Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Nicola Bonifazi † (24 Apr 1254 Appointed - )
Andrea de Alberto † (18 Aug 1274 Appointed - 1277 Died)
Srefano de Orsinigo, O. Cist. † ( 1277 Appointed - 1279 Resigned)
Lorenzo Biondi de Tuderto, O.P. † (13 Jun 1279 Appointed - )
Adenolfo † (1 Oct 1295 Appointed - 2 Jan 1301 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
Consiglio Gatto, O.P. † (30 Jan 1301 Appointed - 1327 Died)
Leone de Montecaveoso † (27 Feb 1327 Appointed - 1334 Died)
Pietro † (30 Oct 1332 Appointed - 1346 Died)
Lorenzo † (11 Dec 1346 Appointed - 1351 Died)
Filippo , O. Carm. † (17 Jun 1351 Appointed - 1355 Died)
Bartolomeo † (4 Jul 1356 Appointed - 1389 Died)
Bernardo de Villaria † (28 Apr 1388 Appointed - )
Mello Albito † (18 May 1390 Appointed - )
Nicola † (29 Mar 1395 Appointed - )
Nicola de Cascia, O.F.M. † (15 May 1409 Appointed - 20 May 1422 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Rossano)
Gaspard de Diano † (20 May 1422 Appointed - 21 Feb 1438 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Latino Orsini † (10 Mar 1438 Appointed - 8 Jun 1439 Confirmed, Archbishop of Trani)
Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. † (3 Jul 1439 Appointed - 1454 Died)
Giovanni Conti † (26 Jan 1455 Appointed - 1 Oct 1484 Resigned)
Nicolas Gratus de Comite † (1 Oct 1484 Appointed - 1494 Died)
Francesco Conti † (8 Oct 1494 Appointed - 11 Sep 1517 Resigned)
Camillo Gesualdo † (11 Sep 1517 Appointed - 14 Jun 1535 Resigned)
Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (14 Jun 1535 Appointed - 16 Jul 1535 Resigned)
Troiano Gesualdo † (16 Jul 1535 Appointed - 1539 Died)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (8 Aug 1539 Appointed - 5 May 1546 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
Marcello Crescenzi † (5 May 1546 Appointed - 28 May 1552 Died)
Ambrogio Catarino Politi, O.P. † (3 Jun 1552 Appointed - 8 Nov 1553 Died)
Gerolamo Muzzarelli, O.P. † (11 Dec 1553 Appointed - 1561 Died)
Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (14 Apr 1561 Appointed - 19 Nov 1572 Resigned)
Salvatore Caracciolo, C.R. † (19 Nov 1572 Appointed - Nov 1573 Died)
Marcantonio Pescara † (15 Mar 1574 Appointed - 1584 Died)
Scipione Gesualdo † (28 Nov 1584 Appointed - 1608 Died)
Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) † (10 Mar 1608 Appointed - 3 Mar 1614 Resigned)
Curzio Cocci † (3 Mar 1614 Appointed - Nov 1621 Died)
Fabio Lagonissa † (21 Feb 1622 Appointed - 1645 Resigned)
Ercole Rangoni † (24 Apr 1645 Appointed - 13 Feb 1650 Died)
Fabrizio Campana, O.S.B. † (22 May 1651 Appointed - 17 Sep 1667 Died)
Giacomo Lenza, O.S.B. † (14 Nov 1667 Appointed - Aug 1672 Died)
Paolo Caravita, O.S.B. † (16 Jan 1673 Appointed - 26 Sep 1681 Died)
Gaetano Caracciolo, C.R. † (8 Jun 1682 Appointed - 11 Aug 1709 Died)
Francesco Paolo Nicolai † (2 Sep 1716 Appointed - 7 Apr 1731 Resigned)
Giuseppe Nicolai † (9 Apr 1731 Appointed - 27 Oct 1758 Died)
Marcello Capano Orsini † (12 Feb 1759 Appointed - 28 Jun 1765 Died)
Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. † (9 Dec 1765 Appointed - 27 Oct 1776 Died)
Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. † (16 Dec 1776 Appointed - 26 May 1799 Died)
Gioacchino Maria Mancusi (Mancuso) † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 1811 Died)
Michelangelo Lupoli † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1831 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno))
Gennaro Pellino † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 6 Oct 1835 Died)
Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1848 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
Giuseppe Pappalardo † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1849 Resigned)
Gregorio De Luca † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 15 Aug 1878 Died)
Salvatore Nappi † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 18 Oct 1896 Resigned)
Antonio Maria Buglione † (18 Oct 1896 Succeeded - 20 Feb 1904 Died)
Nicola Piccirilli † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 25 Apr 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona))
Carmine Cesarano, C.Ss.R. † (30 Sep 1918 Appointed - 30 Sep 1921 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Campagna)
Giulio Tommasi † (30 Sep 1921 Appointed - 15 Aug 1936 Died)
Aniello Calcara † (30 Aug 1937 Appointed - 1 Jul 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
Antonio Melomo † (28 Aug 1940 Appointed - 28 Jun 1945 Died)
Cristoforo Domenico Carullo, O.F.M. † (15 Sep 1946 Appointed - 31 Jan 1968 Died)
Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † (4 Aug 1973 Appointed - 18 Nov 1978 Resigned)
Mario Miglietta † (18 Nov 1978 Appointed - 21 Feb 1981 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca)
Antonio Nuzzi † (21 Feb 1981 Appointed - 31 Dec 1988 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Teramo-Atri)
Mario Milano (14 Dec 1989 Appointed - 28 Feb 1998 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa)
Salvatore Nunnari (30 Jan 1999 Appointed - 18 Dec 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano)
Francesco Alfano (14 May 2005 Appointed - 10 Mar 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia)
Pasquale Cascio (27 Oct 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Conza
8th Century	Erected		Diocese of Conza (erected)
Archdiocese of Conza
11th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Conza	Archdiocese of Conza
Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna
27 June 1818	United	Archdiocese of Conza Diocese of Satriano e Campagna	Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna
30 September 1921	Split	Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna (Contursi, Palomonte, Oliveto Citra, Buccino, S. Gregorio Magno, Salvitelle, Auletta, Laviano, Santo Menna, Castelnuovo di Coma, Valva, Colliano, and Vietri di Potenza)	Diocese of Campagna (Campagna, Caggiano, Satriano Lucano, S. Angelo le Fratte, and Savoia di Lucania)
Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia
30 September 1921	United	Archdiocese of Conza e Campagna Diocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia	Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia
8 September 1976	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia (Pescopagano)	Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
30 April 1979	Elevated		Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia (no longer a Metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
30 September 1986	United	Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia Diocese of Nusco	Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
25 January 1998	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda)) Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata))	Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia

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 Conza e Campagna

1886 89,650 .0% 319 0 36 OTC

Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia

1950 91,646 91,898 99.7% 58 10 68 1,347 10 73 22 ap1951

1970 83,765 85,500 98.0% 60 13 73 1,147 19 92 24 ap1971

1980 62,200 63,200 98.4% 38 21 59 1,054 25 80 22 ap1981

Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

1990 92,800 93,000 99.8% 45 17 62 1,496 18 117 40 ap1991

1999 101,500 103,000 98.5% 38 25 63 1,611 1 31 78 45 ap2000

2000 88,500 89,825 98.5% 39 25 64 1,382 1 47 83 45 ap2001

2001 88,500 89,825 98.5% 40 27 67 1,320 1 57 83 45 ap2002

2002 85,000 85,479 99.4% 38 30 68 1,250 2 57 83 45 ap2003

2003 85,000 85,470 99.5% 37 30 67 1,268 2 70 86 45 ap2004

2004 84,500 85,000 99.4% 41 26 67 1,261 2 50 78 35 ap2005

2010 83,000 83,500 99.4% 41 24 65 1,276 1 35 73 36 ap2011

2014 84,300 84,900 99.3% 37 24 61 1,381 29 60 36 ap2015

2017 79,130 80,900 97.8% 34 22 56 1,413 4 27 40 36 ap2018

2020 77,050 78,000 98.8% 31 23 54 1,426 4 29 25 36 ap2021

2022 72,400 72,871 99.4% 29 16 45 1,608 4 25 23 36 ap2023

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 Conza e Campagna
1886		89,650	.0%			319	0				36	OTC
Archdiocese of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia
1950	91,646	91,898	99.7%	58	10	68	1,347		10	73	22	ap1951
1970	83,765	85,500	98.0%	60	13	73	1,147		19	92	24	ap1971
1980	62,200	63,200	98.4%	38	21	59	1,054		25	80	22	ap1981
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
1990	92,800	93,000	99.8%	45	17	62	1,496		18	117	40	ap1991
1999	101,500	103,000	98.5%	38	25	63	1,611	1	31	78	45	ap2000
2000	88,500	89,825	98.5%	39	25	64	1,382	1	47	83	45	ap2001
2001	88,500	89,825	98.5%	40	27	67	1,320	1	57	83	45	ap2002
2002	85,000	85,479	99.4%	38	30	68	1,250	2	57	83	45	ap2003
2003	85,000	85,470	99.5%	37	30	67	1,268	2	70	86	45	ap2004
2004	84,500	85,000	99.4%	41	26	67	1,261	2	50	78	35	ap2005
2010	83,000	83,500	99.4%	41	24	65	1,276	1	35	73	36	ap2011
2014	84,300	84,900	99.3%	37	24	61	1,381		29	60	36	ap2015
2017	79,130	80,900	97.8%	34	22	56	1,413	4	27	40	36	ap2018
2020	77,050	78,000	98.8%	31	23	54	1,426	4	29	25	36	ap2021
2022	72,400	72,871	99.4%	29	16	45	1,608	4	25	23	36	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Andrea de Alberto † (Archbishop: 18 Aug 1274 to 1277)
Mello Albito † (Archbishop: 18 May 1390)
Benedetto Augusto †
Lorenzo Biondi de Tuderto, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1279)
Nicola Bonifazi † (Archbishop: 24 Apr 1254)
Antonio Maria Buglione † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1891; Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Sep 1894; Archbishop: 18 Oct 1896 to 20 Feb 1904)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (Archbishop: 8 Aug 1539 to 5 May 1546)
Aniello Calcara † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1937 to 1 Jul 1940)
Fabrizio Campana, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 May 1651 to 17 Sep 1667)
Marcello Capano Orsini † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1759 to 28 Jun 1765)
Cesare Antonio Caracciolo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1765 to 27 Oct 1776)
Gaetano Caracciolo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1682 to 11 Aug 1709)
Salvatore Caracciolo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1572 to Nov 1573)
Paolo Caravita, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1673 to 26 Sep 1681)
Cristoforo Domenico Carullo, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1946 to 31 Jan 1968)
Nicola de Cascia, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 15 May 1409 to 20 May 1422)
Carmine Cesarano, C.Ss.R. † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1918 to 30 Sep 1921)
Bartolomeo Cesi (Cesa) † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1608 to 3 Mar 1614)
Francesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. †
Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 22 Dec 1848)
Curzio Cocci † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1614 to Nov 1621)
Nicolas Gratus de Comite † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1484 to 1494)
Francesco Conti † (Archbishop: 8 Oct 1494 to 11 Sep 1517)
