Tursi-Lagonegro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Vincenzo Carmine Orofino, Bishop General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseName Changed: 8 September 1976 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 2,509 (969 Square Miles)Conference Region: Basilicata Official Web Site: http://www.diocesitursi.it/ Mailing Address: Via Roma 63, 75028 Tursi [Matera], ItaliaTelephone: 0835.53.31.47Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of Anglona
11th Century Erected Diocese of Anglona (erected)
1310 Territory Added Diocese of Tursi (suppressed) Diocese of Anglona
Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
8 August 1545 Name Changed Diocese of Anglona Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
13 February 1919 Territory Lost Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Castroregio, Farneta, San Costantino Albanese, and San Paolo Albanese)Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio (Acqua Formosa, Civita, Firmo, Frascineto, Lungro, Plataci, Porcile, and San Basile)Archdiocese of Rossano (San Demetrio Corone, San Giorgio Albanese, Vaccarizzo, and Macchia)Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano (San Benedetto Ullano and Santa Sofia d�Epiro) Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese) (erected)
14 May 1949 Territory Added Diocese of Tricarico (Montalbano J�nico and Craco) Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
2 July 1954 Metropolitan Changed Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (from Acerenza e Matera)
21 August 1976 Metropolitan Changed Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (from Matera)
8 September 1976 Territory Lost Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Alessandria del Garretto, Amendolara, Canna, Montegiordano, Nocara, Oriolo, Rocca Imperiale, and Rosito Capo Spulico) Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio
8 September 1976 Territory Lost Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Lagonegro, Latronico, Lauria, Maratea, Nemoli, Rivello, and Trecchina) Diocese of Policastro
8 September 1976 Territory Added Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo (Moliterno and Sarconi) Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
8 September 1976 Territory Lost Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Craco, Montalbano Ionico, and Scansano Ionico) Diocese of Matera
Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
8 September 1976 Name Changed Diocese of Anglona-Tursi Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
1886 83,647 .0% 239 0 40 OTC
1959 118,000 118,800 99.3% 71 5 76 1,552 5 84 59 ap1960
1969 115,148 117,498 98.0% 56 56 2,056 88 54 ap1971
Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
1980 127,900 137,000 93.4% 72 17 89 1,437 17 110 65 ap1981
1988 133,116 134,099 99.3% 73 24 97 1,372 1 25 136 71 ap1991
1999 131,665 132,565 99.3% 69 20 89 1,479 21 100 71 ap2000
2000 131,500 132,500 99.2% 72 20 92 1,429 21 95 71 ap2001
2001 131,500 132,500 99.2% 70 19 89 1,477 3 21 90 71 ap2002
2002 131,500 132,500 99.2% 72 16 88 1,494 3 18 90 71 ap2003
2003 131,500 132,500 99.2% 66 14 80 1,643 3 16 88 71 ap2004
2004 131,500 132,500 99.2% 67 12 79 1,664 5 14 87 72 ap2005
2010 124,942 125,942 99.2% 67 13 80 1,561 7 14 64 81 ap2011
2014 127,100 128,200 99.1% 74 8 82 1,550 6 9 64 82 ap2015
2017 124,000 125,600 98.7% 75 4 79 1,569 7 6 57 75 ap2018
2020 124,942 125,942 99.2% 79 4 83 1,505 6 5 43 72 ap2021
2022 124,942 125,942 99.2% 76 4 80 1,561 6 6 40 72 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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