Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Francesco Brusato † (8 Dec 1463 Appointed - 22 Mar 1476 Appointed, Archbishop of Nicosia)
• Bartolomeo del Poggio † (22 Mar 1476 Appointed - 1485 Died)
• Nicola Tomacelli † (1 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1490 Died)
• Marino Tomacelli † (31 Jan 1491 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Domenico Giacobazzi † (2 Dec 1519 Appointed - 23 Mar 1523 Resigned)
• Cristoforo Giacobazzi † (23 Mar 1523 Appointed - 7 Oct 1540 Died)
• Durante Duranti † (18 Feb 1541 Appointed - 18 Feb 1551 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
• Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (23 Oct 1551 Appointed - 1552 Died)
• Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici † (1 Mar 1553 Appointed - 25 Jun 1556 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Foligno)
• Mark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) † (29 May 1560 Appointed - 11 May 1561 Resigned)
• Giovan Battista Serbelloni † (17 Dec 1561 Appointed - 1579 Resigned)
• Tiberio Carafa † (6 Feb 1579 Appointed - 1588 Died)
• Owen (Audoenus) Lewis (Ludovisi) † (3 Feb 1588 Appointed - 14 Oct 1595 Died)
• Giulio Caracciolo † (8 Jan 1597 Appointed - 1599 Died)
• Bonifazio Caetani † (8 Nov 1599 Appointed - 22 Apr 1613 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Diego de Arce, O.F.M. † (17 Feb 1614 Appointed - 1617 Died)
• Paolo Palumbo, C.R. † (17 Apr 1617 Appointed - 5 May 1648 Died)
• Gregorio Carafa, C.R. † (24 Aug 1648 Appointed - 23 Jun 1664 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Alonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. † (16 Jun 1670 Appointed - 25 Sep 1673 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
• Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. † (19 Oct 1676 Appointed - 19 May 1685 Died)
• Francisco de Sequeiros y Sotomayor, O.S.A. † (1 Apr 1686 Appointed - May 1691 Died)
• Vincenzo del Mastro (de Magistris), O.P. † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - Jun 1705 Died)
• Nicolò Rocco † (21 Feb 1707 Appointed - Nov 1726 Died)
• Gennaro Fortunato † (6 Jul 1729 Appointed - 17 Aug 1751 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Miceli † (24 Jan 1752 Appointed - 15 Jun 1763 Died)
• Giovan Battista Coppola † (19 Dec 1763 Appointed - 28 Aug 1797 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Grillo, O.F.M. Conv. † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 2 Nov 1804 Died)
• Adeodato Gomez Cardosa † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Isernia)
• Michele Bombini † (21 May 1829 Confirmed - 18 Jan 1871 Died)
• Alessandro Maria Basile, C.SS.R. † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 24 Jun 1883 Died)
• Raffaele Danise, M.I. † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 24 Mar 1884 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
• Antonio Pistocchi † (24 Mar 1884 Appointed - 29 Aug 1888 Died)
• Evangelista (Michael Antonio) di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. † (11 Feb 1889 Appointed - 10 Nov 1898 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Antonio Maria Bonito † (15 Jun 1899 Appointed - 11 Dec 1905 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Pietro La Fontaine † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 1 Apr 1910 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of Rites)
• Giuseppe Bartolomeo Rovetta † (29 Mar 1911 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Resigned)
• Bruno Occhiuto † (11 Nov 1921 Appointed - 28 Jun 1937 Died)
• Raffaele Barbieri † (30 Aug 1937 Appointed - 31 Jan 1968 Died)
• Domenico Vacchiano † (17 Jan 1970 Appointed - 30 Mar 1978 Appointed, Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario)
• Girolamo Grillo (7 Apr 1979 Appointed - 20 Dec 1983 Appointed, Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia)
• Giovanni Francesco Pala † (22 Feb 1984 Appointed - 21 May 1987 Died)
• Andrea Mugione (17 Mar 1988 Appointed - 21 Nov 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)
• Domenico Graziani (21 Aug 1999 Appointed - 21 Nov 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)
• Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (10 Mar 2007 Appointed - 25 Mar 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace)
• Nunzio Galantino (9 Dec 2011 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
1950	110,000	110,000	100.0%	83	6	89	1,235		6	106	45	ap1951
1958	110,000	110,000	100.0%	73	15	88	1,250		15	118	51	ap1960
1970	130,060	130,060	100.0%	68	11	79	1,646		14	138	54	ap1971
1980	98,000	102,000	96.1%	52	16	68	1,441		16	84	43	ap1981
