Avellino (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Benedetto † (20 Apr 1288 Appointed - 1295 Died)
Francesco Cane, O.F.M. † (8 Apr 1295 Appointed - 1310 Died)
Nicola , O.P. † (15 Feb 1311 Appointed - 1324 Died)
Goffredo del Tufo † ( 1320 Appointed - 21 Feb 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Natimbene , O.E.S.A. † (21 Feb 1326 Appointed - 17 Jun 1334 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)
Nicola , O.P. † (17 Jun 1334 Appointed - 1351 Died)
Raimondo , O.F.M. † ( 1351 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Nicola de Serpito, O.F.M. † (16 Oct 1363 Appointed - 1390 Died)
Matteo † (1 Mar 1391 Appointed - 1422 Died)
Cecchus (Francesco) Palombo, O.S.B. † (25 Oct 1423 Appointed - 12 Dec 1431 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi)
Fuccio † (10 Feb 1432 Appointed - 1465 Died)
Battista de Ventura † (20 May 1465 Appointed - 1492 Died)
Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (8 Oct 1492 Appointed - 1503 Died)
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande † (28 Jul 1503 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
Antonio de Caro † ( 1505 Appointed - 27 Oct 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Gabriele Setario † (27 Oct 1507 Appointed - 1510 Resigned)
Giovanni Francesco Setario † (11 Jan 1510 Appointed - 1516 Died)
Arcangelo Madrignano † (18 Aug 1516 Appointed - 28 Mar 1520 Resigned)
Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (28 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1544 Died)
Geronimo Albertini † (19 Jan 1545 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (12 Sep 1548 Appointed - 10 Mar 1549 Resigned)
Ascanio Albertini † (10 May 1549 Appointed - 1580 Died)
Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) † (4 Nov 1580 Appointed - 1591 Resigned)
Fulvio Passerini † (21 Jun 1591 Appointed - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Bishop of Pistoia)
Tommaso Vannini † (21 May 1599 Appointed - 5 May 1609 Died)
Muzio Cinquini † (10 Jun 1609 Appointed - 15 Dec 1625 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (9 Feb 1626 Appointed - 24 Apr 1653 Died)
Lorenzo Pollicini † (10 Nov 1653 Appointed - 7 Jul 1656 Died)
Tommaso Brancaccio † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 19 Aug 1669 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - 3 Jan 1673 Died)
Carlo Pellegrini † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - 3 May 1678 Died)
Francesco Scannagatta † (12 Jun 1679 Appointed - 18 Mar 1700 Died)
Emanuele Cicatelli † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 17 Dec 1703 Died)
Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (15 Dec 1704 Appointed - 9 Jun 1722 Died)
Francesco Antonio Finy † (6 Jul 1722 Appointed - 29 Jul 1726 Resigned)
Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (31 Jul 1726 Appointed - 16 Nov 1726 Resigned)
Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 19 Aug 1742 Died)
Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 4 May 1745 Died)
Felice Leone, O.E.S.A. † (19 Jul 1745 Appointed - 9 Jul 1754 Died)
Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (16 Dec 1754 Appointed - 29 Feb 1760 Resigned)
Gioacchino Martínez † (21 Apr 1760 Appointed - 21 Feb 1782 Died)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 14 May 1810 Died)
Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 4 May 1841 Died)
Giuseppe Pietro Antonio Palma, O. Carm. † (3 Apr 1843 Confirmed - 12 Oct 1843 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1854 Confirmed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
Francesco Gallo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1896 Died)
Serafino Angelini † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 4 Feb 1908 Died)
Giuseppe Padula † (2 Aug 1908 Appointed - 18 Nov 1928 Died)
Francesco Petronelli † (18 Jan 1929 Appointed - 25 May 1939 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † (27 Jul 1939 Appointed - 30 Mar 1949 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania)
Gioacchino Pedicini † (22 Nov 1949 Appointed - 2 Jun 1967 Retired)
Pasquale Venezia † (2 Jun 1967 Appointed - 28 Feb 1987 Retired)
Gerardo Pierro † (28 Feb 1987 Appointed - 25 May 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno)
Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (20 Feb 1993 Appointed - 13 Nov 2004 Retired)
Francesco Marino (13 Nov 2004 Appointed - 11 Nov 2016 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
Arturo Aiello (6 May 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Avellino
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Avellino (erected)
Diocese of Avellino e Frigento
9 May 1466	United	Diocese of Avellino Diocese of Frigento	Diocese of Avellino e Frigento
Diocese of Avellino
27 June 1818	Name Changed	Diocese of Avellino e Frigento	Diocese of Avellino
30 July 1938	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Benevento (Cryptaestanea of S. Aegidius Abbots)	Diocese of Avellino
30 July 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (Blessed Virgin Mary of Sorrows (in Pratula))	Archdiocese of Benevento
15 October 1979	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine (S. Maria Assunta in the Ponticelli Valley and part of S. Maria Assunta in Cielo in Torrette di Mercogliano in Avellino)	Diocese of Avellino
15 October 1979	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (Summonte) Archdiocese of Benevento (S. Angelo a Scala)	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
25 January 1998	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Benevento (Santa Maria degli Angeli (Chiusano San Domenico), Santa Margherita (Poppano di San Mango sul Calore), and Maria SS. Addolorata (Pratola Serra)) Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno (SS. Biagio e Stefano (Forino), S. Felicissimo (Petruro di Forino), S. Maria delia Misericordia e S. Nicola (Celzi di Forino), S. Giovanni Battista e S. Maria di Monserrato (Contrada), S. Michele Arcangelo (S. Michele di Serino), SS. Pietro e Paolo Ap....)	Diocese of Avellino
25 January 1998	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda)) Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata))	Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
25 January 1998	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (Santi Nicola di Bari e Antonino martire (Gesualdo), Santa Maria della Pace (Villamaina), Mary SS. Assunta in Cielo (Frigento), Santi Domenico e Francesco (Sturno), and S. Michele Arcangelo (Sturno))	Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
25 January 1998	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino (Maria SS. Addolorata (Starze))	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
15 May 2005	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine (All except Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary and convent on Partenio along with the Abbey of Loreto in Mercogliano)	Diocese of Avellino

