Reggio Calabria-Bova (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original ) (raw )
Past and Present Ordinaries
Bonifatius † ( 593 Appointed - )
Giacomo † (16 Aug 1199 Appointed - 1216 Died)
Pandon (Lando) † ( 1217 Appointed - 9 Feb 1236 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina )
Vernaccio † ( 1252 Appointed - )
Giacomo de Castiglione † (11 Mar 1259 Appointed - 1277 Died)
Gentile , O.F.M. † ( 1279 Appointed - 1307 Died)
Tommaso Ruffo † (7 Aug 1307 Appointed - 1316 Died)
Pierre , O.E.S.A. † (30 Apr 1321 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Pietro de Galganis † (5 Oct 1328 Appointed - 29 Jan 1354 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza )
Filippo Castigiol Morelli † (29 Jan 1354 Appointed - 1364 Died)
Carlo Urso † (12 Feb 1364 Appointed - 1371 Died)
Tommaso della Porta † (19 Jan 1372 Appointed - )
Giordano Ruffo † ( 1382 Appointed - 1404 Died)
Pietro Filomarini † (4 Aug 1404 Appointed - 1420 Died)
Bartolomeo Gattola † (14 Nov 1421 Appointed - 14 Oct 1426 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina )
Gaspare Colonna † ( 1426 Appointed - 7 Jan 1429 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento )
Paolo di Segni † (4 Feb 1429 Appointed - 1437 Resigned)
Guglielmo Logoteta † (18 May 1440 Appointed - 1449 Died)
Angelo Grassi † (30 Apr 1449 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Antonio de Rizzi † (4 Jun 1453 Appointed - 1488 Died)
Marco Miroldi , O.P. † (4 Jan 1491 Appointed - 1495 Died)
Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † (18 Feb 1497 Appointed - 24 Jul 1506 Resigned)
Francesco Isvales † (24 Jul 1506 Appointed - 1512 Died)
Roberto Latino Orsini † (23 Jul 1512 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
Agostino Trivulzio † (24 Aug 1520 Appointed - 1 Oct 1520 Resigned)
Pietro Trivulzio † (1 Oct 1520 Appointed - 1523 Resigned)
Agostino Trivulzio † (26 Nov 1523 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
Girolamo Centelles † (16 Jul 1529 Appointed - 1535 Resigned)
Agostino Gonzaga † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 1557 Died)
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso , O.M. † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 28 Dec 1592 Died)
Annibale D’Afflitto † (15 Nov 1593 Appointed - 1 Apr 1638 Died)
Gaspar de Creales Arce † (12 Dec 1644 Appointed - 1658 Died)
Matteo di G�nnaro † (5 Apr 1660 Appointed - 21 Jan 1674 Died)
Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva , O.SS.T. † (27 May 1675 Appointed - Sep 1695 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (21 May 1696 Appointed - Jul 1726 Died)
Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (25 Jun 1727 Confirmed - 4 May 1756 Died)
Domenico Zicari † (3 Jan 1757 Confirmed - 23 Oct 1760 Died)
Matteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini † (6 Apr 1761 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1766 Resigned)
Alberto Maria (Leonardo Antonio Pasquale) Capobianco , O.P. † (6 Apr 1767 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1792 Resigned)
Giuseppe Maria Cenicela , O.F.M. Disc. † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1814 Died)
Alessandro Tommasini † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1826 Died)
Emanuele Maria Bellorado , O.P. † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 18 May 1829 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti )
Leone Ciampa , O.F.M. Disc. † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1836 Confirmed, Archbishop of Conza e Campagna )
Pietro di Benedetto † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 25 Feb 1855 Died)
Mariano Ricciardi † (28 Sep 1855 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento )
Francesco Saverio Basile † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 26 Dec 1871 Died)
Francesco Converti , O.F.M. Obs. † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 14 Mar 1888 Resigned)
Gennaro Portanova † (16 Mar 1888 Appointed - 25 Apr 1908 Died)
Rinaldo Camillo Rousset , O.C.D. † (18 Sep 1909 Appointed - 26 May 1926 Died)
Carmelo Pujia † (11 Feb 1927 Appointed - 19 Aug 1937 Died)
Enrico Montalbetti , Obs. S.C. † (9 Jun 1938 Appointed - 31 Jan 1943 Died)
Antonio Lanza † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 23 Jun 1950 Died)
Giovanni Vittorio Ferro , C.R.S. † (14 Sep 1950 Appointed - 4 Jun 1977 Retired)
Aurelio Sorrentino † (4 Jun 1977 Appointed - 28 Jul 1990 Retired)
Vittorio Luigi Mondello (28 Jul 1990 Appointed - 13 Jul 2013 Retired)
Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini , O.M. (13 Jul 2013 Appointed - 20 Mar 2021 Retired)
Fortunato Morrone (20 Mar 2021 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
Date
Event
From
To
Diocese of Reggio Calabria
1st Century
Erected
Diocese of Reggio Calabria (erected)
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
11th Century
Elevated
Diocese of Reggio Calabria
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
10 June 1979
Territory Added
Diocese of Mileto (S. Maria a Monte Carmelo in Ceramida)
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
29 January 1980
Territory Added
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (Covala)
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
30 September 1986
United
Diocese of Bova Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
Statistics
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 Reggio Calabria
1886
126,637
.0%
393
0
86
OTC
1949
211,900
212,476
99.7%
167
34
201
1,054
52
365
100
ap1951
1969
230,471
231,218
99.7%
151
59
210
1,097
69
550
103
ap1971
1980
245,000
247,000
99.2%
146
55
201
1,218
59
547
116
ap1981
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
1990
263,000
269,050
97.8%
126
54
180
1,461
1
57
625
135
ap1991
1999
270,420
278,820
97.0%
118
57
175
1,545
18
66
601
136
ap2000
2000
270,420
288,501
93.7%
107
57
164
1,648
17
66
601
136
ap2001
2001
270,420
288,501
93.7%
107
57
164
1,648
27
66
601
136
ap2002
2002
270,420
288,501
93.7%
118
57
175
1,545
27
73
601
136
ap2003
2003
270,420
288,500
93.7%
117
57
174
1,554
28
75
