Diocese of Venosa

Historical Details

• Diocese of Venosa
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Nicolas Solimele † (17 Oct 1459 Appointed - 1492 Died)
• Sigismondo Pappacoda † (3 Dec 1493 Appointed - 10 May 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
• Lamberto Arbaud † (16 Nov 1510 Appointed - )
• Tommaso da San Cipriano, O.P. † ( 1519 Appointed - )
• Guido de’ Medici † (12 Jun 1527 Appointed - 3 Jan 1528 Appointed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Fernando de Gerona, O.S.A. † (23 Mar 1528 Appointed - 1542 Resigned)
• Alvaro della Quadra † (12 May 1542 Appointed - 1551 Resigned)
• Simone Gattola † (13 Mar 1552 Appointed - Apr 1566 Died)
• Francesco Rusticucci † (21 Aug 1566 Appointed - 31 Jan 1567 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
• Paolo Oberti, O.P. † (17 Feb 1567 Appointed - 13 Sep 1567 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Locatelli † (12 Dec 1567 Appointed - 7 Sep 1571 Died)
• Baldassarre Giustiniani † (6 Feb 1572 Appointed - 13 Mar 1584 Died)
• Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice † (4 May 1584 Appointed - 6 Mar 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Gerolamo Mareri † (20 May 1585 Appointed - 28 Jan 1587 Died)
• Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. † (18 Feb 1587 Appointed - 18 Feb 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Senigallia)
• Vincenzo Calcio, O.P. † (18 Feb 1591 Appointed - 3 May 1598 Died)
• Sigismondo Donati † (17 Aug 1598 Appointed - 7 Jan 1605 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
• Mario Moro † (3 Aug 1605 Appointed - 1610 Died)
• Andrea Pierbenedetti † (14 Mar 1611 Appointed - 1634 Died)
• Bartolomeo Frigerio † (17 Sep 1635 Appointed - 13 Nov 1636 Died)
• Gaspare Conturla † (15 Jan 1638 Appointed - Apr 1640 Died)
• Sallustio Pecólo (Pecoli) † (3 Dec 1640 Appointed - 13 Mar 1648 Resigned)
• Antonio Pavonelli, O.F.M. Conv. † (18 May 1648 Appointed - 23 Sep 1653 Died)
• Giacinto Torisi (Tarugi), O.P. † (5 Oct 1654 Appointed - 25 Mar 1674 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Desio † (7 May 1674 Appointed - Aug 1677 Died)
• Francesco Maria Neri † (10 Jan 1678 Appointed - Dec 1684 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi † (14 May 1685 Appointed - Oct 1698 Died)
• Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R. † (11 Apr 1699 Appointed - Dec 1710 Died)
• Giovanni Michele Teroni, B. † (10 Jan 1718 Appointed - Jul 1726 Died)
• Felipe Itúrbide (Yturibe), O. Carm. † (31 Jul 1726 Appointed - 13 Mar 1727 Resigned)
• Pietro Antonio Corsignani † (17 Mar 1727 Appointed - 22 Jul 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Valva)
• Francesco Antonio Salomone (Salamone) † (3 Sep 1738 Appointed - May 1743 Died)
• Giuseppe Giusti † (20 May 1743 Appointed - 1764 Died)
• Gaspare Barletta † (17 Dec 1764 Appointed - 1778 Died)
• Pietro Silvio di Gennaro † (12 Jul 1779 Appointed - 1786 Died)
• Salvatore Gonnelli † (18 Jun 1792 Appointed - 1801 Died)
• Nicola Caldora † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1825 Resigned)
• Luigi Maria Parisio (Canisio) † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1827 Confirmed, Bishop of Gaeta)
• Federico Guarini, O.S.B. † (23 Jun 1828 Confirmed - Sep 1837 Died)
• Michele de Gattis † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 23 Apr 1847 Died)
• Antonio Michele Vaglio † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 28 Jul 1865 Died)
• Nicola de Martino † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 9 Jul 1878 Resigned)
• Girolamo Volpe † (15 Jul 1878 Succeeded - 27 Feb 1880 Appointed, Bishop of Alife)
• Francesco Maria Imparati, O.F.M. † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 23 Jun 1890 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Lorenzo Antonelli † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 13 Jul 1905 Died)
• Felice Del Sordo † (15 Jul 1907 Appointed - 12 Oct 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Alife)
• Giovanni Battista Niola † (Oct 1912 Appointed - Nov 1912 Resigned)
• Angelo Petrelli † (20 May 1913 Appointed - 11 Sep 1923 Died)
• Alberto Costa † (30 Apr 1924 Appointed - 7 Dec 1928 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) † (14 Jan 1931 Appointed - 6 Nov 1934 Died)
• Domenico Petroni † (1 Apr 1935 Appointed - 5 Oct 1966 Retired)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (5 Mar 1973 Appointed - 25 Oct 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Armando Franco † (25 Oct 1976 Appointed - 12 Sep 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Oria)

