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Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
Diocese of Avellino
Dioecesis Abellinensis
Cathedral in Avellino
Location
CountryItaly
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Italy
Ecclesiastical regionCampania
Ecclesiastical provinceBenevento
Statistics
Area394 km (152 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2020)
162,000 (est.)
156,000 (est.)
Parishes66
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2nd Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests68 (diocesan)
14 (Religious Orders)
17 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArturo Aiello
Map
Map of diocese of Avellino
Website
www.diocesi.avellino.it

The Diocese of Avellino (Latin: Dioecesis Abellinensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to the archdiocese of Benevento. The bishop of Avellino, along with the bishop of S. Agata de' Goti, had the privilege, recognized at the provincial synod of 1654, of being summoned to attend upon the death and obsequies of the archbishop of Benevento.

Bishop Lorenzo Pollicini (1653–1656) attended the provincial synod in Benevento in 1654, and also held a diocesan synod in May 1654.

History of the diocese

Avellino was traditionally said to have been founded by St. Sabinus, a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle, at the beginning of the 2nd century. The list of bishops, however, begins in the 12th century.

On 5 December 1456, Campania and the former duchy of Benevento were hit with a major earthquake, with over 40,000 dead. It may have been the largest on record for all of southern Italy. It was followed by another on 30 December. Benevento was for the most part destroyed, suffering between 350 and 500 dead. Brindisi, with nearly all of its inhabitants, was destroyed. Apice, in the diocese of Benevento, was completely destroyed, as was Casalduni. 2.000 died at Ariano in the territory of Avellino, and the town was in ruins; Lacedonia was reduced to dust and abandoned completely. Sant' Agata dei Goti was assai conquassata ('practically crushed;). The extensive damage and death may account, at least in part, for the diocesan reorganization of the metropolitanate of Benevento.

The Diocese of Frigento, whose list of bishops extends from 1080 to 1455, was united with that of Avellino from 9 May 1466, until 27 June 1818, when it was suppressed. During that time, however, on two occasions, the dioceses were again separated, in both cases to benefit an uncle-nephew pair, one of whom became bishop of Avellino and the other bishop of Frigento, on the understanding that, on the death of either one, the survivor would reunite the two dioceses.

In the summer of 1561 the area of Avellino was struck by a series of natural disasters. Trouble began with a major earthquake, centered on the Vallo di Diano in the Basilicata, on 24 July. On the last day of July Avellino was the victim of an extraordinary windstorm with clouds of dust so thick that the sky was obscured, which was followed by a rain of pebbles and lightning flashes, the result of an aftershock of the quake of the 24th. Damages to buildings was severe, and the people abandoned their houses and lived in the open, outside the city. On 2 August at midday a third earthquake hit, less violent than the two preceding ones. The worst of all, whose epicenter was apparently near Avellino, occurred on the afternoon of 19 August. It was felt at Naples, and at Palo near Sale 20 people died; at Sicicgnano 40 died, at Vietro another 20, 40 at Pola, and at Caggiano 30. At Avellino nearly all the houses suffered from serious cracks, especially at the Torri del Castro and the Episcopal Palace.

In May 1698, when Bishop Scannagatta attended the provincial synod of Benevento, he signed his name Franciscus Episcopus Abellinensis, Frequintinensis, Aquae-putridae seu Mirabellae, et Quintodecimi, giving clear evidence of the incorporation of two other ancient dioceses besides Frigento into the diocese of Avellino.

Avellino and Frigento were both vacant from 1782 to 1792, due to disputes between the Papacy and the Kingdom of Naples; and each diocese had its own Vicar General. The territory was captured by French forces in 1799, and Napoleon had his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, named Prince of Benevento. From 1809 to 1815, Pope Pius VII was prisoner of Napoleon in France, and was unable and unwilling to cooperate with Napoleon's brother-in-law, Joachim Murat who had been named King of Naples (1808–1815). In 1815 the Congress of Vienna restored King Ferdinand I of Naples and Sicily (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies), and Pius VII ceded him the papal rights to Benevento (which included Avellino). A concordat (treaty) was signed on 16 February 1818, and in a separate document, dated 7 March 1818, Pius VII granted Ferdinand the right to nominate all bishops in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

In 1861, after the revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in favor of Italian unity under the House of Savoy, Bishop Francesco Gallo of Avellino, who was staying in Naples in the house of the Fathers of the Mission, was arrested and deported to Turin, where he was kept in prison for more than two years. His exile from Avellino lasted until 1866.

