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Archdiocese of

Capua

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman

Type: Archdiocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Napoli

Patron Saint: S. Roberto Bellarmino

Website: Link

History

  • 200: Established as Diocese of Capua / Capuan(us) (Latin)
  • 966.08.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Capua / Capuan(us) (Latin)
  • 1979.04.30: Demoted as Archdiocese of Capua / Capuan(us) (Latin)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Capua (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Bruno Schettino (68)Archbishop Bruno Schettino (68)
(1997.04.29 – ...)

Born:1941.01.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1964.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:1987.04.04

Bishop of Teggiano – Policastro (Italy) (1987.02.11 – 1997.04.29)

Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1997.04.29 – ...)

Archbishop Luigi Diligenza (88)Archbishop Luigi Diligenza (88)
(1979.04.30 – 1997.04.29)

Born:1921.02.10 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1943.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:1978.04.23

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1978.03.01 – 1979.04.30)

Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1979.04.30 – 1997.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Capua (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Luigi Diligenza (88)Archbishop Luigi Diligenza (88)
(1978.03.01 – 1979.04.30)

(see above)

Archbishop Tommaso Leonetti
(1962.07.10 – 1978.03.01)

Born:1902.04.14 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1925.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:1942.05.31
Died:1981.12.28 († 79)

Bishop of Ferentino (Italy) (1942.04.14 – 1962.07.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1962.07.10 – 1978.03.01)

Archbishop Salvatore Baccarini, C. R.
(1930.06.30 – 1962.02.13)

Born:1881.08.09 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1904.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1922.05.21
Died:1962.02.13 († 80)

Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (Italy) (1922.03.07 – 1930.06.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1930.06.30 – 1962.02.13)

Archbishop Gennaro Cosenza
(1913.03.04 – 1930)

Born:1852.06.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1930.03.20 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Dioclea (1890.06.23 – 1893.06.12)

Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (1893.06.12 – 1913.03.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1913.03.04 – 1930)

Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1930 – 1930.03.20)

Cardinal Alfonso Capecelatro di Castelpagano, C.O.
(1880.08.20 – 1912.11.14)

Born:1824.02.05 (France)
Ordained Priest:1847.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:1880.10.28
Created Cardinal:1885.07.27
Died:1912.11.14 († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1880.08.20 – 1912.11.14)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1885.07.30 – 1886.01.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1886.01.15 – 1912.11.14)

Cardinal Francesco Saverio Apuzzo
(1871.11.24 – 1880.07.30)

Born:1807.04.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1830.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1854
Created Cardinal:1877.03.12
Died:1880.07.30 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis (1854.01.19 – 1855.03.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorrento (Italy) (1855.03.23 – 1871.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1871.11.24 – 1880.07.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1877.03.20 – 1880.07.30)

Cardinal Giuseppe Cosenza
(1850.09.30 – 1863.03.30)

Born:1788.02.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1812.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:1832.07.08
Created Cardinal:1850.09.30
Died:1863.03.30 († 75)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1832.07.02 – 1850.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1850.09.30 – 1863.03.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1850.10.03 – 1863.03.30)

Cardinal Francesco Serra Casano
(1826.07.26 – 1850.08.17)

Born:1783.02.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1806.03.01
Consecrated Bishop:1818.03.23
Created Cardinal in pecore:1831.09.30
Revealed as Cardinal:1833.04.15
Died:1850.08.17 († 67)

Titular Archbishop of Nicaea (1818.03.16 – 1826.07.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1826.07.03 – 1826.07.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1826.07.26 – 1850.08.17)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1833.07.29 – 1850.08.17)

Archbishop Baldassare Mormile, C.R.
(1818.04.06 – 1826.07.26)

Born:1750.01.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1805.06.30
Died:1826.07.26 († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (Italy) (1805.06.26 – 1818.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1818.04.06 – 1826.07.26)

Archbishop Giuseppe Maria Ruffo
(1744.02.03 – 1754.03.19)

Born:1696.01.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1734.11.28
Consecrated Bishop:1735.07.03
Died:1754.03.19 († 58)

Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1735.05.25 – 1744.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1744.02.03 – 1754.03.19)

Patriarch Mundillus Orsini, C.O.
(1728.03.08 – 1751.02.01)

Born:1690.07.22 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1713.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:1724.07.23
Died:1751.02.01 († 60)

Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1724.06.26 – 1724.11.20)

Bishop of Melfi – Rapolla (Italy) (1724.11.20 – 1728.03.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1728.03.08 – 1751.02.01)

Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1729.03.23 – 1751.02.01)

Cardinal Nicolò Caracciolo
(1703.04.23 – 1728.02.07?)

Born:1658.11.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1700.06.06
Created Cardinal:1715.12.16
Died:1728.02.07 († 69)

Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1700.05.10 – 1703.04.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1703.04.23 – 1728.02.07?)

