Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea

Historical Details

• Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Nicotera
  • Latin Name: Nicotriensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Giacomo di Sant’Angelo, O.E.S.A. † (16 Aug 1392 Appointed - 7 Aug 1405 Died)
• Clemente da Napoli, O. Carm. † (28 Apr 1415 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• Floridato Surpando † (29 Jan 1423 Appointed - )
• Giovanni (Francesco?) † (4 Mar 1444 Appointed - )
• Francesco Brancia † (14 Jun 1452 Appointed - )
• Nicola de Guidiccioni † (17 Sep 1479 Appointed - 1487 Died)
• Antonio Sicardo Lucido † (1 Jun 1487 Appointed - 8 Feb 1490 Appointed, Bishop of Nicastro)
• Arduino Santaleoni † (8 Feb 1490 Appointed - 1517 Died)
• Princisvalle de Gennaro † (5 Dec 1530 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Camillo de Gennaro † (12 Dec 1539 Appointed - 1542 Died)
• Giulio Cesare de Gennaro † (15 Mar 1542 Appointed - 1573 Died)
• Leonardo Liparola † (30 Mar 1573 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Luca Antonio Resta † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 27 Apr 1582 Appointed, Bishop of Andria)
• Ottaviano Capece † (21 May 1582 Appointed - 1616 Died)
• Carlo Pinto † ( 1616 Succeeded - 26 Jul 1644 Died)
• Camillo Baldi † (6 Mar 1645 Appointed - 1650 Died)
• Lodovico (Francesco) Centofiorini † (2 May 1650 Appointed - 1651 Died)
• Ercole Coppola † (22 May 1651 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Francesco Cribario † (6 May 1658 Appointed - 3 Mar 1667 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Biancolella † (22 Aug 1667 Appointed - 5 Feb 1669 Died)
• Francesco Arrigua, O.M. † (6 Oct 1670 Appointed - 12 Nov 1690 Died)
• Bartolomeo Riberi, O. de M. † (12 Nov 1691 Appointed - 8 Dec 1702 Died)
• Antonio Manso, O.M. † (1 Oct 1703 Appointed - Nov 1713 Died)
• Gennaro Mattei, O.M. † (10 Jan 1718 Appointed - 25 Jan 1725 Died)
• Alberto Gualtieri, O.F.M. Disc. † (21 Feb 1725 Appointed - Oct 1726 Died)
• Paolo Collia, O.M. † (23 Dec 1726 Appointed - 27 Jul 1735 Died)
• Francesco De Novellis † (2 Dec 1735 Appointed - 27 Jan 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Sarno)
• Eustachius Entreri, O.M. † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 11 Mar 1745 Died)
• Francesco Franco † (10 May 1745 Appointed - 20 Apr 1777 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Attaffi † (23 Jun 1777 Appointed - 4 Mar 1784 Died)
• Giuseppe Marra † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 16 Jan 1816 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Tomasuolo † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1824 Resigned)
• Nicola Antonio Montiglia † (27 Sep 1824 Confirmed - 30 Nov 1826 Died)
• Mariano Bianco † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1831 Confirmed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Michele Franchini † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 24 May 1854 Died)
• Filippo de Simone † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1889 Died)
• Domenico Taccone-Gallucci † (13 Dec 1889 Succeeded - 21 Jul 1908 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Maria Leo † (23 Jun 1909 Appointed - 17 Jan 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
• Felice Cribellati, F.D.P. † (9 Jun 1921 Appointed - 1 Feb 1952 Died)
• Agostino Saba † (25 Aug 1953 Appointed - 16 Mar 1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
• Giuseppe Bonfiglioli † (29 Mar 1961 Appointed - 9 Nov 1963 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Siracusa)
• Vincenzo De Chiara † (11 Jul 1973 Appointed - 5 Mar 1979 Retired)
• Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. † (15 Jun 1979 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea)

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
Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea
1886		61,120	.0%			194	0				61	OTC
1950	84,905	85,000	99.9%	122	15	137	619		22	54	74	ap1951
1970	36,754	36,754	100.0%	26	12	38	967		13	45	45	ap1971
1980	31,500	33,691	93.5%	37	13	50	630		14	48	43	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Massara

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Arrigua, O.M. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1670 to 12 Nov 1690)
• Francesco Antonio Attaffi † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1777 to 4 Mar 1784)
• Camillo Baldi † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1645 to 1650)
• Mariano Bianco † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 30 Sep 1831)
• Giovanni Francesco Biancolella † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1667 to 5 Feb 1669)
• Giuseppe Bonfiglioli † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1961 to 9 Nov 1963)
• Francesco Brancia † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1452 - )
• Vincenzo Brancia †
• Ottaviano Capece † (Bishop: 21 May 1582 to 1616)
• Lodovico (Francesco) Centofiorini † (Bishop: 2 May 1650 to 1651)
• Paolo Collia, O.M. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1726 to 27 Jul 1735)
• Ercole Coppola † (Bishop: 22 May 1651 to 1658)
• Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1979 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Francesco Cribario † (Bishop: 6 May 1658 to 3 Mar 1667)
• Felice Cribellati, F.D.P. † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1921 to 1 Feb 1952)
• Vincenzo De Chiara † (Apostolic Administrator: 1968; Bishop: 11 Jul 1973 to 5 Mar 1979)
• Eustachius Entreri, O.M. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 11 Mar 1745)
• Michele Franchini † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 24 May 1854)
• Francesco Franco † (Bishop: 10 May 1745 to 20 Apr 1777)
• Camillo de Gennaro † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1539 to 1542)
• Giulio Cesare de Gennaro † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1542 to 1573)
• Giulio Cesare de Gennaro † (Coadjutor Bishop: 2 Dec 1517)
• Princisvalle de Gennaro † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1530 to 1539)
• Alberto Gualtieri, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1725 to Oct 1726)
• Nicola de Guidiccioni † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1479 to 1487)
• Giuseppe Maria Leo † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1909 to 17 Jan 1920)
• Leonardo Liparola † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1573 to 1578)
• Antonio Manso, O.M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1703 to Nov 1713)
• Giuseppe Marra † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 16 Jan 1816)
• Gennaro Mattei, O.M. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1718 to 25 Jan 1725)
• Nicola Antonio Montiglia † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1824 to 30 Nov 1826)
• Clemente da Napoli, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1415 to 1422)
• Francesco De Novellis † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1735 to 27 Jan 1738)
• Carlo Pinto † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 May 1614; Bishop: 1616 to 26 Jul 1644)
• Luca Antonio Resta † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1578 to 27 Apr 1582)
• Bartolomeo Riberi, O. de M. † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1691 to 8 Dec 1702)
• Agostino Saba † (Bishop: 25 Aug 1953 to 16 Mar 1961)
• Arduino Santaleoni † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1490 to 1517)
• Giacomo di Sant’Angelo, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1392 to 7 Aug 1405)
• Antonio Sicardo Lucido † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1487 to 8 Feb 1490)
• Filippo de Simone † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 13 Dec 1889)
• Floridato Surpando † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1423)
• Domenico Taccone-Gallucci † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Jun 1888; Bishop: 13 Dec 1889 to 21 Jul 1908)
• Giovanni Battista Tomasuolo † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 21 Jun 1824)
• Luigi Vaccari, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 16 Dec 1887)
• Giovanni (Francesco?) † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1444)

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