Monreale (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Benvenuto † ( 1256 Appointed - 24 Jul 1260 Died)
Goffredo di Belmonte † (1 Oct 1266 Appointed - )
Trasmundo † ( 1267 Appointed - 1269 Died)
Avveduto † ( 1269 Appointed - 1275 Died)
Giovanni Boccamazza † (15 Aug 1278 Appointed - 20 Aug 1286 Resigned)
Pietro Guerra † (20 Aug 1286 Appointed - 6 Jan 1298 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
Ruggero Dommusco † (10 Jan 1304 Appointed - 1305 Died)
Arnaldo Ressach † (17 Feb 1306 Appointed - 1324 Died)
Napoleone Orsini † (26 Jul 1325 Appointed - 1337 Died)
Emanuele Spinola † (4 Nov 1338 Appointed - Apr 1362 Died)
Guglielmo Monstrio † ( 1363 Appointed - )
Paolo dei Lapi (Francisci de Roma), O.F.M. † (3 Feb 1379 Appointed - 18 Apr 1418 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica)
Francisco Riquer y Bastero, O.F.M. † (19 Nov 1380 Appointed - 19 Dec 1384 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Giovanni Ventimiglia † (2 Apr 1418 Appointed - 25 Jan 1450 Died)
Alfonso Coevaruvias † (11 Feb 1450 Appointed - Nov 1454 Died)
Juan Soler † (3 Jan 1455 Appointed - 4 Oct 1458 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Barcelona)
Ausias Despuig † (18 Sep 1458 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1483 Died)
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní † (13 Sep 1483 Appointed - 1 Aug 1503 Died)
Juan Castellar y de Borja † (9 Aug 1503 Appointed - 1 Jan 1505 Died)
Alfonso de Aragón † (24 Jan 1505 Appointed - 23 Jan 1512 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez † (23 Jan 1512 Appointed - 7 Feb 1530 Died)
Pompeo Colonna † (14 Dec 1530 Appointed - 28 Jun 1532 Died)
Ippolito de’ Medici † (26 Jul 1532 Appointed - 10 Aug 1535 Died)
Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (15 May 1536 Appointed - 9 Dec 1573 Resigned)
Ludovico de Torres (I) † (9 Dec 1573 Appointed - 31 Dec 1583 Died)
Ludovico de Torres (II) † (22 Jan 1588 Appointed - 8 Jul 1609 Died)
Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. † (18 Jun 1612 Appointed - 1619 Died)
Jerónimo Venero Leyva † (17 Feb 1620 Appointed - Aug 1628 Died)
Cosimo de Torres † (3 Apr 1634 Appointed - 1 May 1642 Died)
Giovanni Torresiglia (Torrecilla Manso) † (13 Jul 1644 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1648 Died)
Francesco Peretti di Montalto † (30 May 1650 Appointed - 4 May 1655 Died)
Luis Alfonso de Los Cameros † (16 Oct 1656 Confirmed - 14 May 1668 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
Vitaliano Visconti † (2 Jun 1670 Appointed - 7 Sep 1671 Died)
Giovanni Roano e Corrionero † (27 Nov 1673 Appointed - 4 Jul 1703 Died)
Francesco del Giudice † (14 Jan 1704 Appointed - 15 Feb 1725 Retired)
Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (21 Feb 1725 Appointed - 24 Apr 1739 Resigned)
Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 20 Mar 1747 Died)
Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. † (28 May 1753 Confirmed - 14 Jan 1754 Died)
Francesco Maria Testa † (22 Apr 1754 Confirmed - 17 May 1773 Died)
Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. † (15 Apr 1776 Confirmed - 31 Mar 1793 Died)
Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. † (17 Jun 1793 Confirmed - 4 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Mercurio Maria Teresi † (24 May 1802 Appointed - 17 Apr 1805 Died)
Domenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. † (23 Sep 1816 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1844 Died)
Pier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1850 Died)
Benedetto D’Acquisto, O.F.M. Ref. † (23 Dec 1858 Appointed - 7 Aug 1867 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 3 Aug 1883 Died)
Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. † (24 Mar 1884 Appointed - 31 Jul 1919 Died)
Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli, O.C.D. † (31 Jul 1919 Succeeded - 19 Sep 1924 Died)
Ernesto Eugenio Filippi † (6 Apr 1925 Appointed - 23 Aug 1951 Died)
Francesco Carpino † (23 Aug 1951 Succeeded - 19 Jan 1961 Appointed, Official of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation)
Corrado Mingo † (28 Apr 1961 Appointed - 11 Mar 1978 Retired)
Salvatore Cassisa † (11 Mar 1978 Appointed - 24 May 1997 Retired)
Pio Vittorio Vigo † (24 May 1997 Appointed - 15 Oct 2002 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale)
Cataldo Naro † (18 Oct 2002 Appointed - 29 Sep 2006 Died)
Salvatore Di Cristina (2 Dec 2006 Appointed - 8 Feb 2013 Retired)
Michele Pennisi (8 Feb 2013 Appointed - 28 Apr 2022 Retired)
Gualtiero Federico Isacchi (28 Apr 2022 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Monreale
1176	Erected		Diocese of Monreale (erected)
Archdiocese of Monreale
5 February 1183	Elevated	Diocese of Monreale	Archdiocese of Monreale
26 October 1937	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Monreale (Piana) Archdiocese of Palermo (S. Christina Gela)	Diocese of Piana dei Greci (erected)
2 December 2000	Elevated		Archdiocese of Monreale (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 Monreale

