Congregation of Clerics Regular
Theatines

(Institute of Consecrated Life - Men)

Ordo Clericorum Regularium vulgo Theatinorum

Leader(s)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men
Founded: 1524
Order of Clerics Regular
Official Web Site: https://teatinos.org
Mailing Address: Piazza Vidoni, 6, 00186 Roma, Italia
Telephone: 06.68.61.339
Fax: 06.88.92.216

Past and Present Leaders

Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte, C.R. † (22 Apr 1777 Appointed - 25 Feb 1782 Confirmed, Bishop of Caserta)
Antoni Sagrera Gayá, C.R. † ( 1965 Appointed - 1971 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1524	Founded		Congregation of Clerics Regular
24 June 1524	Approbation		Congregation of Clerics Regular

Statistics

Year Religious Priests Male Religious Houses Source

1959 1,205 ap1960

1963 1,205 ap1964

1966 196 309 41 ap1967

1967 196 309 41 ap1968

1971 134 191 43 ap1972

1974 120 163 42 ap1975

1976 116 151 42 ap1977

1977 110 143 42 ap1978

1981 104 137 42 ap1982

1986 99 155 33 ap1987

1990 106 161 ap1991

1991 106 153 33 ap1992

1995 110 171 32 ap1996

2000 107 171 ap2001

2001 114 182 ap2002

2002 123 200 32 ap2003

2004 115 197 33 ap2005

2007 139 203 33 ap2008

2009 133 189 33 ap2010

2010 137 177 34 ap2011

2011 140 174 34 ap2012

2012 138 174 34 ap2013

2013 139 170 34 ap2014

2014 141 171 33 ap2015

2017 128 178 32 ap2018

2020 125 156 33 ap2021

2022 130 161 33 ap2023

2024 125 171 33 ap2025

Affiliated Members, Living

Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. (Priest: 22 Dec 1974 to 15 Apr 1998)
José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R. (Member: 7 May 1983; Priest: 26 Jan 1985)