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1712.12.04 – 1715.12.16)

Pro-Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1715.12.18 – 1717.12.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1716.02.05 – 1728.02.07)

Cardinal Giacomo Cantelmi
(1690.09.27 – 1691.07.23)

Born:1645.06.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1683.10.03
Created Cardinal:1690.02.13
Died:1702.12.11 († 57)

Titular Archbishop of Caesarea Ponti (1683.09.27 – 1690.02.13)

Apostolic Nuncio of Switzerland (1685.04.18 – 1687)

Apostolic Nuncio of Poland (1688.10.23 – 1689)

Secretary of Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1689 – 1690?)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1690.04.10 – 1702.12.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1690.09.27 – 1691.07.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (1691.07.23 – 1702.12.11)

Cardinal Gasparo Cavalieri
(1687.07.07 – 1690.08.17)

Born:1648 (Italy)
Created Cardinal:1686.09.02
Ordained Priest:1686.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1687.11.09
Died:1690.08.17 († 42)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (1686.09.30 – 1689.11.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1687.07.07 – 1690.08.17)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (1689.11.12 – 1690.08.17)

Archbishop Camillo Melzi (later Cardinal)
(1636.02.18 – ?)

Born:1582 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1636.03.24
Created Cardinal:1657.04.09
Died:1659.01.21 († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1636.02.18 – ?)

Apostolic Nuncio of Austria (1644 – 1652)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1657.04.23 – 1659.01.21)

Cardinal Luigi Caetani
(1624.03.17 – 1627)

Born:1595.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1622
Consecrated Bishop:1622.06.12
Created Cardinal:1626.01.19
Died:1642.04.15 († 46)

Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1622.03.14 – 1626.01.19)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1622.11.14 – 1624.03.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1624.03.17 – 1627)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1626.02.09 – 1642.04.15)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1637.01.12 – 1638.01.15)

Cardinal Antonio Caetani
(1605.08.31 – 1624.03.17)

Born:1566 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1605.09.12
Created Cardinal:1621.04.19
Died:1624.03.17 († 58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1605.08.31 – 1624.03.17)

Apostolic Nuncio of Austria (1606.09 – 1610.09)

Apostolic Nuncio of Spain (1611.08 – 1618.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1621.05.17 – 1624.03.17)

Saint Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino, S.J.
(1602.03.18 – 1605)

Born:1542.10.04 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1570.03.19
Created Cardinal:1599.03.03
Died:1621.09.17 († 78)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites (? – 1621.09.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1599.03.17 – 1605.06.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1602.03.18 – 1605)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana (1605.06.01 – 1621.08.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1621.08.31 – 1621.09.17)

Cardinal Niccolò Caetani
(1546.05.05 – 1585.05.01)

Born:1526.02.23 (Italy)
Created Cardinal in pecore:1536.12.22
Revealed as Cardinal:1538.03.13
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1539?
Died:1585.05.01 († 59)

Apostolic Administrator of Bisignano (Italy) (1537.03.05 – 1549.03.13)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (1538.04.16 – 1552.03.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1539.08.08 – 1546.05.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1546.05.05 – 1585.05.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Quimper (France) (1550.07.14 – 1560.04.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title (1552.03.09 – 1585.05.01)

Cardinal Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P.
(1520.09.12 – 1536.04.28)

Born:1472.08.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1520?
Created Cardinal:1535.05.21
Died:1537.09.07 († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1520.09.12 – 1536.04.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1537.05.31 – 1537.09.07)

Cardinal Ippolito I d’Este (Hippolit Estei)
(Apostolic Administrator 1502.07.20 – 1520.09.03)

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Ferrari
(1501.08.09 – 1502.07.20)

Born:1450 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal in pecore:1500.09.28
Revealed as Cardinal:1500.10.02
Died:1502.07.20 († 52)

Bishop of Modena (Italy) (1495.09.11 – 1501.08.09)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1496.04 – 1500.10.02)

Pro-Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1500.10.02 – 1502.07.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1500.10.05 – 1502.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1501.08.09 – 1502.07.20)

Cardinal Juan López
(1498.10.15 – 1501.08.05)

Born:1455 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:1496.02.19
Died:1501.08.05 († 46)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1492.08 – 1496.02)

Bishop of Perugia (Italy) (1492.12.29 – 1498.10.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1496.02.24 – 1501.08.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Carcassonne (France) (1497.12.23 – 1501.08.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1498.10.15 – 1501.08.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Perugia (Italy) (1498.10.15 – 1501.08.05)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1501.01 – 1501.08.05)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of St. Peter (1501.05.10 – 1501.08.05)

Cardinal Juan de Borja Llançol de Romaní
(1496 – 1498.10.15)

Born:1470 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:1496.02.19
Died:1500.01.17 († 30)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1494.09.19 – 1498.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1496 – 1498.10.15)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (1496.02.24 – 1500.01.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Valencia (Spain) (1499.09.06 – 1500.01.17)

Patriarch Jordanus de Cajetanis de Aragonia
(1447.04.17 – 1493?)

Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1447.04.17 – 1493?)

Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1485.01.19 – 1493?)

Past Prelates

as of 2009.06.30

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