Tursi-Lagonegro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 8 September 1976
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 2,509 (969 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Basilicata
Official Web Site: http://www.anglona.mt.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Cattedrale 8, 75028 Tursi [Matera], Italia
Telephone: 0835.53.31.47
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Diocese of Anglona
- Latin Name: Anglonensis
- Erected: 11th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
- Latin Name: Anglonensis-Tursiensis
- Name Changed: 8 August 1545
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Matera
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gianvincenzo Carafa † (31 Aug 1528 Appointed - 6 Sep 1536 Resigned)
Pietro Paolo Parisio † (Sep 1528 Appointed - 11 Jan 1538 Appointed, Bishop of Nusco)
Bernardino Elvino † (20 Dec 1542 Appointed - 11 Jul 1548 Died)
Giulio de Grandis † (27 Jul 1548 Appointed - 1560 Resigned)
Giovanni Paolo Amanio † (5 Apr 1560 Appointed - 1580 Died)
Nicolò Grana † ( 1580 Succeeded - 1595 Died)
Ascanio Giacobazio (Giacovazzi) † (10 Apr 1595 Appointed - 1609 Resigned)
Bernardo Giustiniano † (15 Jun 1609 Appointed - 1616 Died)
Innico Siscara † (19 Dec 1616 Appointed - 1619 Died)
Alfonso Giglioli † (17 Jun 1619 Appointed - 24 Mar 1630 Died)
Giovanni Battista Deti (Deto) † (9 Sep 1630 Appointed - Aug 1631 Died)
Alessandro Deti (Deto) † (26 Apr 1632 Appointed - Jan 1637 Died)
Marco Antonio Coccini † (15 Jan 1638 Appointed - 19 Feb 1646 Appointed, Bishop of Imola)
Flavio Galletti, O.S.B. † (16 Jul 1646 Appointed - 26 Nov 1653 Died)
Francesco Antonio De Luca † (1 Jun 1654 Appointed - 7 Feb 1667 Resigned)
Matteo Cosentino † (3 Oct 1667 Appointed - 12 Apr 1702 Died)
Domenico Sabbatino † (20 Nov 1702 Appointed - Sep 1721 Died)
Ettore Quarti (del Quarto) † (29 Nov 1721 Appointed - 17 Nov 1734 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Guilio Capece Scondito † (26 Jan 1735 Appointed - 30 Oct 1762 Died)
Giovanni Pignatelli † (24 Jan 1763 Appointed - 24 Jul 1778 Resigned)
Salvatore Vecchioni, C.O. † (14 Dec 1778 Appointed - 28 Oct 1818 Died)
Arcangelo Gabriele Cela † (17 Dec 1819 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1822 Died)
Giuseppe Saverio Poli † (20 Dec 1824 Confirmed - 29 Jun 1836 Resigned)
Antonio Cinque † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 28 Nov 1841 Died)
Gaetano Tigani † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1847 Died)
Gennaro Acciardi † (20 Apr 1849 Appointed - 14 Mar 1883 Died)
Rocco Leonasi † (14 Mar 1883 Succeeded - 30 Apr 1893 Died)
Serafino Angelini † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 30 Nov 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
Carmelo Pujia † (9 Jan 1898 Appointed - 30 Oct 1905 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
Ildefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. † (10 Feb 1908 Appointed - 3 Jan 1912 Resigned)
Giovanni Pulvirenti † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 19 Aug 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Cefalù)
Ludovico Cattaneo, O.Ss.C.A. † (15 Sep 1923 Appointed - 6 Jul 1928 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
Domenico Petroni † (29 Jul 1930 Appointed - 1 Apr 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (5 May 1935 Appointed - 12 Sep 1945 Resigned)
Pasquale Quaremba † (10 Mar 1947 Appointed - 20 Jun 1956 Appointed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
Secundo Tagliabue † (25 Jan 1957 Appointed - 22 Aug 1970 Resigned)
Dino Tomassini † (23 Aug 1970 Appointed - 12 Dec 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
Vincenzo Franco (12 Dec 1974 Appointed - 27 Jan 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
Gerardo Pierro (26 Jun 1981 Appointed - 28 Feb 1987 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
Rocco Talucci (25 Jan 1988 Appointed - 5 Feb 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni)
Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. (4 Nov 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Anglona
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Anglona (erected)
Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
8 August 1545	Name Changed	Diocese of Anglona	Diocese of Anglona-Tursi
Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
8 September 1976	Name Changed	Diocese of Anglona-Tursi	Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro

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 Anglona-Tursi

1959 118,000 118,800 99.3% 71 5 76 1,552 5 84 59 ap1960

1969 115,148 117,498 98.0% 56 56 2,056 88 54 ap1971

Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro

1980 127,900 137,000 93.4% 72 17 89 1,437 17 110 65 ap1981

1988 133,116 134,099 99.3% 73 24 97 1,372 1 25 136 71 ap1991

1999 131,665 132,565 99.3% 69 20 89 1,479 21 100 71 ap2000

2000 131,500 132,500 99.2% 72 20 92 1,429 21 95 71 ap2001

2001 131,500 132,500 99.2% 70 19 89 1,477 3 21 90 71 ap2002

2002 131,500 132,500 99.2% 72 16 88 1,494 3 18 90 71 ap2003

2003 131,500 132,500 99.2% 66 14 80 1,643 3 16 88 71 ap2004

2004 131,500 132,500 99.2% 67 12 79 1,664 5 14 87 72 ap2005

2010 124,942 125,942 99.2% 67 13 80 1,561 7 14 64 81 ap2011

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 Anglona-Tursi
1959	118,000	118,800	99.3%	71	5	76	1,552		5	84	59	ap1960
1969	115,148	117,498	98.0%	56		56	2,056			88	54	ap1971
Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
1980	127,900	137,000	93.4%	72	17	89	1,437		17	110	65	ap1981
1988	133,116	134,099	99.3%	73	24	97	1,372	1	25	136	71	ap1991
1999	131,665	132,565	99.3%	69	20	89	1,479		21	100	71	ap2000
2000	131,500	132,500	99.2%	72	20	92	1,429		21	95	71	ap2001
2001	131,500	132,500	99.2%	70	19	89	1,477	3	21	90	71	ap2002
2002	131,500	132,500	99.2%	72	16	88	1,494	3	18	90	71	ap2003
2003	131,500	132,500	99.2%	66	14	80	1,643	3	16	88	71	ap2004
2004	131,500	132,500	99.2%	67	12	79	1,664	5	14	87	72	ap2005
2010	124,942	125,942	99.2%	67	13	80	1,561	7	14	64	81	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Vincenzo Franco (Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 27 Jan 1981)
Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. (Bishop: 4 Nov 2000 - )
Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (Priest: 4 Oct 1980 to 20 Mar 2004)
Gerardo Pierro (Bishop: 26 Jun 1981 to 28 Feb 1987)
Rocco Talucci (Bishop: 25 Jan 1988 to 5 Feb 2000)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Gennaro Acciardi † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 14 Mar 1883)
Giovanni Paolo Amanio † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1560 to 1580)
Serafino Angelini † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 30 Nov 1896)
Guilio Capece Scondito † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1735 to 30 Oct 1762)
Gianvincenzo Carafa † (Administrator: 31 Aug 1528 to 6 Sep 1536)
Ludovico Cattaneo, O.Ss.C.A. † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1923 to 6 Jul 1928)
Arcangelo Gabriele Cela † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1819 to 25 Sep 1822)
Antonio Cinque † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 28 Nov 1841)
Marco Antonio Coccini † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1638 to 19 Feb 1646)
Matteo Cosentino † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1667 to 12 Apr 1702)
Francesco Antonio De Luca † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1654 to 7 Feb 1667)
Alessandro Deti (Deto) † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1632 to Jan 1637)
Giovanni Battista Deti (Deto) † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1630 to Aug 1631)
Bernardino Elvino † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1542 to 11 Jul 1548)
Flavio Galletti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1646 to 26 Nov 1653)
Ascanio Giacobazio (Giacovazzi) † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1595 to 1609)
Alfonso Giglioli † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1619 to 24 Mar 1630)
Michele Giordano † (Priest: 5 Jul 1953 to 23 Dec 1971)
Bernardo Giustiniano † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1609 to 1616)
Nicolò Grana † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Dec 1578; Bishop: 1580 to 1595)
Giulio de Grandis † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1548 to 1560)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 5 May 1935 to 12 Sep 1945)
Rocco Leonasi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Mar 1882; Bishop: 14 Mar 1883 to 30 Apr 1893)
Pietro Paolo Parisio † (Bishop: Sep 1528 to 11 Jan 1538)
Domenico Petroni † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1930 to 1 Apr 1935)
Giovanni Pignatelli † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Jan 1763 to 24 Jul 1778)
Ildefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1908 to 3 Jan 1912)
Giuseppe Saverio Poli † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 29 Jun 1836)
Carmelo Pujia † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1898 to 30 Oct 1905)
Giovanni Pulvirenti † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 19 Aug 1922)
Pasquale Quaremba † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1947 to 20 Jun 1956)
Ettore Quarti (del Quarto) † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1721 to 17 Nov 1734)
Domenico Sabbatino † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1702 to Sep 1721)
Innico Siscara † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1616 to 1619)
Secundo Tagliabue † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1957 to 22 Aug 1970)
Gaetano Tigani † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 2 Sep 1847)
Dino Tomassini † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1970 to 12 Dec 1974)
Salvatore Vecchioni, C.O. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1778 to 28 Oct 1818)
Alfredo Vozzi † (Priest: 25 Jul 1928 to 25 Sep 1953)

Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro

Dioecesis Tursiensis-Lacunerulonensis