Cathedral and Chapter

In the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, all of the cathedrals, including those of Avellino and of Frigento, were dedicated to the Bodily Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven.

The Cathedral of Avellino was begun in the episcopate of Bishop Robert (early 12th century), and carried out during the reigns of King William I of Sicily and William II of Sicily. It was dedicated by Bishop Guillelmus in 1166. It replaced the church which had been built by King Roger II of Sicily and Rainulf Count of Avellino.

In 1673 the Chapter of the Cathedral of the Assumption was composed of four dignities and twelve Canons. In the Cathedral of Frigento there were three dignities and seven Canons. By 1745 the number of Canons at Avellino had increased to twenty. In 1900 the Chapter was composed of four dignities (the Archdeacon, the Archpriest, the Primicerius Major, and the Primicerius Minor) and twenty-three Canons (one of whom served as Penitentiary and another as Theologian).

Bishops

Diocese of Avellino

Latin Name: Avellinensis seu Abellinensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento

  • Timotheus (c. 496–c. 499)
...
  • Joannes (1124–1132)
  • Robertus (1132–1145)
  • Vigiliantius (c. 1145)
  • Guillelmus (1166–1189)
  • Rogerius (1189–c. 1218 ?)
  • Jacobus (c. 1265)
  • Joannes (c. 1266)
  • Leonardus (c. 1267–c. 1287/1288)
  • Benedictus (1288–1294/1295)
  • Franciscus (1295–1310)
  • Nicolaus (1311– )
  • Gotifridus de Tufo ( ? –1325 ?)
  • Natimbene, O.E.S.A. (1326–1334)
  • Nicolaus, O.P. (1334–1351)
  • Raimundus (1351–1363)
  • Nicolaus de Serpito, O.Min. (1363–1391)
  • Matthaeus (1391–1423)
  • Cicco Francesco Palombo, O.S.B. (1423–1431)
  • Fuccio (1432–1465)
  • Baptista (1465–1492)

Diocese of Avellino e Frigento

Sede Vacante (1782–1792)
  • Sebastiano de Rosa (1792–1810)
Sede Vacante (1810–1818)

Diocese of Avellino

Name Changed: 27 June 1818

  • Domenico Novi Ciavarria (6 Apr 1818 – 4 May 1841 Died)
  • Giuseppe Palma, O. Carm. (3 Apr 1843 – 12 Oct 1843 Died)
  • Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. (1844–1854)
  • Francesco Gallo (1855–1896)
  • Serafino Angelini (30 Nov 1896 – 4 Feb 1908 Died)
  • Giuseppe Padula (2 Aug 1908 – 18 Nov 1928 Died)
  • Francesco Petronelli (18 Jan 1929 –1939)
  • Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. (27 Jul 1939 – 1949)
  • Gioacchino Pedicini (22 Nov 1949 – 2 Jun 1967 Retired)
  • Pasquale Venezia (2 Jun 1967 – 28 Feb 1987 Retired)
  • Gerardo Pierro (28 Feb 1987 – 1992)
  • Antonio Forte, O.F.M. (20 Feb 1993 – 13 Nov 2004 Retired)
  • Francesco Marino (13 November 2004 – 11 November 2016)
  • Arturo Aiello (6 May 2017 – present)