1886 166,427 .0% 550 0 38 OTC

1949 199,500 200,000 99.8% 180 40 220 906 35 300 50 ap1951

1970 198,000 200,000 99.0% 137 42 179 1,106 54 342 77 ap1971

1980 211,800 214,000 99.0% 117 33 150 1,412 47 305 85 ap1981

1990 207,700 224,800 92.4% 104 43 147 1,412 58 261 113 ap1991

1999 185,000 190,000 97.4% 107 40 147 1,258 2 53 290 113 ap2000

2000 185,000 190,000 97.4% 104 40 144 1,284 1 53 290 113 ap2001

2001 185,000 190,000 97.4% 110 40 150 1,233 53 290 113 ap2002

2002 185,000 190,000 97.4% 106 39 145 1,275 49 262 113 ap2003

2003 185,000 200,000 92.5% 107 27 134 1,380 2 44 278 113 ap2004*

2004 185,000 193,413 95.7% 106 27 133 1,390 2 44 278 113 ap2005

2013 255,150 258,368 98.8% 110 26 136 1,876 11 29 148 69 ap2014

2016 259,615 262,906 98.7% 101 30 131 1,981 13 33 150 70 ap2017

2019 259,964 263,209 98.8% 99 18 117 2,221 17 31 143 70 ap2020

2021 259,100 262,425 98.7% 105 13 118 2,195 18 22 141 70 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 Monreale
1886		166,427	.0%			550	0				38	OTC
1949	199,500	200,000	99.8%	180	40	220	906		35	300	50	ap1951
1970	198,000	200,000	99.0%	137	42	179	1,106		54	342	77	ap1971
1980	211,800	214,000	99.0%	117	33	150	1,412		47	305	85	ap1981
1990	207,700	224,800	92.4%	104	43	147	1,412		58	261	113	ap1991
1999	185,000	190,000	97.4%	107	40	147	1,258	2	53	290	113	ap2000
2000	185,000	190,000	97.4%	104	40	144	1,284	1	53	290	113	ap2001
2001	185,000	190,000	97.4%	110	40	150	1,233		53	290	113	ap2002
2002	185,000	190,000	97.4%	106	39	145	1,275		49	262	113	ap2003
2003	185,000	200,000	92.5%	107	27	134	1,380	2	44	278	113	ap2004*
2004	185,000	193,413	95.7%	106	27	133	1,390	2	44	278	113	ap2005
2013	255,150	258,368	98.8%	110	26	136	1,876	11	29	148	69	ap2014
2016	259,615	262,906	98.7%	101	30	131	1,981	13	33	150	70	ap2017
2019	259,964	263,209	98.8%	99	18	117	2,221	17	31	143	70	ap2020
2021	259,100	262,425	98.7%	105	13	118	2,195	18	22	141	70	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona † (Archbishop: 4 May 1739 to 20 Mar 1747)
Alfonso de Aragón † (Administrator: 24 Jan 1505 to 23 Jan 1512)
Domenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 6 Apr 1844)
Goffredo di Belmonte † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1266)
Giovanni Boccamazza † (Archbishop: 15 Aug 1278; Administrator: 22 Dec 1285 to 20 Aug 1286)
Luigi Bommarito † (Priest: 2 Apr 1949 to 18 Mar 1976)
Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. † (Archbishop: 28 May 1753 to 14 Jan 1754)
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1483 to 1 Aug 1503)
Pier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1845 to 14 Jun 1850)
Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1512 to 7 Feb 1530)
Francesco Carpino † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Feb 1951; Archbishop: 23 Aug 1951 to 19 Jan 1961)
Salvatore Cassisa † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1978 to 24 May 1997)
Juan Castellar y de Borja † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1503 to 1 Jan 1505)
Emanuele Catarinicchia † (Priest: 2 Apr 1949 to 11 Nov 1978)
Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1725 to 24 Apr 1739)
Alfonso Coevaruvias † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1450 to Nov 1454)
Pompeo Colonna † (Administrator: 14 Dec 1530 to 28 Jun 1532)
Benedetto D’Acquisto, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1858 to 7 Aug 1867)
Francesco del Giudice † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1704 to 15 Feb 1725)
Antonio Saverio De Luca † (Priest: 10 Feb 1839 to 24 Nov 1845)
Ippolito de’ Medici † (Administrator: 26 Jul 1532 to 10 Aug 1535)
Ausias Despuig † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1458 to 2 Sep 1483)
Ruggero Dommusco † (Archbishop: 10 Jan 1304 to 1305)
Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Administrator: 15 May 1536; Archbishop: 14 Jan 1568 to 9 Dec 1573)
