Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace

Historical Details

• Diocese of Catanzaro
  • Latin Name: Catacensis
  • Erected: 1121
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Catanzaro
  • Latin Name: Catacensis
  • Elevated: 5 June 1927
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 909 (351 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo † (28 Aug 1252 Appointed - )
• Giacomo † (18 Dec 1299 Appointed - )
• Venuto da Nicastro, O.F.M. † ( 1305 Appointed - 1342 Died)
• Pietro Salamia, O.P. † (27 Oct 1343 Appointed - 1368 Died)
• Nicola Andrea † (18 Feb 1368 Appointed - 1369 Died)
• Astulfus † (27 Apr 1369 Appointed - )
• Tommaso † (6 Dec 1398 Appointed - 1421 Died)
• Pietro Amuloya † (7 Apr 1421 Appointed - 1435 Died)
• Antonio de Ispiglo, O.F.M. † (26 Oct 1435 Appointed - 1439 Died)
• Nicola Palmeri, O.S.A. † (21 Dec 1440 Appointed - 1448 Resigned)
• Palamides , C.R.S.A. † (23 Jan 1450 Appointed - 1467 Died)
• Giovanni Geraldini † (24 Mar 1467 Appointed - 1488 Died)
• Stefano Goffredi † (9 Jan 1489 Appointed - 1508 Died)
• Giovanni Evangelista Tornefranza † (27 Apr 1509 Appointed - 1523 Died)
• Antonio de Paola † (24 Jul 1523 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
• Girolamo de Paola † (9 May 1530 Appointed - 1532 Died)
• Angelo Geraldini d’Amelia † (6 Mar 1532 Appointed - 15 May 1536 Resigned)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (15 May 1536 Appointed - 18 Aug 1536 Resigned)
• Sforza Geraldini d’Amelia † (18 Aug 1536 Appointed - 1550 Died)
• Ascanio Geronimo Geraldini d’Amelia † (19 Mar 1550 Appointed - 1570 Died)
• Angelo Oraboni, O.F.M. Obs. † (12 Apr 1570 Appointed - 17 Mar 1572 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani)
• Ottavio Moriconi † (4 Jul 1572 Appointed - 1582 Died)
• Nicolò Orazi † (31 Jan 1582 Appointed - 11 Jul 1607 Died)
• Giuseppe Pisculli, O.F.M. Conv. † (17 Sep 1607 Appointed - Jun 1618 Died)
• Modernus (Fabrizio) Caracciolo Piscizi † (7 Jan 1619 Appointed - 7 Nov 1629 Resigned)
• Luca Castellini, O.P. † (19 Nov 1629 Appointed - Jan 1631 Died)
• Consalvo Caputo † (8 Aug 1633 Appointed - 19 Nov 1645 Died)
• Fabio Olivadisi † (16 Jul 1646 Appointed - 10 Nov 1656 Died)
• Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. † (23 Apr 1657 Appointed - 26 Jan 1664 Died)
• Agazio di Somma † (28 Apr 1664 Appointed - 1 Oct 1671 Died)
• Carlo Sgombrino † (8 Feb 1672 Appointed - Oct 1686 Died)
• Francesco Gori † (7 Jul 1687 Appointed - 4 Oct 1706 Appointed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
• Giovanni Matteo Vitelloni † (11 Apr 1707 Appointed - Jul 1710 Died)
• Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. † (17 Sep 1714 Appointed - 12 Sep 1727 Died)
• Domenico Rossi (Rosso e Colonna), O.S.B. † (1 Oct 1727 Appointed - 26 Sep 1735 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
• Giovanni Romano † (26 Sep 1735 Appointed - 6 Jan 1736 Died)
• Octavio da Pozzo † (9 Jul 1736 Appointed - 6 Jan 1751 Died)
• Fabio Troyli † (1 Feb 1751 Appointed - 1 Aug 1762 Died)
• Antonio De Cumis † (24 Jan 1763 Appointed - 3 Sep 1778 Died)
