Avellino (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
| Bishop(s) Arturo Aiello, Bishop | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseName Changed: 27 June 1818 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 441 (170 Square Miles)Conference Region: Campania Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.avellino.it/ Mailing Address: Palazzo Vescovile, Piazza Liberta 19, 83100 Avellino, ItaliaTelephone: 0825.74.595Fax: 0825.76.87.37 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- Benedetto † (20 Apr 1288 Appointed - 1295 Died)
- Francesco Cane, O.F.M. † (8 Apr 1295 Appointed - 1310 Died)
- Nicola , O.P. † (15 Feb 1311 Appointed - 1324 Died)
- Goffredo del Tufo † ( 1320 Appointed - 21 Feb 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
- Natimbene , O.E.S.A. † (21 Feb 1326 Appointed - 17 Jun 1334 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)
- Nicola , O.P. † (17 Jun 1334 Appointed - 1351 Died)
- Raimondo , O.F.M. † ( 1351 Appointed - 1363 Died)
- Nicola de Serpito, O.F.M. † (16 Oct 1363 Appointed - 1390 Died)
- Matteo † (1 Mar 1391 Appointed - 1422 Died)
- Cecchus (Francesco) Palombo, O.S.B. † (25 Oct 1423 Appointed - 12 Dec 1431 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi)
- Fuccio † (10 Feb 1432 Appointed - 1465 Died)
- Battista de Ventura † (20 May 1465 Appointed - 1492 Died)
- Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (8 Oct 1492 Appointed - 1503 Died)
- Bernardino L�pez de Carvajal y Sande † (28 Jul 1503 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
- Antonio de Caro † ( 1505 Appointed - 27 Oct 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Nard�)
- Gabriele Setario † (27 Oct 1507 Appointed - 1510 Resigned)
- Giovanni Francesco Setario † (11 Jan 1510 Appointed - 1516 Died)
- Arcangelo Madrignano † (18 Aug 1516 Appointed - 28 Mar 1520 Resigned)
- Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (28 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1544 Died)
- Geronimo Albertini † (19 Jan 1545 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
- Bartolom� de la Cueva y Toledo † (12 Sep 1548 Appointed - 10 Mar 1549 Resigned)
- Ascanio Albertini † (10 May 1549 Appointed - 1580 Died)
- Pietrantonio Vicedomini † (4 Nov 1580 Appointed - 1591 Resigned)
- Fulvio Passerini † (21 Jun 1591 Appointed - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
- Tommaso Vannini † (21 May 1599 Appointed - 5 May 1609 Died)
- Muzio Cinquini † (10 Jun 1609 Appointed - 15 Dec 1625 Resigned)
- Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (9 Feb 1626 Appointed - 24 Apr 1653 Died)
- Lorenzo Pollicini † (10 Nov 1653 Appointed - 7 Jul 1656 Died)
- Tommaso Brancaccio † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 19 Aug 1669 Appointed, Bishop of Nard�)
- Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - 3 Jan 1673 Died)
- Carlo Pellegrini † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - 3 May 1678 Died)
- Francesco Scannagatta † (12 Jun 1679 Appointed - 18 Mar 1700 Died)
- Emanuele Cicatelli † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 17 Dec 1703 Died)
- Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (15 Dec 1704 Appointed - 9 Jun 1722 Died)
- Francesco Antonio Finy † (6 Jul 1722 Appointed - 29 Jul 1726 Resigned)
- Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (31 Jul 1726 Appointed - 16 Nov 1726 Resigned)
- Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 19 Aug 1742 Died)
- Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 4 May 1745 Died)
- Felice Leone, O.E.S.A. † (19 Jul 1745 Appointed - 9 Jul 1754 Died)
- Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (16 Dec 1754 Appointed - 29 Feb 1760 Resigned)
- Gioacchino Mart�nez † (21 Apr 1760 Appointed - 21 Feb 1782 Died)
- Sebastiano de Rosa † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 14 May 1810 Died)
- Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 4 May 1841 Died)
- Giuseppe Pietro Antonio Palma, O. Carm. † (3 Apr 1843 Confirmed - 12 Oct 1843 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1854 Confirmed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
- Francesco Gallo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1896 Died)
- Serafino Angelini † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 4 Feb 1908 Died)
- Giuseppe Padula † (2 Aug 1908 Appointed - 18 Nov 1928 Died)
- Francesco Petronelli † (18 Jan 1929 Appointed - 25 May 1939 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
- Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † (27 Jul 1939 Appointed - 30 Mar 1949 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania)
- Gioacchino Pedicini † (22 Nov 1949 Appointed - 2 Jun 1967 Retired)
- Pasquale Venezia † (2 Jun 1967 Appointed - 28 Feb 1987 Retired)
- Gerardo Pierro (28 Feb 1987 Appointed - 25 May 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno)
- Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (20 Feb 1993 Appointed - 13 Nov 2004 Retired)
- Francesco Marino (13 Nov 2004 Appointed - 11 Nov 2016 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
- Arturo Aiello (6 May 2017 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Avellino | |||
| 2nd Century | Erected | Diocese of Avellino (erected) | |
| Diocese of Avellino e Frigento | |||
| 9 May 1466 | United | Diocese of AvellinoDiocese of Frigento | Diocese of Avellino e Frigento |
| Diocese of Avellino | |||
| 27 June 1818 | Name Changed | Diocese of Avellino e Frigento | Diocese of Avellino |
| 30 July 1938 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Benevento (Cryptaestanea of S. Aegidius Abbots) | Diocese of Avellino |
| 30 July 1938 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino (Blessed Virgin Mary of Sorrows (in Pratula)) | Archdiocese of Benevento |
| 15 October 1979 | Territory Added | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine (S. Maria Assunta in the Ponticelli Valley and part of S. Maria Assunta in Cielo in Torrette di Mercogliano in Avellino) | Diocese of Avellino |
| 15 October 1979 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino (Summonte)Archdiocese of Benevento (S. Angelo a Scala) | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine |
| 25 January 1998 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Benevento (Santa Maria degli Angeli (Chiusano San Domenico), Santa Margherita (Poppano di San Mango sul Calore), and Maria SS. Addolorata (Pratola Serra))Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno (SS. Biagio e Stefano (Forino), S. Felicissimo (Petruro di Forino), S. Maria delia Misericordia e S. Nicola (Celzi di Forino), S. Giovanni Battista e S. Maria di Monserrato (Contrada), S. Michele Arcangelo (S. Michele di Serino), SS. Pietro e Paolo Ap....) | Diocese of Avellino |
| 25 January 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda))Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata)) | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia |
| 25 January 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino (Santi Nicola di Bari e Antonino martire (Gesualdo), Santa Maria della Pace (Villamaina), Mary SS. Assunta in Cielo (Frigento), Santi Domenico e Francesco (Sturno), and S. Michele Arcangelo (Sturno)) | Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| 25 January 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino (Maria SS. Addolorata (Starze)) | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine |
| 15 May 2005 | Territory Added | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine (All except Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary and convent on Partenio along with the Abbey of Loreto in Mercogliano) | Diocese of Avellino |
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 Avellino | ||||||||||||
| 1886 | 101,112 | .0% | 401 | 0 | 48 | OTC | ||||||
| 1950 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 100.0% | 103 | 36 | 139 | 863 | 20 | 191 | 50 | ap1951 | |
| 1959 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 100.0% | 89 | 36 | 125 | 1,040 | 37 | 205 | 52 | ap1960 | |
| 1968 | 133,000 | 133,155 | 99.9% | 85 | 31 | 116 | 1,146 | 26 | 233 | 55 | ap1971 | |
| 1980 | 121,500 | 130,500 | 93.1% | 68 | 32 | 100 | 1,215 | 37 | 158 | 55 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 139,200 | 139,800 | 99.6% | 69 | 36 | 105 | 1,325 | 3 | 38 | 178 | 51 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 143,418 | 145,418 | 98.6% | 76 | 30 | 106 | 1,353 | 8 | 31 | 184 | 55 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 143,418 | 145,418 | 98.6% | 72 | 26 | 98 | 1,463 | 8 | 27 | 180 | 55 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 143,500 | 145,500 | 98.6% | 69 | 27 | 96 | 1,494 | 8 | 28 | 178 | 55 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 143,500 | 145,000 | 99.0% | 72 | 28 | 100 | 1,435 | 8 | 28 | 174 | 55 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 143,500 | 145,000 | 99.0% | 71 | 28 | 99 | 1,449 | 10 | 28 | 172 | 55 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 143,500 | 146,000 | 98.3% | 70 | 28 | 98 | 1,464 | 10 | 28 | 170 | 55 | ap2005 |
| 2006 | 159,500 | 162,500 | 98.2% | 72 | 25 | 97 | 1,644 | 11 | 31 | 207 | 64 | ap2007 |
| 2012 | 158,800 | 163,300 | 97.2% | 72 | 31 | 103 | 1,541 | 13 | 31 | 192 | 64 | ap2013 |
| 2015 | 159,400 | 166,000 | 96.0% | 70 | 21 | 91 | 1,751 | 12 | 21 | 118 | 64 | ap2016 |
| 2018 | 156,000 | 162,000 | 96.3% | 70 | 21 | 91 | 1,714 | 17 | 21 | 199 | 66 | ap2019 |
| 2020 | 156,000 | 162,000 | 96.3% | 68 | 14 | 82 | 1,902 | 17 | 16 | 140 | 66 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 156,000 | 160,000 | 97.5% | 80 | 47 | 127 | 1,228 | 17 | 50 | 74 | 66 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
- Arturo Aiello (Bishop: 6 May 2017 - )
- Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M.