Notes and references

  1. "Diocese of Avellino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. "Diocese of Avellino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. Vincenzo Maria Orsini (1724). Synodicon S. Beneventanensis ecclesiae, continens Concilia XXI (in Latin) (secunda ed.). Roma: ex typographia Rochi Bernabo. p. 432.
  4. Adolphe Charles Peltier (1846). J.-P. Migne (ed.). Dictionnaire universel et complet des conciles: tant généraux que particuliers, des principaux synodes diocésains (in French). Vol. Tome I. Paris: Chez l'éditeur. p. 243.
  5. Mario Baratta (1901). I terremoti d'Italia: Saggio di storia, geografia e bibliografia sismica italiana (in Italian). Torino: Fratelli Bocca. pp. 66–74. Bella Bona, p. 224.
  6. Moroni, Gaetano (1844). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica (in Italian). Vol. XXV. Venezia: Tipografia Emiliana. pp. 247–250.
  7. Bella-Bona, p. 233. Baratta, pp. 100-102.
  8. Zigarelli, II, p. 56. Orsini, Vincentius Maria (1701). Concilium provinciale secundum Beneventanum, quod fr. Vincentius Maria ordinis praedicatorum ... Ursinus archiepiscopus metropolita habuit anno a Christo nato 1698. diebus 10. 14. 19. mensis Maii (in Latin). Benevento: ex typographia archiepiscopali. p. 11.
  9. Cappelletti, XIX, p. 186.
  10. Zigarelli, II, pp. 184-186.
  11. Bullarii Romani continuatio, Summorum Pontificum Benedicti XIV, Clementis XIII, Clementis XIV, Pii VI, Pii VII, Leonis XII, Pii VIII constitutiones... (in Latin). Vol. Tomus septimus, pars ii. Prato: Aldine. 1852. pp. 1713–1726.</
  12. Bullarii romani continuatio VII. 2, pp. 1726-1727.
  13. Giacomo Margotti (1865). Memorie per la storia de' nostri tempi dal Congresso di Parigi nel 1856 ai primi giorni del 1863 (in Italian). Vol. Terza serie. Torino: Stamperia dell'Unione tipografico-editrice. pp. 201–208.
  14. Zigarelli (1848), p. 39, column 2. Zigarelli (1856), I, pp. 90-91.
  15. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 108 note 1.
  16. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 110 note 1.
  17. Annuario ecclesiastico (in Italian). Roma: Societa dellw Missioni. 1900. p. 218. The Archdeacon is attested as early as 1250: Zigarelli (1848), p. 38 column 2.
  18. Sabinus is claimed to have been a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle (mid 1st century). Lanzoni, p. 241, points out that the two inscriptions referring to him are of the 5th or 6th century; he notes that there was a Campanian Bishop Sabinus who accompanied Pope John I on an embassy to Constantinople in 525. Kehr, p. 127, also states that Sabinus belongs at the end of the 5th century, and warns that he should not be confused with the famous Bishop Sabinus of Canusium.
  19. Pope Gelasius I wrote to five bishops of Campania about Beneventan affairs. He was present at the Symmachian synod of 499. Ughelli, p. 191. Gams, p. 854 column 1. Kehr, p. 127 no. 1. Monumenta Germaniae Historica Auctores Antiquissimi Tomus XII, pp. 401, 409.
  20. Joannes: Gams, p. 854 column 1.
  21. Robertus: Zigarelli, I (1856), pp. 83-95.
  22. Vigiliantius: Zigarelli (1856), I, pp. 96-98.
  23. Bishop Guillelmus consecrated the cathedral in 1182. He subscribed a charter of King William I in 1185. He died in 1189. Ughelli, pp. 193-194. Zigarelli, I, pp. 98-111. Gams, p. 854 column 1.
  24. Ruggiero: Ughelli, p. 194. Zigarelli, I, pp. 111-119. Gams, p. 854 column 1. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  25. Jacobus is said to have submitted his resignation to Pope Clement IV (1265–1268). Ughelli, p. 194. Zigarelli, pp. 119-120. Gams, p. 854. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  26. Joannes is said to have resigned. Ughelli, p. 194. Zigarelli, p. 120. Gams, p. 854. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  27. Leonardus had been the Archdeacon, and was elected by the Chapter. Ughelli, p. 194. Zigarelli, pp. 120-122. Gams, p. 854. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  28. Benedictus was approved by Pope Nicholas IV on 20 April 1288. Eubel, I, p. 122. Gams then inserts a bishop named Valerunus, severely truncating Benedictus' term of office; but Valerunus was Bishop of Avlona, not Avellino.
  29. Franciscus was transferred from the diocese of Terracina by Pope Boniface VIII on 8 April 1295. Ughelli, p. 194. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  30. Nicolaus had been Bishop of Butrinto. He was requested by the Cathedral Chapter, and transferred to Avellino by Pope Clement V on 15 February 1311. Eubel, I, p. 122, 143.
  31. Gotifridus: Eubel, I, p. 122.
  32. Natimbene was appointed Bishop of Avellino on 21 February 1326 by Pope John XXII. He was transferred to the diocese of Trivento on 17 June 1334. Zigarelli, I, pp. 133-136. Eubel, I, pp. 122, 495.
  33. Nicolaus was appointed on 17 June 1334 by Pope John XXII. He died in 1351. Ughelli, p. 272. Zigarelli, I, pp. 136-140. Eubel, I, p. 122
  34. Raimundus was appointed on 27 June 1351 by Pope Clement VI. He was present at a meeting held in Avellino on 9 October 1353. Zigarelli, I, pp. 140-146. Zigarelli and Gams report that Raimundus was succeeded by Albertus Albertini (attested in 1357), but his name is not listed by Eubel, I, p. 122, who reports that the immediate successor was Bishop Nicolaus de Serpito.
  35. Serpito was appointed by Pope Urban V on 16 October 1363. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  36. Matthaeus was elected and provided by Pope Boniface IX (Roman Obedience) on 1 March 1391. Zigarelli, pp. 158-166. Eubel, I, p. 122.
  37. Cecchus had been Abbot of the monastery of S. Benedetto in Avellino. He was appointed to Avellino by Pope Martin V on 25 October 1423. He was transferred to the diocese of Melfi on 12 December 1431, where he died in 1437. Zigarelli, pp, 166-169. Eubel, I, p. 122; II, p. 100, 189.
  38. Fuccio was elected bishop, and approved on 10 February 1432 by Pope Eugene IV. He died in 1465. Zigarelli, pp. 169-189. Eubel, II, p. 100.
  39. Baptista Buonaventura (or Ventura) had previously been Bishop of Frigento (1455–1465). On 9 May 1466 the diocese of Frigento was united with that of Avellino in the person of Bishop Battista by Pope Paul II. Zigarelli, pp. 189-195. Eubel, II, pp. 100, 156.
  40. Ventura had already been Bishop of Frigento (from 1455). On 9 May 1466 the diocese of Frigento was united with that of Avellino in the person of Bishop Battista by Pope Paul II. He died in 1492. Ughelli, p. 200. Cappelletti, p. 181. Zigarelli, pp. 189-195. Eubel, II, pp. 100, 156.
  41. Zigarelli, pp. 195-200. Eubel, II, p. 100.
  42. Carvajal was a native of Plascentia in Spain. He was appointed Administrator of Avellino by Pope Alexander VI on 28 July 1503. He resigned upon the appointment of Antonio de Caro by Pope Julius II, who was an enemy of Carvajal. He and King Louis XII of France called the schismatic Council of Pisa in 1511. Ughelli, p. 200 (who places the resignation in 1503). Zigarelli, pp. 200-203. Eubel, III, p. 126.
  43. Caro was a native of Bari, and had been Treasurer of the Basilica of S. Nicholas. He was appointed to Avellino in 1503, according to Ughelli (p. 200) and Caro, or perhaps in 1505, depending on the date of the resignation of Cardinal Carvajal. On 27 October 1507 he was appointed Bishop of Nardò by Pope Julius. Zigarelli, pp. 203-205. Eubel, II, p. 100; III, p. 126, 256.
  44. Gabriele Setario, who enjoyed the patronage of both Ferdinand and Federigo of Aragon, had been Administrator of the diocese of Lecce before he was appointed bishop of Avellino on 27 Oct 1507. In 1510 the dioceses of Frigento and Avellino were separated, the first going to Gabriele Setario and the second to his nephew, with the understanding that whichever of the two should die first, the other would unite the two dioceses again. Ughelli, p. 200. Zigarelli, I, pp. 205-207.
  45. Setario the nephew of Bishop Gabriele Sartorio, and required a dispensation for consecration because he was below the minimum age. He was appointed on 11 January 1510. He was present at the Lateran Council of Pope Julius II. He died in 1516. Ughelli, pp. 200-201. Zigarelli, I, pp. 208-210. Eubel, III, p. 126 with note 3.