Gian Antonio Fassano (Phassarus, Fasside) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1544 to 10 Sep 1568)
Ernesto Eugenio Filippi † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1925 to 23 Aug 1951)
Giuseppe Fiorenza †
Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1567 to 26 Apr 1574)
Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 18 Jun 1612 to 1619)
Pietro Guerra † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1286 to 6 Jan 1298)
Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Jun 1911 to 16 Mar 1914; Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Mar 1914; Archbishop: 31 Jul 1919 to 19 Sep 1924)
Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 31 Jul 1919)
Paolo dei Lapi (Francisci de Roma), O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1379 to 18 Apr 1418)
Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1793 to 4 Sep 1801)
Luis Alfonso de Los Cameros † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 14 May 1668)
Corrado Mingo † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1961 to 11 Mar 1978)
Guglielmo Monstrio † (Archbishop: 1363)
Luigi Moreno †
Cataldo Naro † (Archbishop: 18 Oct 2002 to 29 Sep 2006)
Blas Antonio Olóriz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Dec 1733)
Napoleone Orsini † (Archbishop: 26 Jul 1325 to 1337)
Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 3 Aug 1883)
Francesco Peretti di Montalto † (Archbishop: 30 May 1650 to 4 May 1655)
Giuseppe Perniciaro †
Giuseppe Petralia † (Priest: 7 Apr 1928 to 14 Oct 1963)
Arnaldo Ressach † (Archbishop: 17 Feb 1306 to 1324)
Francisco Riquer y Bastero, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1380 to 19 Dec 1384)
Giovanni Roano e Corrionero † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1673 to 4 Jul 1703)
Emanuele Romano † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1973 to 24 Jan 1978)
Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1776 to 31 Mar 1793)
Giuseppe Schirò †
Paolo Schirò † (Priest: 8 May 1892 to 5 Feb 1904)
Giuseppe Maria Sciandra †
Salvatore Siino † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930 to 27 Oct 1953)
Juan Soler † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1455 to 4 Oct 1458)
Emanuele Spinola † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1338 to Apr 1362)
Mercurio Maria Teresi † (Archbishop: 24 May 1802 to 17 Apr 1805)
Francesco Maria Testa † (Archbishop: 22 Apr 1754 to 17 May 1773)
Cosimo de Torres † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1634 to 1 May 1642)
Ludovico de Torres (I) † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1573 to 31 Dec 1583)
Ludovico de Torres (II) † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1588 to 8 Jul 1609)
Giovanni Torresiglia (Torrecilla Manso) † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1644 to 28 Jan 1648)
Jerónimo Venero Leyva † (Archbishop: 17 Feb 1620 to Aug 1628)
Giovanni Ventimiglia † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1418 to 25 Jan 1450)
Pio Vittorio Vigo † (Archbishop: 24 May 1997 to 15 Oct 2002)
Vitaliano Visconti † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1670 to 7 Sep 1671)
Avveduto † (Archbishop: 1269 to 1275)
Benvenuto † (Archbishop: 1256 to 24 Jul 1260)
Trasmundo † (Archbishop: 1267 to 1269)

Source(s)

Diocese of Monreale
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 950, to Page 951
Archdiocese of Monreale
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 348, and Page 349
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 196
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 250
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 249
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 276
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 297
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 128, and Page 129

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