Avezzano (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giacomo de Venere † (31 Mar 1286 Confirmed - 1295 Died)
Giacomo de Buschi, O.P. † (2 Oct 1295 Appointed - )
Pierre Ferri † (20 Mar 1327 Appointed - 10 May 1336 Appointed, Bishop of Chieti)
Tommaso Valignani † (10 May 1336 Appointed - 10 Mar 1348 Died)
Tommaso Pucci † (30 May 1348 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Giacomo Muti † (13 Oct 1363 Appointed - 17 Dec 1365 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
Berardo † (17 Dec 1365 Appointed - )
Pietro Albertini † (14 Jan 1380 Appointed - 15 Jun 1380 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
Giuliano Tomasi, O.F.M. † (15 Jun 1380 Appointed - 16 Feb 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Capri)
Gentile Maccafani (d’Ajello) † ( 1385 Appointed - 13 Jan 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Nicastro)
Giacomo Romano † ( 1385 Appointed - 1385 Died)
Filippo † (20 Nov 1398 Appointed - 1418 Resigned)
Tommaso † ( 1419 Appointed - 1429 Died)
Sabbas Carboni † (10 Feb 1430 Appointed - 22 Aug 1446 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Angelo Maccafani † (22 Aug 1446 Appointed - 14 Sep 1470 Died)
Francesco Maccafani † (1 Oct 1470 Appointed - 1471 Resigned)
Gabriele Maccafani † (11 Oct 1471 Appointed - 1512 Died)
Giacomo Maccafani † ( 1511 Succeeded - 1530 Died)
Giovanni Dionisio Maccafani † ( 1530 Succeeded - 1533 Died)
Marcello Crescenzi † (19 Jan 1534 Appointed - 5 May 1546 Appointed, Administrator of Conza)
Francesco (Franzino) Micheli † (17 May 1546 Appointed - 13 Jul 1548 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
Nicola de Virgiliis † (27 Jul 1548 Appointed - 20 May 1562 Resigned)
Giambattista Milanese † (27 May 1562 Appointed - 14 Dec 1577 Died)
Matteo Colli † (13 Feb 1579 Appointed - 1596 Died)
Bartolomeo Peretti † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 2 Jan 1628 Died)
Baglione Carradoli † (5 Jun 1628 Appointed - 3 May 1629 Died)
Muzio Colonna † (17 Sep 1629 Appointed - 5 Sep 1632 Died)
Lorenzo Massimi † (24 Nov 1632 Appointed - 28 Oct 1647 Died)
Giovanni Paolo Caccia † (18 May 1648 Appointed - 6 Sep 1649 Died)
Ascanio de Gasparis † (14 Feb 1650 Appointed - 16 Aug 1664 Died)
Diego Petra † (15 Sep 1664 Appointed - 29 Apr 1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
Francesco Berardino Corradini † (27 May 1680 Appointed - 26 Dec 1718 Died)
Muzio de’ Vecchi † (29 Mar 1719 Appointed - 25 Aug 1724 Died)
Giacinto Dragonetti, C.O. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - 20 Dec 1730 Died)
Giuseppe Barone † (5 Mar 1731 Appointed - 29 May 1741 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
Domenico Antonio Brizi † (29 May 1741 Appointed - 6 Sep 1760 Died)
Benedetto Mattei † (15 Dec 1760 Appointed - 23 Jun 1776 Died)
Francesco Vincenzo Lajezza † (16 Dec 1776 Appointed - 31 Oct 1792 Died)
Giuseppe Bolognese † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1803 Died)
Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (26 Jun 1805 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of San Severo)
Francesco Saverio Durini, O.S.B. † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1823 Confirmed, Bishop of Aversa)
Giuseppe Segna † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1840 Died)
Michel’ Angelo Sorrentino † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1863 Died)
Federico de Giacomo † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 6 Aug 1884 Died)
Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) † (10 Nov 1884 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Angelo Maria Aloisio † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Marino Russo † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 15 Aug 1903 Died)
Francesco Giacci † (13 Jul 1904 Appointed - 29 Apr 1909 Resigned)
Nicola Cola † (15 Apr 1910 Appointed - 14 Aug 1910 Resigned)
Pio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. † (14 Dec 1910 Appointed - 17 Jan 1945 Died)
Domenico Valerii † (9 Aug 1945 Appointed - 10 Nov 1973 Retired)
Vittorio Ottaviani † (10 Nov 1973 Appointed - 22 Apr 1977 Resigned)
Biagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Apr 1977 Appointed - 23 Jun 1990 Retired)
Armando Dini (23 Jun 1990 Appointed - 21 Nov 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano)
Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. (9 Jun 1999 Appointed - 2 Sep 2006 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
Pietro Santoro (28 Jun 2007 Appointed - 23 Jul 2021 Retired)
Giovanni Massaro (23 Jul 2021 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Marsi
9th Century	Erected		Diocese of Marsi (erected)
29 May 1922	Territory Lost	Diocese of Marsi (Tramútola)	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni
15 August 1972	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Marsi (from Immediately Subject to L’Aquila)
Diocese of Avezzano
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Marsi	Diocese of Avezzano