  46. A native of Milan, Madrignano was appointed on 18 August 1516 by Pope Leo X. He took an active part in the 16th session of the Fifth Lateran Council on 16 March 1517. He agreed to another division of the dioceses of Avellino and Frigentino, he retaining the former, and the prelate who became his successor, Silvio Messaglia (who is believed to have been his nephew), taking the latter, both with the right of survivorship. Bishop Madrignano resigned on 28 March 1520. He died in 1529. Zigarelli, I, pp. 210-214. Eubel, III, p. 126.
  47. A native of Milan, and former Abbot of the Cistercian monastery of S. Maria de Chiaravalle in the diocese of Milan, Messaglia was appointed to the diocese of Avellino in the Consistory of 28 Mar 1520 by Pope Leo X. He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Agostino Trivulzio, who was also a native of Milan. When a French army invested Naples in 1528 under Lautrec, Messaglia was arrested, but soon set free. In 1531 Messaglia issued Synodal Constitutions. He died in 1544. Ughelli, p. 201. Zigarelli, I, pp. 215-227. Eubel, III, p. 126.
  48. Albertini was a member of the princely Neapolitan house of Sanseverino e Cimitile. He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. Thanks to his family's patronage he was named to the post of Advocate of the Poor in the Vicariate of Naples under Emperor Charles V in 1533. He was promoted to the office of President of the Royal Camera in 1541, and then Regent of the Royal Chancellery in 1542. He was appointed Bishop of Avellino and Frigento on 19 Jan 1545. During his episcopate he made four trips to Spain on the business of the Kingdom of Naples. He resigned the bishopric in 1548, without ever having been consecrated. In 1552 he was appointed general of the Neapolitan army. He died on 21 December 1562, at the age of seventy. Ughelli, p. 201. Zigarelli, I, pp. 226-228. Eubel, III, p. 216.
  49. De la Cueva was appointed administrator of the diocese on 12 September 1548, and he resigned on 10 Mar 1549, on the appointment of Bishop Albertini. Ughelli, p. 201. Zigarelli, I, pp. 228-233. Eubel, III, p. 216.
  50. A native of Cortona, Passerini a relative of Cardinal Silvio Passerini of Cortona. Fulvio was a Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). He was named Bishop of Avellino in the Consistory of 21 June 1591 by Pope Gregory XIV. On 19 April 1599 he was appointed Bishop of Pistoia by Pope Clement VIII, but he died on 11 December 1599. Zigarelli, pp. 281-297. Eubel, III, p. 126, 275.
  51. Vannini (called Vannucio by Ughelli) was appointed by Pope Clement VIII in the public Consistory of 21 May 1599. On 29 September 1599, he attended the synod held by the Archbishop of Benevento, Massimino Palombara. He restored the Cathedral of Frigento in 1600, damaged by an earthquake. He died on 5 May 1609. Ughelli, p. 203. Zigarelli, I, pp. 297-301. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 105.
  52. Cinquini's father's family was from Pisa, and his mother was a Roman Capranica. He was appointed bishop of Avellino in the Consistory of 10 Jun 1609, held by Pope Paul V. On 15 Dec 1625 Bishop Cinquini submitted his resignation to Pope Urban VIII, citing old age as his canonical reason. He died on 8 April 1627. Ughelli, p. 203. Zigarelli, I, pp. 301-320. Gauchat, p. 105.
  53. Of Genoese ancestors, Giustiniani was born on the island of Chios, which was ruled by his family. He was a Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). He was appointed Bishop of Avellino by Pope Urban VIII in the Consistory of 9 February 1626. He died on 24 Apr 1653, at the age of 67. Ughelli, pp. 203-204 (who gives the date of death as 1 May, failing to note the Roman numerals VIII before Kal. Mai.). Zigarelli, II, pp. 1-16. Gauchat, p. 105.