• Salvatore Spinelli, O.S.B. † (12 Jul 1779 Appointed - 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Giovanni Battista Marchese † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1802 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco d’Alessandria † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 15 Jan 1818 Died)
• Michele Basilio Clari (Clary), O.S.B.I. † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1823 Confirmed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa))
• Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. † (24 May 1824 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1828 Confirmed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Matteo Franco, C.P.O. † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 27 Aug 1851 Died)
• Raffaele de Franco † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 23 Aug 1883 Died)
• Bernardo Antonio De Riso, O.S.B. † (23 Aug 1883 Succeeded - 28 May 1900 Died)
• Luigi Finoja † (2 Jun 1900 Succeeded - 6 Dec 1906 Resigned)
• Pietro di Maria † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 11 Jun 1918 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Iconium)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (25 Sep 1919 Appointed - 20 Jan 1956 Died)
• Armando Fares † (20 Jan 1956 Succeeded - 31 Jul 1980 Retired)
• Antonio Cantisani † (31 Jul 1980 Appointed - 31 Jan 2003 Retired)
• Antonio Ciliberti † (31 Jan 2003 Appointed - 25 Mar 2011 Retired)
• Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (25 Mar 2011 Appointed - 15 Sep 2021 Resigned)
• Claudio Maniago (29 Nov 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Catanzaro
1886		67,097	.0%			174	0				49	OTC
Archdiocese of Catanzaro
1950	95,750	95,956	99.8%	62	15	77	1,243		21	130	46	ap1951
1959	110,500	111,500	99.1%	64	21	85	1,300		175	97	46	ap1960
1969	139,476	139,755	99.8%	66	27	93	1,499		34	201	45	ap1971
1980	135,700	139,300	97.4%	73	37	110	1,233		43	204	56	ap1981
Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
1990	270,000	274,500	98.4%	125	61	186	1,451	5	122	255	128	ap1991
1999	244,557	248,067	98.6%	124	58	182	1,343	16	86	205	120	ap2000
2000	242,246	246,426	98.3%	126	52	178	1,360	19	77	205	121	ap2001
2001	245,313	249,426	98.4%	135	60	195	1,258	19	85	205	121	ap2002
2002	245,326	249,426	98.4%	139	52	191	1,284	19	78	193	122	ap2003
2003	245,326	249,426	98.4%	140	52	192	1,277	19	77	208	122	ap2004
2004	245,326	249,426	98.4%	136	55	191	1,284	18	82	196	122	ap2005
2006	199,000	237,000	84.0%	139	54	193	1,031	19	77	179	122	ap2007
2013	250,900	255,807	98.1%	140	31	171	1,467	25	48	150	136	ap2014
2016	235,000	258,000	91.1%	164	38	202	1,163	26	57	122	136	ap2017
2019	247,817	248,817	99.6%	131	1	132	1,877	25	24	122	123	ap2020
2021	245,160	246,160	99.6%	129	1	130	1,885	25	24	100	123	ap2022
2023	241,560	242,550	99.6%	147	43	190	1,271	22	71	66	122	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Maurizio Aloise (Priest: 18 Nov 1995 to 20 Mar 2021)
• Domenico Battaglia (Deacon: 8 Aug 1987; Priest: 6 Feb 1988 to 24 Jun 2016)
• Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (Archbishop: 25 Mar 2011 to 15 Sep 2021)
• Marco Ganci (Priest: 16 Dec 2000)
• Claudio Maniago (Archbishop: 29 Nov 2021 - )
• Armando Matteo (Priest: 20 Dec 1997 to 12 Apr 2021)
• Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap.