1990	104,000	106,000	98.1%	51	14	65	1,600		14	102	46	ap1991
1999	104,200	106,400	97.9%	62	8	70	1,488	3	14	88	48	ap2000
2000	104,200	107,000	97.4%	61	7	68	1,532	3	9	70	47	ap2001
2001	104,000	106,000	98.1%	67	8	75	1,386	3	10	75	47	ap2002
2002	104,200	106,580	97.8%	61	8	69	1,510	3	10	75	47	ap2003
2003	104,000	106,200	97.9%	59	8	67	1,552	3	10	57	47	ap2004
2004	104,200	106,800	97.6%	61	8	69	1,510	3	15	74	47	ap2005
2006	105,000	106,600	98.5%	61	7	68	1,544	3	9	60	47	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (Bishop: 10 Mar 2007 to 25 Mar 2011)
• Nunzio Galantino (Bishop: 9 Dec 2011 - )
• Domenico Graziani (Bishop: 21 Aug 1999 to 21 Nov 2006)
• Girolamo Grillo (Bishop: 7 Apr 1979 to 20 Dec 1983)
• Andrea Mugione (Bishop: 17 Mar 1988 to 21 Nov 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Diego de Arce, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1614 to 1617)
• Alonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1670 to 25 Sep 1673)
• Raffaele Barbieri † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1937 to 31 Jan 1968)
• Alessandro Maria Basile, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 24 Jun 1883)
• Michele Bombini † (Bishop: 21 May 1829 to 18 Jan 1871)
• Antonio Maria Bonito † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1899 to 11 Dec 1905)
• Giovanni Francesco Brusato † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1463 to 22 Mar 1476)
• Bonifazio Caetani † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1599 to 22 Apr 1613)
• Giulio Caracciolo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 8 Jan 1597 to 1599)
• Gregorio Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1648 to 23 Jun 1664)
• Tiberio Carafa † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1579 to 1588)
• Giovan Battista Coppola † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1763 to 28 Aug 1797)
• Raffaele Danise, M.I. † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 24 Mar 1884)
• Vincenzo del Mastro (de Magistris), O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to Jun 1705)
• Bartolomeo del Poggio † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1476 to 1485)
• Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Oct 1676 to 19 May 1685)
• Bernardo Antonio de’ Medici † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1551 to 1552)
• Giovanni Angelo de’ Medici † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Mar 1553 to 25 Jun 1556)
• Evangelista (Michael Antonio) di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1889 to 10 Nov 1898)
• Durante Duranti † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1541 to 18 Feb 1551)
• Gennaro Fortunato † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1729 to 17 Aug 1751)
• Cristoforo Giacobazzi † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1523 to 7 Oct 1540)
• Domenico Giacobazzi † (Administrator: 2 Dec 1519 to 23 Mar 1523)
• Adeodato Gomez Cardosa † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 19 Dec 1825)
• Francesco Antonio Grillo, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1804 to 2 Nov 1804)
• Mark Sittich von Hohenems (Altemps) † (Bishop: 29 May 1560 to 11 May 1561)
• Pietro La Fontaine † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 1 Apr 1910)
• Owen (Audoenus) Lewis (Ludovisi) † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1588 to 14 Oct 1595)
• Giovanni Battista Miceli † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1752 to 15 Jun 1763)
• Bruno Occhiuto † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1921 to 28 Jun 1937)
• Giovanni Francesco Pala † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1984 to 21 May 1987)
• Paolo Palumbo, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1617 to 5 May 1648)
• Antonio Pistocchi † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 29 Aug 1888)
• Nicolò Rocco † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1707 to Nov 1726)
• Giuseppe Bartolomeo Rovetta † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1911 to 16 Dec 1920)
• Francisco de Sequeiros y Sotomayor, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1686 to May 1691)
• Giovan Battista Serbelloni † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1561 to 1579)
• Marino Tomacelli † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1491 to 1519)
• Nicola Tomacelli † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1485 to 1490)
• Pedro Torres † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Aug 1540)
• Domenico Vacchiano † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1970 to 30 Mar 1978)