Diocese of Cariati

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cariati
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1818
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 869 (335 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Cariati
  • Latin Name: Cariatensis
  • Erected: 14th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Cariati e Cerenzia
  • Latin Name: Cariatensis et Geruntina
  • United: 1342
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Severina
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Girolamo Candido, O.F.M. † (20 Nov 1500 Appointed - 1504 Died)
• Francesco Dentice † (7 Mar 1504 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• Martino de Lignano, O.P. † (6 Oct 1505 Appointed - 1506 Died)
• Giovanni Sarsali † (21 Aug 1506 Appointed - )
• Antonio Ercolano † (21 May 1520 Appointed - 1528 Resigned)
• Tommaso Cortesi † (16 Jan 1529 Appointed - 3 Mar 1533 Appointed, Bishop of Vaison)
• Taddeo Pepoli, O.S.B. † (3 Mar 1533 Appointed - 15 Jan 1535 Appointed, Bishop of Carinola (Calina))
• Juan Canuti † (15 Jan 1535 Appointed - 1545 Died)
• Marco Antonio Falconi † (17 Apr 1545 Appointed - 1556 Died)
• Federico Fantuzzi † (5 Jul 1557 Appointed - 1561 Died)
• Alessandro Crivelli † (10 Mar 1561 Appointed - 23 Jan 1568 Resigned)
• Pietro Giacomo Malombra † (23 Jan 1568 Appointed - 1573 Resigned)
• Sebastiano Maffo † (9 Mar 1573 Appointed - 1576 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Ansaldo † (24 Oct 1576 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Tarquinio Prisco † (14 Nov 1578 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Cesare Nardo, O.F.M. Conv. † (9 Sep 1585 Appointed - 1586 Died)
• Properzio Resta, O.F.M. Conv. † (5 Nov 1586 Appointed - 6 May 1601 Died)
• Filippo Gesualdo, O.F.M. Conv. † (15 Apr 1602 Appointed - 1619 Died)
• Maurizio Ricci † (8 Apr 1619 Appointed - 1627 Died)
• Lorenzo Fei † (29 Nov 1627 Appointed - Aug 1631 Died)
• Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. † (21 Feb 1633 Appointed - 17 Dec 1657 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
• Agazio di Somma † (13 Jan 1659 Appointed - 28 Apr 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
• Girolamo Barzellini † (21 Jul 1664 Appointed - 8 Apr 1688 Died)
• Sebastiano Delli Frangi † (9 Aug 1688 Appointed - Oct 1714 Died)
• Bartolomeo Porzio † (6 Apr 1718 Appointed - Nov 1719 Died)
• Giovanni Andrea Tria † (4 Mar 1720 Appointed - 23 Dec 1726 Appointed, Bishop of Larino)
• Marco Antonio Raimundi † (23 Dec 1726 Appointed - 22 Sep 1732 Died)
• Carolus Ronchi † (19 Dec 1732 Appointed - 9 Jan 1764 Died)
• Franciscus Maria Trombini † (9 Apr 1764 Appointed - 28 Jul 1785 Died)
• Felix Antonius d’Alessandria † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - 18 Jan 1802 Died)
• Gelasio Serao † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 1838 Died)
• Niccola Golia † (11 Jul 1839 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1873 Died)
• Pietro Maglione † (15 Jun 1874 Appointed - 18 Dec 1876 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio e Vallo della Lucania)
• Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 23 Feb 1903 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Chieppa † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 23 Jun 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Lucera)
• Giovanni Scotti † (21 Feb 1911 Appointed - 13 Dec 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 26 Aug 1927 Appointed, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina)
• Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. † (15 Feb 1936 Appointed - 25 Sep 1956 Retired)
• Orazio Semeraro † (22 Mar 1957 Appointed - 30 Apr 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brindisi)

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 Cariati
1950	60,000	60,000	100.0%	33		33	1,818			39	30	ap1951
1959	63,164	63,344	99.7%	28	9	37	1,707			44	30	ap1960
1970	72,000	72,230	99.7%	30	7	37	1,945		7	33	31	ap1971

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Ansaldo † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1576 to 1578)
• Giuseppe Barillari † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 May 1895 to 25 Nov 1902)
• Girolamo Barzellini † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1664 to 8 Apr 1688)
• Girolamo Candido, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1500 to 1504)
• Juan Canuti † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1535 to 1545)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 26 Aug 1927)
• Lorenzo Chieppa † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 23 Jun 1909)
• Tommaso Cortesi † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1529 to 3 Mar 1533)
• Tommaso Cortesi †
• Alessandro Crivelli † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1561 to 23 Jan 1568)
• Felix Antonius d’Alessandria † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 18 Jan 1802)
• Sebastiano Delli Frangi † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1688 to Oct 1714)
• Francesco Dentice † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1504 to 1505)
• Agazio di Somma † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1659 to 28 Apr 1664)
• Antonio Ercolano † (Bishop: 21 May 1520 to 1528)
• Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1936 to 25 Sep 1956)
• Marco Antonio Falconi † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1545 to 1556)
• Federico Fantuzzi † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1557 to 1561)
• Lorenzo Fei † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1627 to Aug 1631)
• Filippo Gesualdo, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1602 to 1619)
• Niccola Golia † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1839 to 27 Apr 1873)
• Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1633 to 17 Dec 1657)
• Martino de Lignano, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1505 to 1506)
• Sebastiano Maffo † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1573 to 1576)
• Pietro Maglione † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1874 to 18 Dec 1876)
• Pietro Giacomo Malombra † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1568 to 1573)
• Cesare Nardo, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1585 to 1586)
• Taddeo Pepoli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1533 to 15 Jan 1535)
• Bartolomeo Porzio † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1718 to Nov 1719)
• Tarquinio Prisco † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1578 to 1585)
• Marco Antonio Raimundi † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1726 to 22 Sep 1732)
• Properzio Resta, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1586 to 6 May 1601)
• Maurizio Ricci † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1619 to 1627)
• Carolus Ronchi † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1732 to 9 Jan 1764)
• Giovanni Sarsali † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1506)
• Giovanni Scotti † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1911 to 13 Dec 1918)
• Orazio Semeraro † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1957 to 30 Apr 1967)
• Gelasio Serao † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 1838)
• Giovanni Andrea Tria † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1720 to 23 Dec 1726)
• Franciscus Maria Trombini † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1764 to 28 Jul 1785)
• Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 23 Feb 1903)