Alife-Caiazzo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alferio † (27 Apr 1252 Appointed - 27 Jan 1254 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
Romano de Urbe, O.P. † (28 Mar 1254 Appointed - )
Gentile , O.F.M. † (1 Oct 1291 Appointed - )
Tommaso delle Fonti † (8 Mar 1346 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Bertrando † (3 Dec 1348 Appointed - )
Giovanni † (10 Nov 1361 Appointed - )
Giovanni Alferio † (10 May 1389 Appointed - 1412 Died)
Angelo Sanfelice † (13 Feb 1413 Appointed - 1457 Died)
Antonio Moretti, O.P. † (1 Mar 1458 Appointed - 1482 Died)
Bartholomo Giovanni Bartoli † (16 Dec 1482 Appointed - 1486 Died)
Giovanni Zefra † (6 Sep 1486 Appointed - 1504 Died)
Angelo Sacco (Sarro), O.S.B. † (15 Apr 1504 Appointed - 1529 Died)
Bernardino Fumarelli † (16 Aug 1529 Appointed - 13 Nov 1532 Appointed, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona)
Miguel Torcella † (13 Nov 1532 Appointed - 6 Apr 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
Ippolito Marsigli † (6 Apr 1541 Appointed - 1546 Died)
Sebastiano Antonio Pighini † (27 Aug 1546 Appointed - 4 Jun 1548 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
Filippo Angelo Seragli, O.S.B. † (4 Jun 1548 Appointed - 1557 Died)
Antonio Agustín † (15 Dec 1557 Appointed - 8 Aug 1561 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Diego Gilberto Nogueras † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 1566 Died)
Angelo Rossi † (31 Jan 1567 Appointed - 1568 Died)
Giovanni Battista Santorio † (19 Nov 1568 Appointed - 8 Jan 1586 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Enrico Cini (Siculus), O.F.M. Conv. † (8 Jan 1586 Appointed - 1598 Died)
Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (7 Aug 1598 Appointed - Aug 1608 Died)
Varlerius Seta, O.S.M. † (24 Nov 1608 Appointed - 1625 Died)
Gerolamo Maria (Jacopo) Zambeccari, O.P. † (7 Apr 1625 Appointed - 11 Apr 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Minervino Murge)
Giovanni Michele Rossi, O. Carm. † (11 Apr 1633 Appointed - 25 Dec 1638 Died)
Pietro Paolo Medici † (11 Apr 1639 Appointed - Oct 1657 Died)
Enrico Borghi, O.S.M. † (25 Feb 1658 Appointed - Nov 1658 Died)
Sebastiano Dossena, B. † (21 Apr 1659 Appointed - 1664 Died)
Domenico Caracciolo † (31 Mar 1664 Appointed - Oct 1675 Died)
Giuseppe de Lazzara † (23 Mar 1676 Appointed - 2 Mar 1702 Died)
Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) † (5 Mar 1703 Appointed - 23 Jul 1730 Died)
Gaetano Iovone † (11 Dec 1730 Appointed - 31 Oct 1733 Died)
Pietro Abbondio Battiloro † (18 Dec 1733 Appointed - 17 Oct 1735 Died)
Egidio Antonio Isabelli † (2 Dec 1735 Appointed - 3 Jan 1752 Died)
Carlo Rosati † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 17 Feb 1753 Died)
Innocenzo Sanseverino † (12 Mar 1753 Appointed - 29 Dec 1756 Resigned)
Filippo Sanseverino † (3 Jan 1757 Appointed - 26 Jan 1762 Resigned)
Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. † (29 Jan 1770 Appointed - 15 Apr 1776 Confirmed, Archbishop of Palermo)
Emilio Gentile † (15 Jul 1776 Appointed - 24 Feb 1822 Died)
Raffaele Longobardi † (19 Apr 1822 Appointed - 23 Sep 1822 Died)
Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro, Sch. P. † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 1 May 1826 Died)
Carlo Puoti † (3 Jul 1826 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1848 Died)
Gennaro di Giacomo † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 1 Jul 1878 Died)
Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano † (1 Jul 1878 Succeeded - 8 Dec 1879 Died)
Girolamo Volpe † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 9 Aug 1885 Died)
Antonio Scotti † (15 Jan 1886 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Resigned)
Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 10 Apr 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
Felice del Sordo † (12 Oct 1911 Appointed - 7 Jul 1928 Died)
Luigi Noviello † (29 Jul 1930 Appointed - 20 Sep 1947 Died)
Giuseppe Della Cioppa † (2 Dec 1947 Appointed - 1 Apr 1953 Resigned)
Virginio Dondeo † (29 May 1953 Appointed - 22 Jul 1961 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
Raffaele Pellecchia † (1 Sep 1961 Appointed - 19 Mar 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sorrento)
Angelo Campagna † (8 Apr 1978 Appointed - 10 Dec 1990 Died)
Nicola Comparone † (10 Dec 1990 Succeeded - 5 Jan 1998 Died)
Pietro Farina † (16 Feb 1999 Appointed - 25 Apr 2009 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Valentino Di Cerbo (6 Mar 2010 Appointed - 30 Apr 2019 Retired)
Giacomo Cirulli (26 Feb 2021 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alife
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Alife (erected)
30 April 1979	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Alife (from Benevento)
Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Alife Diocese of Caiazzo	Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo

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 Alife

1886 23,480 .0% 118 0 16 OTC

1959 36,247 36,257 100.0% 35 12 47 771 17 97 20 ap1960

1970 36,596 36,670 99.8% 33 4 37 989 4 19 ap1971

1980 46,810 46,880 99.9% 25 14 39 1,200 23 86 20 ap1981

Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo

1987 63,200 65,000 97.2% 43 18 61 1,036 19 90 56 ap1991

1999 68,500 70,000 97.9% 48 20 68 1,007 20 60 44 ap2000

2000 68,500 70,000 97.9% 48 20 68 1,007 20 54 43 ap2001

2001 68,500 70,000 97.9% 52 10 62 1,104 1 10 48 44 ap2002

2002 67,500 69,000 97.8% 53 7 60 1,125 2 7 48 44 ap2003

2003 68,500 69,000 99.3% 56 7 63 1,087 1 7 48 44 ap2004

2004 67,600 69,000 98.0% 51 10 61 1,108 1 11 48 44 ap2005

2006 70,200 70,500 99.6% 48 9 57 1,231 4 25 46 44 ap2007

2012 69,572 70,000 99.4% 47 9 56 1,242 6 16 28 44 ap2013

2015 68,500 70,800 96.8% 53 9 62 1,104 4 27 20 44 ap2016

2018 62,000 62,200 99.7% 44 6 50 1,240 6 32 35 44 ap2019

2020 61,200 61,800 99.0% 41 7 48 1,275 27 43 44 ap2021

2022 60,800 61,300 99.2% 44 6 50 1,216 6 20 43 44 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 Alife
1886		23,480	.0%			118	0				16	OTC
1959	36,247	36,257	100.0%	35	12	47	771		17	97	20	ap1960
1970	36,596	36,670	99.8%	33	4	37	989		4		19	ap1971
1980	46,810	46,880	99.9%	25	14	39	1,200		23	86	20	ap1981
Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
1987	63,200	65,000	97.2%	43	18	61	1,036		19	90	56	ap1991
1999	68,500	70,000	97.9%	48	20	68	1,007		20	60	44	ap2000
2000	68,500	70,000	97.9%	48	20	68	1,007		20	54	43	ap2001
2001	68,500	70,000	97.9%	52	10	62	1,104	1	10	48	44	ap2002
2002	67,500	69,000	97.8%	53	7	60	1,125	2	7	48	44	ap2003
2003	68,500	69,000	99.3%	56	7	63	1,087	1	7	48	44	ap2004
2004	67,600	69,000	98.0%	51	10	61	1,108	1	11	48	44	ap2005
2006	70,200	70,500	99.6%	48	9	57	1,231	4	25	46	44	ap2007
2012	69,572	70,000	99.4%	47	9	56	1,242	6	16	28	44	ap2013
2015	68,500	70,800	96.8%	53	9	62	1,104	4	27	20	44	ap2016
2018	62,000	62,200	99.7%	44	6	50	1,240	6	32	35	44	ap2019
2020	61,200	61,800	99.0%	41	7	48	1,275		27	43	44	ap2021
2022	60,800	61,300	99.2%	44	6	50	1,216	6	20	43	44	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Antonio Agustín † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1557 to 8 Aug 1561)
Giovanni Alferio † (Bishop: 10 May 1389 to 1412)
Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1874; Bishop: 1 Jul 1878 to 8 Dec 1879)
Bartholomo Giovanni Bartoli † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1482 to 1486)
Pietro Abbondio Battiloro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 17 Oct 1735)
Enrico Borghi, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1658 to Nov 1658)
Angelo Campagna † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1978 to 10 Dec 1990)
Domenico Caracciolo † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1664 to Oct 1675)
Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 10 Apr 1911)
Enrico Cini (Siculus), O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1586 to 1598)
Nicola Comparone † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Apr 1990; Bishop: 10 Dec 1990 to 5 Jan 1998)
Salvatore Del Bene † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Apr 1952 to 20 Sep 1953)
Giuseppe Della Cioppa † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1947 to 1 Apr 1953)
Felice del Sordo † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1911 to 7 Jul 1928)
Gennaro di Giacomo † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 1 Jul 1878)
Virginio Dondeo † (Bishop: 29 May 1953 to 22 Jul 1961)
Sebastiano Dossena, B. † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1659 to 1664)
Pietro Farina † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1999 to 25 Apr 2009)
Tommaso delle Fonti † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1346 to 1348)
Bernardino Fumarelli † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1529 to 13 Nov 1532)
Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1598 to Aug 1608)
Emilio Gentile † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 24 Feb 1822)
