Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea

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Bishop(s) Domenico Crusco, Bishop Augusto Lauro, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Split: 4 April 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,148 (443 Square Miles) Conference Region: Calabria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisanmarcoscalea.com/ Mailing Address: Via Duomo 4, 87018 San Marco Argentano [Cosenza], Italia Telephone: 0984.51.20.00 Fax: 0984.51.21.99

Historical Details

• Diocese of San Marco
  • Latin Name: Sancti Marci
  • Erected: 1179
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
  • Latin Name: Sancti Marci et Bisinianensis
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Felice Greco † (3 May 1824 Appointed - )
• Livio Parlandore (Parladore; Parlatore) † (18 Sep 1849 Appointed - 1888 Died)
• Stanislao Maria de Luca † ( 1888 Succeeded - 18 May 1894 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Luigi Pugliese † (5 Jun 1895 Appointed - 22 Jun 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Ugento)
• Carlo Vincenzo Ricotta † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 1909 Died)
• Salvatore Scanu † (27 Mar 1909 Appointed - 22 Jan 1932 Died)
• Demetrio Moscato † (24 Jun 1932 Appointed - 22 Jan 1945 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno))
• Michele Rateni † (6 Jun 1945 Appointed - 7 Jul 1953 Died)
• Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. † (17 Sep 1953 Appointed - 17 Oct 1955 Died)
• Luigi Rinaldi † (22 Feb 1956 Appointed - 1977 Retired)
• Augusto Lauro (7 Apr 1979 Appointed - 6 Mar 1999 Retired)
• Domenico Crusco (6 Mar 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of San Marco
1179	Erected		Diocese of San Marco (erected)
Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
27 June 1818	United	Diocese of Bisignano Diocese of San Marco	Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
4 April 1979	United	Archdiocese of Cosenza Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano	Archdiocese of Cosenza e Bisignano
Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
4 April 1979	Split	Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano	Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea

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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
Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano
1949		145,000	.0%	97	20	117	0		25	110	72	ap1951
1969	148,192	148,192	100.0%	89	21	110	1,347		30	182	79	ap1971
Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
1980	110,000	110,000	100.0%	61	11	72	1,527		16	115	65	ap1981
1990	105,400	108,400	97.2%	74	9	83	1,269	1	9	110	60	ap1991
1999	107,000	112,472	95.1%	76	7	83	1,289	1	7	98	64	ap2000
2000	108,600	113,700	95.5%	80	7	87	1,248	1	7	98	64	ap2001
2001	110,172	112,172	98.2%	90	7	97	1,135	1	7	106	64	ap2002
2002	110,172	112,472	98.0%	85	7	92	1,197	2	7	106	64	ap2003
2003	108,512	110,777	98.0%	85	7	92	1,179	3	7	105	64	ap2004
2004	108,512	110,777	98.0%	86	7	93	1,166	3	7	105	64	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Domenico Crusco (Priest: 16 Jul 1961 to 7 Feb 1991; Bishop: 6 Mar 1999)
• Augusto Lauro (Bishop: 7 Apr 1979 to 6 Mar 1999)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1953 to 17 Oct 1955)
• Stanislao Maria de Luca † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Mar 1884; Bishop: 1888 to 18 May 1894)
• Felice Greco † (Bishop: 3 May 1824)
• Demetrio Moscato † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1932 to 22 Jan 1945)
• Livio Parlandore (Parladore; Parlatore) † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1849 to 1888)
• Luigi Pugliese † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1895 to 22 Jun 1896)
• Michele Rateni † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1945 to 7 Jul 1953)
• Carlo Vincenzo Ricotta † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 1909)
• Luigi Rinaldi † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1956 to 1977)
• Salvatore Scanu † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1909 to 22 Jan 1932)