• Angelo Raffaele Panzetta (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Sep 2021 to 9 Jan 2022)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luigi Agazio, O.F.M. Ref. †
• Giovanni Francesco d’Alessandria † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 15 Jan 1818)
• Pietro Amuloya † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1421 to 1435)
• Nicola Andrea † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1368 to 1369)
• Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 28 Jan 1828)
• Nicola Canino † (Priest: 13 May 1920 to 30 Dec 1936)
• Antonio Cantisani † (Archbishop: 31 Jul 1980 to 31 Jan 2003)
• Consalvo Caputo † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1633 to 19 Nov 1645)
• Modernus (Fabrizio) Caracciolo Piscizi † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1619 to 7 Nov 1629)
• Luca Castellini, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1629 to Jan 1631)
• Ruggero Augusto Catizone † (Priest: 28 Feb 1863; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Sep 1895 to Jan 1908)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 15 May 1536 to 18 Aug 1536)
• Antonio Ciliberti † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 2003 to 25 Mar 2011)
• Michele Basilio Clari (Clary), O.S.B.I. † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 17 Nov 1823)
• Antonio De Cumis † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1763 to 3 Sep 1778)
• Bernardo Antonio De Riso, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 23 Aug 1883 to 28 May 1900)
• Pietro di Maria † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 11 Jun 1918)
• Agazio di Somma † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1664 to 1 Oct 1671)
• Armando Fares † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Jun 1950; Archbishop: 20 Jan 1956 to 31 Jul 1980)
• Luigi Finoja † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Sep 1899; Bishop: 2 Jun 1900 to 6 Dec 1906)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1919; Archbishop: 5 Jun 1927 to 20 Jan 1956)
• Matteo Franco, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 18 May 1829 to 27 Aug 1851)
• Raffaele de Franco † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 23 Aug 1883)
• Giovanni Geraldini † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1467 to 1488)
• Angelo Geraldini d’Amelia † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1532 to 15 May 1536)
• Ascanio Geronimo Geraldini d’Amelia † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1550 to 1570)
• Sforza Geraldini d’Amelia † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1536 to 1550)
• Stefano Goffredi † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1489 to 1508)
• Francesco Gori † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1687 to 4 Oct 1706)
• Antonio de Ispiglo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1435 to 1439)
• Giovanni Battista Marchese † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 22 Dec 1802)
• Ottavio Moriconi † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1572 to 1582)
• Venuto da Nicastro, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1305 to 1342)
• Fabio Olivadisi † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1646 to 10 Nov 1656)
• Angelo Oraboni, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1570 to 17 Mar 1572)
• Nicolò Orazi † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1582 to 11 Jul 1607)
• Nicola Palmeri, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1440 to 1448)
• Antonio de Paola † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1523 to 1529)
• Girolamo de Paola † (Bishop: 9 May 1530 to 1532)
• Ildefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †
• Giuseppe Pisculli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1607 to Jun 1618)
• Octavio da Pozzo † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1736 to 6 Jan 1751)
• Vitaliano Provenzano † (Deacon: 15 Apr 1797; Priest: 18 May 1799; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1839 to 6 Jan 1857)
• Giuseppe Pullano † (Priest: 3 Aug 1930 to 22 Apr 1953)
• Giovanni Romano † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1735 to 6 Jan 1736)
• Domenico Rossi (Rosso e Colonna), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1727 to 26 Sep 1735)
• Pietro Salamia, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1343 to 1368)
• Carlo Sgombrino † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1672 to Oct 1686)
• Salvatore Spinelli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 26 Mar 1792)
• Emanuele Spinelli d’Acquaro, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1714 to 12 Sep 1727)
• Serafino Sprovieri † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1978 to 31 Jul 1980)
• Giovanni Evangelista Tornefranza † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1509 to 1523)
• Fabio Troyli † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1751 to 1 Aug 1762)
• Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1657 to 26 Jan 1664)
• Giovanni Matteo Vitelloni † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to Jul 1710)
• Astulfus † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1369)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1299)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1252)
• Palamides , C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1450 to 1467)
• Tommaso † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1398 to 1421)

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