Capua (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Festus † ( 591 Appointed - 594 Died)
Alfano di Camerota † ( 1158 Elected - 1182 Died)
Giacomo d’Amalfi † (27 Sep 1225 Appointed - 1242 Died)
Marino de Eboli † (13 Jan 1252 Appointed - 1285 Died)
Cinzio della Pigna † (25 May 1286 Appointed - 1290 Died)
Salimbene † ( 1291 Appointed - 1295 Died)
Pietro Guerra † (6 Jan 1298 Appointed - 8 Jul 1299 Appointed, Patriarch of Aquileia)
Leonardo Patrasso † (20 Jul 1299 Appointed - 2 Mar 1300 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano)
Alberto † (3 Jun 1300 Appointed - )
Giovanni d’Alatri † (2 Jan 1301 Appointed - 1304 Died)
Andrea Pandone † (5 Jun 1304 Appointed - 10 Sep 1311 Died)
Ingerammus Stella † (23 Jun 1312 Appointed - 1333 Died)
Rinardo di Ruggiero † (18 Feb 1334 Appointed - 1350 Died)
Vasino Rolando, O.F.M. † (14 Jun 1350 Appointed - 1352 Died)
Giovanni della Porta † (18 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1358 Died)
Reginaldo † (11 May 1358 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Filippo di Lanzano † ( 1363 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Stefano della Sanità † (20 Dec 1363 Appointed - 11 Jul 1380 Died)
Luigi della Ratta † (22 Dec 1380 Appointed - 1383 Resigned)
Giovanni di Pontecorvo † (23 May 1384 Appointed - )
Attanasio Vindacio † ( 1385 Appointed - 1406 Died)
Filippo Barile † (19 Feb 1406 Appointed - 1434 Died)
Niccolò d’Acciapaccio † (18 Feb 1435 Appointed - 3 Apr 1447 Died)
Jourdain Cattani † (17 Apr 1447 Appointed - 13 Oct 1496 Died)
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní † ( 1496 Appointed - 15 Oct 1498 Resigned)
Juan López † (15 Oct 1498 Appointed - 5 Aug 1501 Died)
Giovanni Battista Ferrari † (9 Aug 1501 Appointed - 20 Jul 1502 Died)
Ippolito d’Este (I) † (20 Jul 1502 Appointed - 3 Sep 1520 Died)
Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. † (12 Sep 1520 Appointed - 28 Apr 1536 Resigned)
Tommaso Caracciolo † (28 Apr 1536 Appointed - 31 Mar 1546 Died)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (5 May 1546 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
Fabrizio Arcella † (18 Jan 1549 Appointed - 1560 Died)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † ( 1561 Appointed - )
Cesare Costa, C.O. † (19 Nov 1572 Appointed - 2 Feb 1602 Died)
St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. † (18 Mar 1602 Appointed - Aug 1605 Resigned)
Antonio Caetani (Jr.) † (31 Aug 1605 Appointed - 17 Mar 1624 Died)
Luigi Caetani † (17 Mar 1624 Succeeded - 1 Mar 1627 Resigned)
Girolamo Costanzo † (1 Mar 1627 Appointed - Sep 1633 Died)
Girolamo de Franchis † (27 Nov 1634 Appointed - Jan 1635 Died)
Camillo Melzi † (18 Feb 1636 Appointed - 21 Jan 1659 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Melzi † (14 Mar 1661 Appointed - 6 Apr 1687 Died)
Gasparo Cavalieri † (7 Jul 1687 Appointed - 17 Aug 1690 Died)
Giacomo Cantelmo † (27 Sep 1690 Appointed - 23 Jul 1691 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Giuseppe Bologna † (26 Nov 1691 Appointed - 2 Aug 1697 Died)
Carlo Loffredo, C.R. † (10 Mar 1698 Appointed - Jan 1701 Died)
Niccolò Caracciolo † (23 Apr 1703 Appointed - 7 Feb 1728 Died)
Mondilio Orsini, C.O. † (8 Mar 1728 Appointed - 19 Dec 1743 Resigned)
Giuseppe Maria Ruffo † (3 Feb 1744 Appointed - 19 Mar 1754 Died)
Muzio Gaeta (Jr.) † (16 Sep 1754 Appointed - 19 Mar 1764 Died)
Michele Maria Capece Galeota, C.R. † (20 Aug 1764 Appointed - 18 Nov 1777 Resigned)
Adelmo Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte, O.S.B. † (15 Dec 1777 Appointed - 9 Nov 1785 Died)
Agostino Gervasio, O.E.S.A. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1806 Died)
Baldassare Mormile, C.R. † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1826 Died)
Francesco Serra Cassano † (26 Jul 1826 Succeeded - 17 Aug 1850 Died)
Giuseppe Cosenza † (30 Sep 1850 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1863 Died)
Francesco Saverio Maria Apuzzo † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 30 Jul 1880 Died)
Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. † (20 Aug 1880 Appointed - 14 Nov 1912 Died)
Gennaro Cosenza † (4 Mar 1913 Appointed - 2 Jan 1930 Retired)
Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. † (30 Jun 1930 Appointed - 13 Feb 1962 Died)
Tommaso Leonetti † (10 Jul 1962 Appointed - 1 Mar 1978 Retired)
Luigi Diligenza † (1 Mar 1978 Appointed - 29 Apr 1997 Retired)
Bruno Schettino † (29 Apr 1997 Appointed - 21 Sep 2012 Died)
Salvatore Visco (30 Apr 2013 Appointed - 11 Dec 2023 Retired)
Pietro Lagnese (11 Dec 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Capua
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Capua (erected)
Archdiocese of Capua
14 August 966	Elevated	Diocese of Capua	Archdiocese of Capua
30 April 1979	Elevated		Archdiocese of Capua (no longer a Metropolitan)

