Castellammare di Stabia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sorrento
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Italy
- Square Kilometers: 75 (28 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

Teobaldo Pontano, O.F.M. † ( 1283 Appointed - 8 Apr 1295 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze)
Landolfo Caracciolo, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1327 Appointed - 20 Sep 1331 Appointed, Bishop of Amalfi)
Matteo d’Alagno † (24 Sep 1331 Appointed - )
Paolo d’Aliano † ( 1362 Appointed - )
Marion del Giudice † (18 Feb 1370 Appointed - 18 May 1373 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)
Ugo Terrissonio, O.P. † (8 Aug 1373 Appointed - 1380 Removed)
Giuliano , O.F.M. † ( 1380 Appointed - 28 Jan 1388 Appointed, Bishop of Nicastro)
Gentile de Tufo † (25 Jun 1392 Appointed - Oct 1392 Died)
Antonio Arcamone, O.P. † (13 Nov 1392 Appointed - 1399 Died)
Giacomo Gallucci, O.P. † (30 Jul 1399 Appointed - 1402 Died)
Marino di Sant’Agata (Merula) † (3 Mar 1402 Appointed - 18 Sep 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze)
Luigi Certa † (4 Jun 1421 Appointed - 1443 Died)
Felice Fajadelli, O.P. † (24 Dec 1444 Appointed - 1446 Died)
Ludovico Certa † ( 1446 Appointed - 1447 Died)
Nicola Anfora † (15 May 1447 Appointed - 1496 Died)
Antonio Flores † (26 Aug 1496 Appointed - 4 Dec 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
Pedro Flores † (29 Nov 1503 Confirmed - 31 Jan 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
Juan Fonseca † (27 Apr 1537 Appointed - Sep 1559 Died)
Antonio Lauro † (9 Oct 1562 Appointed - 1577 Died)
Ludovico Maiorano, C.R.L. † (10 May 1581 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Giovanni Myra (Mira) † (13 Sep 1591 Appointed - 11 Mar 1596 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B. † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 31 Jul 1600 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Ariano)
Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem. † (28 Jan 1601 Ordained Bishop - 18 Aug 1604 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
Ippolito Riva, C.R. † (31 Aug 1605 Appointed - 1627 Died)
Annibale Mascambruno † (30 Aug 1627 Confirmed - 1644 Died)
Andrea Massa † (18 Sep 1645 Appointed - 25 Sep 1651 Appointed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
Clemente Del Pezzo, C.R. † (27 Nov 1651 Appointed - 1653 Died)
Juan de Paredes, C.R.S.A. † (2 Aug 1655 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
Pietro Gambacorta, C.R. † (26 Jun 1662 Appointed - 19 Jan 1676 Died)
Lorenzo Mayers Caramuel, O. de M. † (27 Apr 1676 Appointed - 18 Apr 1678 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
Salvatore Scaglione, O. Carm. † (6 Jun 1678 Appointed - 16 Jul 1680 Died)
Francesco de Mandietta (Mendieta), O.SS.T. † (12 Jan 1682 Appointed - Feb 1683 Died)
Annibale de Pietropaulo † (10 Jan 1684 Appointed - 8 Sep 1705 Died)
Biagio de Dura † (30 Aug 1713 Appointed - 2 Mar 1722 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza)
Pietro Savastani, O.F.M. Ref. † (23 Sep 1722 Appointed - Aug 1727 Died)
Tommaso Di Grazia † (22 Dec 1727 Appointed - 2 Dec 1729 Died)
Tommaso Falcoia, C.P.O. † (2 Oct 1730 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1743 Died)
Pio Tommaso Milante, O.P. † (15 Jul 1743 Confirmed - 2 Apr 1749 Died)
Giuseppe Coppola, C.O. † (1 Dec 1749 Confirmed - 8 Aug 1767 Died)
Tommaso Mazza † (25 Jan 1768 Confirmed - 5 Apr 1787 Died)
Ferdinando Crispo Doria † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 5 Aug 1800 Died)
Bernardo Maria della Torre † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 28 May 1820 Died)
Francesco Colangelo, C.O. † (27 Jun 1821 Confirmed - 15 Jan 1836 Died)
Angelo Maria Scanzano † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1849 Died)
Francesco Saverio Petagna † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1878 Died)
Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 19 Apr 1897 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Michele de Jorio † (4 Feb 1898 Appointed - 1 Dec 1921 Resigned)
Uberto Maria Fiodo † (28 Apr 1922 Appointed - 23 Dec 1923 Resigned)
Pasquale Ragosta † (5 May 1925 Appointed - 7 Oct 1936 Retired)
Federico Emanuel (Emmanuel), S.D.B. † (12 Nov 1936 Appointed - 16 Apr 1952 Retired)
Agostino D’Arco † (29 Mar 1952 Succeeded - 21 Sep 1966 Died)
Raffaele Pellecchia † (28 Jun 1971 Appointed - 3 May 1977 Died)
Antonio Zama † (27 Aug 1977 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia (erected)
21 December 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano) (suppressed)	Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia
30 April 1979	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia (from Sorrento)
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia Archdiocese of Sorrento	Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 57,254 .0% 305 0 25 OTC

1950 90,200 90,297 99.9% 102 38 140 644 46 253 37 ap1951

1959 96,000 96,500 99.5% 84 35 119 806 40 250 41 ap1960

1970 121,000 122,501 98.8% 77 48 125 968 63 377 44 ap1971

1980 126,400 135,500 93.3% 75 48 123 1,027 94 391 47 ap1981

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		57,254	.0%			305	0			25	OTC
1950	90,200	90,297	99.9%	102	38	140	644	46	253	37	ap1951
1959	96,000	96,500	99.5%	84	35	119	806	40	250	41	ap1960
1970	121,000	122,501	98.8%	77	48	125	968	63	377	44	ap1971
1980	126,400	135,500	93.3%	75	48	123	1,027	94	391	47	ap1981