Diocese of Tropea

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tropea
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Giosuè Mormile † (6 Feb 1437 Appointed - 1445 Resigned)
• Sigismondo Pappacoda † (10 May 1499 Appointed - 3 Nov 1536 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Pappacoda † (3 Nov 1536 Appointed - 1538 Died)
• Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (6 Feb 1538 Appointed - 14 Jun 1538 Appointed, Administrator of Messina)
• Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † (14 Jun 1538 Appointed - 3 Jul 1541 Died)
• Giovanni Poggio † (4 Oct 1541 Appointed - 6 Feb 1556 Resigned)
• Gian Matteo Luchi (di Luca) † (6 Feb 1556 Appointed - 22 Jun 1558 Died)
• Pompeo Piccolomini † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 3 May 1562 Died)
• Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (15 Nov 1564 Appointed - 1566 Died)
• Felice Rossi † (5 Jul 1566 Appointed - 18 Mar 1567 Died)
• Girolamo Rustici † (26 Jun 1570 Appointed - 30 Mar 1593 Resigned)
• Tommaso Calvi † (30 Apr 1593 Appointed - 29 Aug 1613 Died)
• Fabrizio Caracciolo † (4 May 1615 Appointed - 11 Jan 1626 Died)
• Ambrosio de Córdoba, O.P. † (20 Jun 1633 Appointed - 9 Jun 1638 Died)
• Benedetto Mandina, C.R. † (14 Jul 1642 Confirmed - 31 May 1646 Died)
• Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (17 Dec 1646 Confirmed - 29 May 1656 Appointed, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
• Carlo Maranta † (24 Sep 1657 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1664 Died)
• Lodovico Morales, O.S.A. † (7 Feb 1667 Appointed - 10 Jan 1681 Died)
• Girolamo Borgia † (12 Jan 1682 Appointed - 11 Aug 1683 Died)
• Francisco de Figueroa, O.S.A. † (9 Apr 1685 Confirmed - 4 Oct 1691 Died)
• Teofilo Testa, O.F.M. † (25 Jun 1692 Appointed - 21 Oct 1695 Died)
• Giovanni Bonella, O. Carm. † ( 1696 Appointed - Apr 1696 Died)
• Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.S.A. † (14 Jan 1697 Appointed - 21 Oct 1726 Died)
• Angelico Vigilini, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 Apr 1728 Appointed - 6 May 1731 Died)
• Januarius Guglielmini † (17 Dec 1731 Appointed - 12 Mar 1751 Resigned)
• Felix de Paù † (15 Mar 1751 Appointed - 6 Nov 1782 Died)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte † (18 Dec 1786 Appointed - 29 Jan 1798 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
• Gerardus Mele † (29 Jan 1798 Appointed - 6 Feb 1817 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1564 to 1566)
• Giovanni Bonella, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 1696 to Apr 1696)
• Girolamo Borgia † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1682 to 11 Aug 1683)
• Tommaso Calvi † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1593 to 29 Aug 1613)
• Fabrizio Caracciolo † (Bishop: 4 May 1615 to 11 Jan 1626)
• Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 6 Feb 1538 to 14 Jun 1538)
• Ambrosio de Córdoba, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1633 to 9 Jun 1638)
• Francisco de Figueroa, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 4 Oct 1691)
• Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † (Administrator: 14 Jun 1538 to 3 Jul 1541)
• Januarius Guglielmini † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1731 to 12 Mar 1751)
• Juan Lorenzo Ibáñez de Arilla, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1697 to 21 Oct 1726)
• Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1646 to 29 May 1656)
• Gian Matteo Luchi (di Luca) † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1556 to 22 Jun 1558)
• Benedetto Mandina, C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1642 to 31 May 1646)
• Carlo Maranta † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1657 to 26 Jan 1664)
• Gerardus Mele † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1798 to 6 Feb 1817)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1786 to 29 Jan 1798)
• Lodovico Morales, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1667 to 10 Jan 1681)
• Giosuè Mormile † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1437 to 1445)
• Giovanni Antonio Pappacoda † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1536 to 1538)
• Sigismondo Pappacoda † (Bishop: 10 May 1499 to 3 Nov 1536)
• Felix de Paù † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1751 to 6 Nov 1782)
• Pompeo Piccolomini † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1560 to 3 May 1562)
• Giovanni Poggio † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1541 to 6 Feb 1556)
• Felice Rossi † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1566 to 18 Mar 1567)
• Girolamo Rustici † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1570 to 30 Mar 1593)
• Teofilo Testa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1692 to 21 Oct 1695)
• Angelico Vigilini, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1728 to 6 May 1731)