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

Archdiocese of Capua

1886 77,376 .0% 369 0 58 OTC

1950 125,028 125,115 99.9% 131 12 143 874 35 308 63 ap1951

1959 125,400 125,500 99.9% 120 15 135 928 28 320 64 ap1960

1970 134,870 135,000 99.9% 98 21 119 1,133 32 407 71 ap1971

1980 136,000 136,800 99.4% 86 13 99 1,373 16 352 75 ap1981

1990 178,000 180,000 98.9% 76 11 87 2,045 13 360 60 ap1991

1999 177,800 178,500 99.6% 74 10 84 2,116 2 13 330 59 ap2000

2000 178,800 180,500 99.1% 75 10 85 2,103 2 13 330 59 ap2001

2001 179,900 182,300 98.7% 76 10 86 2,091 1 13 295 60 ap2002

2002 180,100 183,300 98.3% 82 10 92 1,957 3 23 290 59 ap2003

2003 183,000 185,000 98.9% 76 10 86 2,127 4 23 280 59 ap2004

2004 186,000 190,000 97.9% 70 11 81 2,296 2 20 270 59 ap2005

2006 186,400 191,500 97.3% 68 13 81 2,301 3 25 280 60 ap2007

2013 192,300 203,000 94.7% 70 12 82 2,345 9 12 285 60 ap2014

2016 196,200 207,200 94.7% 77 14 91 2,156 11 16 250 60 ap2017

2019 191,315 205,000 93.3% 71 14 85 2,250 9 16 243 60 ap2020

2021 191,600 205,400 93.3% 69 14 83 2,308 8 14 243 60 ap2022

2023 190,500 204,300 93.2% 73 9 82 2,323 7 11 232 60 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Capua
1886		77,376	.0%			369	0				58	OTC
1950	125,028	125,115	99.9%	131	12	143	874		35	308	63	ap1951
1959	125,400	125,500	99.9%	120	15	135	928		28	320	64	ap1960
1970	134,870	135,000	99.9%	98	21	119	1,133		32	407	71	ap1971
1980	136,000	136,800	99.4%	86	13	99	1,373		16	352	75	ap1981
1990	178,000	180,000	98.9%	76	11	87	2,045		13	360	60	ap1991
1999	177,800	178,500	99.6%	74	10	84	2,116	2	13	330	59	ap2000
2000	178,800	180,500	99.1%	75	10	85	2,103	2	13	330	59	ap2001
2001	179,900	182,300	98.7%	76	10	86	2,091	1	13	295	60	ap2002
2002	180,100	183,300	98.3%	82	10	92	1,957	3	23	290	59	ap2003
2003	183,000	185,000	98.9%	76	10	86	2,127	4	23	280	59	ap2004
2004	186,000	190,000	97.9%	70	11	81	2,296	2	20	270	59	ap2005
2006	186,400	191,500	97.3%	68	13	81	2,301	3	25	280	60	ap2007
2013	192,300	203,000	94.7%	70	12	82	2,345	9	12	285	60	ap2014
2016	196,200	207,200	94.7%	77	14	91	2,156	11	16	250	60	ap2017
2019	191,315	205,000	93.3%	71	14	85	2,250	9	16	243	60	ap2020
2021	191,600	205,400	93.3%	69	14	83	2,308	8	14	243	60	ap2022
2023	190,500	204,300	93.2%	73	9	82	2,323	7	11	232	60	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Niccolò d’Acciapaccio † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1435 to 3 Apr 1447)
Guglielmo de Altavilla †
Giacomo d’Amalfi † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1225 to 1242)
Francesco Saverio Maria Apuzzo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1854 to 23 Mar 1855; Archbishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 30 Jul 1880)
Fabrizio Arcella † (Archbishop: 18 Jan 1549 to 1560)
Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. † (Archbishop: 30 Jun 1930 to 13 Feb 1962)
Hyacinthus Maria Barberio, O.F.M. Conv. †
Filippo Barile † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1406 to 1434)
St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1602 to Aug 1605)
Giuseppe Bologna † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1691 to 2 Aug 1697)
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní † (Archbishop: 1496 to 15 Oct 1498)
Antonio Caetani (Jr.) † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1605 to 17 Mar 1624)
Luigi Caetani † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Nov 1622; Archbishop: 17 Mar 1624 to 1 Mar 1627)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (Archbishop: 5 May 1546 to 1548; Administrator: 1561 - )
Alfano di Camerota † (Archbishop: 1158 to 1182)
Giacomo Cantelmo † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1690 to 23 Jul 1691)
Michele Maria Capece Galeota, C.R. † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1764 to 18 Nov 1777)
Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1880 to 14 Nov 1912)
Francesco Capezzuti †
Carlo de Caprio †
Ludovico di Capua †
Tommaso da Capua †
Niccolò Caracciolo † (Archbishop: 23 Apr 1703 to 7 Feb 1728)
Tommaso Caracciolo † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1536 to 31 Mar 1546)
Jourdain Cattani † (Archbishop: 17 Apr 1447 to 13 Oct 1496)
Gasparo Cavalieri † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1687 to 17 Aug 1690)
Antonio Centore † (Deacon: 14 Apr 1838; Priest: 22 Dec 1838; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1876 to 10 Apr 1898)
Gennaro Cosenza † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1913 to 2 Jan 1930)
Giuseppe Cosenza † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1850 to 30 Mar 1863)
Cesare Costa, C.O. † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1572 to 2 Feb 1602)
Girolamo Costanzo † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1627 to Sep 1633)
Giovanni d’Alatri † (Archbishop: 2 Jan 1301 to 1304)
Francesco d’Albore †
Alfonso del Balzo †
Angelo Della Cioppa †
Giuseppe Della Cioppa †
Cinzio della Pigna † (Archbishop: 25 May 1286 to 1290)
Luigi della Ratta † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1380 to 1383)
Stefano della Sanità † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1363 to 11 Jul 1380)
Ippolito d’Este (I) † (Administrator: 20 Jul 1502 to 3 Sep 1520)
Luigi Diligenza † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1978 to 29 Apr 1997)
Marino de Eboli † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1252 to 1285)
Giovanni Battista Ferrari † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1501 to 20 Jul 1502)
Girolamo de Franchis † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1634 to Jan 1635)
Muzio Gaeta (Jr.) † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1754 to 19 Mar 1764)
Agostino Gervasio, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 17 Mar 1806)
Pietro Guerra † (Archbishop: 6 Jan 1298 to 8 Jul 1299)
Filippo di Lanzano † (Archbishop: 1363 to 1363)
Tommaso Leonetti † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1962 to 1 Mar 1978)
Paolino Limongi †
Carlo Loffredo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1698 to Jan 1701)
Juan López † (Archbishop: 15 Oct 1498 to 5 Aug 1501)
Camillo Melzi † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1636 to 21 Jan 1659)
Giovanni Antonio Melzi † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1661 to 6 Apr 1687)
Giuseppe Menditto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1828)
Baldassare Mormile, C.R. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 26 Jul 1826)
Mondilio Orsini, C.O. † (Archbishop: 8 Mar 1728 to 19 Dec 1743)
Andrea Pandone † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1304 to 10 Sep 1311)
Eduardo Parente † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Aug 1926 to 1929)
Leonardo Patrasso † (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1299 to 2 Mar 1300)
Adelmo Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1777 to 9 Nov 1785)
Biagio Pisani † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 28 Jan 1918)
Giovanni di Pontecorvo † (Archbishop: 23 May 1384)
Giovanni della Porta † (Archbishop: 18 Jan 1353 to 1358)
Vasino Rolando, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1350 to 1352)
Giuseppe Rotondo (Rotundo) †
Giuseppe Maria Ruffo † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1744 to 19 Mar 1754)
Rinardo di Ruggiero † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1334 to 1350)
Bruno Schettino † (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1997 to 21 Sep 2012)
Nikolaus von Schönberg, O.P. † (Archbishop: 12 Sep 1520 to 28 Apr 1536)
Alessandro Scialdone † (Priest: 21 Dec 1805; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1839 to 6 Sep 1862)
Francesco Serra Cassano † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Jul 1826; Archbishop: 26 Jul 1826 to 17 Aug 1850)
Alexander Sibilia †
Ingerammus Stella † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1312 to 1333)
Gabriele Ventriglia †
Attanasio Vindacio † (Archbishop: 1385 to 1406)
Alberto † (Archbishop: 3 Jun 1300)
Festus † (Bishop: 591 to 594)
Reginaldo † (Archbishop: 11 May 1358 to 1363)
Salimbene † (Archbishop: 1291 to 1295)

Source(s)

Diocese of Capua
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 867, to Page 869
Archdiocese of Capua
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 164, and Page 165
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 118
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 151
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 133, and Page 134
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 141, and Page 142
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 146, and Page 147
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 562, and Page 563

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