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Rainaldo , O.S.B. † (Jan 1169 Appointed - Mar 1171 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa) )Pietro di Terracina , O.P. † (31 Mar 1252 Appointed - 1257 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze )Benvenuto † (31 Jan 1256 Appointed - 1276 Died)Bartolomeo † (21 Dec 1276 Appointed - )Matteo Mirabello † ( 1290 Appointed - 1305 Died)Francesco Bruno , O.F.M. † (18 Feb 1306 Appointed - 11 May 1321 Died)Francesco Gattula † (21 Aug 1321 Appointed - 8 Oct 1340 Died)Antonio Aribanbio de Valentia , O.F.M. † (25 May 1341 Appointed - 1348 Died)Ruggero Frezza † (10 Nov 1348 Appointed - )Giovanni † (9 Apr 1375 Appointed - )Pietro † ( 1381 Appointed - 23 Mar 1395 Died)Agostino de Urbe , O.E.S.A. † (12 Nov 1395 Appointed - Aug 1397 Died)Ubertino di Corleone , O.F.M. † (18 Aug 1397 Appointed - 1399 Died)Niccol� , O.S.B. † (24 Dec 1399 Confirmed - 14 May 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Isernia )Marino di Sant’Agata (Merula) † (14 May 1404 Appointed - )Antonio da Zagarolo , O.F.M. † (20 May 1422 Appointed - 1427 Died)Giovanni de Normannis † (15 Oct 1427 Appointed - 1440 Died)Felice Fajadelli , O.P. † (24 Jan 1441 Appointed - 1444 Resigned)Giacomo di Navarra † (22 May 1444 Appointed - 1461 Died)Francesco Patrizi † (4 Oct 1463 Appointed - 1494 Died)Bacius Ugolini † (24 Aug 1494 Appointed - Sep 1494 Died)Paolo Hodierna † (22 Oct 1494 Appointed - 13 Aug 1506 Died)Fernando Herrera † (4 Nov 1506 Appointed - 1518 Died)Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio , O.P. † (13 Apr 1519 Appointed - 10 Aug 1534 Died)Esteban Gabriel Merino † (17 Feb 1535 Appointed - 28 Jul 1535 Died)Pedro Flores † (31 Jan 1537 Appointed - 3 May 1540 Died)Antonio de Lunel † (19 Jan 1541 Appointed - 1565 Died)Pietro Lunello † (30 Jan 1566 Appointed - Apr 1587 Died)Alfonso Laso Sede�o † (12 Oct 1587 Appointed - 7 Feb 1596 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari )Giovanni de Gantes † (25 May 1598 Appointed - 28 Apr 1604 Appointed, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo )Domingo (Pedro) de O�a , O. de M. † (27 Jun 1605 Appointed - 13 Oct 1626 Died)Jacinto del Cerro , O.P. † (3 Apr 1634 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1635 Died)Jer�nimo Dom�n Funes , O. Carm. † (14 Dec 1637 Confirmed - 23 Apr 1650 Died)Gabriel Ortiz de Orb� † (28 Oct 1651 Appointed - 1661 Died)Juan de Paredes , C.R.S.A. † (17 Apr 1662 Appointed - 22 Aug 1662 Died)Baltasar Vald�s y Noriega † (6 Jul 1665 Appointed - 29 Dec 1667 Died)Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva , O.SS.T. † (16 Jun 1670 Appointed - 27 May 1675 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria )Antonio del R�o Colmenares † (27 Apr 1676 Appointed - 14 Mar 1678 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera )Lorenzo Mayers Caramuel , O. de M. † (18 Apr 1678 Appointed - 28 Feb 1683 Died)Jos� Sanz de Villaragut , O.F.M. † (6 Dec 1683 Appointed - 2 Jan 1693 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli )Jos� Guerrero de Torres , O.E.S.A. † (13 Apr 1693 Appointed - 26 Mar 1720 Died)Carlo Pignatelli , C.R. † (14 Jan 1722 Appointed - 21 Mar 1730 Died)Santiago Pinaque , O. Carm. † (11 Dec 1730 Confirmed - 13 Apr 1737 Died)Francesco Lanfreschi † (12 Jun 1737 Appointed - 21 May 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera )Gennaro Carmignani , C.R. † (24 Nov 1738 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1770 Died)Carlo Pergamo † (16 Dec 1771 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1785 Died)Gennaro Clemente Francone † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1797 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Troia )Riccardo Capece Minutolo , O.S.B. † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 3 Sep 1801 Died)Michele Sanseverino † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 1812 Died)Francesco Saverino Buonomo † (24 May 1818 Ordained Bishop - 1827 Died)Luigi Maria Parisio (Canisio) † (25 Jun 1827 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1854 Died)Filippo Cammarota † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1876 Died)Nicola (Francisco Saverio) Contieri , O.Bas. † (3 Apr 1876 Appointed - Dec 1891 Resigned)Francesco Niola † (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 14 Aug 1920 Died)Pasquale Berardi † (21 Apr 1921 Appointed - 9 May 1925 Resigned)Dionigio Casaroli † (14 Aug 1926 Appointed - 24 Feb 1966 Died)Lorenzo Gargiulo † (24 Feb 1966 Succeeded - 26 Jan 1973 Resigned)Luigi Maria Carli † (26 Jan 1973 Appointed - 14 Apr 1986 Died)Vincenzo Maria Farano † (14 Aug 1986 Appointed - 12 Feb 1997 Retired)Pier Luigi Mazzoni † (12 Feb 1997 Appointed - 20 Sep 2007 Retired)Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio , O.S.B. (20 Sep 2007 Appointed - 21 Apr 2016 Retired)Luigi Vari (21 Apr 2016 Appointed - )
Date
Event
From
To
Diocese of Formia
303 Erected
Diocese of Formia (erected)
590 Territory Added
Diocese of Minturno (suppressed)
Diocese of Formia
Diocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta)
9th Century Name Changed
Diocese of Formia
Diocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta)
Diocese of Gaeta
867 Name Changed
Diocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta)
Diocese of Gaeta
27 June 1818 Territory Added
Diocese of Fondi (Fundi) (suppressed)
Diocese of Gaeta
Archdiocese of Gaeta
31 December 1848 Elevated
Diocese of Gaeta
Archdiocese of Gaeta
21 March 1921 Territory Lost
Archdiocese of Gaeta (Valliscursa)
Diocese of Veroli
Year
Catholics
Total Population
Percent Catholic
Diocesan Priests
Religious Priests
Total Priests
Catholics Per Priest
Permanent Deacons
Male Religious
Female Religious
Parishes
Source
Archdiocese of Gaeta
1886
83,550
.0%
250
0
39
OTC
1950
108,900
108,000
100.8%
78
19
97
1,122
26
113
43
ap1951*
1969
129,698
130,800
99.2%
80
36
116
1,118
41
322
50
ap1971
1980
136,361
143,630
94.9%
66
44
110
1,239
48
298
54
ap1981
1990
149,000
152,000
98.0%
56
34
90
1,655
1
36
219
57
ap1991
1999
153,000
156,150
98.0%
56
29
85
1,800
19
29
223
57
ap2000
2000
155,000
158,100
98.0%
58
29
87
1,781
19
32
225
57
ap2001
2001
151,200
159,153
95.0%
53
28
81
1,866
19
31
225
57
ap2002
2002
151,200
159,153
95.0%
54
28
82
1,843
18
31
225
57
ap2003
2003
150,000
159,124
94.3%
55
28
83
1,807
18
31
225
57
ap2004
2004
159,175
159,315
99.9%
55
27
82
1,941
18
30
229
57
ap2005
2006
152,350
160,150
95.1%
54
27
81
1,880
18
30
216
57
ap2007
2013
149,400
163,000
91.7%
54
17
71
2,104
25
20
155
57
ap2014
2016
157,457
162,457
96.9%
54
18
72
2,186
26
21
205
57
ap2017
2019
156,670
161,660
96.9%
55
25
80
1,958
24
26
118
56
ap2020
2021
155,640
163,906
95.0%
55
28
83
1,875
22
31
113
56
ap2022
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Vincenzo Addessi † (Priest: 24 Sep 1853 to 24 Mar 1884 )Antonio Aribanbio de Valentia , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 May 1341 to 1348 )Pasquale Berardi † (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1921 to 9 May 1925 )Francesco Bruno , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1306 to 11 May 1321 )Francesco Saverino Buonomo † (Bishop: 24 May 1818 to 1827 )Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo , C.R. †Filippo Cammarota † (Priest: 22 Feb 1834 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Sep 1849 ; Archbishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 23 Feb 1876 )Riccardo Capece Minutolo , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 3 Sep 1801 )Igino Eugenio Cardinale †Luigi Maria Carli † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1973 to 14 Apr 1986 )Gennaro Carmignani , C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1738 to 11 Aug 1770 )Dionigio Casaroli † (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1926 to 24 Feb 1966 )Nicola (Francisco Saverio) Contieri , O.Bas. † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1876 to Dec 1891 )Ubertino di Corleone , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1397 to 1399 )Jacinto del Cerro , O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1634 to 13 Oct 1635 )Antonio del R�o Colmenares † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1676 to 14 Mar 1678 )Jer�nimo Dom�n Funes , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1637 to 23 Apr 1650 )Felice Fajadelli , O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1441 