Diocese of Caltagirone

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e Parisi † (21 Dec 1818 Appointed - 15 Apr 1833 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Benedetto Denti, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1833 Appointed - 3 Aug 1853 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. † (17 Apr 1854 Appointed - 10 Apr 1855 Died)
• Luigi Natoli † (15 Mar 1858 Appointed - 22 Feb 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Antonio Morana † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 18 Aug 1879 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bongiorni † (22 Sep 1879 Appointed - 14 Mar 1887 Resigned)
• Saverio Gerbino † (14 Mar 1887 Appointed - 15 Feb 1898 Died)
• Damaso Pio de Bono † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 1 Apr 1925 Resigned)
• Giovanni Bargiggia † (14 Mar 1927 Appointed - 6 Jul 1937 Appointed, Bishop of Vigevano)
• Pietro Capizzi † (12 Aug 1937 Appointed - 11 Nov 1960 Retired)
• Francesco Fasola † (11 Nov 1960 Appointed - 25 Jun 1963 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Carmelo Canzonieri † (30 Jul 1963 Appointed - 8 Jan 1983 Retired)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (30 Jul 1983 Appointed - 28 Jul 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova)
• Vincenzo Manzella (30 Apr 1991 Appointed - 17 Sep 2009 Appointed, Bishop of Cefalù)

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	151,200	151,600	99.7%	121	29	150	1,008		34	196	41	ap1951
1959	162,500	162,850	99.8%	123	34	157	1,035		44	268	47	ap1960
1969	159,126	159,639	99.7%	98	42	140	1,136		51	256	56	ap1971
1980	168,500	170,600	98.8%	89	24	113	1,491		27	195	59	ap1981
1990	152,197	154,400	98.6%	87	19	106	1,435		23	173	60	ap1991
1999	154,545	156,976	98.5%	83	12	95	1,626	5	13	145	59	ap2000
2000	153,146	155,587	98.4%	84	12	96	1,595	6	14	151	57	ap2001
2001	153,524	156,026	98.4%	81	12	93	1,650	8	13	147	57	ap2002
2002	155,113	157,690	98.4%	77	9	86	1,803	8	10	139	57	ap2003
2003	154,983	157,729	98.3%	77	9	86	1,802	8	13	134	57	ap2004
2004	154,323	157,082	98.2%	78	10	88	1,753	9	13	133	57	ap2005
2006	151,430	154,290	98.1%	77	12	89	1,701	9	15	121	57	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vincenzo Manzella (Bishop: 30 Apr 1991 to 17 Sep 2009)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (Bishop: 30 Jul 1983 to 28 Jul 1990)
• Michele Pennisi (Priest: 9 Sep 1972 to 12 Apr 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Bargiggia † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1927 to 6 Jul 1937)
• Giovanni Battista Bongiorni † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1879 to 14 Mar 1887)
• Damaso Pio de Bono † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 1 Apr 1925)
• Carmelo Canzonieri † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1963 to 8 Jan 1983)
• Pietro Capizzi † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1937 to 11 Nov 1960)
• Benedetto Denti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1833 to 3 Aug 1853)
• Francesco Fasola † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1960 to 25 Jun 1963)
• Saverio Gerbino † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1887 to 15 Feb 1898)
• Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1854 to 10 Apr 1855)
• Antonio Morana † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 18 Aug 1879)
• Luigi Natoli † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1858 to 22 Feb 1867)
• Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e Parisi † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 15 Apr 1833)