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
1950	50,050	50,100	99.9%	29	11	40	1,251		15	26	10	ap1951
1970	40,267	40,567	99.3%	17	12	29	1,388		12	70	13	ap1971
1980	33,350	33,619	99.2%	18	2	20	1,667		3	54	13	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Lorenzo Antonelli † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 13 Jul 1905)
• Lamberto Arbaud † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1510)
• Gaspare Barletta † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1764 to 1778)
• Vincenzo Calcio, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1591 to 3 May 1598)
• Nicola Caldora † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 10 Dec 1825)
• Gaspare Conturla † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1638 to Apr 1640)
• Pietro Antonio Corsignani † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1727 to 22 Jul 1738)
• Alberto Costa † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1924 to 7 Dec 1928)
• Alvaro della Quadra † (Bishop: 12 May 1542 to 1551)
• Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1931 to 6 Nov 1934)
• Felice Del Sordo † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1907 to 12 Oct 1911)
• Guido de’ Medici † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1527 to 3 Jan 1528)
• Giovanni Battista Desio † (Bishop: 7 May 1674 to Aug 1677)
• Sigismondo Donati † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1598 to 7 Jan 1605)
• Armando Franco † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1976 to 12 Sep 1981)
• Bartolomeo Frigerio † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1635 to 13 Nov 1636)
• Michele de Gattis † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 23 Apr 1847)
• Simone Gattola † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1552 to Apr 1566)
• Pietro Silvio di Gennaro † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 1786)
• Fernando de Gerona, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1528 to 1542)
• Giuseppe Giusti † (Bishop: 20 May 1743 to 1764)
• Baldassarre Giustiniani † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1572 to 13 Mar 1584)
• Salvatore Gonnelli † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 1801)
• Federico Guarini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1828 to Sep 1837)
• Francesco Maria Imparati, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 23 Jun 1890)
• Felipe Itúrbide (Yturibe), O. Carm. † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1726 to 13 Mar 1727)
• Giovanni Antonio Locatelli † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1567 to 7 Sep 1571)
• Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi † (Bishop: 14 May 1685 to Oct 1698)
• Giovanni Gerolamo Mareri † (Bishop: 20 May 1585 to 28 Jan 1587)
• Nicola de Martino † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 9 Jul 1878)
• Mario Moro † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1605 to 1610)
• Francesco Maria Neri † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1678 to Dec 1684)
• Giovanni Battista Niola † (Bishop: Oct 1912 to Nov 1912)
• Paolo Oberti, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1567 to 13 Sep 1567)
• Sigismondo Pappacoda † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1493 to 10 May 1499)
• Luigi Maria Parisio (Canisio) † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 25 Jun 1827)
• Antonio Pavonelli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 18 May 1648 to 23 Sep 1653)
• Sallustio Pecólo (Pecoli) † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1640 to 13 Mar 1648)
• Angelo Petrelli † (Bishop: 20 May 1913 to 11 Sep 1923)
• Domenico Petroni † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1935 to 5 Oct 1966)
• Andrea Pierbenedetti † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1611 to 1634)
• Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1587 to 18 Feb 1591)
• Francesco Rusticucci † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1566 to 31 Jan 1567)
• Francesco Antonio Salomone (Salamone) † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1738 to May 1743)
• Tommaso da San Cipriano, O.P. † (Bishop: 1519)
• Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice † (Bishop: 4 May 1584 to 6 Mar 1585)
• Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Apr 1699 to Dec 1710)
• Nicolas Solimele † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1459 to 1492)
• Giovanni Michele Teroni, B. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1718 to Jul 1726)
• Giacinto Torisi (Tarugi), O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1654 to 25 Mar 1674)
• Antonio Michele Vaglio † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 28 Jul 1865)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1973 to 25 Oct 1976)
• Girolamo Volpe † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Apr 1876; Bishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 27 Feb 1880)