# 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.

## History

* Established in 987?4 as Diocese of Lettere, Latin Name: Litteræ (adjective Litterensis), on territory split off from Diocese of Amalfi, near the site of Ancient Liternum.
* Renamed in 1169 as Diocese of Lettere–Gragnano, 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
* 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Lettere

### Diocese of Lettere

Erected: 984 Latin Name: Litterensis

### Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano

Name Changed: 1169
* 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)
* Gabriele Pontangeli (1455–1478 Died)
* Antonio de Miraballis (1478–1503 Died)
* Andrea Curiale (1503–1517 Resigned)
* Valentino d'Apreja (De Apreis) (1517–1539 Died)
* Bartolomeo Capobianco (1540–1547 Died)
* Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) (1547–1562 Died)
* Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. (1562–1565 Resigned)
* Giovanni Antonio Astorch (Astorco) (1565–1567 Died)
* Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. (1567–1570 Appointed, Bishop of Terni)
* Filippo Fasio Capponi (1570–1570 Died)
* Aurelio Griani, O.F.M. (1570–1576 Died)
* Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli (1576–1590 Died)
* Giovanni Leonardo Bottiglieri (1591–1599 Died)
* Francesco Brusco (1599–1625 Died)
* Andrea Caputo (1625–1650 Died)
* Onofrio de Ponte (1650–1676 Died)
* Antonio Molinari (bishop) (1676–1698 Died)
* Giovanni Cito (1698–1708 Died)
* Domenico Antonio Gagliano, C.R. (1709–1713 Died)
* 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

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