San Severo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Giuseppe Mengoli, Bishop
Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 21 February 1580
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,270 (490 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Puglia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisansevero.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Via Carmine Cannelonga 28, 71016 San Severo [Foggia], Italia
Telephone: 0882.21.16.26

Historical Details

Diocese of Civitate (Città or Civita)
- Latin Name: Civitatensis
- Erected: 11th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Cristiano † ( 1347 Appointed - 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Frigento)
Matteo , O.F.M. † (18 Jun 1348 Appointed - 1360 Died)
Matteo † (21 Oct 1360 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Giacomo Giovanni, O.P. † (27 Oct 1372 Appointed - )
Pietro † (16 Jan 1388 Appointed - 11 Jul 1401 Appointed, Bishop of Larino)
Giovanni , O.P. † (10 Jul 1401 Appointed - 1412 Died)
Jacopo Minutolo † (5 Sep 1412 Appointed - 22 Sep 1425 Died)
Jacopo Caracciolo † (22 Sep 1425 Appointed - 1439 Died)
Stefano † ( 1471 Appointed - 1473 Died)
Giovanni de Nola, O.P. † (1 May 1473 Appointed - )
Antonio † (31 Jan 1477 Appointed - 1479 Died)
Nicola † (7 Feb 1480 Appointed - 1495 Died)
Gudiel de Cervatos † (26 Jul 1495 Appointed - 1500 Died)
Thomas de Nola, O.P. † ( 1500 Appointed - 1503 Died)
Pancrazio Rotondi † (19 Jan 1504 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Roberto Tibaldeschi † (23 Jan 1505 Appointed - 1517 Died)
Gaspar Antonio del Monte † (21 Aug 1517 Appointed - 1545 Died)
Luca Gaurico † (14 Dec 1545 Appointed - 1550 Resigned)
Gerardo Rambaldi † (30 May 1550 Appointed - 1561 Died)
Francesco Alciati † (5 Sep 1561 Appointed - 20 Apr 1580 Died)
Martino de Martini, S.J. † (20 Feb 1581 Appointed - 25 Sep 1582 Died)
Germanico Malaspina † (27 Apr 1583 Appointed - 9 Oct 1603 Died)
Ottaviano della Vipera † (15 Dec 1604 Appointed - 13 Jan 1606 Died)
Fabrizio Verallo † (5 May 1606 Appointed - 23 Mar 1615 Resigned)
Vincenzo Caputo † (23 Mar 1615 Appointed - 3 Mar 1625 Appointed, Bishop of Andria)
Francesco Venturi † (9 Jun 1625 Appointed - 1629 Resigned)
Domenico Ferro † (3 Dec 1629 Appointed - Jul 1635 Died)
Francesco Antonio Sacchetti † (1 Oct 1635 Appointed - 13 Jan 1648 Appointed, Bishop of Troia)
Leonardus Severoli † (27 Jun 1650 Appointed - 1652 Died)
Giovanni Battista Monti † (11 Oct 1655 Appointed - 1657 Died)
Francesco Densa † (28 Jan 1658 Appointed - 6 Aug 1670 Died)
Orazio Fortunato † (6 Oct 1670 Appointed - 10 Jan 1678 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Carlo Felice de Matta † (6 Jun 1678 Appointed - 26 Feb 1701 Died)
Carlo Francesco Giocoli † (16 Jul 1703 Appointed - 15 Mar 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio)
Adeodato Summantico, O.E.S.A. † (12 Apr 1717 Appointed - 21 Dec 1735 Died)
Gennaro Scalea † (27 Feb 1736 Appointed - 18 Jul 1739 Died)
Bartolomeo Mollo † (16 Nov 1739 Appointed - 20 Jul 1761 Died)
Angelo Antonio Pallante † (23 Nov 1761 Appointed - 1 Oct 1765 Died)
Tommaso Battiloro † (14 Apr 1766 Appointed - 25 Nov 1767 Resigned)
Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia † (25 Jan 1768 Appointed - 19 Jan 1775 Died)
Giuseppe Antonio Farao † (13 Nov 1775 Appointed - 1794 Died)
Giovanni Gaetano del Muscio, Sch. P. † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 9 Apr 1827 Resigned)
Bernardo Rossi † (3 Jul 1826 Confirmed - 27 Jul 1829 Died)
Giulio de Tommasi † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1843 Died)
Rocco de Gregorio † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1858 Died)
Antonio La Scala † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed - 25 Apr 1889 Died)
Bernardo Gaetani d’Aragona, O.S.B. † (25 Apr 1889 Succeeded - 9 Feb 1893 Died)
Stanislao Maria de Luca † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 7 Jan 1895 Died)
Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 9 May 1904 Died)
Emanuele Merra † (27 Mar 1905 Appointed - 21 Jul 1911 Died)
Gaetano Pizzi † (5 Nov 1912 Appointed - 16 Jun 1921 Died)
Oronzo Luciano Durante † (7 Jun 1922 Appointed - 5 Nov 1941 Died)
Francesco Orlando † (4 Sep 1942 Appointed - 2 Aug 1960 Died)
Valentino Vailati † (8 Dec 1960 Appointed - 25 May 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste))
Angelo Criscito † (27 Jun 1970 Appointed - 7 Sep 1985 Retired)
Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † (7 Sep 1985 Appointed - 15 Dec 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth))
Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † (2 Sep 1991 Appointed - 13 Dec 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo))
Michele Seccia (20 Jun 1997 Appointed - 24 Jun 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo-Atri)
Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. (2 Sep 2006 Appointed - 13 Jan 2017 Retired)
Giovanni Checchinato (13 Jan 2017 Appointed - 10 Dec 2022 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano)
Giuseppe Mengoli (1 Mar 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Civitate (Città or Civita)
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Civitate (Città or Civita) (erected)
Diocese of San Severo
21 February 1580	Name Changed	Diocese of Civitate (Città or Civita)	Diocese of San Severo
23 February 1916	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Benevento (Lesina and Poggio Imperiale)	Diocese of San Severo
30 April 1979	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of San Severo (from Benevento)
1 January 1994	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Severo (Convento Maria SS.ma di Stignano (in S. Marco))	Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino

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 Severo

1886 31,466 .0% 89 0 7 OTC

1949 79,900 80,000 99.9% 60 20 80 998 26 65 13 ap1951

1970 91,300 92,753 98.4% 40 11 51 1,790 13 78 18 ap1971

1980 100,000 105,000 95.2% 41 12 53 1,886 14 106 24 ap1981

1990 127,200 130,500 97.5% 48 8 56 2,271 1 8 80 36 ap1991

1999 128,500 130,500 98.5% 48 14 62 2,072 1 15 114 36 ap2000

2000 128,500 130,500 98.5% 47 11 58 2,215 1 13 110 36 ap2001

2001 128,500 130,500 98.5% 49 11 60 2,141 1 13 108 36 ap2002

2002 128,500 130,500 98.5% 49 11 60 2,141 1 13 106 36 ap2003

2003 128,500 130,500 98.5% 49 13 62 2,072 2 15 106 36 ap2004

2004 128,500 130,500 98.5% 51 13 64 2,007 1 14 106 36 ap2005

2010 128,000 131,200 97.6% 54 13 67 1,910 2 15 106 37 ap2011

2014 120,000 158,700 75.6% 43 10 53 2,264 2 12 94 34 ap2015

2017 119,200 153,400 77.7% 48 8 56 2,128 2 8 63 33 ap2018

2020 96,340 119,521 80.6% 54 2 56 1,720 2 2 4 35 ap2021

2022 103,959 115,510 90.0% 51 2 53 1,961 2 2 4 35 ap2023

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 Severo
1886		31,466	.0%			89	0				7	OTC
1949	79,900	80,000	99.9%	60	20	80	998		26	65	13	ap1951
1970	91,300	92,753	98.4%	40	11	51	1,790		13	78	18	ap1971
1980	100,000	105,000	95.2%	41	12	53	1,886		14	106	24	ap1981
1990	127,200	130,500	97.5%	48	8	56	2,271	1	8	80	36	ap1991
1999	128,500	130,500	98.5%	48	14	62	2,072	1	15	114	36	ap2000
2000	128,500	130,500	98.5%	47	11	58	2,215	1	13	110	36	ap2001
2001	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	11	60	2,141	1	13	108	36	ap2002
2002	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	11	60	2,141	1	13	106	36	ap2003
2003	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	13	62	2,072	2	15	106	36	ap2004
2004	128,500	130,500	98.5%	51	13	64	2,007	1	14	106	36	ap2005
2010	128,000	131,200	97.6%	54	13	67	1,910	2	15	106	37	ap2011
2014	120,000	158,700	75.6%	43	10	53	2,264	2	12	94	34	ap2015
2017	119,200	153,400	77.7%	48	8	56	2,128	2	8	63	33	ap2018
2020	96,340	119,521	80.6%	54	2	56	1,720	2	2	4	35	ap2021
2022	103,959	115,510	90.0%	51	2	53	1,961	2	2	4	35	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Giovanni Checchinato (Bishop: 13 Jan 2017 to 10 Dec 2022)
Giuseppe Mengoli (Bishop: 1 Mar 2023 - )
Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. (Bishop: 2 Sep 2006 to 13 Jan 2017)
Michele Seccia (Bishop: 20 Jun 1997 to 24 Jun 2006)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francesco Alciati † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1561 to 20 Apr 1580)
Ennio Appignanesi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1980 to 15 Sep 1983)
Tommaso Battiloro † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1766 to 25 Nov 1767)
Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1991 to 13 Dec 1996)
Vincenzo Caputo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1615 to 3 Mar 1625)
Jacopo Caracciolo † (Administrator: 22 Sep 1425 to 1439)
Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1985 to 15 Dec 1990)
Gudiel de Cervatos † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1495 to 1500)
Angelo Criscito † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1970 to 7 Sep 1985)
Ottaviano della Vipera † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1604 to 13 Jan 1606)
Giovanni Gaetano del Muscio, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 29 Oct 1804)
Stanislao Maria de Luca † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 7 Jan 1895)
Francesco Densa † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1658 to 6 Aug 1670)
Oronzo Luciano Durante † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1922 to 5 Nov 1941)
Giuseppe Antonio Farao † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1775 to 1794)
Domenico Ferro † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1629 to Jul 1635)
Orazio Fortunato † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1670 to 10 Jan 1678)
Bernardo Gaetani d’Aragona, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 25 Apr 1889 to 9 Feb 1893)
Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 9 May 1904)
Luca Gaurico † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1545 to 1550)
Carlo Francesco Giocoli † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1703 to 15 Mar 1717)
Giacomo Giovanni, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1372)
Rocco de Gregorio † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 8 Jul 1858)
Antonio La Scala † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 25 Apr 1889)
Germanico Malaspina † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1583 to 9 Oct 1603)
Martino de Martini, S.J. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1581 to 25 Sep 1582)
Carlo Felice de Matta † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1678 to 26 Feb 1701)
Emanuele Merra † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1905 to 21 Jul 1911)
Jacopo Minutolo † (Administrator: 5 Sep 1412 to 22 Sep 1425)
Bartolomeo Mollo † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1739 to 20 Jul 1761)
Gaspar Antonio del Monte † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1517 to 1545)
Giovanni Battista Monti † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1655 to 1657)
Giovanni de Nola, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 May 1473)
Thomas de Nola, O.P. † (Bishop: 1500 to 1503)
Francesco Orlando † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1942 to 2 Aug 1960)
Angelo Antonio Pallante † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1761 to 1 Oct 1765)
Gaetano Pizzi † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1912 to 16 Jun 1921)
Celestino Puccitelli, B. †
Gerardo Rambaldi † (Bishop: 30 May 1550 to 1561)
Bernardo Rossi † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 27 Jul 1829)
Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 9 Apr 1827)
Pancrazio Rotondi † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1504 to 1505)
Francesco Antonio Sacchetti † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1635 to 13 Jan 1648)
Gennaro Scalea † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1736 to 18 Jul 1739)
Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1768 to 19 Jan 1775)
Leonardus Severoli † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1650 to 1652)
Adeodato Summantico, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1717 to 21 Dec 1735)
Roberto Tibaldeschi † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1505 to 1517)
Giulio de Tommasi † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 6 Jan 1843)
Valentino Vailati † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1960 to 25 May 1970)
Francesco Venturi † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1625 to 1629)
Fabrizio Verallo † (Bishop: 5 May 1606 to 23 Mar 1615)
Antonio † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1477 to 1479)
Cristiano † (Bishop: 1347 to 1348)
Giovanni , O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1401 to 1412)
Matteo † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1360 to 1372)
Matteo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1348 to 1360)
Nicola † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1480 to 1495)
Pietro † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1388 to 11 Jul 1401)
Stefano † (Bishop: 1471 to 1473)

Source(s)

Diocese of Civitate (Città or Civita)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 189
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 129
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 167, and Page 168
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 923
- Crontassi Iconografia ed Araldica dell'Episcopato Pugliese, Page 161, to Page 162
Diocese of San Severo
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 313, and Page 314
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 355
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 377, and Page 378
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 8, Page 102, and Page 103
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 563, and Page 564

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