Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sorrento
  • Latin Name: Surrentina
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Sorrento
  • Latin Name: Surrentina
  • Elevated: 1068
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro † (26 Mar 1252 Appointed - )
• Ludovico d’Alessandro † ( 1266 Appointed - 2 Dec 1266 Died)
• Pietro de Corneliaco, O.F.M. † (Mar 1268 Appointed - 1275 Died)
• Giovanni Mastrogiudice † (22 Jun 1278 Appointed - 1285 Died)
• Marco Mirabello † (25 Feb 1286 Appointed - 1305 Died)
• Francesco † (27 Feb 1306 Appointed - )
• Francesco † (27 Feb 1306 Appointed - 1318 Died)
• Ricardo † (8 Jun 1319 Appointed - 1320 Died)
• Matteo da Capua, O.F.M. † (3 Oct 1320 Appointed - 1332 Died)
• Pietro † (20 Oct 1332 Appointed - 1341 Died)
• Andrea Sersale † (10 Mar 1341 Appointed - )
• Pietro † (23 Jun 1348 Appointed - )
• Guglielmo d’Aleyrac † (17 Mar 1361 Appointed - )
• Francesco de Fulgineo, O.E.S.A. † (26 Apr 1374 Appointed - 1390 Died)
• Roberto Brancia † (9 May 1390 Appointed - 5 Sep 1409 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Angelo † (27 Mar 1410 Appointed - 19 Dec 1412 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
• Bartolomeo de Miserata † (21 Dec 1412 Appointed - )
• Antonio Bretone (Ferrier) † (18 Apr 1440 Appointed - 23 Jul 1442 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orange)
• Domizio Falangola † (17 Oct 1442 Appointed - 8 Jan 1470 Died)
• Scipione Cicinelli † (15 Jan 1470 Appointed - 22 Mar 1474 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tricarico)
• Giacomo de Sanctis † (22 Jun 1474 Appointed - Aug 1479 Died)
• Nardo Mormile † (12 May 1480 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Menelao Gennari † (28 Aug 1493 Appointed - 1499 Died)
• Francesco de Remolins † (31 Mar 1501 Confirmed - 23 Jan 1512 Appointed, Administrator of Palermo)
• Gilberto Remolón † (22 Oct 1512 Appointed - 1525 Died)
• Filippo Strozzi, O.P. † (18 Aug 1525 Appointed - 20 Jun 1530 Resigned)
• Florent Coquerelle † (20 Jun 1530 Appointed - 1544 Died)
• Bernardino Silverii-Piccolomini † (13 Apr 1545 Appointed - Oct 1552 Died)
• Bartolomeo Albani † (22 Oct 1552 Appointed - May 1558 Died)
• Giulio Pavesi, O.P. † (20 Jul 1558 Appointed - 11 Feb 1571 Died)
• Lelio Brancaccio † (20 Jun 1571 Appointed - 15 Nov 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Giuseppe Donzelli, O.P. † (14 Jul 1574 Appointed - 22 Apr 1588 Died)
• Muzio Bongiovanni † (27 Apr 1588 Appointed - 27 Nov 1590 Died)
• Carlo Baldini † (18 Feb 1591 Appointed - Mar 1598 Died)
• Girolamo Provenzale † (1 Jun 1598 Appointed - 22 Mar 1612 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. † (4 Jun 1612 Appointed - 29 Aug 1641 Died)
• Antonio del Pezzo † (27 Nov 1641 Appointed - 12 Mar 1659 Died)
• Paolo Suardo, C.O. † (10 Nov 1659 Appointed - 29 Jul 1679 Died)
• Diego Petra † (29 Apr 1680 Appointed - 1 Feb 1699 Died)
• Filippo Anastasio † (11 Apr 1699 Appointed - 13 Dec 1724 Resigned)
• Ludovico Agnello Anastasio † (20 Dec 1724 Appointed - 19 Feb 1758 Died)
• Giuseppe Sersale † (13 Mar 1758 Appointed - 10 Jan 1759 Died)
• Silvestro Pepe † (4 Apr 1759 Appointed - 23 Jun 1803 Died)
• Vincenzo Calà † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 1 May 1817 Died)
• Michele Spinelli, C.R. † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 23 Oct 1824 Died)
• Gabriele Papa † (20 Dec 1824 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1837 Died)
• Nicola Giuseppe Ugo † (18 Feb 1839 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1843 Died)
• Domenico Silvestri † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1848 Died)
• Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 9 Sep 1854 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Maria Apuzzo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 23 Aug 1876 Died)
• Leopoldo Ruggiero † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 11 Mar 1886 Died)
• Giuseppe Giustiniani † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 2 Jul 1917 Died)
• Paolo Jacuzio † (9 Jul 1917 Appointed - 19 May 1944 Died)
• Carlo Serena † (22 Oct 1945 Succeeded - 30 Jul 1972 Died)
• Raffaele Pellecchia † (30 Jul 1972 Succeeded - 3 May 1977 Died)
• Antonio Zama † (27 Aug 1977 Appointed - 7 Jul 1988 Died)
• Felice Cece † (8 Feb 1989 Appointed - 10 Mar 2012 Retired)
• Francesco Alfano (10 Mar 2012 Appointed - )

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
Archdiocese of Sorrento
1886		51,145	.0%			403	0				36	OTC
1950	72,320	72,320	100.0%	142	70	212	341		215	530	38	ap1951
1970	78,317	78,505	99.8%	91	62	153	511		133	329	40	ap1971
1980	94,750	95,600	99.1%	79	42	121	783		61	329	42	ap1981
Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
1990	222,000	226,000	98.2%	140	77	217	1,023		92	762	91	ap1991
1999	224,000	227,500	98.5%	129	66	195	1,148		74	500	87	ap2000
2000	224,200	226,800	98.9%	136	62	198	1,132		68	490	87	ap2001
2001	224,000	226,000	99.1%	136	61	197	1,137	6	67	488	87	ap2002
2002	236,000	240,000	98.3%	130	51	181	1,303	6	56	484	87	ap2003
2003	236,190	240,200	98.3%	131	45	176	1,341	6	49	478	87	ap2004
2004	237,996	240,146	99.1%	132	44	176	1,352	6	49	480	87	ap2005
2010	240,000	240,900	99.6%	132	37	169	1,420	6	42	459	87	ap2011
2014	240,600	243,700	98.7%	129	31	160	1,503	5	34	306	87	ap2015
2017	227,000	231,201	98.2%	121	32	153	1,483	5	34	308	88	ap2018
2020	245,000	248,500	98.6%	123	31	154	1,590	5	52	284	88	ap2021
2022	244,000	246,605	98.9%	117	16	133	1,834	7	32	265	88	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Arturo Aiello (Priest: 7 Jul 1979 to 13 May 2006)
• Francesco Alfano (Archbishop: 10 Mar 2012 - )
• Michele Fusco

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bartolomeo Albani † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1552 to May 1558)
• Ludovico d’Alessandro † (Archbishop: 1266 to 2 Dec 1266)
• Guglielmo d’Aleyrac † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1361)
• Filippo Anastasio † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1699 to 13 Dec 1724)
• Ludovico Agnello Anastasio † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1724 to 19 Feb 1758)
• Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1612 to 29 Aug 1641)
• Francesco Saverio Maria Apuzzo † (Archbishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 24 Nov 1871)
• Carlo Baldini † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1591 to Mar 1598)
• Muzio Bongiovanni † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 1588 to 27 Nov 1590)
• Lelio Brancaccio † (Archbishop: 20 Jun 1571 to 15 Nov 1574)
• Roberto Brancia † (Archbishop: 9 May 1390 to 5 Sep 1409)
• Antonio Bretone (Ferrier) † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1440 to 23 Jul 1442)
• Vincenzo Calà † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 1 May 1817)
• Matteo da Capua, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 3 Oct 1320 to 1332)
• Felice Cece † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1989 to 10 Mar 2012)
• Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 9 Sep 1854)
• Scipione Cicinelli † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1470 to 22 Mar 1474)
• Florent Coquerelle † (Archbishop: 20 Jun 1530 to 1544)
• Pietro de Corneliaco, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: Mar 1268 to 1275)
• Antonio del Pezzo † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1641 to 12 Mar 1659)
• Giuseppe Donzelli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 14 Jul 1574 to 22 Apr 1588)
• Domizio Falangola † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1442 to 8 Jan 1470)
• Francesco de Fulgineo, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 26 Apr 1374 to 1390)
• Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Menelao Gennari † (Archbishop: 28 Aug 1493 to 1499)
• Giuseppe Giustiniani † (Archbishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 2 Jul 1917)
• Paolo Jacuzio † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1917 to 19 May 1944)
• Giovanni Mastrogiudice † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1278 to 1285)
• Marco Mirabello † (Archbishop: 25 Feb 1286 to 1305)
• Bartolomeo de Miserata † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1412)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte †
• Nardo Mormile † (Archbishop: 12 May 1480 to 1493)
• Gabriele Papa † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 26 Apr 1837)
• Giulio Pavesi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1558 to 11 Feb 1571)
• Raffaele Pellecchia † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Mar 1967; Archbishop: 30 Jul 1972 to 3 May 1977)
• Silvestro Pepe † (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1759 to 23 Jun 1803)
• Diego Petra † (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1680 to 1 Feb 1699)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †
• Girolamo Provenzale † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1598 to 22 Mar 1612)
• Raffaele Purpo † (Priest: 18 Dec 1813 to 3 Apr 1843)
• Francesco de Remolins † (Archbishop: 31 Mar 1501 to 23 Jan 1512)
• Gilberto Remolón † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1512 to 1525)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 23 Aug 1876)
• Leopoldo Ruggiero † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 11 Mar 1886)
• Giacomo de Sanctis † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1474 to Aug 1479)
• Carlo Serena † (Priest: 23 Dec 1905; Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Jul 1935; Archbishop: 22 Oct 1945 to 30 Jul 1972)
• Andrea Sersale † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1341)
• Giuseppe Sersale † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1758 to 10 Jan 1759)
• Bernardino Silverii-Piccolomini † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1545 to Oct 1552)
• Domenico Silvestri † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 15 Sep 1848)
• Michele Spinelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 23 Oct 1824)
• Filippo Strozzi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 18 Aug 1525 to 20 Jun 1530)
• Paolo Suardo, C.O. † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1659 to 29 Jul 1679)
• Nicola Giuseppe Ugo † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1839 to 14 Aug 1843)
• Baldassarre Vulcano, O.S.B. †
• Antonio Zama † (Archbishop: 27 Aug 1977 to 7 Jul 1988)
• Angelo † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1410 to 19 Dec 1412)
• Francesco † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1306)
• Francesco † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1306 to 1318)
• Giovanni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1527)
• Pietro † (Archbishop: 26 Mar 1252)
• Pietro † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1348)
• Pietro † (Archbishop: 20 Oct 1332 to 1341)
• Ricardo † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1319 to 1320)

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