598
136
ap2004
2004
277,219
279,418
99.2%
106
63
169
1,640
27
78
601
121
ap2005
2010
278,500
282,240
98.7%
118
64
182
1,530
37
70
324
119
ap2011
2014
279,260
283,720
98.4%
119
53
172
1,623
40
61
324
119
ap2015
2017
281,200
285,600
98.5%
106
51
157
1,791
44
55
322
119
ap2018
2020
278,315
282,760
98.4%
112
37
149
1,867
49
45
322
120
ap2021
2022
275,000
279,000
98.6%
113
36
149
1,845
49
44
322
120
ap2023
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
Giuseppe Agostino † (Priest: 15 Jul 1951 to 21 Dec 1973 )
Francesco Saverio Basile † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 26 Dec 1871 )
Emanuele Maria Bellorado , O.P. † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 18 May 1829 )
Pietro di Benedetto † (Archbishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 25 Feb 1855 )
Alberto Maria (Leonardo Antonio Pasquale) Capobianco , O.P. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1767 to 9 Jun 1792 )
Andrea Cassone † (Priest: 22 Dec 1951 to 26 Mar 1992 )
Filippo Castigiol Morelli † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1354 to 1364 )
Giacomo de Castiglione † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1259 to 1277 )
Giuseppe Maria Cenicela , O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 17 Sep 1814 )
Girolamo Centelles † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1529 to 1535 )
Leone Ciampa , O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 18 May 1829 to 1 Feb 1836 )
Gaspare Colonna † (Archbishop: 1426 to 7 Jan 1429 )
Francesco Converti , O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 6 May 1872 to 14 Mar 1888 )
Gaspar de Creales Arce † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1644 to 1658 )
Annibale D’Afflitto † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1593 to 1 Apr 1638 )
Tommaso della Porta † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1372 )
Salvatore Di Salvo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1969 to 1971 )
Francesco Ferrante †
Giovanni Vittorio Ferro , C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1950 to 4 Jun 1977 )
Pietro Filomarini † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1404 to 1420 )
Pietro de Galganis † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1328 to 29 Jan 1354 )
Bartolomeo Gattola † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1421 to 14 Oct 1426 )
Matteo di G�nnaro † (Archbishop: 5 Apr 1660 to 21 Jan 1674 )
Agostino Gonzaga † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 1557 )
Angelo Grassi † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1449 to 1453 )
Mart�n Ib��ez y Villanueva , O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 27 May 1675 to Sep 1695 )
Francesco Isvales † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1506 to 1512 )
Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1497 to 24 Jul 1506 )
Antonio Lanza † (Archbishop: 12 May 1943 to 23 Jun 1950 )
Guglielmo Logoteta † (Archbishop: 18 May 1440 to 1449 )
Antonio Maria de Lorenzo †
Annibale Mascambruno †
Antonio Mauro †
Marco Miroldi , O.P. † (Archbishop: 4 Jan 1491 to 1495 )
Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (Archbishop: 21 May 1696 to Jul 1726 )
Enrico Montalbetti , Obs. S.C. † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1938 to 31 Jan 1943 )
Giuseppe Mor�bito †
Roberto Latino Orsini † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1512 to 1520 )
Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 4 May 1756 )
Gennaro Portanova † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1888 to 25 Apr 1908 )
Carmelo Pujia † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1927 to 19 Aug 1937 )
Mariano Ricciardi † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1855 to 24 Nov 1871 )
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso , O.M. † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 28 Dec 1592 )
Antonio de Rizzi † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1453 to 1488 )
Giuseppe Romeo † (Priest: 19 May 1894 to 12 Jul 1913 )
Rinaldo Camillo Rousset , O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1909 to 26 May 1926 )
Giordano Ruffo † (Archbishop: 1382 to 1404 )
Tommaso Ruffo † (Archbishop: 7 Aug 1307 to 1316 )
Matteo Saraceno (de’ Saraceni) , O.F.M. †
Antoine Scopelliti , O.SS.T. †
Domenico Scopelliti †
Paolo di Segni † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1429 to 1437 )
Aurelio Sorrentino † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1977 to 28 Jul 1990 )
Matteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1761 to 21 Nov 1766 )
Alessandro Tommasini † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 18 Sep 1826 )
Luigi Tripepi †
Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 24 Aug 1520 to 1 Oct 1520 )
Pietro Trivulzio † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1520 to 1523 )
Carlo Urso † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1364 to 1371 )
Domenico Zicari † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 23 Oct 1760 )
Bonifatius † (Bishop: 593 - )
Gentile , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1279 to 1307 )
Giacomo † (Archbishop: 16 Aug 1199 to 1216 )
Pandon (Lando) † (Archbishop: 1217 to 9 Feb 1236 )
Pierre , O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1321 to 1328 )
Vernaccio † (Archbishop: 1252 - )
Source(s)
Diocese of Reggio Calabria
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 916, to Page 917
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 418
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 222
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 284
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 294
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 332
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 356
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,360, and Page 1,361
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 72, Page 95, and Page 96
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 772, to Page 775
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