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 Marsi

1886 91,065 .0% 243 0 76 OTC

1950 124,700 125,000 99.8% 105 28 133 937 25 125 85 ap1951

1969 129,850 130,000 99.9% 107 34 141 920 41 283 92 ap1971

1980 113,000 113,400 99.6% 101 32 133 849 39 180 98 ap1981

Diocese of Avezzano

1990 107,500 109,000 98.6% 128 34 162 663 4 38 218 100 ap1991

1999 118,120 120,500 98.0% 87 32 119 992 5 37 186 100 ap2000

2000 117,908 121,500 97.0% 90 25 115 1,025 5 30 178 100 ap2001

2001 115,600 118,000 98.0% 78 25 103 1,122 5 25 170 97 ap2002

2002 115,600 118,000 98.0% 84 29 113 1,023 5 29 172 98 ap2003

2003 115,000 118,000 97.5% 80 22 102 1,127 5 22 172 98 ap2004

2004 115,000 118,000 97.5% 78 22 100 1,150 5 22 172 98 ap2005

2006 109,000 115,137 94.7% 80 29 109 1,000 5 30 130 95 ap2007

2012 109,380 119,210 91.8% 78 25 103 1,061 5 26 128 97 ap2013

2015 115,186 122,241 94.2% 82 26 108 1,066 5 29 129 97 ap2016

2018 108,000 122,230 88.4% 72 25 97 1,113 5 25 114 97 ap2019

2020 107,200 120,301 89.1% 76 17 93 1,152 5 19 109 100 ap2021

2022 105,500 115,950 91.0% 81 15 96 1,098 8 17 88 100 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 Marsi
1886		91,065	.0%			243	0				76	OTC
1950	124,700	125,000	99.8%	105	28	133	937		25	125	85	ap1951
1969	129,850	130,000	99.9%	107	34	141	920		41	283	92	ap1971
1980	113,000	113,400	99.6%	101	32	133	849		39	180	98	ap1981
Diocese of Avezzano
1990	107,500	109,000	98.6%	128	34	162	663	4	38	218	100	ap1991
1999	118,120	120,500	98.0%	87	32	119	992	5	37	186	100	ap2000
2000	117,908	121,500	97.0%	90	25	115	1,025	5	30	178	100	ap2001
2001	115,600	118,000	98.0%	78	25	103	1,122	5	25	170	97	ap2002
2002	115,600	118,000	98.0%	84	29	113	1,023	5	29	172	98	ap2003
2003	115,000	118,000	97.5%	80	22	102	1,127	5	22	172	98	ap2004
2004	115,000	118,000	97.5%	78	22	100	1,150	5	22	172	98	ap2005
2006	109,000	115,137	94.7%	80	29	109	1,000	5	30	130	95	ap2007
2012	109,380	119,210	91.8%	78	25	103	1,061	5	26	128	97	ap2013
2015	115,186	122,241	94.2%	82	26	108	1,066	5	29	129	97	ap2016
2018	108,000	122,230	88.4%	72	25	97	1,113	5	25	114	97	ap2019
2020	107,200	120,301	89.1%	76	17	93	1,152	5	19	109	100	ap2021
2022	105,500	115,950	91.0%	81	15	96	1,098	8	17	88	100	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pietro Albertini † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1380 to 15 Jun 1380)
Angelo Maria Aloisio † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 - Did Not Take Effect to 24 Jun 1895)
Serafino Angelini †
Lorenzo Antonelli †
Alessandro Argoli †
Pio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1910 to 17 Jan 1945)
Giuseppe Barone † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1731 to 29 May 1741)
Nicola Bedini †
Giuseppe Bolognese † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 17 Mar 1803)
Domenico Antonio Brizi † (Bishop: 29 May 1741 to 6 Sep 1760)
Giacomo de Buschi, O.P. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1295)
Giovanni Paolo Caccia † (Bishop: 18 May 1648 to 6 Sep 1649)
Sabbas Carboni † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1430 to 22 Aug 1446)
Baglione Carradoli † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1628 to 3 May 1629)
Nicola Cola † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1910 to 14 Aug 1910)
Matteo Colli † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1579 to 1596)
Muzio Colonna † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1629 to 5 Sep 1632)
Francesco Berardino Corradini † (Bishop: 27 May 1680 to 26 Dec 1718)
Marcello Crescenzi † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1534 to 5 May 1546)
Muzio de’ Vecchi † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1719 to 25 Aug 1724)
Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 21 May 1894)
Giacinto Dragonetti, C.O. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to 20 Dec 1730)
