Lanciano-Ortona (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Emidio Cipollone, Archbishop
Enzio d’Antonio, Archbishop Emeritus
Carlo Ghidelli, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 305 (117 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Abruzzo-Molise
Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=94
Mailing Address: C.P. 223, Via Gennaro Finamore 32, 66034 Lanciano [Chieti], Italia
Telephone: 0872.71.26.48
Fax: 0872.71.59.03

Historical Details

Diocese of Lanciano
- Latin Name: Lancianensis
- Erected: 27 April 1515
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano
- Latin Name: Lancianensis
- Elevated: 9 February 1562
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
- Latin Name: Lancianensis (et Ortonensis)
- United: 19 February 1834
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
- Latin Name: Lancianensis et Ortonensis
- Name Changed: 24 November 1945
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Angelo Maccafani † (27 Jun 1515 Appointed - 1 Dec 1517 Died)
Egidio da Viterbo, O.S.A. † (10 Apr 1532 Appointed - 12 Nov 1532 Died)
Michele Fortini † (26 Feb 1535 Appointed - 15 Feb 1539 Died)
Juan Salazar Fernández † (30 Apr 1540 Appointed - 12 Sep 1555 Died)
Pompeo Piccolomini † (12 Jan 1556 Appointed - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
Leonardo Marini, O.P. † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 7 Oct 1566 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alba (Pompea))
Ettore Piscicelli † (13 Oct 1568 Appointed - 23 Sep 1569 Died)
Antonio Gaspar Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (20 Oct 1570 Appointed - 1 Nov 1578 Died)
Mario Bolognini † (3 Jul 1579 Appointed - 3 Oct 1588 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Crotone (Cotrone))
Paolo Tasso † (17 Oct 1588 Appointed - 2 Sep 1607 Died)
Lorenzo Monzonís Galatina, O.F.M. † (27 Jan 1610 Appointed - 20 Nov 1617 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pozzuoli)
Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (14 May 1618 Appointed - 11 Jan 1621 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vigevano)
Andrea Gervasi † (24 Jun 1622 Appointed - 9 Aug 1668 Died)
Alfonso Álvarez Barba Ossorio, O. Carm. † (9 Sep 1669 Appointed - 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Francesco Antonio Carafa, C.R. † (27 May 1675 Appointed - 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Catania)
Emanuele della Torre, O. Merc. † (9 Aug 1688 Appointed - Jul 1694 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (4 Jul 1695 Appointed - 29 Mar 1696 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Barnaba De Castro, O.S.A. † (25 Feb 1697 Appointed - 15 Dec 1700 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Giovanni Uva, O.F.M. † (18 Apr 1701 Appointed - Jan 1717 Died)
Antonio Paternò † (8 Feb 1719 Appointed - 1728 Died)
Arcangelo Maria Ciccarelli, O.P. † (30 Apr 1731 Appointed - 19 Dec 1738 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ugento)
Domenico De Pace † (26 Jan 1739 Appointed - Mar 1745 Died)
Anton Ludovico Antinori, C.O. † (21 Jun 1745 Appointed - 22 Apr 1754 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
Giacomo Leto † (20 May 1754 Appointed - 5 Feb 1769 Died)
Domenico Gervasoni † (20 Nov 1769 Appointed - Nov 1784 Died)
Francesco Saverio De Vivo † (18 Dec 1786 Appointed - 27 Feb 1792 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nusco)
Francesco Amoroso † (27 Feb 1792 Appointed - 8 Jul 1807 Died)
Francesco Maria de Luca, O.F.M. † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 13 Jan 1839 Died)
Ludovico Rizzuti † (23 Dec 1839 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1848 Died)
Giacomo de Vincentiis † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 5 May 1866 Died)
Francesco Maria Petrarca † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 26 Dec 1895 Died)
Angelo Della Cioppa † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 29 Jan 1917 Died)
Nicola Piccirilli † (25 Apr 1918 Appointed - 4 Mar 1939 Died)
Pietro Tesauri † (25 May 1939 Appointed - 25 Aug 1945 Died)
Gioacchino Di Leo † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 5 Jul 1950 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. † (13 Mar 1951 Appointed - 1 Jul 1962 Died)
Pacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1962 Appointed - 14 Aug 1974 Retired)
Leopoldo Teofili † (14 Aug 1974 Appointed - 22 Dec 1981 Died)
Enzio d’Antonio (13 May 1982 Appointed - 25 Nov 2000 Retired)
Carlo Ghidelli (25 Nov 2000 Appointed - 11 Oct 2010 Retired)
Emidio Cipollone (11 Oct 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Lanciano
27 April 1515	Erected		Diocese of Lanciano (erected)
Archdiocese of Lanciano
9 February 1562	Elevated	Diocese of Lanciano	Archdiocese of Lanciano
Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
19 February 1834	United	Archdiocese of Lanciano Diocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli	Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
24 November 1945	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)	Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona	Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona

1949 190,925 192,344 99.3% 121 100 221 863 150 214 37 ap1951

1969 85,771 85,851 99.9% 64 36 100 857 50 163 36 ap1971

1980 77,530 77,914 99.5% 52 35 87 891 47 115 40 ap1981

Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

1990 87,555 88,027 99.5% 42 28 70 1,250 35 95 41 ap1991

1999 89,527 89,884 99.6% 46 31 77 1,162 2 37 97 42 ap2000

2000 89,334 90,254 99.0% 38 33 71 1,258 2 41 100 42 ap2001

2001 89,748 90,468 99.2% 37 38 75 1,196 2 41 99 42 ap2002

2002 89,904 90,604 99.2% 36 37 73 1,231 3 40 97 42 ap2003

2003 90,054 90,704 99.3% 37 29 66 1,364 3 31 95 42 ap2004

2004 90,205 90,855 99.3% 37 33 70 1,288 3 36 91 42 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
1949	190,925	192,344	99.3%	121	100	221	863		150	214	37	ap1951
1969	85,771	85,851	99.9%	64	36	100	857		50	163	36	ap1971
1980	77,530	77,914	99.5%	52	35	87	891		47	115	40	ap1981
Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
1990	87,555	88,027	99.5%	42	28	70	1,250		35	95	41	ap1991
1999	89,527	89,884	99.6%	46	31	77	1,162	2	37	97	42	ap2000
2000	89,334	90,254	99.0%	38	33	71	1,258	2	41	100	42	ap2001
2001	89,748	90,468	99.2%	37	38	75	1,196	2	41	99	42	ap2002
2002	89,904	90,604	99.2%	36	37	73	1,231	3	40	97	42	ap2003
2003	90,054	90,704	99.3%	37	29	66	1,364	3	31	95	42	ap2004
2004	90,205	90,855	99.3%	37	33	70	1,288	3	36	91	42	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Emidio Cipollone (Archbishop: 11 Oct 2010 - )
Enzio d’Antonio (Archbishop: 13 May 1982 to 25 Nov 2000)
Carlo Ghidelli (Archbishop: 25 Nov 2000 to 11 Oct 2010)
Tommaso Valentinetti (Priest: 25 Jun 1977 to 25 Mar 2000)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alfonso Álvarez Barba Ossorio, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 9 Sep 1669 to 29 May 1673)
Francesco Amoroso † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 8 Jul 1807)
Anton Ludovico Antinori, C.O. † (Archbishop: 21 Jun 1745 to 22 Apr 1754)
Mario Bolognini † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1579 to 3 Oct 1588)
Francesco Antonio Carafa, C.R. † (Archbishop: 27 May 1675 to 24 Nov 1687)
Barnaba De Castro, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 25 Feb 1697 to 15 Dec 1700)
Arcangelo Maria Ciccarelli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1731 to 19 Dec 1738)
Angelo Della Cioppa † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 29 Jan 1917)
Emanuele della Torre, O. Merc. † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1688 to Jul 1694)
Francesco Maria de Luca, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 13 Jan 1839)
Domenico De Pace † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1739 to Mar 1745)
Gioacchino Di Leo † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1946 to 5 Jul 1950)
Michele Fortini † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1535 to 15 Feb 1539)
Andrea Gervasi † (Archbishop: 24 Jun 1622 to 9 Aug 1668)
Domenico Gervasoni † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1769 to Nov 1784)
Giacomo Leto † (Archbishop: 20 May 1754 to 5 Feb 1769)
Angelo Maccafani † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1515 to 1 Dec 1517)
Leonardo Marini, O.P. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1560; Archbishop: 9 Feb 1562 to 7 Oct 1566)
Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1951 to 1 Jul 1962)
Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1695 to 29 Mar 1696)
Lorenzo Monzonís Galatina, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1610 to 20 Nov 1617)
Antonio Paternò † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1719 to 1728)
Pacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 21 Aug 1962 to 14 Aug 1974)
Francesco Maria Petrarca † (Archbishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 26 Dec 1895)
Nicola Piccirilli † (Archbishop: 25 Apr 1918 to 4 Mar 1939)
Pompeo Piccolomini † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1556 to 26 Jan 1560)
Ettore Piscicelli † (Archbishop: 13 Oct 1568 to 23 Sep 1569)
Ludovico Rizzuti † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1839 to 4 Aug 1848)
Antonio Gaspar Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 20 Oct 1570 to 1 Nov 1578)
Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 14 May 1618 to 11 Jan 1621)
Juan Salazar Fernández † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1540 to 12 Sep 1555)
Paolo Tasso † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1588 to 2 Sep 1607)
Leopoldo Teofili † (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1974 to 22 Dec 1981)
Pietro Tesauri † (Archbishop: 25 May 1939 to 25 Aug 1945)
Giovanni Uva, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1701 to Jan 1717)
Giacomo de Vincentiis † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 5 May 1866)
Egidio da Viterbo, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1532 to 12 Nov 1532)
Francesco Saverio De Vivo † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1786 to 27 Feb 1792)

Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis