Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova

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Bishop(s) Vittorio Luigi Mondello, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi) Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 924 (356 Square Miles) Conference Region: Calabria Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=165 Mailing Address: Via Tommaso Campanella 63, 89127 Reggio Calabria, Italia Telephone: 0965.38.55.10 Fax: 0965.33.09.63

Historical Details

• Diocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Latin Name: Rheginensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Latin Name: Rheginensis
  • Elevated: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Annibale D'Afflitto † ( 1593 Appointed - 1638 Died)
• Gaspar de Creales Arce † (12 Dec 1644 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Matteo di Génnaro † ( 1660 Appointed - 1674 Died)
• Martino Ybanes y Villanueva † ( 1675 Appointed - 1695 Died)
• Giovan Andrea Monreale † ( 1696 Appointed - 1726 Died)
• Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (25 Jun 1727 Appointed - 4 May 1753 Died)
• Domenico Zicari † ( 1757 Appointed - 1760 Died)
• Matteo Testa Piccolomini † ( 1761 Appointed - 1766 Died)
• Alberto Maria Capobianco † ( 1767 Appointed - 1792 Died)
• Bernardo Maria Cenicela † ( 1797 Appointed - 1814 Died)
• Alessandro Tommasi † ( 1818 Appointed - 1826 Died)
• Emanuele Bellorado, O.P. † ( 1828 Appointed - 24 Jan 1829 Appointed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
• Pietro di Benedetto † (11 Jul 1836 Appointed - 1855 Died)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (28 Sep 1855 Appointed - 24 Nov 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
• Francesco Saverio Basile † ( 1871 Appointed - 1871 Died)
• Francesco Converti, O.F.M. † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 1888 Died)
• Gennaro Portanova † (16 Mar 1888 Appointed - 25 Apr 1908 Died)
• Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (14 Sep 1909 Appointed - 26 May 1926 Died)
• Carmelo Pujia † (11 Feb 1927 Appointed - 20 Aug 1937 Died)
• Enrico Montalbetti † (9 Jun 1938 Appointed - 1943 Died)
• Antonio Lanza † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 23 Jun 1950 Died)
• Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. † (14 Sep 1950 Appointed - 4 Jun 1977 Retired)
• Aurelio Sorrentino † (4 Jun 1977 Appointed - 28 Jul 1990 Retired)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (28 Jul 1990 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Reggio Calabria
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Reggio Calabria (erected)
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
11th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Reggio Calabria	Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Bova Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria	Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova

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Statistics

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 Reggio Calabria
1949	211,900	212,476	99.7%	167	34	201	1,054		52	365	100	ap1951
1969	230,471	231,218	99.7%	151	59	210	1,097		69	550	103	ap1971
1980	245,000	247,000	99.2%	146	55	201	1,218		59	547	116	ap1981
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
1990	263,000	269,050	97.8%	126	54	180	1,461	1	57	625	135	ap1991
1999	270,420	278,820	97.0%	118	57	175	1,545	18	66	601	136	ap2000
2000	270,420	288,501	93.7%	107	57	164	1,648	17	66	601	136	ap2001
2001	270,420	288,501	93.7%	107	57	164	1,648	27	66	601	136	ap2002
2002	270,420	288,501	93.7%	118	57	175	1,545	27	73	601	136	ap2003
2003	270,420	288,500	93.7%	117	57	174	1,554	28	75	598	136	ap2004
2004	277,219	279,418	99.2%	106	63	169	1,640	27	78	601	121	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Santo Marcianò (Priest: 9 Apr 1988 to 6 May 2006)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (Archbishop: 28 Jul 1990)
• Salvatore Nunnari (Priest: 12 Jul 1964 to 30 Jan 1999)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Saverio Basile † (Archbishop: 1871 to 1871)
• Emanuele Bellorado, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1828 to 24 Jan 1829)
• Pietro di Benedetto † (Archbishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 1855)
• Alberto Maria Capobianco † (Archbishop: 1767 to 1792)
• Bernardo Maria Cenicela † (Archbishop: 1797 to 1814)
• Francesco Converti, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 6 May 1872 to 1888)
• Gaspar de Creales Arce † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1644 to 1658)
• Annibale D'Afflitto † (Archbishop: 1593 to 1638)
• Salvatore Di Salvo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1969 to 1971)
• Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1950 to 4 Jun 1977)
• Matteo di Génnaro † (Archbishop: 1660 to 1674)
• Antonio Lanza † (Archbishop: 12 May 1943 to 23 Jun 1950)
• Ciampa Leone † (Archbishop: 1829 to 1835)
• Giovan Andrea Monreale † (Archbishop: 1696 to 1726)
• Enrico Montalbetti † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1938 to 1943)
• Matteo Testa Piccolomini † (Archbishop: 1761 to 1766)
• Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 4 May 1753)
• Gennaro Portanova † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1888 to 25 Apr 1908)
• Carmelo Pujia † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1927 to 20 Aug 1937)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1855 to 24 Nov 1871)
• Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1909 to 26 May 1926)
• Aurelio Sorrentino † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1977 to 28 Jul 1990)
• Alessandro Tomasini † (Archbishop: 25 Mar 1818 to 18 Sep 1826)
• Alessandro Tommasi † (Archbishop: 1818 to 1826)
• Martino Ybanes y Villanueva † (Archbishop: 1675 to 1695)
• Domenico Zicari † (Archbishop: 1757 to 1760)