Francesco Saverio Durini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 17 Nov 1823)
Pierre Ferri † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1327 to 10 May 1336)
Ascanio de Gasparis † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1650 to 16 Aug 1664)
Francesco Giacci † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1904 to 29 Apr 1909)
Federico de Giacomo † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 6 Aug 1884)
Francesco Vincenzo Lajezza † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1776 to 31 Oct 1792)
Angelo Maccafani † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1446 to 14 Sep 1470)
Francesco Maccafani † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1470 to 1471)
Gabriele Maccafani † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1471 to 1512)
Gentile Maccafani (d’Ajello) † (Bishop: 1385 to 13 Jan 1399)
Giacomo Maccafani † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Jun 1498; Bishop: 1511 to 1530)
Giovanni Dionisio Maccafani † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Feb 1520; Bishop: 1530 to 1533)
Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †
Lorenzo Massimi † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1632 to 28 Oct 1647)
Benedetto Mattei † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 23 Jun 1776)
Francesco (Franzino) Micheli † (Bishop: 17 May 1546 to 13 Jul 1548)
Giambattista Milanese † (Bishop: 27 May 1562 to 14 Dec 1577)
Giacomo Muti † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1363 to 17 Dec 1365)
Francesco Antonio Nanni, C.M. †
Vittorio Ottaviani † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1973 to 22 Apr 1977)
Achille Palmerini † (Priest: 12 May 1929 to 11 Jul 1962)
Bartolomeo Peretti † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1597 to 2 Jan 1628)
Diego Petra † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1664 to 29 Apr 1680)
Tommaso Pucci † (Bishop: 30 May 1348 to 1363)
Giacomo Romano † (Bishop: 1385 to 1385)
Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 26 Jun 1818)
Marino Russo † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 15 Aug 1903)
Antonio Santucci † (Priest: 1 Jul 1951 to 8 May 1985)
Francesco Segna †
Giuseppe Segna † (Priest: 21 Dec 1782; Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 8 Mar 1840)
Michel’ Angelo Sorrentino † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 17 Apr 1863)
Biagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1977 to 23 Jun 1990)
Giuliano Tomasi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1380 to 16 Feb 1418)
Giulio Tommasi †
Domenico Valerii † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1945 to 10 Nov 1973)
Tommaso Valignani † (Bishop: 10 May 1336 to 10 Mar 1348)
Giacomo de Venere † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1286 to 1295)
Nicola de Virgiliis † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1548 to 20 May 1562)
Berardo † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1365)
Filippo † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1398 to 1418)
Tommaso † (Bishop: 1419 to 1429)

Source(s)

Diocese of Marsi
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 327, and Page 328
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 186
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 236
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 232
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 257
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 277
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 893
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 262, and Page 263
Diocese of Avezzano
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 447, and Page 448

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