Lanciano-Ortona (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Lanciano
- Latin Name: Lancianensis
- Erected: 27 April 1515
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano
- Latin Name: Lancianensis
- Elevated: 9 February 1562
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
- Latin Name: Lancianensis (et Ortonensis)
- United: 19 February 1834
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
- Latin Name: Lancianensis et Ortonensis
- Name Changed: 24 November 1945
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chieti
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Angelo Maccafani † (27 Jun 1515 Appointed - 1 Dec 1517 Died)
Egidio da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. † (10 Apr 1532 Appointed - 12 Nov 1532 Died)
Michele Fortini, O.P. † (26 Feb 1535 Appointed - 15 Feb 1539 Died)
Juan Salazar Fernández † (30 Apr 1540 Appointed - 12 Sep 1555 Died)
Pompeo Piccolomini de Aragona † (12 Jan 1556 Appointed - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
Leonardo Marini, O.P. † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 7 Oct 1566 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alba (Pompea))
Ettore Piscicelli † (13 Oct 1568 Appointed - 23 Sep 1569 Died)
Antonio da San Michele (Gaspar) Rodríguez, O.F.M. Obs. † (20 Oct 1570 Appointed - 1 Nov 1578 Died)
Mario Bolognini † (3 Jul 1579 Appointed - 3 Oct 1588 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Crotone (Cotrone))
Paolo Tasso † (17 Oct 1588 Appointed - 2 Sep 1607 Died)
Lorenzo Mongiò Galatino, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Jan 1610 Appointed - 20 Nov 1617 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pozzuoli)
Francisco Romero, O. Carm. † (14 May 1618 Appointed - 11 Jan 1621 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vigevano)
Andrea Gervasi † (24 Jan 1622 Appointed - 9 Aug 1668 Died)
Alfonso Álvarez Barba Ossorio, O. Carm. † (9 Sep 1669 Appointed - 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Francesco Antonio Carafa, C.R. † (27 May 1675 Appointed - 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Catania)
Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez, O. de M. † (9 Aug 1688 Appointed - 21 Jul 1694 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (4 Jul 1695 Appointed - 21 May 1696 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A. † (25 Feb 1697 Appointed - 15 Dec 1700 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Giovanni Uva, O.F.M. † (18 Apr 1701 Appointed - Jan 1717 Died)
Antonio Paternò † (8 Feb 1719 Appointed - 1730 Died)
Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. † (30 Apr 1731 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1738 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ugento)
Domenico Angelo de Pace † (26 Jan 1739 Confirmed - 7 Mar 1745 Died)
Anton Ludovico Antinori, C.O. † (21 Jun 1745 Confirmed - 22 Apr 1754 Confirmed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
Giacomo Lieto † (20 May 1754 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1769 Died)
Domenico Gervasoni † (20 Nov 1769 Confirmed - Nov 1784 Died)
Francesco Saverio de Vivo † (18 Dec 1786 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1792 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nusco)
Francesco Amoroso † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1807 Died)
Francesco Maria de Luca, O.F.M. Obs. † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 13 Jan 1839 Died)
Ludovico Rizzuti † (23 Dec 1839 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1848 Died)
Giacomo de Vincentiis † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 14 May 1867 Died)
Francesco Maria Petrarca † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 26 Dec 1895 Died)
Angelo Della Cioppa † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 29 Jan 1917 Died)
Nicola Piccirilli † (25 Apr 1918 Appointed - 4 Mar 1939 Died)
Francesco Pietro Tesauri † (25 May 1939 Appointed - 25 Aug 1945 Died)
Gioacchino Di Leo † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 5 Jul 1950 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. † (13 Mar 1951 Appointed - 1 Jul 1962 Died)
Pacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1962 Appointed - 14 Aug 1974 Retired)
Leopoldo Teofili † (14 Aug 1974 Appointed - 22 Dec 1981 Died)
Enzio d’Antonio † (13 May 1982 Appointed - 25 Nov 2000 Retired)
Carlo Ghidelli (25 Nov 2000 Appointed - 11 Oct 2010 Retired)
Emidio Cipollone (11 Oct 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Lanciano
27 April 1515	Erected	Diocese of Chieti	Diocese of Lanciano (erected)
Archdiocese of Lanciano
9 February 1562	Elevated	Diocese of Lanciano	Archdiocese of Lanciano
Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
19 February 1834	United	Archdiocese of Lanciano Diocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli	Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
24 November 1945	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Lanciano (e Ortona)	Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
24 April 1956	Territory Added		Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona (Treglio)
2 March 1982	Territory Added		Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona (no longer a metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona	Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

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 Lanciano (e Ortona)

1886 51,929 .0% 139 0 19 OTC

Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona

1949 190,925 192,344 99.3% 121 100 221 863 150 214 37 ap1951

1969 85,771 85,851 99.9% 64 36 100 857 50 163 36 ap1971

1980 77,530 77,914 99.5% 52 35 87 891 47 115 40 ap1981

Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona

1990 87,555 88,027 99.5% 42 28 70 1,250 35 95 41 ap1991

1999 89,527 89,884 99.6% 46 31 77 1,162 2 37 97 42 ap2000

2000 89,334 90,254 99.0% 38 33 71 1,258 2 41 100 42 ap2001

2001 89,748 90,468 99.2% 37 38 75 1,196 2 41 99 42 ap2002

2002 89,904 90,604 99.2% 36 37 73 1,231 3 40 97 42 ap2003

2003 90,054 90,704 99.3% 37 29 66 1,364 3 31 95 42 ap2004

2004 90,205 90,855 99.3% 37 33 70 1,288 3 36 91 42 ap2005

2013 89,303 94,875 94.1% 46 36 82 1,089 9 36 95 42 ap2014

2016 89,200 95,700 93.2% 48 21 69 1,292 8 21 94 43 ap2017

2019 83,780 87,891 95.3% 45 27 72 1,163 8 29 95 42 ap2020

2021 82,780 86,840 95.3% 45 27 72 1,149 8 29 95 42 ap2022

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 Lanciano (e Ortona)
1886		51,929	.0%			139	0				19	OTC
Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona
1949	190,925	192,344	99.3%	121	100	221	863		150	214	37	ap1951
1969	85,771	85,851	99.9%	64	36	100	857		50	163	36	ap1971
1980	77,530	77,914	99.5%	52	35	87	891		47	115	40	ap1981
Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
1990	87,555	88,027	99.5%	42	28	70	1,250		35	95	41	ap1991
1999	89,527	89,884	99.6%	46	31	77	1,162	2	37	97	42	ap2000
2000	89,334	90,254	99.0%	38	33	71	1,258	2	41	100	42	ap2001
2001	89,748	90,468	99.2%	37	38	75	1,196	2	41	99	42	ap2002
2002	89,904	90,604	99.2%	36	37	73	1,231	3	40	97	42	ap2003
2003	90,054	90,704	99.3%	37	29	66	1,364	3	31	95	42	ap2004
2004	90,205	90,855	99.3%	37	33	70	1,288	3	36	91	42	ap2005
2013	89,303	94,875	94.1%	46	36	82	1,089	9	36	95	42	ap2014
2016	89,200	95,700	93.2%	48	21	69	1,292	8	21	94	43	ap2017
2019	83,780	87,891	95.3%	45	27	72	1,163	8	29	95	42	ap2020
2021	82,780	86,840	95.3%	45	27	72	1,149	8	29	95	42	ap2022