Cefalù (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Riccardo Grizzetta, O.F.M. † ( 1249 Appointed - 1253 Died)
Palmerio de Gallucio † (10 Nov 1252 Appointed - )
Tommaso Fusconi, O.P. † (30 Sep 1253 Appointed - 13 Dec 1253 Appointed, Bishop of Siena)
Giovanni Stephani † (9 Feb 1254 Appointed - 1269 Died)
Giacomo da Narni † (10 Jan 1304 Appointed - 1323 Died)
Ruggero di San Giovanni, O.F.M. † (22 Jan 1324 Appointed - 1329 Died)
Roberto Campolo (de Messina), O.F.M. † (14 Oct 1333 Appointed - 1342 Died)
Galgano Biagio di Firenze (Bocca di Bue), O.F.M. † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - 1351 Died)
Nicolò de Burellis † (14 Oct 1353 Appointed - )
Guglielmo de Salamone † (18 Mar 1388 Appointed - 1398 Died)
Giuliano da Mileto, O.P. † (31 Mar 1406 Appointed - 1410 Died)
Antonio Acciaiuoli (da Firenze), O.F.M. † (11 Mar 1412 Appointed - )
Filippo da Butera † (27 Aug 1414 Appointed - 1421 Died)
Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. † (20 Nov 1422 Appointed - 23 Jul 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
Luca de Sarzana, O.F.M. † (23 Jul 1445 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Giovanni Gatto † (1 Jun 1472 Appointed - 18 Aug 1475 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
Bernardo Margarit, O.S.B. † (18 Aug 1475 Appointed - 8 Feb 1479 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
Giovanni Gatto † (8 Feb 1479 Appointed - 1484 Died)
Francesco de Noya, O.F.M. † (26 Nov 1484 Appointed - 18 Apr 1492 Died)
Giovanni Francesco de Orsini (Luna) † ( 1492 Appointed - 1495 Died)
Paolo Della Cavalleria, O.S.B. † (30 Mar 1495 Appointed - 1496 Died)
Lazaro † (18 May 1496 Appointed - Sep 1496 Died)
Rinaldo Montoro e Landolina, O.P. † (12 Oct 1496 Appointed - Oct 1511 Died)
Juan Requeséns † (18 Jan 1512 Appointed - 1517 Resigned)
Juan Sánchez † (4 Nov 1517 Appointed - 1518 Died)
Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Valterra † (22 Oct 1518 Appointed - 7 Jun 1525 Resigned)
Francisco de Aragón † (7 Jun 1525 Appointed - 22 Jun 1561 Died)
Antonino Faraone † (17 Apr 1562 Appointed - 9 Feb 1569 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
Rodrigo de Vadillo, O.S.B. † (9 Feb 1569 Appointed - 1 Feb 1577 Died)
Ottaviano Preconio † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 11 Apr 1587 Died)
Francesco Gonzaga, O.F.M. Obs. † (26 Oct 1587 Appointed - 29 Jan 1593 Appointed, Bishop of Pavia)
Nicolò Stizzia † (23 May 1594 Appointed - 17 Feb 1596 Died)
Manuel Quero Turillo † (18 Dec 1596 Appointed - 2 Sep 1605 Died)
Martino Mira † (29 Jan 1607 Appointed - 15 Aug 1619 Died)
Manuel Esteban Muniera, O. de M. † (29 Mar 1621 Appointed - 14 Oct 1631 Died)
Ottavio Branciforte † (10 Jan 1633 Appointed - 2 Mar 1638 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
Pietro Corsetto † (21 Jun 1638 Appointed - 23 Oct 1643 Died)
Marco Antonio Gussio † (23 May 1644 Appointed - 22 Aug 1650 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
Francesco Gisulfo e Osorio † (21 Nov 1650 Appointed - 30 Sep 1658 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
Giovanni Roano e Corrionero † (16 Feb 1660 Appointed - 27 Nov 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
Matteo Orlandi, O. Carm. † (25 Jun 1674 Appointed - 13 Nov 1695 Died)
José Sanz de Villaragut, O.F.M. † (18 Jun 1696 Appointed - 29 Aug 1698 Died)
Joseph Antoine Muscella, O.F.M. † (25 Sep 1702 Appointed - 22 Jun 1716 Died)
Domenico di Val Guarnera, C.O. † (17 Nov 1732 Confirmed - 2 May 1751 Died)
Agatino Maria Reggio Statella † (17 Jul 1752 Confirmed - 16 Jan 1755 Resigned)
Gioacchino Castello † (21 Jul 1755 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1788 Died)
Francesco Vanni, C.R. † (30 Mar 1789 Confirmed - 29 Nov 1803 Died)
Domenico Spoto † (28 May 1804 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1808 Died)
Giovanni Sergio † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1827 Died)
Pietro Tasca † (17 Sep 1827 Confirmed - 2 Jan 1839 Died)
Giovanni Maria Visconte Proto, O.S.B. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1854 Died)
Ruggero Blundo, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1858 Appointed - 18 Mar 1888 Died)
Gaetano d’Alessandro † (18 Mar 1888 Succeeded - 8 May 1906 Resigned)
Anselmo Evangelista Sansoni, O.F.M. † (30 Oct 1907 Appointed - 18 Jun 1921 Died)
Giovanni Pulvirenti † (19 Aug 1922 Appointed - 11 Sep 1933 Died)
Emiliano Cagnoni † (5 May 1934 Appointed - 28 Sep 1969 Died)
Calogero Lauricella † (4 Jun 1970 Appointed - 8 Sep 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa)
Salvatore Cassisa † (1 Dec 1973 Appointed - 11 Mar 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
Emanuele Catarinicchia † (11 Nov 1978 Appointed - 7 Dec 1987 Appointed, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
Rosario Mazzola † (23 Jul 1988 Appointed - 18 Mar 2000 Retired)
Francesco Sgalambro † (18 Mar 2000 Appointed - 17 Sep 2009 Retired)
Vincenzo Manzella (17 Sep 2009 Appointed - 16 Feb 2018 Retired)
Giuseppe Marciante (16 Feb 2018 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
1131	Erected	Archdiocese of Messina	Diocese of Cefalù (erected)

