli (1576–1590 Died)^[4]
Giovanni Leonardo Bottiglieri (1591–1599 Died)^[4]
Francesco Brusco (1599–1625 Died)^[4]^[5]
Andrea Caputo (1625–1650 Died)^[5]
Onofrio de Ponte (1650–1676 Died)^[5]^[6]
Antonio Molinari (bishop) (1676–1698 Died)^[6]
Giovanni Cito (1698–1708 Died)^[6]
Domenico Antonio Gagliano, C.R. (1709–1713 Died)^[6]
Domenico Galisi (1718–1730 Died)
Francesco Castelli (1730–1733 Died)
Agostino Giannini (1733–1767 Died)
Francesco d'Afflitto (1767–1786 Died)
Bartolomeo Criscuolo (1792–1793 Died)
Bernardo Maria della Torre (1797–1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)

1818 Suppressed to the Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia

Titular see[edit]

In 1968 the diocese was nominally restored, under its original name, as Titular bishopric of Lettere (Curiate Italian) / Litteræ (Latin) / Litteren(sis) (Latin adjective) ^[2]

It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank with an archiepiscopal exception :

Titular Bishop: Giovanni Battista Cesana, Comboni Missionaries (M.C.C.J.) (1968.12.19 – death 1991.06.12) as emeritate; formerly Titular Bishop of Cerbali (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25) as last Apostolic Vicar of Gulu (formerly Equatorial Nile, Uganda) (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25), promoted first Bishop of Gulu (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
Titular Archbishop Luigi Travaglino (Italian) (1992.04.04 – ...) as papal diplomat : Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Guinea (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02), Apostolic Nuncio (ambassador) to Nicaragua (1995.05.02 – 2001), Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2011.01.05 – 2015.02.12), Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco (2012.09.08 – 2016.01.16).

References[edit]

^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Lettere (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 179. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 226–227. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 246. (in Latin)

Sources and external links[edit]

GCatholic - data for all sections

[CathHierLettere-1] Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

[GCathLettere-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Lettere (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

[HierarchiaII-Lettere-3] Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 179. (in Latin)

[HierarchiaIII-Lettere-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 226–227. (in Latin)

[HierarchiaIV-Lettere-5] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin)

[HierarchiaV-Lettere-6] Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 246. (in Latin)

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