Archdiocese of Agrigento

Historical Details

• Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti)
  • Latin Name: Agrigentinus
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monreale
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Matteo Orsini, O.P. † (20 Oct 1326 Appointed - 15 Jun 1327 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Matteo da Gimara, O.F.M. † (17 Sep 1442 Appointed - 1445 Resigned)
• Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. † (23 Jul 1445 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Domenico Xarth, O. Cist. † (10 Jan 1452 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Juan de Castro † (20 Mar 1479 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1506 Died)
• Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia † (28 May 1537 Appointed - 10 Oct 1544 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Rodolfo Pio † (10 Oct 1544 Appointed - 2 May 1564 Died)
• Luigi Suppa, O.P. † (13 Apr 1565 Appointed - 29 Sep 1569 Died)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (27 Aug 1571 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Cesare Marullo † (14 Jul 1574 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Juan Rojas † (9 Oct 1577 Appointed - 21 May 1578 Died)
• Antonio Lombardo † (30 Mar 1579 Appointed - 23 Jan 1585 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Diego Haëdo † (23 Jan 1585 Appointed - 14 Aug 1589 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Francesco del Pozzo † ( 1591 Appointed - 1593 Died)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (2 Dec 1594 Appointed - 16 Jan 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
• Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (25 Jun 1607 Appointed - May 1622 Died)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (20 Mar 1623 Appointed - 6 Jul 1624 Died)
• Francesco Traina † (2 Mar 1627 Appointed - Oct 1651 Died)
• Ferdinando Sanchez de Cuellar, O.S.A. † (26 May 1653 Appointed - 4 Jan 1657 Died)
• Francesco Gisulfo e Osorio † (30 Sep 1658 Appointed - Dec 1664 Died)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (15 Dec 1666 Appointed - 15 Dec 1668 Died)
• Francesco Giuseppe Crespos de Escobar † (2 May 1672 Appointed - 17 May 1674 Died)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (19 Oct 1676 Appointed - 4 Aug 1696 Died)
• Francesco Ramírez, O.P. † (26 Aug 1697 Appointed - 27 Aug 1715 Died)
• Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (27 Sep 1723 Appointed - 4 Aug 1729 Died)
• Lorenzo Gioeni d’Aragona † (11 Dec 1730 Appointed - Oct 1754 Died)
• Andrea Lucchesi Palli † (21 Jul 1755 Appointed - 4 Oct 1768 Died)
• Antonio Lanza, C.R. † (20 Nov 1769 Appointed - 24 May 1775 Died)
• Antonio Branciforte Colonna † (15 Apr 1776 Appointed - 31 Jul 1786 Died)
• Antonino Cavaleri † (15 Sep 1788 Appointed - 11 Dec 1792 Died)
• Saverio Granata, C.R. † (1 Jun 1795 Appointed - 29 Apr 1817 Died)
• Baldassare Leone † (2 Oct 1818 Confirmed - 22 Jul 1820 Died)
• Pietro Maria d’Agostino † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 18 Jul 1835 Died)
• Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 21 Aug 1839 Died)
• Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1860 Died)
• Domenico Turano † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 2 Feb 1885 Died)
• Gaetano Blandini † (2 Feb 1885 Succeeded - 19 May 1898 Died)
• Bartolomeo Maria Lagumina † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 5 May 1931 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (15 Jan 1932 Appointed - 20 Jul 1963 Died)
• Giuseppe Petralia † (14 Oct 1963 Appointed - 2 May 1980 Resigned)
• Luigi Bommarito (2 May 1980 Appointed - 1 Jun 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Catania)
• Carmelo Ferraro (3 Nov 1988 Appointed - 23 Feb 2008 Retired)
• Francesco Montenegro (23 Feb 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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 Agrigento (Girgenti)
1948				350	135	485	0					ap1951
1955	467,520	469,864	99.5%	320	83	403	1,160		115	730	154	ap1960
1970	480,481	483,484	99.4%	314	66	380	1,264		103	628	197	ap1971
1980	482,000	487,700	98.8%	259	62	321	1,501	1	80	945	199	ap1981
1990	480,000	492,093	97.5%	253	50	303	1,584	11	50	585	194	ap1991
1999	464,200	473,100	98.1%	234	50	284	1,634	23	60	516	194	ap2000
Archdiocese of Agrigento
2000	464,200	473,100	98.1%	235	45	280	1,657	24	49	575	194	ap2001
2001	463,900	473,100	98.1%	234	46	280	1,656	25	56	470	194	ap2002
2002	463,400	473,000	98.0%	239	51	290	1,597	25	63	432	194	ap2003