- Francesco Marino (Bishop: 13 Nov 2004 to 11 Nov 2016)
- Sergio Melillo (Priest: 9 Sep 1989 to 23 May 2015)
- Gerardo Pierro (Bishop: 28 Feb 1987 to 25 May 1992)
- Pio Vito Pinto (Priest: 8 Sep 1967)
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Ascanio Albertini † (Bishop: 10 May 1549 to 1580)
- Geronimo Albertini † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1545 to 1548)
- Serafino Angelini † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 4 Feb 1908)
- Luigi Barbarito † (Priest: 20 Aug 1944 to 11 Jun 1969)
- Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1939 to 30 Mar 1949)
- Tommaso Brancaccio † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 19 Aug 1669)
- Francesco Cane, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1295 to 1310)
- Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 4 May 1745)
- Antonio de Caro † (Bishop: 1505 to 27 Oct 1507)
- Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 4 May 1841)
- Emanuele Cicatelli † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 17 Dec 1703)
- Muzio Cinquini † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1609 to 15 Dec 1625)
- Domenico Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Bartolom� de la Cueva y Toledo † (Administrator: 12 Sep 1548 to 10 Mar 1549)
- Andrea d’Agostino, C.M. †
- Goffredo del Tufo † (Bishop: 1320 to 21 Feb 1326)
- Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) †
- Francesco Antonio Finy † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1722 to 29 Jul 1726)
- Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1993 to 13 Nov 2004)
- Francesco Gallo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 16 Sep 1896)
- Alfonso Maria Giordano, C.SS.R. †
- Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1626 to 24 Apr 1653)
- Angelo Michele Jannachino †
- Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to 3 Jan 1673)
- Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1754 to 29 Feb 1760)
- Felice Leone, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1745 to 9 Jul 1754)
- Bernardino L�pez de Carvajal y Sande † (Administrator: 28 Jul 1503 to 1505)
- Arcangelo Madrignano † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1516 to 28 Mar 1520)
- Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 7 Apr 1854)
- Gioacchino Mart�nez † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1760 to 21 Feb 1782)
- Bernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M. †
- Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1520 to 1544)
- Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1726 to 16 Nov 1726)
- Giuseppe Padula † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1908 to 18 Nov 1928)
- Giuseppe Pietro Antonio Palma, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1843 to 12 Oct 1843)
- Cecchus (Francesco) Palombo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1423 to 12 Dec 1431)
- Fulvio Passerini † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1591 to 19 Apr 1599)
- Gioacchino Pedicini † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1949 to 2 Jun 1967)
- Carlo Pellegrini † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to 3 May 1678)
- Francesco Petronelli † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1929 to 25 May 1939)
- Michele Arcangelo Pirone †
- Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1492 to 1503)
- Lorenzo Pollicini † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1653 to 7 Jul 1656)
- Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1704 to 9 Jun 1722)
- Sebastiano de Rosa † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 14 May 1810)
- Francesco Scannagatta † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1679 to 18 Mar 1700)
- Nicola de Serpito, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1363 to 1390)
- Gabriele Setario † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1507 to 1510)
- Giovanni Francesco Setario † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1510 to 1516)
- Agapito Simeoni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1972 to 9 May 1974)
- Federico Tolimieri †
- Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 19 Aug 1742)
- Tommaso Vannini † (Bishop: 21 May 1599 to 5 May 1609)
- Pasquale Venezia † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935 to 11 Feb 1951; Bishop: 2 Jun 1967 to 28 Feb 1987)
- Battista de Ventura † (Bishop: 20 May 1465 to 1492)
- Pietrantonio Vicedomini † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1580 to 1591)
- Benedetto † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1288 to 1295)
- Fuccio † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1432 to 1465)
- Matteo † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1391 to 1422)
- Natimbene , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1326 to 17 Jun 1334)
- Nicola , O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1311 to 1324)
- Nicola , O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1334 to 1351)
- Raimondo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1351 to 1363)
Source(s)
- Diocese of Avellino
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 122
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 854, to Page 855
- Diocese of Avellino e Frigento
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 100
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 126
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 105
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 108, and Page 109
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 110, and Page 111
- Diocese of Avellino
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 345
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,363, and Page 1,364
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 238, to Page 241
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 794, and Page 795
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