Atella
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Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, located 20km directly north of Naples.
Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, located 20km directly north of Naples. ===Bishops of Atella=== Canio (Canius) (late 3rd, early 4th) Elpidius (later 4th or early 5th century) [Julianus] Primus (attested 465) Felix (attested 501) Importunus (attested 592, 599) Eusebius (attested 649) === Titular see of Atella=== The name of the diocese was revived in 1968 as Latin Catholic titular bishopric. It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank with an archiepiscopal (intermediary) exception: Giuseppe Ruotolo (9 November 1968 – 11 June 1970) Vittorio Piola (18 July 1970 – 15 February 1972) Decio Lucio Grandoni (22 July 1972 – 12 December 1974) Clemente Riva, Rosminians (I.C.) (24 May 1975 – 30 March 1999) Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (2020 - 3 December 2025) ==Bibliography== De Muro, Vincenzo (1840). Ricerche storiche e critiche sulla origine, le vicende, e la rovina di Atella antica città della Campania. Napoli: tip. di Cruscuolo. Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1925). Italia pontificia Vol. VIII (Berlin: Weidmann 1925), pp. 294-295. Lanzoni, Francesco (1927). Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604). Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 204-205. Maisto, F.P. (1884). Memorie storico-critiche sulla vita di S. Elpidio Vescovo africano e Patrono di S. Arpino. Napoli 1884. ==External links== GCatholic with titular incumbent bio links
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