Diocese of Lacedonia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Lacedonia
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Ruggero † ( 1275 Appointed - 26 Aug 1275 Appointed, Bishop of Rapolla)
• Nicolò de Arnoldo † ( 1321 Appointed - 1345 Died)
• Francesco de’ Marzii, O.F.M. † (23 Feb 1345 Appointed - )
• Paolo de’ Manassi, O.F.M. † (18 May 1352 Appointed - 1385 Died)
• Antonio † ( 1386 Appointed - 1392 Died)
• Guglielmo di Nardò † (24 Jan 1392 Appointed - 24 Jan 1396 Appointed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
• Giovanni de Nerone, O.F.M. † (23 Jan 1396 Appointed - )
• Jacopo de Marzia † (10 Mar 1399 Appointed - )
• Adinolfo † (3 Dec 1401 Appointed - )
• Giacinto † (23 Dec 1417 Appointed - )
• Nicolò de Antonio † (11 Oct 1424 Appointed - 1428 Died)
• Antonio de Cozza † (11 Oct 1428 Appointed - )
• Giacomo Porfida (Cavallina) † (11 Aug 1452 Appointed - 8 Apr 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano)
• Petruccio de Migliolo † (30 Jan 1463 Appointed - 1481 Died)
• Giovanni dei Porcari † (27 Aug 1481 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Niccolò de Rubini † (2 Jun 1486 Appointed - 8 Aug 1505 Died)
• Antonio Dura † (29 Jul 1506 Appointed - 1538 Resigned)
• Scipione Dura † (23 Sep 1538 Appointed - 1551 Died)
• Fabio Capelleto † (24 Jul 1551 Appointed - 1565 Resigned)
• Gianfranco Carducci † (26 May 1565 Appointed - 22 Feb 1584 Died)
• Marco Pedoca Mirandulano, O.S.B. † (14 Mar 1584 Appointed - 27 Jan 1602 Died)
• Gian Paolo Palenteri, O.F.M. Conv. † (27 Nov 1602 Appointed - 1606 Died)
• Giacomo Candido † (13 Nov 1606 Appointed - Aug 1608 Died)
• Gian Gerolamo Campanili † (24 Dec 1608 Appointed - 27 Jan 1625 Appointed, Bishop of Isernia)
• Ferdinando Bruno, O.F.M. † (6 Oct 1625 Appointed - 1648 Died)
• Gian Giacomo Cristoforo † (12 Apr 1649 Appointed - 8 May 1649 Died)
• Ambrosio Viola, O.P. † (11 Oct 1649 Appointed - 1651 Died)
• Giacomo Giordano, O.S.B. † (28 Oct 1651 Appointed - 9 Nov 1661 Died)
• Pier Antonio Capobianco † (12 Mar 1663 Appointed - 9 Sep 1672 Resigned)
• Benedetto Bartolo † (12 Sep 1672 Appointed - 18 Sep 1684 Appointed, Bishop of Belcastro)
• Giambattista Morea † (2 Oct 1684 Appointed - 11 Dec 1711 Died)
• Gennaro Scalea † (24 Jan 1718 Appointed - 27 Feb 1736 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Claudio Domenico Albini † (27 Feb 1736 Appointed - 25 Jul 1744 Died)
• Tommaso Aceti (Aoeti) † (7 Sep 1744 Appointed - 8 Apr 1749 Died)
• Nicolò de Amato † (21 Jul 1749 Appointed - 31 Aug 1789 Died)
• Francesco Ubaldo Maria Romanzi † (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 30 Oct 1816 Died)
• Vincenzo Ferrari, O.P. † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 3 May 1824 Confirmed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
• Desiderio Mennone, C.Ss.R. † (24 May 1824 Confirmed - 11 Apr 1825 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (23 Jun 1828 Confirmed - 25 Oct 1832 Died)
• Michele Lanzetta † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 25 Apr 1842 Died)
• Luigi Giamporcaro † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 17 Jun 1844 Confirmed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Luigi Napolitano † (20 Jan 1845 Confirmed - 26 Nov 1857 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Maiorsini † (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Benedetto Augusto † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 16 Dec 1879 Died)
• Pietro Alfonso Jorio (Iorio) † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Giovanni Maria Diamare † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 1 Jun 1888 Appointed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
• Francesco Niola † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 14 Dec 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Gaeta)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 29 Nov 1895 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Nicolo Zimarino † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 6 Dec 1906 Appointed, Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso))
• Gaetano Pizzi † (27 Aug 1907 Appointed - 5 Nov 1912 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Cosimo Agostino † (28 Jul 1913 Appointed - 1 Jun 1915 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano)
• Francesco Maffei † (22 May 1916 Appointed - 24 Jun 1926 Resigned)
• Giulio Tommasi † (20 Jan 1928 Appointed - 15 Aug 1936 Died)
• Cristoforo Domenico Carullo, O.F.M. † (2 Feb 1940 Appointed - 31 Jan 1968 Died)
• Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † (4 Aug 1973 Appointed - 24 Mar 1976 Resigned)
• Agapito Simeoni † (9 May 1974 Appointed - 2 Jan 1976 Died)
• Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (24 Mar 1976 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia)

