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 , 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 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
''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 / Litteræ / Litteren
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal rank with an archiepiscopal exception :

Titular Bishop: Giovanni Battista Cesana, Comboni Missionaries as emeritate; formerly Titular Bishop of Cerbali as last Apostolic Vicar of Gulu, promoted first Bishop of Gulu
Titular Archbishop Luigi Travaglino as papal diplomat : Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco.