Lamezia Terme (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Tancredi de Montefuscolo, O.F.M. † ( 1279 Appointed - 20 Nov 1290 Removed)
Nicola , O.S.B. † (6 Nov 1299 Appointed - 1320 Died)
Pietro di Scalea, O.F.M. † (21 Jun 1320 Appointed - 1323 Died)
Ambroise † (7 Mar 1323 Appointed - 1333 Died)
Giovanni de Preston, O.F.M. † (30 Jul 1333 Appointed - )
Angelo † (20 Apr 1387 Appointed - )
Giuliano , O.F.M. † (28 Jan 1388 Appointed - )
Giacomo Castelli, O.F.M. Conv. † (2 Apr 1390 Appointed - 1394 Died)
Roberto Mazza † (4 May 1394 Appointed - 1398 Removed)
Giacomo † ( 1398 Appointed - )
Gentile Maccafani (d’Ajello) † (13 Jan 1399 Appointed - 1409 Removed)
Angelo de Benevento † (9 May 1409 Appointed - )
Paolo † ( 1418 Appointed - 1431 Died)
Giovanni de Paganis † (28 May 1431 Appointed - 1451 Died)
Roberto † (8 Oct 1451 Appointed - )
Antonio , O.S.B. † (26 Nov 1473 Appointed - 1488 Died)
Pietro de Sonnino † (26 Jan 1489 Appointed - 1490 Died)
Antonio Sicardo Lucido † (8 Feb 1490 Appointed - 1494 Died)
Bartolomeo de Luna † (29 Jul 1495 Appointed - 26 Oct 1497 Died)
Francesco de Roccamora † (27 Oct 1497 Appointed - 1504 Died)
Nicola Capranica † (18 Dec 1504 Appointed - 1517 Died)
Franciotto Orsini † (18 Sep 1517 Appointed - 5 May 1518 Resigned)
Andrea Della Valle † (5 May 1518 Appointed - 17 May 1518 Resigned)
Antonio de Paola † (17 May 1518 Appointed - 24 Jul 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
Girolamo de Paola † (24 Jul 1523 Appointed - 9 May 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
Giovanni Pietro Ricci † (24 May 1530 Appointed - 1532 Died)
Nicola Regitano † (3 Mar 1533 Appointed - Sep 1533 Died)
Paolo Capizucchi † (7 Nov 1533 Appointed - 6 Aug 1539 Died)
Marcello Cervini † (27 Aug 1539 Appointed - 24 Sep 1540 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia)
Giacomo Savelli † (5 Nov 1540 Appointed - 19 Nov 1554 Resigned)
Mariano Savelli † (19 Nov 1554 Appointed - 6 Feb 1556 Appointed, Bishop of Gubbio)
Giacomo Savelli † (6 Feb 1556 Appointed - 26 Jan 1560 Resigned)
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 23 Sep 1575 Resigned)
Ferdinando Spinelli † (23 Sep 1575 Appointed - 4 Dec 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Policastro)
Alessandro Ravali † (26 Jan 1582 Appointed - 1585 Died)
Clemente Bontodasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (23 Jun 1586 Appointed - 1594 Died)
Pietro Francesco Montorio † (7 Feb 1594 Appointed - 1620 Resigned)
Ferdinando Confalone † (19 Apr 1621 Appointed - 1624 Died)
Baldassarre Bolognetti, O.S.M. † (11 Mar 1624 Appointed - Sep 1629 Died)
Alessandro Castracani (Castracane) † (8 Oct 1629 Appointed - 22 Jun 1632 Resigned)
Giovan Battista Curiale (Correale) † (5 Jul 1632 Appointed - 1634 Died)
Domenico Ravenna † (12 Feb 1635 Appointed - Jul 1637 Died)
Marco Antonio Mandosio † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - Aug 1638 Died)
Giovanni Tommaso Perrone † (11 Apr 1639 Appointed - 16 Nov 1677 Died)
Francesco Tansi † (22 Jan 1680 Appointed - 3 May 1692 Died)
Nicola Cirillo † (7 Jul 1692 Appointed - 23 Jan 1709 Died)
Giovanni Carafa, C.R. † (8 Jun 1718 Appointed - 17 Aug 1719 Died)
Domenico Angeletti † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - 21 Apr 1731 Died)
Francesco Maria Loyero † (6 Aug 1731 Appointed - 24 Dec 1736 Died)
Achille Puglia † (11 Feb 1737 Appointed - 5 Feb 1773 Died)
Paolino Pace † (27 Apr 1768 Appointed - 10 May 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Vico Equense)
Francesco Paolo Mandarani † (10 May 1773 Appointed - 19 May 1796 Died)
Carlo Pellegrini † (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 12 May 1818 Resigned)
Gabriele Papa † (17 Dec 1819 Confirmed - 20 Dec 1824 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
Niccola Berlingeri † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1854 Died)
Giacinto Maria Barberi, O.P. † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 7 Mar 1891 Died)
Domenico Maria Valensise † (7 Mar 1891 Succeeded - 2 Jun 1902 Resigned)
Giovanni Régine † (4 Oct 1902 Appointed - 6 Dec 1915 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
Eugenio Giambro † (22 May 1916 Appointed - 2 Feb 1955 Retired)
Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (2 Feb 1955 Succeeded - 18 Jan 1961 Resigned)
Vittorio Moietta † (18 Jan 1961 Appointed - 1 Apr 1963 Died)
Renato Luisi † (30 Jun 1963 Appointed - 1 Jun 1968 Resigned)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (12 Oct 1968 Appointed - 30 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Vincenzo Rimedio (4 Sep 1982 Appointed - 24 Jan 2004 Retired)
Luigi Antonio Cantafora (24 Jan 2004 Appointed - 3 May 2019 Retired)
Giuseppe Schillaci (3 May 2019 Appointed - 23 Apr 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Nicosia)
Serafino Parisi (7 May 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nicastro
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Nicastro (erected)
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Martirano (Martoranum) (suppressed)	Diocese of Nicastro
16 December 1963	Territory Added	Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea (Falerna, Nocera Tirinese, and S. Mango d'Aquino)	Diocese of Nicastro
21 November 1973	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nicastro (Scigliano with the village of Lupia, Pedivigliano with the village of Pittarella, Golosimi with the villages of Covaci and Rizzuti, Bianchi and Panettieri)	Archdiocese of Cosenza
Diocese of Lamezia Terme
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Nicastro	Diocese of Lamezia Terme
18 November 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano (S. Carlo Borromeo in Panettieri) Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina (San Michele Arcangelo in Cuturella) Diocese of Lamezia Terme (Spirito Santo in Castagna) Diocese of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi) (S. Maria del Carmine and S Maria delle Grazie, both in Fabrizia)	Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
18 November 1989	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lamezia Terme (Montesoro district of Filadelfia)	Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
30 January 2001	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Lamezia Terme (from Reggio Calabria-Bova)

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 Nicastro

1886 90,268 .0% 260 0 51 OTC

1950 117,500 117,500 100.0% 62 11 73 1,609 8 60 56 ap1951

1970 148,000 148,500 99.7% 68 26 94 1,574 34 125 69 ap1971

1980 135,400 136,600 99.1% 56 26 82 1,651 31 102 60 ap1981

Diocese of Lamezia Terme

1990 129,840 130,596 99.4% 52 24 76 1,708 3 27 118 56 ap1991

1999 136,000 138,000 98.6% 53 8 61 2,229 10 32 112 58 ap2000

2000 139,000 139,600 99.6% 54 10 64 2,171 19 10 100 58 ap2001

2001 139,200 139,700 99.6% 57 10 67 2,077 19 10 100 58 ap2002

2002 139,300 139,750 99.7% 60 10 70 1,990 21 10 100 60 ap2003

2003 139,500 140,000 99.6% 59 8 67 2,082 22 8 100 59 ap2004

2004 139,400 140,000 99.6% 61 8 69 2,020 22 8 100 60 ap2005

2013 140,000 142,000 98.6% 70 20 90 1,555 19 23 139 62 ap2014

2016 130,000 134,355 96.8% 71 29 100 1,300 16 32 116 63 ap2017

2019 129,000 134,246 96.1% 66 29 95 1,357 18 33 106 63 ap2020

2021 130,000 135,000 96.3% 77 29 106 1,226 18 34 106 63 ap2022

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 Nicastro
1886		90,268	.0%			260	0				51	OTC
1950	117,500	117,500	100.0%	62	11	73	1,609		8	60	56	ap1951
1970	148,000	148,500	99.7%	68	26	94	1,574		34	125	69	ap1971
1980	135,400	136,600	99.1%	56	26	82	1,651		31	102	60	ap1981
Diocese of Lamezia Terme
1990	129,840	130,596	99.4%	52	24	76	1,708	3	27	118	56	ap1991
1999	136,000	138,000	98.6%	53	8	61	2,229	10	32	112	58	ap2000
2000	139,000	139,600	99.6%	54	10	64	2,171	19	10	100	58	ap2001
2001	139,200	139,700	99.6%	57	10	67	2,077	19	10	100	58	ap2002
2002	139,300	139,750	99.7%	60	10	70	1,990	21	10	100	60	ap2003
2003	139,500	140,000	99.6%	59	8	67	2,082	22	8	100	59	ap2004
2004	139,400	140,000	99.6%	61	8	69	2,020	22	8	100	60	ap2005
2013	140,000	142,000	98.6%	70	20	90	1,555	19	23	139	62	ap2014
2016	130,000	134,355	96.8%	71	29	100	1,300	16	32	116	63	ap2017
2019	129,000	134,246	96.1%	66	29	95	1,357	18	33	106	63	ap2020
2021	130,000	135,000	96.3%	77	29	106	1,226	18	34	106	63	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Domenico Angeletti † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to 21 Apr 1731)
Giacinto Maria Barberi, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 7 Mar 1891)
Angelo de Benevento † (Bishop: 9 May 1409)
Niccola Berlingeri † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 23 Feb 1854)
Baldassarre Bolognetti, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1624 to Sep 1629)
Clemente Bontodasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1586 to 1594)
Giuseppe Candido † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 1 Jun 1888)
Paolo Capizucchi † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1533 to 6 Aug 1539)
Nicola Capranica † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1504 to 1517)
Giovanni Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1718 to 17 Aug 1719)
Giacomo Castelli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1390 to 1394)
Alessandro Castracani (Castracane) † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1629 to 22 Jun 1632)
Marcello Cervini † (Administrator: 27 Aug 1539 to 24 Sep 1540)
Nicola Cirillo † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1692 to 23 Jan 1709)
Ferdinando Confalone † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1621 to 1624)
Giovan Battista Curiale (Correale) † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1632 to 1634)
Andrea Della Valle † (Administrator: 5 May 1518 to 17 May 1518)
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1560 to 23 Sep 1575)
Eugenio Giambro † (Bishop: 22 May 1916 to 2 Feb 1955)
Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Feb 1954; Bishop: 2 Feb 1955 to 18 Jan 1961)
Francesco Maria Loyero † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1731 to 24 Dec 1736)
Renato Luisi † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1963 to 1 Jun 1968)
Bartolomeo de Luna † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1495 to 26 Oct 1497)
Gentile Maccafani (d’Ajello) † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1399 to 1409)
Francesco Paolo Mandarani † (Bishop: 10 May 1773 to 19 May 1796)
Marco Antonio Mandosio † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 to Aug 1638)
Roberto Mazza † (Bishop: 4 May 1394 to 1398)
Tommaso Giosafat Melina †
Vittorio Moietta † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1961 to 1 Apr 1963)
Tancredi de Montefuscolo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1279 to 20 Nov 1290)
Pietro Francesco Montorio † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1594 to 1620)
Franciotto Orsini † (Administrator: 18 Sep 1517 to 5 May 1518)
Paolino Pace † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Apr 1768 to 10 May 1773)
Giovanni de Paganis † (Bishop: 28 May 1431 to 1451)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1968 to 30 Jan 1982)
Antonio de Paola † (Bishop: 17 May 1518 to 24 Jul 1523)
Girolamo de Paola † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1523 to 9 May 1530)
Gabriele Papa † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1819 to 20 Dec 1824)
Carlo Pellegrini † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1798 to 12 May 1818)
Giovanni Tommaso Perrone † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1639 to 16 Nov 1677)
Giovanni de Preston, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1333)
Achille Puglia † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1737 to 5 Feb 1773)
Alessandro Ravali † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1582 to 1585)
Domenico Ravenna † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1635 to Jul 1637)
Giovanni Régine † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1902; Bishop: 4 Oct 1902 to 6 Dec 1915)
Nicola Regitano † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1533 to Sep 1533)
Giovanni Pietro Ricci † (Bishop: 24 May 1530 to 1532)
Francesco de Roccamora † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1497 to 1504)
Giacomo Savelli † (Administrator: 5 Nov 1540 to 19 Nov 1554)
Mariano Savelli † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1554 to 6 Feb 1556)
Pietro di Scalea, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1320 to 1323)
Antonio Sicardo Lucido † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1490 to 1494)
Pietro de Sonnino † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1489 to 1490)
Ferdinando Spinelli † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1575 to 4 Dec 1581)
Francesco Tansi † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1680 to 3 May 1692)
Domenico Maria Valensise † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Jun 1888; Bishop: 7 Mar 1891 to 2 Jun 1902)
Ambroise † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1323 to 1333)
Angelo † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1387)
Antonio , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1473 to 1488)
Giacomo † (Bishop: 1398)
Giuliano , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1388)
Nicola , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1299 to 1320)
Paolo † (Bishop: 1418 to 1431)
Roberto † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1451)

Source(s)

Diocese of Nicastro
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 361, and Page 362
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 201
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 255, and Page 256
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 256
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 284
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 306
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 905, to Page 906
Diocese of Lamezia Terme
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 448, and Page 449
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 337, and Page 338

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