  54. A member of a patrician family of Naples, Brancaccio was patronised in Rome by Cardinal Fabio Chigi. Under Pope Innocetn X he assisted in writing the bull condemning the Jansenist propositions, and he became a Chamberlain of honor of Pope Alexander VII. He was appointed Bishop of Avellino in Consistory by Pope Alexander VII on 16 Oct 1656. On 19 August 1669 he was transferred to the Diocese of Nardò by Pope Clement IX. He died on 29 April 1677. Ughelli, p. 205. Zigarelli, II, pp. 37-43. Gauchat, p. 105 with note 6. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 256 with note 2.
  55. Lanfranchi was born in Naples, and was a Doctor of philosophy and theology. One of his relatives, Ugento Lanfranchi, also a Theatine, had been Bishop of Ugento from 1650 to 1659. Giovanni Battista had served as Secretary General, and Provost and Visitor of the Theatine Order. He was appointed Bishop of Avellino in the Consistory of 30 June 1670 by Pope Clement X. He died on 3 January 1673. Zigarelli, II, pp. 43-46. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 256 with note 2.
  56. Pellegrini was born in the country district called Castrovillari in the diocese of Cassano. He was a Doctor in utroque iure (Roma, La Sapienza), and had served as Vicar General in several dioceses, including San Marco and Mileto in Calabria. In 1666 he published a manual for Vicars General, Carlo Pellegrini (1681). Praxis vicariorum et omnium in vtroque foro iusdicentium quatuor partibus comprehensa (in Latin). Venice: typis Antonij Tiuani.. He was appointed to the See of Avellino in the Consistory of 13 Mar 1673 by Pope Clement X, and consecrated by the titular Archbishop of Tarsus, Francesco Maria Febei. On 4 October 1673, he consecrated the church and the high altar of the Capuchins. He held two diocesan synods, in 1674 and 1676, He died on 3 May 1678, at the age of c. 64. Zigarelli, II, pp. 46-51. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 256 with note 3.
  57. Scanegata (Scannagatta) was born in Dongo, a small village on the north shore of Lake Como. He obtained a doctorate in Civil and Canon Law at the University of Milan, and served as Vicar General of Loreto and then of Naples, under Cardinal Inicco Caracciolo. He was appointed bishop of Avellino in the Consistory of 12 June 1679 by Pope Innocent XI. He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Alessandro Crescenzio. He held twelve diocesan synods during his episcopate. He died on 18 March 1700 at the age of 67. Zigarelli, II, pp. 51-62. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 256 with note 4.
  58. Ciccatelli was born the area of S. Antimo (Aversa) in 1651. He was a Doctor in utroque iure (La Sapienza, Rome), and became a Canon and Prebend of the Cathedral of Naples; he served as Vicar Curate of the cathedral, and was Fiscale of the Holy Office (Inquisition) in Naples. He participated in the provincial synods at Naples in 1694 and 1699. He was nominated Bishop of Venosa, but he declined the promotion. He was appointed Bishop of Avellino by Pope Innocent XII, former Archbishop of Naples, in the Consistory of 28 May 1700. He was consecrated in Rome on 1 June 1700 by Bishop Domenico de Bellis of Melfi. He celebrated a diocesan synod in 1702. He died on 17 December 1703. Zigarelli, II, pp. 63-70. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 109 with note 5.
  59. Procaccini was born in Cività S. Angelo (diocese of Penna) in 1656. He had been Bishop of Ripatransone from 1695 to 1704. He was transferred to the diocese of Avellino by Pope Innocent XII on 15 December 1704. He died on 9 June 1722. Zigarelli, pp. 71- Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 109 with note 6.
  60. Finy resigned the diocese on 29 July 1726, and was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XIII on 9 December 1726. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 109 with note 7.
  61. Nobilione was a native of Sorrento. He obtained the degree of master of theology in 1726 at the age of 33. When Bishop Finy resigned on 29 July 1726, the Pope immediately nominated the Auditor of Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini, Marcello Passeri, to the bishopric of Avellino, but circumstances unknown prevented the nomination from being finalized. Passeri no doubt preferred his legal career in the Roman Curia to a small south-Italian diocese. Nobilione was nominated instead, on 31 July 1726. He was consecrated in Rome on 18 August 1726 by his fellow Dominican, Pope Benedict XIII. But, on 16 November 1726 he too resigned, without ever having taken possession of either of his dioceses, Avellino or Frigento. Instead he was appointed bishop of the diocese of Andria, which happened to be the birthplace of Marcello Passeri, on 9 December 1726. He died there on 23 October 1757 at the age of 90. Zigarelli, II, pp. 91-95. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 109 with note 8.
  62. Rogadei: Zigarelli, II, pp. 95-135. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, p. 109 with note 9.
  63. Carafa: Zigarelli, pp. 135-140. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 110 with note 2.
  64. Leone: Zigarelli, 140-161. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 110 with note 3.
  65. Latilla: Zigarelli, 161-170. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 110 with note 4.
  66. Martinez: Zigarelli, 170-186. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 111 with note 5.
  67. Zigarelli, pp. 184-186.
  68. De Rosa was born in Arzano (Naples) in 1729. He studied at the diocesan seminary, and became a teacher of Latin in the Urban Seminary. He was parish priest in Calvizzano from 1770 to 1775, when he was appointed Bishop of Ischia by Pope Pius IX. After 17 years in Ischia, De Rosa was transferred by Pope Leo XIII to the diocese of Avellino on 26 March 1792, at the nomination of the King of Naples on 16 December 1791. He died on 14 May 1810. Zigarelli, 186-218. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 111 with note 6.
  69. Zigarelli, pp. 218-240.
  70. Zigarelli, pp. 240-259.
  71. Maniscalco was a native of Alessandria (Diocese of Agrigento) in Sicily. He joined the Observant Franciscans at the age of 13, and in 1804 he made his solemn profession of vows. In 1817 he became the teacher of theology at the Convent of Alcamo (Palermo). In 1820 he was named Minister Provincial, and took up residence in the Convent of Gancia in Palermo. He was named theologian of the Royal Tribunal in Palermo, and became Commissary of the Holy Land (Jerusalem). In 183o he was elected Definitor General, and in 1832 he was dispatched to Rome, to plead causes of his Order at the Roman Curia. Pope Gregory XVI named him Minister General of the Order on 13 March 1838. He was nominated Bishop of Avellino, and preconised on 17 June 1844. On 7 April 1854 he was transferred to the Diocese of Caltagirone. After his departure, the See of Avellino remained vacant for nearly a year. Zigarelli, pp. 259-311.
  72. Gallo held a doctorate in theology. He was named by the King of the Two Sicilies on 3 February 1855, and preconised by Pope Pius IX on 23 March 1855. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome at S. Maria in Vallicella by Cardinal Girolamo d'Andrea on 25 March. He died on 16 September 1896. Zigarelli, II, pp. 318-328.
  73. On 25 May 1939 Petronelli was appointed Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie).
  74. On 30 Mar 1949 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania.
  75. On 25 May 1992 Pierro was appointed Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
  76. Marino was transferred to the diocese of Nola by Pope Francis on 11 November 2016.
  77. Aiello had previously been Bishop of Teano-Calvi: Diocesi d' Avellino, Vescovo: Biografia; retrieved: 2018-01-10.(in Italian)

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  • Diocesi d'Avellino, Cattedrale Storia; retrieved: 2018-01-19. (in Italian)
  • GCatholic.org
  • Buonaiuti, Ernesto. "Avellino." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 19 Jan. 2018.
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Avellino". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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