Diocese of Lacedonia
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The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia, in Campania
, existed until 1986. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.
dated from the eleventh century. The first known bishop is Desiderius, mentioned in 1082, but he is known to have had predecessors. Other bishops were:
Lacedonia suffered much from earthquakes, especially in 1694
and 1702. The diocese was earlier a suffragan of the archdiocese of Conza and Campagna.
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, existed until 1986. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.
History
The episcopal see at LacedoniaLacedonia
Lacedonia is a comune of 3,010 people in the province of Avellino, Italy, overlooking the Osento River, which flows into the Lago di San Pietro , an artificial lake.-History:...
dated from the eleventh century. The first known bishop is Desiderius, mentioned in 1082, but he is known to have had predecessors. Other bishops were:
- Fra Guglielmo Neritono (1392);
- Antonio Dura (1506);
- Gianfrancesco Carducci (1564);
- the mathematician Marco Pedacca 1584);
- Giacomo Candido (1606);
- Giacomo Giordano (1651), who built the episcopal palace and planned a new cathedral;
- Benedetto Bartolo, who was seized by the brigands and later redeemed by the Marquess of Carpi;
- Morea (1684), who suppressed certain festivities of pagan origin celebrated on the vigilVigilA vigil is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance...
of Epiphany; - Francesco Ubaldo Romanzi (1798), under whom the Diocese of Lacedonia was increased by union with the diocese of Trevico, a neighbouring diocese subject to the Metropolitan of Benevento, and which dated at least from the tenth century, when a Bishop Benedetto is mentioned (964).
Lacedonia suffered much from earthquakes, especially in 1694
1694 Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake
The 1694 Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake occurred on September 8. It caused widespread damage in the Basilicata and Puglia regions, resulting in more than 6,000 casualties. The earthquake occurred at 11:40 UTC and lasted between 30 and 60 seconds....
and 1702. The diocese was earlier a suffragan of the archdiocese of Conza and Campagna.