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 Avellino

1886 101,112 .0% 401 0 48 OTC

1950 120,000 120,000 100.0% 103 36 139 863 20 191 50 ap1951

1959 130,000 130,000 100.0% 89 36 125 1,040 37 205 52 ap1960

1968 133,000 133,155 99.9% 85 31 116 1,146 26 233 55 ap1971

1980 121,500 130,500 93.1% 68 32 100 1,215 37 158 55 ap1981

1990 139,200 139,800 99.6% 69 36 105 1,325 3 38 178 51 ap1991

1999 143,418 145,418 98.6% 76 30 106 1,353 8 31 184 55 ap2000

2000 143,418 145,418 98.6% 72 26 98 1,463 8 27 180 55 ap2001

2001 143,500 145,500 98.6% 69 27 96 1,494 8 28 178 55 ap2002

2002 143,500 145,000 99.0% 72 28 100 1,435 8 28 174 55 ap2003

2003 143,500 145,000 99.0% 71 28 99 1,449 10 28 172 55 ap2004

2004 143,500 146,000 98.3% 70 28 98 1,464 10 28 170 55 ap2005

2006 159,500 162,500 98.2% 72 25 97 1,644 11 31 207 64 ap2007

2012 158,800 163,300 97.2% 72 31 103 1,541 13 31 192 64 ap2013

2015 159,400 166,000 96.0% 70 21 91 1,751 12 21 118 64 ap2016

2018 156,000 162,000 96.3% 70 21 91 1,714 17 21 199 66 ap2019

2020 156,000 162,000 96.3% 68 14 82 1,902 17 16 140 66 ap2021

2022 156,000 160,000 97.5% 80 47 127 1,228 17 50 74 66 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 Avellino
1886		101,112	.0%			401	0				48	OTC
1950	120,000	120,000	100.0%	103	36	139	863		20	191	50	ap1951
1959	130,000	130,000	100.0%	89	36	125	1,040		37	205	52	ap1960
1968	133,000	133,155	99.9%	85	31	116	1,146		26	233	55	ap1971
1980	121,500	130,500	93.1%	68	32	100	1,215		37	158	55	ap1981
1990	139,200	139,800	99.6%	69	36	105	1,325	3	38	178	51	ap1991
1999	143,418	145,418	98.6%	76	30	106	1,353	8	31	184	55	ap2000
2000	143,418	145,418	98.6%	72	26	98	1,463	8	27	180	55	ap2001
2001	143,500	145,500	98.6%	69	27	96	1,494	8	28	178	55	ap2002
2002	143,500	145,000	99.0%	72	28	100	1,435	8	28	174	55	ap2003
2003	143,500	145,000	99.0%	71	28	99	1,449	10	28	172	55	ap2004
2004	143,500	146,000	98.3%	70	28	98	1,464	10	28	170	55	ap2005
2006	159,500	162,500	98.2%	72	25	97	1,644	11	31	207	64	ap2007
2012	158,800	163,300	97.2%	72	31	103	1,541	13	31	192	64	ap2013
2015	159,400	166,000	96.0%	70	21	91	1,751	12	21	118	64	ap2016
2018	156,000	162,000	96.3%	70	21	91	1,714	17	21	199	66	ap2019
2020	156,000	162,000	96.3%	68	14	82	1,902	17	16	140	66	ap2021
2022	156,000	160,000	97.5%	80	47	127	1,228	17	50	74	66	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ascanio Albertini † (Bishop: 10 May 1549 to 1580)
Geronimo Albertini † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1545 to 1548)
Serafino Angelini † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 4 Feb 1908)
Luigi Barbarito † (Priest: 20 Aug 1944 to 11 Jun 1969)
Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1939 to 30 Mar 1949)
Tommaso Brancaccio † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 19 Aug 1669)
Francesco Cane, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1295 to 1310)
Antonio Maria Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 4 May 1745)
Antonio de Caro † (Bishop: 1505 to 27 Oct 1507)
Domenico Novi Ciavarria † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 4 May 1841)
Emanuele Cicatelli † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 17 Dec 1703)
Muzio Cinquini † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1609 to 15 Dec 1625)
Domenico Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †
Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †
Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (Administrator: 12 Sep 1548 to 10 Mar 1549)
Andrea d’Agostino, C.M. †
Goffredo del Tufo † (Bishop: 1320 to 21 Feb 1326)
Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) †
Francesco Antonio Finy † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1722 to 29 Jul 1726)
Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1993 to 13 Nov 2004)
Francesco Gallo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 16 Sep 1896)
Alfonso Maria Giordano, C.Ss.R. †
Bartolomeo Giustiniani † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1626 to 24 Apr 1653)
Angelo Michele Jannachino †
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to 3 Jan 1673)
Benedetto Latilla, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1754 to 29 Feb 1760)