Affiliated Members, Deceased

Julián Adrover i Llaneras, C.R. † (Member: 24 Sep 1916; Priest: 19 Apr 1924)
Antonio D’Afflitto, C.R. † (Member: 1733; Priest: 11 Jun 1741 to 20 Aug 1764)
Antonio Agelli, C.R. †
Bonifacio Agliardi (Alliardi), C.R. †
Gennaro Maria Albertini, C.R. † (Member: 1731; Priest: 7 Sep 1738 to 13 Jul 1761)
Gaetano De Andrea, C.R. †
Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. †
Francesco Maria Annoni, C.R. †
Nicolao Gaetano Aprosio, C.R. † (Deacon: 23 Sep 1684; Priest: 21 Sep 1686 to 11 Dec 1713)
Giovanni Arcamone, C.R. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1755 to 27 Feb 1792)
Francesco Arcudio, C.R. †
Joannes Gregorius Ardizzoni, C.R. † (Priest: 5 Feb 1651 to 28 Aug 1656)
Scipione Ardoino Alcontres, C.R. † (Member: 8 Mar 1732 to 19 Dec 1767)
Paolo Arese, C.R. †
Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (Member: 19 Dec 1723; Priest: 14 Aug 1729 to 30 Mar 1772)
Antonio Barretta, C.R. † (Deacon: 22 Dec 1781; Priest: 21 Sep 1782 to 26 Jun 1818)
Agostino de’ Belli (Bellis), C.R. †
Guido Bentivoglio, C.R. †
Filippo Bigli (Bili), C.R. †
Michele de Bologna, C.R. † (Member: Oct 1663 to 6 Mar 1690)
Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. †
Francesco Giambattista Bonesana, C.R. † (Priest: 24 Sep 1672 to 24 Mar 1692)
Anton Maria Borromeo, C.R. † (Priest: 20 Nov 1689 to 30 Aug 1713)
Jean-François Boyer, C.R. † (Member: 8 Apr 1692; Priest: 4 Apr 1699 to 11 Dec 1730)
Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. †
Antonio Maria Brancaccio, C.R. †
Bl. Paolo (Scipione) Burali d’Arezzo, C.R. † (Member: 25 Jan 1557; Deacon: 5 Mar 1558; Priest: 26 Mar 1558 to 23 Jul 1568)
Basile Cacace, C.R. †
Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R. †
Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. † (Member: 1737; Deacon: 21 Jan 1742; Priest: 29 Feb 1744 to 18 Dec 1769)
Vincenzo Capece, C.R. †
Michele Maria Capece Galeota, C.R. † (Deacon: 20 Dec 1721; Priest: 19 Sep 1722 to 6 May 1748)
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. † (Member: 6 Jan 1727; Deacon: 28 Feb 1733; Priest: 19 Dec 1733 to 24 May 1756)
Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. † (Member: 1729; Priest: 10 Aug 1737 to 9 Dec 1765)
Eligio Caracciolo, C.R. †
Gaetano Caracciolo, C.R. †
Giambattista Ettore Caracciolo, C.R. † (Priest: 1 May 1749 to 1 Jun 1778)
Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. † (Member: 1712; Priest: 17 Dec 1718 to 16 Feb 1761)
Giulio Caracciolo, C.R. †
Nicolò Caracciolo, C.R. † (Priest: 2 May 1722 to 1 Apr 1754)
Salvatore Caracciolo, C.R. †
Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. †
Antonio Carafa, C.R. †
Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (Member: 1698; Priest: 27 Feb 1706 to 24 Sep 1742)
Francesco Antonio Carafa, C.R. †
Francesco Maria Federico Carafa, C.R. † (Priest: 22 Jul 1679 to 25 Jan 1694)
Giovanni Carafa, C.R. † (Member: 1693; Priest: 18 Dec 1700 to 8 Jun 1718)
Girolamo Carafa, C.R. †
Giuseppe Maria Carafa, C.R. † (Member: 19 Mar 1733; Deacon: 23 May 1739; Priest: 25 Mar 1741 to 22 Jul 1754)
Gregorio Carafa, C.R. †
Paolo Carafa, C.R. †
Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R. †
Placido Carafa, C.R. † (Member: 6 Jul 1632 to 9 Apr 1663)
Carlo Carafa della Spina, C.R. †
Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. †
Gennaro Carmignani, C.R. † (Member: 1718; Priest: Dec 1725 to 8 Jul 1737)
Federico (Tommaso) Carpegna, C.R. †
Michele Casati, C.R. † (Priest: 18 Dec 1723 to 1 Apr 1754)
Bartolomeo Castelli, C.R. †
Gaetano de Castillo, C.R. † (Member: Sep 1674 to 8 Jan 1691)
Thomas de Castro (Laino), C.R. †
Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti, C.R. † (Member: 1714; Priest: 5 Oct 1721 to 12 May 1755)
Francesco Antonio Cavalcanti, C.R. † (Member: 1711; Priest: 17 Dec 1718 to 20 May 1743)
Pietro Cavalcanti, C.R. † (Priest: 26 May 1668 to 22 May 1713)
Bernardo Cavalieri, C.R. †
Giuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. †
Francesco Maria Cirino, C.R. † (Member: 15 Jan 1832 to 3 Aug 1892; Vicar General: 1859)
Francesco Clerico, C.R. †
Michael Consoli, C.R. †
Serafino Corio, C.R. †
Ilario Cortesi, C.R. †
Gaetano Cossa, C.R. †
Giacomo Costa, C.R. † (Member: 1716; Priest: 19 Sep 1722 to 15 Jul 1739)
Paolo de Curtis, C.R. †
Giambattista Dadece (de Dece), C.R. † (Member: 25 Mar 1635 to 2 Jul 1663)
Gaetano D’Afflitto, C.R. †
Silvestro D’Afflitto, C.R. †
Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. †
Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R. †
Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †
Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †
Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. †
Francesco Maria d’Aste, C.R. †
Giacinto della Calce, C.R. †
Antonio della Marra, C.R. † (Member: 18 May 1662 to 25 Jan 1706)
Carlo della Palma, C.R. †
Clemente Del Pezzo, C.R. †
Francesco del Tufo, C.R. † (Member: 16 Jul 1742; Priest: 25 Jul 1760 to 12 Jul 1779)
Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. † (Deacon: 20 May 1570; Priest: Mar 1572 to 17 Aug 1587)
Vincenzo del Tufo, C.R. †
Eustachio Dentice, C.R. †
Augustin Donghi, C.R. †
Vincenzo Maria Durazzo, C.R. † (Member: 1661 to 20 Dec 1683)
Pietro Emo, C.R. †
Juan Francisco Antonio de Escandón, C.R. †
Agostino Fieschi, C.R. †
Domenico Filomarini, C.R. † (Priest: 23 Sep 1690 to 15 Apr 1720)
Oronzio Filomarini, C.R. †
Gennaro Filomarino, C.R. †
Paolo Filomarino, C.R. †
Luigi de Franchis, C.R. †
Antonio de Francho, C.R. †
Tommaso Maria Francone, C.R. † (Member: 1748; Priest: 20 Dec 1755 to 17 Jul 1775)
Domenico Antonio Gagliano, C.R. † (Priest: 4 Jun 1689 to 14 Oct 1709)
Giovanni Gambacorta, C.R. †
Pietro Gambacorta, C.R. †
Gaetano Garimberti, C.R. † (Member: 1631 to 16 Dec 1675)
Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. †
Thomas Goldwell, C.R. † (Member: 1547 to 21 Jun 1555)
Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. †
Giovanni Girolamo Gradenigo, C.R. † (Priest: 20 Jan 1732 to 27 Jan 1766)
Saverio Granata, C.R. † (Deacon: 22 Dec 1764; Priest: 1 Jun 1765 to 1 Jun 1795)
Giovanni Girolamo Gravina, C.R. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1714 to 10 Dec 1753)
Antonius von Herberstein, C.R. † (Deacon: 9 Mar 1748; Priest: 16 Jun 1748 to 6 Apr 1761)
Giovanni Battista Imperiali, C.R. †
Carlo Labia, C.R. †
Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R. †
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. †
Vincenzo Lanfranchi, C.R. †
Antonio Lanza, C.R. † (Member: 1744; Priest: 3 Sep 1752 to 20 Nov 1769)
Giorgio Maria Lascaris, C.R. † (Member: 1724; Priest: 30 Jan 1729 to 17 Apr 1741)
Domenico Maria de Liguori (Liguoro), C.R. † (Member: 1695; Priest: 4 Jun 1702 to 10 Jan 1718)
Carlo Loffredo, C.R. †
Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. † (Deacon: 30 Nov 1808; Priest: 22 Jul 1810 to 17 Jun 1844)
Giulio Cesare Lomellino, C.R. † (Priest: 23 Sep 1724 to 23 May 1757)
Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. † (Member: 1744; Priest: 6 Aug 1752 to 16 May 1768)
Marco Magnacervo, C.R. †
Marcello Maiorana (Romano), C.R. †
Pietro Luigi Malaspina, C.R. †
Benedetto Mandina, C.R. †
Benedetto Mandina, C.R. †
Giuseppe Maria Maraviglia, C.R. †
Giusto de Marco, C.R. † (Member: 4 Feb 1720; Priest: 26 Jan 1727 to 20 Dec 1751)
Camillo de Mari, C.R. † (Member: 28 May 1690; Deacon: 28 May 1695; Priest: 1 Jun 1697 to 30 Sep 1720)
Jean Charles de Mari, C.R. † (Member: 1653 to 1 Apr 1686)
Francesco Saverio Mastrilli, C.R. † (Member: 8 Dec 1715; Priest: 15 Nov 1722 to 13 Jul 1759)
Pasquale Maria Mastrilli, C.R. † (Member: 1743 to 20 Nov 1769)
Pedro de Mata y Haro, C.R. †
Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. †
Giambattista Milani, C.R. †
Gaetano Miraballi (Miroballi), C.R. †
Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. † (Member: 1653 to 10 Jan 1684)
Raimondo Moncada, C.R. † (Priest: 31 May 1760 to 25 Feb 1782)
Tommaso Monti, C.R. †
Vincenzo Maria Morelli, C.R. † (Priest: 16 Jun 1764 to 27 Feb 1792)
Baldassare Mormile, C.R. †
Giuseppe Mormile, C.R. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1755 to 26 Mar 1792)
