Diocese of Policastro

Historical Details

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

Past Ordinaries

• Gabriele Altilio † (8 Jan 1493 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• Luigi d’Aragona † ( 1501 Appointed - 22 Apr 1504 Resigned)
• Bernardo Lauri † (22 Apr 1504 Appointed - 12 Mar 1516 Died)
• Giovanni Pirro Scorna † (19 Aug 1516 Appointed - 6 Feb 1530 Resigned)
• Benedetto de Accolti † (6 Feb 1531 Appointed - 5 Jul 1535 Resigned)
• Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (5 Jul 1535 Appointed - 20 Jan 1537 Died)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (5 Mar 1537 Appointed - 1542 Resigned)
• Niccolò Francesco Missanelli † (7 Jun 1543 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Ludovico Bentivoglio † (14 Jun 1577 Appointed - 26 Nov 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)
• Ferdinando Spinelli † (4 Dec 1581 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Filippo Spinelli † ( 1603 Succeeded - 6 Jun 1605 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Ilario Cortesi, C.R. † (10 Oct 1605 Appointed - Sep 1608 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Santorio † (26 Apr 1610 Appointed - May 1628 Died)
• Urbano Feliceo † (14 Mar 1629 Appointed - 1635 Died)
• Pietro Magri † (1 Oct 1635 Appointed - Oct 1651 Died)
• Filippo Jacobio (Giacomo) † (26 Aug 1652 Appointed - 17 Apr 1671 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Maria de Silva, O.P. † (4 May 1671 Appointed - 10 Apr 1679 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
• Tommaso de Rosa † (8 May 1679 Appointed - 10 Oct 1695 Died)
• Giacinto Camillo Maradei † (2 Apr 1696 Appointed - 2 Sep 1705 Died)
• Marco Antonio de Rosa † (14 Dec 1705 Appointed - 28 Nov 1709 Died)
• Andrea Roberti † (27 Nov 1713 Appointed - 8 Apr 1747 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (15 May 1747 Appointed - 20 Nov 1761 Resigned)
• Francesco Pantuliano † (25 Jan 1762 Appointed - 21 Jun 1775 Died)
• Giuseppe de Rosa † (13 Nov 1775 Appointed - 1793 Died)
• Lodovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 17 Jan 1819 Died)
• Gaetano Barbaroli † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 1823 Died)
• Nicola-Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R. † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1862 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Cione † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 7 Sep 1898 Died)
• Giovanni Vescia † (18 Apr 1899 Appointed - 27 Mar 1924 Resigned)
• Francesco Cammarota † (13 Aug 1927 Appointed - 15 Dec 1935 Died)
• Federico Pezzullo † (23 Jan 1937 Appointed - 10 Sep 1979 Died)
• Umberto Luciano Altomare † (16 Sep 1980 Appointed - 3 Feb 1986 Died)

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	70,000	70,000	100.0%	70	15	85	823		16	106	41	ap1951
1970	80,883	80,883	100.0%	50	19	69	1,172		20	142	44	ap1971
1980	40,000	40,750	98.2%	32	3	35	1,142		3	49	31	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

• Benedetto de Accolti † (Administrator: 6 Feb 1531 to 5 Jul 1535)
• Gabriele Altilio † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1493 to 1501)
• Umberto Luciano Altomare † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1980 to 3 Feb 1986)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1537 to 1542)
• Gaetano Barbaroli † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 1823)
• Ludovico Bentivoglio † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1577 to 26 Nov 1581)
• Francesco Cammarota † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1927 to 15 Dec 1935)
• Ferdinando Maria Cieri † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 22 Jun 1896)
• Giuseppe Maria Cione † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 7 Sep 1898)
• Ilario Cortesi, C.R. † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1605 to Sep 1608)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 1501 to 22 Apr 1504)
• Urbano Feliceo † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1629 to 1635)
• Filippo Jacobio (Giacomo) † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1652 to 17 Apr 1671)
• Nicola-Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 6 Jan 1862)
• Bernardo Lauri † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1504 to 12 Mar 1516)
• Lodovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 17 Jan 1819)
• Pietro Magri † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1635 to Oct 1651)
• Giacinto Camillo Maradei † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1696 to 2 Sep 1705)
• Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 15 May 1747 to 20 Nov 1761)
• Niccolò Francesco Missanelli † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1543 to 1577)
• Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (Administrator: 5 Jul 1535 to 20 Jan 1537)
• Francesco Pantuliano † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1762 to 21 Jun 1775)
• Federico Pezzullo † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1937 to 10 Sep 1979)
• Giovanni Pirro Scorna † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1516 to 6 Feb 1530)
• Andrea Roberti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Nov 1713 to 8 Apr 1747)
• Giuseppe de Rosa † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1775 to 1793)
• Marco Antonio de Rosa † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1705 to 28 Nov 1709)
• Tommaso de Rosa † (Bishop: 8 May 1679 to 10 Oct 1695)
• Giovanni Antonio Santorio † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1610 to May 1628)
• Vincenzo Maria de Silva, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1671 to 10 Apr 1679)
• Ferdinando Spinelli † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1581 to 1603)
• Filippo Spinelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Apr 1592; Bishop: 1603 to 6 Jun 1605)
• Giovanni Vescia † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1899 to 27 Mar 1924)