2003	463,700	473,200	98.0%	240	54	294	1,577	31	66	433	194	ap2004
2004	463,200	473,200	97.9%	237	55	292	1,586	34	79	437	194	ap2005
2006	449,000	461,000	97.4%	237	49	286	1,569	34	59	443	194	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luigi Bommarito (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1976; Bishop: 2 May 1980 to 1 Jun 1988)
• Carmelo Ferraro (Bishop: 3 Nov 1988; Archbishop: 2 Dec 2000 to 23 Feb 2008)
• Francesco Montenegro (Archbishop: 23 Feb 2008 - )
• Salvatore Muratore (Priest: 17 May 1970 to 22 Jan 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gaetano Blandini † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Mar 1883; Bishop: 2 Feb 1885 to 19 May 1898)
• Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1607 to May 1622)
• Antonio Branciforte Colonna † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Apr 1776 to 31 Jul 1786)
• Ignazio Cafisi † (Priest: 23 Dec 1786; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 10 Apr 1844)
• Juan de Castro † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1479 to 29 Sep 1506)
• Antonino Cavaleri † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1764; Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 11 Dec 1792)
• Francesco Giuseppe Crespos de Escobar † (Bishop: 2 May 1672 to 17 May 1674)
• Pietro Maria d’Agostino † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 18 Jul 1835)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1666 to 15 Dec 1668)
• Lorenzo Gioeni d’Aragona † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to Oct 1754)
• Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1723 to 4 Aug 1729)
• Francesco del Pozzo † (Bishop: 1591 to 1593)
• Francesco Fasola † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1954 to 11 Nov 1960)
• Angelo Ficarra † (Priest: 12 Jul 1908 to 12 Oct 1936)
• Matteo da Gimara, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1442 to 1445)
• Francesco Gisulfo e Osorio † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1658 to Dec 1664)
• Saverio Granata, C.R. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 29 Apr 1817)
• Diego Haëdo † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1585 to 14 Aug 1589)
• Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1950 to 16 Feb 1954)
• Bartolomeo Maria Lagumina † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 5 May 1931)
• Antonio Lanza, C.R. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 24 May 1775)
• Calogero Lauricella † (Priest: 12 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1961 to 8 Sep 1964)
• Baldassare Leone † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 22 Jul 1820)
• Calogero Licata † (Priest: 17 Dec 1897 to 14 Apr 1916)
• Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 24 Mar 1860)
• Antonio Lombardo † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1579 to 23 Jan 1585)
• Andrea Lucchesi Palli † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 4 Oct 1768)
• Cesare Marullo † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1574 to 11 Sep 1577)
• Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 21 Aug 1839)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Aug 1571 to 1574)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1594 to 16 Jan 1606)
• Matteo Orsini, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1326 to 15 Jun 1327)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1932; Archbishop (Personal Title): 29 Mar 1952 to 20 Jul 1963)
• Giuseppe Petralia † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1963 to 2 May 1980)
• Rodolfo Pio † (Administrator: 10 Oct 1544 to 2 May 1564)
• Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1445 to 1451)
• Francesco Ramírez, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Aug 1697 to 27 Aug 1715)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1623 to 6 Jul 1624)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1676 to 4 Aug 1696)
• Juan Rojas † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1577 to 21 May 1578)
• Ferdinando Sanchez de Cuellar, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 May 1653 to 4 Jan 1657)
• Luigi Suppa, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1565 to 29 Sep 1569)
• Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia † (Bishop: 28 May 1537 to 10 Oct 1544)
• Francesco Traina † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1627 to Oct 1651)
• Domenico Turano † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 2 Feb 1885)
• Domenico Xarth, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1452 to 1471)