Isernia-Venafro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original ) (raw )
Past and Present Ordinaries
Enrico da San Germano , O.F.M. † ( 1267 Appointed - )
Pietro † ( 1307 Appointed - 1330 Died)
Enrico , O.F.M. † ( 1330 Appointed - 1331 Died)
Guglielmo , O. Carm. † (13 Nov 1331 Appointed - )
Cristoforo † ( 1348 Appointed - )
Filippo Ruffini (Gezza) , O.P. † (Dec 1362 Appointed - 8 Nov 1367 Appointed, Bishop of Tivoli )
Paolo dei Lapi (Francisci de Roma) , O.F.M. † (22 Dec 1367 Appointed - 3 Feb 1379 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale )
Niccol� † ( 1379 Appointed - )
Cristoforo Maroni † ( 1387 Appointed - 18 Dec 1389 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane )
Domenico de Tarento , O.P. † (30 May 1390 Appointed - 18 Aug 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca )
Andrea Sinrao (Sinravo, Serao) † ( 1402 Appointed - 11 Oct 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza )
Antonio de Rossi † (2 Oct 1402 Appointed - 12 Jul 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze )
Niccol� , O.S.B. † (14 May 1404 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo di Pardo † (28 Jan 1415 Appointed - 1418 Died)
Giacomo de Monte Aquila † (27 Jun 1418 Appointed - 1469 Died)
Carlo Setari † (12 Jan 1470 Appointed - 1486 Died)
Francesco de Adamo Lucharo † (10 Apr 1486 Appointed - 1497 Died)
Constantino Castriola de Scanderrechis † (2 Oct 1497 Appointed - 1500 Died)
Giovanni Olivieri † (8 Apr 1500 Appointed - 1510 Died)
Massimo Bruni Corvino † (30 Sep 1510 Appointed - 1522 Died)
Cristoforo Numai , O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Apr 1523 Appointed - 19 Dec 1524 Resigned)
Antonio Numai † (19 Dec 1524 Appointed - 1567 Resigned)
Giovanni Battista Lomellino † (17 Mar 1567 Appointed - 22 Nov 1599 Died)
Paolo de Curtis , C.R. † (15 Mar 1600 Appointed - 1606 Resigned)
Alessio Geromoaddi † (24 Apr 1606 Appointed - 6 Apr 1611 Died)
Marcantonio Genovesi † (26 Sep 1611 Appointed - 7 Nov 1624 Died)
Gian Gerolamo Campanili † (27 Jan 1625 Appointed - 22 Jun 1626 Died)
Diego Merino , O. Carm. † (24 Aug 1626 Appointed - 1 Jan 1637 Died)
Domenico Giordani , O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Aug 1637 Appointed - 11 Feb 1640 Died)
Marcello Stella † (26 Mar 1640 Appointed - 1642 Died)
Gerolamo Mascambruno † (11 Aug 1642 Appointed - May 1643 Died)
Pietro Paolo de’ Rustici , O.S.B. † (14 Dec 1643 Appointed - 28 Oct 1652 Died)
Gerolamo Bollini , O.S.B. † (9 Jun 1653 Appointed - 1660 Died)
Tiburzio Bollini , O.S.B. † (28 May 1657 Appointed - 1662 Died)
Michelangelo Catalani , O.F.M. Conv. † (20 Sep 1660 Appointed - 1672 Died)
Gerolamo Passarelli † (30 Jan 1673 Appointed - 14 Nov 1689 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno )
Michele de Bologna , C.R. † (6 Mar 1690 Appointed - 11 Dec 1698 Resigned)
Biagio Terzi † (22 Dec 1698 Appointed - May 1717 Died)
Giovanni Saverio Lioni † (20 Dec 1717 Appointed - 22 Nov 1730 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla )
Giuseppe Isidoro Persico † (18 Jun 1731 Appointed - May 1739 Died)
Giacinto Maria Jannucci † (14 Dec 1739 Appointed - 26 Mar 1757 Died)
Erasmo Mastrilli , O.S.B. † (26 Sep 1757 Appointed - Jan 1769 Died)
Michelangelo della Peruta † (21 Aug 1769 Appointed - 30 Oct 1806 Died)
Michele Ruopoli † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1821 Died)
Salvatore Maria Pignattaro , O.P. † (24 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 24 Jan 1825 Resigned)
Adeodato Gomez Cardosa † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1834 Died)
Gennaro Saladino † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1861 Died)
Antonio Izzo † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 24 Oct 1879 Died)
Agnello Renzullo † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 23 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of Nola )
Francesco Paolo Carrano † (4 Jun 1891 Appointed - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of L’Aquila )
Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect )
Nicola Maria Merola † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 24 Sep 1915 Died)
Nicola Rotoli , O.F.M. † (28 Mar 1916 Appointed - 27 Apr 1932 Died)
Francesco Pietro Tesauri † (13 Mar 1933 Appointed - 25 May 1939 Appointed, Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona) )
Alberto Carinci † (25 Mar 1940 Appointed - 28 Apr 1948 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso )
Giovanni Lucato , S.D.B. † (21 Jun 1948 Appointed - 1 May 1962 Died)
Achille Palmerini † (11 Jul 1962 Appointed - 7 Apr 1983 Retired)
Ettore Di Filippo † (7 Apr 1983 Appointed - 28 Oct 1989 Appointed, Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano )
Andrea Gemma , F.D.P. † (7 Dec 1990 Appointed - 5 Aug 2006 Retired)
Salvatore Visco (5 Apr 2007 Appointed - 30 Apr 2013 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua )
Camillo Cibotti (8 May 2014 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
Date
Event
From
To
Diocese of Isernia
5th Century
Erected
Diocese of Isernia (erected)
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro
19 June 1852
United
Diocese of IserniaDiocese of Venafro
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro
21 August 1976
Metropolitan Changed
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro (from Capua)
21 March 1977
Territory Added
Territorial Abbey of Montecassino (Acquaviva d'Isernia, Castel S. Vincenzo, Cerro a Volturno, Pizzone, Colli a Volturno, Fornelli, Scapoli and Pantano, Rocchetta a Volturno, and S. Maria Uliveto in the municipality of Pozzilli and Cerasuolo in Filignano)
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro
21 March 1977
Territory Lost
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro (Acquafondata and Casalcassinese, and Viticus)
Territorial Abbey of Montecassino
Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
30 September 1986
Name Changed
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro
Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
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 Isernia e Venafro
1886
46,798
.0%
117
0
38
OTC
1950
53,000
53,000
100.0%
68
7
75
706
8
24
40
ap1951
1970
51,575
51,580
100.0%
54
14
68
758
17
44
43
ap1971
1980
59,805
59,840
99.9%
49
12
61
980
14
48
57
ap1981
Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
1990
62,600
64,000
97.8%
50
8
58
1,079
1
8
42
48
ap1991
1999
61,100
63,000
97.0%
52
10
62
985
9
18
43
48
ap2000
2000
62,000
63,000
98.4%
56
10
66
939
9
20
48
48
ap2001
2001
63,000
65,000
96.9%
53
10
63
1,000
8
15
50
48
ap2002
2002
58,000
60,100
96.5%
60
9
69
840
8
10
56
48
ap2003
2003
58,000
60,100
96.5%
58
8
66
878
10
8
52
48
ap2004
2006
60,000
63,000
95.2%
63
12
75
800
12
24
46
48
ap2007
2013
62,000
63,000
98.4%
50
22
72
861
10
30
38
48
ap2014
2016
63,000
64,312
98.0%
45
22
67
940
11
25
35
48
ap2017
2019
62,800
63,800
98.4%
41
22
63
996
22
32
48
ap2020
2021
62,000
63,000
98.4%
35
23
58
1,068
10
24
35
48
ap2022
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
Francesco de Adamo Lucharo † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1486 to 1497 )
Gerolamo Bollini , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1653 to 1660 )
Tiburzio Bollini , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 May 1657 to 1662 )
Michele de Bologna , C.R. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1690 to 11 Dec 1698 )
Gian Gerolamo Campanili † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1625 to 22 Jun 1626 )
Alberto Carinci † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1940 to 28 Apr 1948 )
Francesco Paolo Carrano † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1891 to 16 Jan 1893 )
Constantino Castriola de Scanderrechis † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1497 to 1500 )
Michelangelo Catalani , O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1660 to 1672 )
Massimo Bruni Corvino † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1510 to 1522 )
Gennaro Cosenza † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Oct 1915 to 21 May 1916 )
Paolo de Curtis , C.R. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1600 to 1606 )
Giuseppe del Prete Belmonte † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Sep 1855 to 10 Oct 1888 )
Pietro Paolo de’ Rustici , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1643 to 28 Oct 1652 )
Ettore Di Filippo † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1983 to 28 Oct 1989 )
Andrea Gemma , F.D.P. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1990 to 5 Aug 2006 )
Marcantonio Genovesi † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1611 to 7 Nov 1624 )
Alessio Geromoaddi † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1606 to 6 Apr 1611 )
Domenico Giordani , O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1637 to 11 Feb 1640 )
Adeodato Gomez Cardosa † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 4 Jul 1834 )
Antonio Izzo † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 24 Oct 1879 )
Giacinto Maria Jannucci † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1739 to 26 Mar 1757 )
Paolo dei Lapi (Francisci de Roma) , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1367 to 3 Feb 1379 )
Giovanni Saverio Lioni † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1717 to 22 Nov 1730 )
Giovanni Battista Lomellino † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1567 to 22 Nov 1599 )
Giovanni Lucato , S.D.B. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1948 to 1 May 1962 )
Cristoforo Maroni † (Bishop: 1387 to 18 Dec 1389 )
Gerolamo Mascambruno † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1642 to May 1643 )
Erasmo Mastrilli , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1757 to Jan 1769 )
Diego Merino , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1626 to 1 Jan 1637 )
Nicola Maria Merola † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 24 Sep 1915 )
Giacomo de Monte Aquila † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1418 to 1469 )
Antonio Numai † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1524 to 1567 )
Cristoforo Numai , O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1523 to 19 Dec 1524 )
Giovanni Olivieri † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1500 to 1510 )
Achille Palmerini † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1962 to 7 Apr 1983 )
Bartolomeo di Pardo † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1415 to 1418 )
Gerolamo Passarelli † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1673 to 14 Nov 1689 )
Giuseppe Isidoro Persico † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1731 to May 1739 )
Michelangelo della Peruta † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1769 to 30 Oct 1806 )
Salvatore Maria Pignattaro , O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Nov 1823 to 24 Jan 1825 )
Agnello Renzullo † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 23 Jun 1890 )
Antonio de Rossi † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1402 to 12 Jul 1404 )
Nicola Rotoli , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1916 to 27 Apr 1932 )
Filippo Ruffini (Gezza) , O.P. † (Bishop: Dec 1362 to 8 Nov 1367 )
Michele Ruopoli † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 24 Dec 1821 )
Gennaro Saladino † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 27 Apr 1861 )
Enrico da San Germano , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1267 )
Carlo Setari † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1470 to 1486 )
Andrea Sinrao (Sinravo, Serao) † (Bishop: 1402 to 11 Oct 1402 )
Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 - Did Not Take Effect )
Marcello Stella † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1640 to 1642 )
Domenico de Tarento , O.P. † (Bishop: 30 May 1390 to 18 Aug 1402 )
Biagio Terzi † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1698 to May 1717 )
Francesco Pietro Tesauri † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1933 to 25 May 1939 )
Cristoforo † (Bishop: 1348 )
Enrico , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1330 to 1331 )
Guglielmo , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1331 )
Niccol� † (Bishop: 1379 )
Niccol� , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 May 1404 )
Pietro † (Bishop: 1307 to 1330 )
Source(s)
Diocese of Isernia
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 286, and Page 287
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 169
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 214
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 211
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 230
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 246
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 886
Diocese of Isernia e Venafro
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 594, and Page 595
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 217, to Page 219
Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 625, to Page 628
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