Raffaele Mormile, C.R. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1767 to 27 Feb 1792)
Giovanni Francesco Murta (de Mirto), C.R. †
Francesco Maria Muscettola, C.R. † (Member: 23 Mar 1682; Priest: 4 Jun 1689 to 6 Dec 1717)
Vincenzo Pagano, C.R. †
Girolamo Palermo, C.R. † (Priest: 21 Jul 1726 to 4 Apr 1759)
Paolo Palombo, C.R. †
Fabio Maria Palumbo, C.R. † (Member: 24 Oct 1723; Priest: 17 Dec 1731 to 7 Sep 1772)
Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Parco, C.R. †
Ignazio Carlo Vittore Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (Priest: 14 Mar 1840 to 27 Sep 1858)
Louis-Marie Pidou de Saint-Olon, C.R. †
Basilio Pignatelli, C.R. †
Carlo Pignatelli, C.R. † (Member: 1675; Deacon: 22 Mar 1681; Priest: 13 Mar 1683 to 23 Sep 1715)
Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli, C.R. † (Priest: 25 May 1793 to 21 Feb 1839)
Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. † (Member: 18 Feb 1669 to 27 Sep 1683)
Girolamo Pignatelli, C.R. †
Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli, C.R. †
Marcello Pignatelli, C.R. †
Michele Pignatelli, C.R. †
Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte, C.R. † (Priest: 22 Sep 1753; Superior General: 22 Apr 1777 to 25 Feb 1782)
Bernard Pinelli, C.R. †
Giovanni Tommaso Pinelli, C.R. †
Luigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. † (Member: 1756; Priest: 9 Jan 1763 to 17 Feb 1777)
Nicolas Pisanelli, C.R. † (Member: 1693; Priest: 10 Apr 1700 to 29 Mar 1719)
Alessandro Porro, C.R. †
Gerolamo Ubertino Provana, C.R. † (Member: 1674 to 25 Jun 1692)
Stefano Quaranta, C.R. †
Giovanni Battista Rabbia, C.R. †
Raffaele Rastelli, C.R. †
Kajetan Maria (Ignaz Judas Thaddäus) Reisach, C.R. † (Member: 1752; Priest: 11 Jun 1758 to 11 Apr 1791)
Giandomenico Ridolfi, C.R. †
Ippolito Riva, C.R. †
Marco Romano (Cristalli), C.R. †
Andrea de Rossi, C.R. †
Andrea de Rossi, C.R. † (Member: 1705 to 7 Aug 1741)
Benedetto Rossi, C.R. †
Giovanni Rossi, C.R. † (Member: 1705; Priest: 30 May 1711 to 11 Apr 1736)
François Marie Sacco, C.R. †
Antoni Sagrera Gayá, C.R. † (Superior General: 1965 to 1971)
Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. † (Member: 1729; Priest: 16 Mar 1737 to 16 Feb 1767)
Gregorio de Sanctis, C.R. †
Tommaso Sanfelice, C.R. †
Antonio de Sangro, C.R. †
Camillus Sanseverino, C.R. †
Girolamo Sarriano, C.R. †
Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R. † (Member: 11 May 1659; Priest: 12 Oct 1664 to 8 Jun 1693)
Bernardino Scotti, C.R. †
Tommaso Ignatius Antonio Sersale, C.R. † (Deacon: 22 Dec 1708; Priest: 9 Nov 1710 to 1 Apr 1748)
Francesco Sifola, C.R. †
José Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. †
Stefano Solis Castelblanco, C.R. †
Antonio Spinelli, C.R. †
Giovanni Maria Spinelli, C.R. † (Member: 1733; Priest: 8 Sep 1740 to 10 Jul 1767)
Michele Spinelli, C.R. † (Priest: 28 May 1774 to 6 Apr 1818)
Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R. †
Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. † (Priest: 1685 to 17 Sep 1714)
Francesco Maria Spinola, C.R. †
Nicolò Spínola, C.R. †
Stefano Spínola, C.R. † (Member: 21 Dec 1581 to 15 Apr 1602)
Cyrus Straserra, C.R. †
Antonio Maria Stromillo, C.R. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1832 to 20 Jan 1845)
Francesco Surgenti (Sorgente), C.R. †
Luca Tisbia, C.R. †
Paolo Tolosa, C.R. † (Priest: 2 Feb 1583 to 30 Apr 1601)
St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa, C.R. † (Member: Nov 1664; Deacon: 19 Dec 1671; Priest: 23 Dec 1673 to 11 Jul 1712)
Silvestro Tufo, C.R. †
Francesco Vanni, C.R. † (Priest: 29 Jul 1759 to 24 Jul 1786)
Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. †
Antonius Vespoli, C.R. †
Giovanni Vespoli-Casanatte, C.R. †
Giovanni Vitelli, C.R. †

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,390
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,365
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,399
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2025, Page 1,627

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