Giovanni Conti † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1455 to 1 Oct 1484)
Marcello Crescenzi † (Administrator: 5 May 1546 to 28 May 1552)
Gregorio De Luca † (Archbishop: 20 May 1850 to 15 Aug 1878)
Gaspard de Diano † (Archbishop: 20 May 1422 to 21 Feb 1438)
Bernardino di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. †
Evangelista (Michele Antonio) di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. †
Consiglio Gatto, O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Jan 1301 to 1327)
Camillo Gesualdo † (Archbishop: 11 Sep 1517 to 14 Jun 1535)
Scipione Gesualdo † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1584 to 1608)
Troiano Gesualdo † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1535 to 1539)
Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (Administrator: 14 Apr 1561; Archbishop: 1 Mar 1564 to 19 Nov 1572)
Fabio Lagonissa † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1622 to 1645)
Giacomo Lenza, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1667 to Aug 1672)
Michelangelo Lupoli † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 30 Sep 1831)
Gioacchino Maria Mancusi (Mancuso) † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 1811)
Antonio Melomo † (Archbishop: 28 Aug 1940 to 28 Jun 1945)
Mario Miglietta † (Archbishop: 18 Nov 1978 to 21 Feb 1981)
Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † (Apostolic Administrator: 1964; Archbishop: 4 Aug 1973 to 18 Nov 1978)
Leone de Montecaveoso † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1327 to 1334)
Gerolamo Muzzarelli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1553 to 1561)
Salvatore Nappi † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 18 Oct 1896)
Francesco Paolo Nicolai † (Archbishop: 2 Sep 1716 to 7 Apr 1731)
Giuseppe Nicolai † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1731 to 27 Oct 1758)
Antonio Nuzzi † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1981 to 31 Dec 1988)
Latino Orsini † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1438 to 8 Jun 1439)
Srefano de Orsinigo, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 1277 to 1279)
Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (Administrator: 14 Jun 1535 to 16 Jul 1535)
Giuseppe Pappalardo † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 19 Dec 1849)
Gennaro Pellino † (Archbishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 6 Oct 1835)
Marcantonio Pescara † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1574 to 1584)
Nicola Piccirilli † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 25 Apr 1918)
Ambrogio Catarino Politi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 3 Jun 1552 to 8 Nov 1553)
Ercole Rangoni † (Archbishop: 24 Apr 1645 to 13 Feb 1650)
Ignazio Andrea Sambiase, C.R. † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1776 to 26 May 1799)
Giulio Tommasi † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1921 to 15 Aug 1936)
Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1439 to 1454)
Bernardo de Villaria † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1388)
Adenolfo † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1295 to 2 Jan 1301)
Bartolomeo † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1356 to 1389)
Filippo , O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1351 to 1355)
Lorenzo † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1346 to 1351)
Nicola † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1395)
Pietro † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1332 to 1346)

Source(s)

Diocese of Conza
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 877, to Page 878
Archdiocese of Conza
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 202, and Page 203
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 134
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 175
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 160
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 166, and Page 167
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 176, and Page 177

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