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

1886 123,333 .0% 501 0 25 OTC

1950 131,440 131,483 100.0% 149 41 190 691 66 240 30 ap1951

1956 135,906 135,950 100.0% 150 37 187 726 60 240 34 ap1960

1969 118,538 118,742 99.8% 123 35 158 750 52 286 42 ap1971

1978 115,000 116,000 99.1% 96 30 126 912 47 235 47 ap1981

1990 116,000 117,200 99.0% 81 32 113 1,026 47 200 53 ap1991

1999 114,000 115,130 99.0% 79 25 104 1,096 34 130 53 ap2000

2000 113,500 114,700 99.0% 78 32 110 1,031 36 126 53 ap2001

2001 113,356 114,200 99.3% 78 21 99 1,145 28 137 53 ap2002

2002 112,556 114,200 98.6% 78 21 99 1,136 27 127 53 ap2003

2003 112,500 114,000 98.7% 77 21 98 1,147 27 127 53 ap2004

2004 110,000 113,254 97.1% 72 21 93 1,182 27 127 53 ap2005

2006 111,200 113,250 98.2% 73 25 98 1,134 2 32 112 53 ap2007

2013 111,700 114,200 97.8% 70 30 100 1,117 8 33 65 53 ap2014

2016 111,800 116,500 96.0% 70 18 88 1,270 8 21 64 53 ap2017

2019 111,200 115,800 96.0% 60 15 75 1,482 8 17 53 53 ap2020

2021 112,926 115,800 97.5% 56 16 72 1,568 10 17 53 53 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		123,333	.0%			501	0				25	OTC
1950	131,440	131,483	100.0%	149	41	190	691		66	240	30	ap1951
1956	135,906	135,950	100.0%	150	37	187	726		60	240	34	ap1960
1969	118,538	118,742	99.8%	123	35	158	750		52	286	42	ap1971
1978	115,000	116,000	99.1%	96	30	126	912		47	235	47	ap1981
1990	116,000	117,200	99.0%	81	32	113	1,026		47	200	53	ap1991
1999	114,000	115,130	99.0%	79	25	104	1,096		34	130	53	ap2000
2000	113,500	114,700	99.0%	78	32	110	1,031		36	126	53	ap2001
2001	113,356	114,200	99.3%	78	21	99	1,145		28	137	53	ap2002
2002	112,556	114,200	98.6%	78	21	99	1,136		27	127	53	ap2003
2003	112,500	114,000	98.7%	77	21	98	1,147		27	127	53	ap2004
2004	110,000	113,254	97.1%	72	21	93	1,182		27	127	53	ap2005
2006	111,200	113,250	98.2%	73	25	98	1,134	2	32	112	53	ap2007
2013	111,700	114,200	97.8%	70	30	100	1,117	8	33	65	53	ap2014
2016	111,800	116,500	96.0%	70	18	88	1,270	8	21	64	53	ap2017
2019	111,200	115,800	96.0%	60	15	75	1,482	8	17	53	53	ap2020
2021	112,926	115,800	97.5%	56	16	72	1,568	10	17	53	53	ap2022