to 1444 )Vincenzo Maria Farano † (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1986 to 12 Feb 1997 )Daniele Ferrari † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Sep 1970 to 22 Feb 1973 )Pedro Flores † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1537 to 3 May 1540 )Gennaro Clemente Francone † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Feb 1792 to 18 Dec 1797 )Ruggero Frezza † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1348 )Giovanni da Gaeta , O.S.B. †Bernardo Gaetani d’Aragona , O.S.B. †Giovanni de Gantes † (Bishop: 25 May 1598 to 28 Apr 1604 )Lorenzo Gargiulo † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Oct 1947 ; Archbishop: 24 Feb 1966 to 26 Jan 1973 )Francesco Gattula † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1321 to 8 Oct 1340 )Jos� Guerrero de Torres , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1693 to 26 Mar 1720 )Fernando Herrera † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1506 to 1518 )Paolo Hodierna † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1494 to 13 Aug 1506 )Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva , O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1670 to 27 May 1675 )Francesco Lanfreschi † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1737 to 21 May 1738 )Alfonso Laso Sede�o † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1587 to 7 Feb 1596 )Antonio de Lunel † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1541 to 1565 )Pietro Lunello † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1566 to Apr 1587 )Lorenzo Mayers Caramuel , O. de M. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1678 to 28 Feb 1683 )Pier Luigi Mazzoni † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1997 to 20 Sep 2007 )Esteban Gabriel Merino † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1535 to 28 Jul 1535 )Matteo Mirabello † (Bishop: 1290 to 1305 )Giacomo di Navarra † (Bishop: 22 May 1444 to 1461 )Francesco Niola † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1891 to 14 Aug 1920 )Giovanni de Normannis † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1427 to 1440 )Domingo (Pedro) de O�a , O. de M. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1605 to 13 Oct 1626 )Gabriel Ortiz de Orb� † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1651 to 1661 )Juan de Paredes , C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1662 to 22 Aug 1662 )Luigi Maria Parisio (Canisio) † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1827 ; Archbishop: 31 Dec 1848 to 26 Jan 1854 )Francesco Patrizi † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1463 to 1494 )Carlo Pergamo † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1771 to 26 Jun 1785 )Carlo Pignatelli , C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1722 to 21 Mar 1730 )Santiago Pinaque , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to 13 Apr 1737 )Michele Sanseverino † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 1812 )Marino di Sant’Agata (Merula) † (Bishop: 14 May 1404 )Jos� Sanz de Villaragut , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1683 to 2 Jan 1693 )Pietro di Terracina , O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1252 to 1257 )Raffaele Tosti †Bacius Ugolini † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1494 to Sep 1494 )Agostino de Urbe , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1395 to Aug 1397 )Baltasar Vald�s y Noriega † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1665 to 29 Dec 1667 )Tommaso (Jacopo) de Vio , O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1519 to 10 Aug 1534 )Antonio da Zagarolo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 May 1422 to 1427 )Bartolomeo † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1276 )Benvenuto † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1256 to 1276 )Giovanni † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1375 )Niccol� , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1399 to 14 May 1404 )Pietro † (Bishop: 1381 to 23 Mar 1395 )Rainaldo , O.S.B. † (Bishop: Jan 1169 to Mar 1171 )
Diocese of Gaeta
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