Felice Leone, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1745 to 9 Jul 1754)
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande † (Administrator: 28 Jul 1503 to 1505)
Arcangelo Madrignano † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1516 to 28 Mar 1520)
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 7 Apr 1854)
Gioacchino Martínez † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1760 to 21 Feb 1782)
Bernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M. †
Silvio Messaglia, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1520 to 1544)
Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1726 to 16 Nov 1726)
Giuseppe Padula † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1908 to 18 Nov 1928)
Giuseppe Pietro Antonio Palma, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1843 to 12 Oct 1843)
Cecchus (Francesco) Palombo, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1423 to 12 Dec 1431)
Fulvio Passerini † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1591 to 19 Apr 1599)
Gioacchino Pedicini † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1949 to 2 Jun 1967)
Raffaele Pellecchia † (Priest: 25 Jul 1932 to 2 Jan 1960)
Carlo Pellegrini † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to 3 May 1678)
Francesco Petronelli † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1929 to 25 May 1939)
Gerardo Pierro † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1987 to 25 May 1992)
Michele Arcangelo Pirone †
Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1492 to 1503)
Lorenzo Pollicini † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1653 to 7 Jul 1656)
Pietro Alessandro Procaccini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1704 to 9 Jun 1722)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 14 May 1810)
Francesco Scannagatta † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1679 to 18 Mar 1700)
Nicola de Serpito, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1363 to 1390)
Gabriele Setario † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1507 to 1510)
Giovanni Francesco Setario † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1510 to 1516)
Agapito Simeoni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1972 to 9 May 1974)
Federico Tolimieri †
Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 19 Aug 1742)
Tommaso Vannini † (Bishop: 21 May 1599 to 5 May 1609)
Pasquale Venezia † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935 to 11 Feb 1951; Bishop: 2 Jun 1967 to 28 Feb 1987)
Battista de Ventura † (Bishop: 20 May 1465 to 1492)
Pietrantonio Visdomini (Vicedomini) † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1580 to 1591)
Benedetto † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1288 to 1295)
Fuccio † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1432 to 1465)
Matteo † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1391 to 1422)
Natimbene , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1326 to 17 Jun 1334)
Nicola , O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1311 to 1324)
Nicola , O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1334 to 1351)
Raimondo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1351 to 1363)

Source(s)

Diocese of Avellino
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 122
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 854, to Page 855
Diocese of Avellino e Frigento
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 100
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 126
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 105
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 108, and Page 109
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 110, and Page 111
Diocese of Avellino
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 345
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,363, and Page 1,364
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 238, to Page 241
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 794, and Page 795

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