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
1886		25,184	.0%			97	0				11	OTC
1950	34,673	35,948	96.5%	29	2	31	1,118		3	30	11	ap1951
1970	30,350	30,447	99.7%	14	6	20	1,517		6	26	13	ap1971
1980	26,000	26,300	98.9%	11	7	18	1,444		7	19	13	ap1981

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

• Tommaso Aceti (Aoeti) † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1744 to 8 Apr 1749)
• Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1976 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Cosimo Agostino † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1913 to 1 Jun 1915; Apostolic Administrator: 22 Sep 1915 to 8 Oct 1916)
• Claudio Domenico Albini † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1736 to 25 Jul 1744)
• Nicolò de Amato † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1749 to 31 Aug 1789)
• Nicolò de Antonio † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1424 to 1428)
• Nicolò de Arnoldo † (Bishop: 1321 to 1345)
• Benedetto Augusto † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 16 Dec 1879)
• Benedetto Bartolo † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1672 to 18 Sep 1684)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1828 to 25 Oct 1832)
• Ferdinando Bruno, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1625 to 1648)
• Gian Gerolamo Campanili † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1608 to 27 Jan 1625)
• Giacomo Candido † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1606 to Aug 1608)
• Fabio Capelleto † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1551 to 1565)
• Pier Antonio Capobianco † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1663 to 9 Sep 1672)
• Gianfranco Carducci † (Bishop: 26 May 1565 to 22 Feb 1584)
• Cristoforo Domenico Carullo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1940 to 31 Jan 1968)
• Antonio de Cozza † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1428)
• Gian Giacomo Cristoforo † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1649 to 8 May 1649)
• Giovanni Maria Diamare † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 1 Jun 1888)
• Antonio Dura † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1506 to 1538)
• Scipione Dura † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1538 to 1551)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 29 Nov 1895)
• Vincenzo Ferrari, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 3 May 1824)
• Luigi Giamporcaro † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 17 Jun 1844)
• Giacomo Giordano, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1651 to 9 Nov 1661)
• Pietro Alfonso Jorio (Iorio) † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 27 Mar 1885)
• Michele Lanzetta † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 25 Apr 1842)
• Francesco Maffei † (Bishop: 22 May 1916 to 24 Jun 1926)
• Francesco Antonio Maiorsini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1854; Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 27 Oct 1871)
• Paolo de’ Manassi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 May 1352 to 1385)
• Jacopo de Marzia † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1399)
• Francesco de’ Marzii, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1345)
• Desiderio Mennone, C.Ss.R. † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 11 Apr 1825)
• Petruccio de Migliolo † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1463 to 1481)
• Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † (Apostolic Administrator: 1964; Bishop: 4 Aug 1973 to 24 Mar 1976)
• Giambattista Morea † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1684 to 11 Dec 1711)
• Luigi Napolitano † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1845 to 26 Nov 1857)
• Guglielmo di Nardò † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1392 to 24 Jan 1396)
• Giovanni de Nerone, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1396)
• Francesco Niola † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 14 Dec 1891)
• Gian Paolo Palenteri, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1602 to 1606)
• Marco Pedoca Mirandulano, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1584 to 27 Jan 1602)
• Gaetano Pizzi † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1907 to 5 Nov 1912)
• Giovanni dei Porcari † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1481 to 1486)
• Giacomo Porfida (Cavallina) † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1452 to 8 Apr 1463)
• Francesco Ubaldo Maria Romanzi † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1798 to 30 Oct 1816)
• Niccolò de Rubini † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1486 to 8 Aug 1505)
• Vincenzo Salvatore †
• Gennaro Scalea † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1718 to 27 Feb 1736)
• Agapito Simeoni † (Bishop: 9 May 1974 to 2 Jan 1976)
• Giulio Tommasi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1928 to 15 Aug 1936)
• Ambrosio Viola, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1649 to 1651)
• Nicolo Zimarino † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 6 Dec 1906)
• Adinolfo † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1401)
• Antonio † (Bishop: 1386 to 1392)
• Giacinto † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1417)
• Giovanni †
• Ruggero † (Bishop: 1275 to 26 Aug 1275)

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