Diocese of Teano-Calvi

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Teano-Calvi, in Campagna, has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples. The historic diocese of Calvi and diocese of Calvi were united in 1818, forming the diocese of Calvi e Teano.^[1]

[edit] History

Calvi is the ancient Cales or Calenum, not far from Capua. Towards the end of the fifth century it was certainly a bishopric, since Valerius, Bishop of Calenum, was present at the Roman Council held by Pope Symmachus in 499. Destroyed in the ninth century by the Saracens, it was rebuilt by Atenulfo, Count of Capua, at which time, probably, the see was re-established. It certainly had a bishop at the end of the eleventh century.

Among the bishops were:

Odoardo, who assisted at the Council of Lyons (1245) and vigorously opposed Emperor Frederick II, his sovereign, who, on his return, had him killed;
Niccolò Fortiguerra (1458)
Bernardo Spada (1543);
the monk Gennaro Filomarino (1623).

Teano is a city of the same province and a former fief of the Gaetani. Its first bishop was St. Paris, ordained by Pope Sylvester I; according to tradition, St. Urbanus and St. Amasius were bishops of Teano in the fourth century.^[2]