Gaetano Iovone † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to 31 Oct 1733)
Egidio Antonio Isabelli † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1735 to 3 Jan 1752)
Giuseppe de Lazzara † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1676 to 2 Mar 1702)
Raffaele Longobardi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 23 Sep 1822)
Ippolito Marsigli † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1541 to 1546)
Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 1 May 1826)
Pietro Paolo Medici † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1639 to Oct 1657)
Antonio Moretti, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1458 to 1482)
Diego Gilberto Nogueras † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1561 to 1566)
Luigi Noviello † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1930 to 20 Sep 1947)
Raffaele Pellecchia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jan 1960; Bishop: 1 Sep 1961 to 19 Mar 1967)
Sebastiano Antonio Pighini † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1546 to 4 Jun 1548)
Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1703 to 23 Jul 1730)
Carlo Puoti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Jul 1826 to 14 Mar 1848)
Francesco Renzio †
Carlo Rosati † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 17 Feb 1753)
Angelo Rossi † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1567 to 1568)
Giovanni Michele Rossi, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1633 to 25 Dec 1638)
Angelo Sacco (Sarro), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1504 to 1529)
Angelo Sanfelice † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1413 to 1457)
Filippo Sanseverino † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 26 Jan 1762)
Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1770 to 15 Apr 1776)
Innocenzo Sanseverino † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1753 to 29 Dec 1756)
Giovanni Battista Santorio † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1568 to 8 Jan 1586)
Antonio Scotti † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 24 Mar 1898)
Filippo Angelo Seragli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1548 to 1557)
Varlerius Seta, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1608 to 1625)
Miguel Torcella † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1532 to 6 Apr 1541)
Romano de Urbe, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1254)
Girolamo Volpe † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 9 Aug 1885)
Gerolamo Maria (Jacopo) Zambeccari, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1625 to 11 Apr 1633)
Giovanni Zefra † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1486 to 1504)
Alferio † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1252 to 27 Jan 1254)
Bertrando † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1348)
Gentile , O.F.M. † (Administrator: 1 Oct 1291)
Giovanni † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1361)

Source(s)

Diocese of Alife
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 84
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 85
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 104
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 78
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 79
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 77
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 68
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 89
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 47
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 847
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 562, and Page 563
Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 631, to Page 633

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

✠

Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo

Dioecesis Aliphana-Caiacensis o Caiatina

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Source(s)