Nola (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

St. Paulinus of Nola † ( 410 Appointed - 22 Jun 431 Died)
Giovanni de Montefuscolo † ( 1259 Appointed - 1288 Died)
Francesco Fontana † (29 Jan 1289 Appointed - 23 Aug 1296 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
Pietro Guerra † (23 Apr 1296 Appointed - 6 Jan 1298 Resigned)
Landone † (22 Apr 1298 Appointed - )
Giacomo † (14 May 1311 Appointed - )
Pietro Sparano da San Severo † (6 Sep 1328 Appointed - 6 Sep 1331 Died)
Nicolas de Acerno † (22 Oct 1331 Appointed - 1340 Died)
Ligus de Urbeveteri † (6 Nov 1340 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Nicola d’Offerio † (19 Jan 1349 Appointed - Apr 1349 Died)
Francesco Rufolo † (25 May 1349 Appointed - 5 Jul 1370 Died)
Francesco Scaccano † (21 Jun 1370 Appointed - 15 Jul 1400 Died)
Flaminio Minutolo † (26 Jul 1400 Appointed - 1442 Died)
Leone de Simone † (23 Mar 1442 Appointed - Jul 1469 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Buccarelli † (9 Aug 1469 Appointed - 1 Jun 1475 Died)
Orlando Orsini † (15 Dec 1475 Appointed - 1503 Died)
Gianfrancesco Bruno † (4 Jul 1505 Appointed - 1549 Died)
Antonio Scarampi † ( 1549 Succeeded - 9 Mar 1569 Appointed, Bishop of Lodi)
Filippo Spinola † (9 Mar 1569 Appointed - 1 Jul 1585 Resigned)
Fabrizio Gallo † (1 Jul 1585 Appointed - 5 Nov 1614 Died)
Giovanni Battista Lancellotti † (26 Jan 1615 Appointed - 23 Jul 1656 Died)
Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. † (17 Dec 1657 Appointed - 18 Dec 1673 Died)
Filippo Cesarini † (12 Mar 1674 Appointed - 6 Jul 1683 Died)
Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. † (10 Jan 1684 Appointed - 1695 Resigned)
Daniele Scoppa, O. Carm. † (16 May 1695 Appointed - 13 May 1703 Died)
Francesco Maria Federico Carafa, C.R. † (7 Apr 1704 Appointed - 6 Jan 1737 Died)
Troiano Caracciolo del Sole † (27 Jan 1738 Appointed - 15 Feb 1764 Died)
Nicola Sanchez de Luna † (9 Apr 1764 Appointed - 23 Apr 1768 Died)
Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. † (16 May 1768 Appointed - 17 Jun 1793 Confirmed, Archbishop of Palermo)
Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte † (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 24 May 1802 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Vincenzo Torrusio † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 24 Mar 1823 Died)
Nicola Coppola, C.O. † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 14 Apr 1828 Died)
Gennaro Pasca † (23 Jun 1828 Confirmed - 9 Feb 1855 Resigned)
Giuseppe Formisano † (28 Sep 1855 Confirmed - 7 Jan 1890 Died)
Agnello Renzullo † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - 11 Apr 1924 Resigned)
Egisto Domenico Melchiori † (11 Apr 1924 Appointed - 5 Dec 1934 Appointed, Bishop of Tortona)
Michele Raffaele Camerlengo, O.F.M. † (5 May 1935 Appointed - 9 Sep 1951 Died)
Adolfo Binni † (14 Feb 1952 Appointed - 7 Jan 1971 Died)
Guerino Luigi Grimaldi † (19 Mar 1971 Appointed - 2 Jul 1982 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno))
Giuseppe Costanzo (6 Aug 1982 Appointed - 7 Dec 1989 Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa)
Umberto Tramma † (23 Jun 1990 Appointed - 25 Mar 1999 Appointed, Official of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts)
Beniamino Depalma, C.M. (15 Jul 1999 Appointed - 11 Nov 2016 Retired)
Francesco Marino (11 Nov 2016 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Nola (erected)
20 March 1926	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nola	Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario (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 178,159 .0% 809 0 85 OTC

1950 250,000 260,000 96.2% 265 100 365 684 58 170 111 ap1951

1969 365,000 370,300 98.6% 188 95 283 1,289 137 680 124 ap1971

1980 480,000 489,646 98.0% 181 83 264 1,818 2 115 647 127 ap1981

1990 512,000 524,000 97.7% 154 99 253 2,023 3 139 535 114 ap1991

1994 471,000 473,000 99.6% 147 92 239 1,970 6 117 521 115 ap2001

2001 471,000 473,000 99.6% 147 92 239 1,970 6 117 521 115 ap2002

2002 496,000 515,000 96.3% 147 80 227 2,185 18 128 428 115 ap2003

2003 500,000 520,700 96.0% 144 77 221 2,262 21 167 398 115 ap2004

2004 502,000 523,900 95.8% 141 78 219 2,292 21 164 389 115 ap2005

2010 500,000 525,000 95.2% 144 78 222 2,252 23 116 360 115 ap2014

2016 500,000 525,000 95.2% 145 80 225 2,222 21 115 356 115 ap2017

2019 500,000 528,000 94.7% 138 81 219 2,283 28 118 340 115 ap2020

2021 494,000 521,730 94.7% 137 81 218 2,266 28 118 340 115 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		178,159	.0%			809	0				85	OTC
1950	250,000	260,000	96.2%	265	100	365	684		58	170	111	ap1951
1969	365,000	370,300	98.6%	188	95	283	1,289		137	680	124	ap1971
1980	480,000	489,646	98.0%	181	83	264	1,818	2	115	647	127	ap1981
1990	512,000	524,000	97.7%	154	99	253	2,023	3	139	535	114	ap1991
1994	471,000	473,000	99.6%	147	92	239	1,970	6	117	521	115	ap2001
2001	471,000	473,000	99.6%	147	92	239	1,970	6	117	521	115	ap2002
2002	496,000	515,000	96.3%	147	80	227	2,185	18	128	428	115	ap2003
2003	500,000	520,700	96.0%	144	77	221	2,262	21	167	398	115	ap2004
2004	502,000	523,900	95.8%	141	78	219	2,292	21	164	389	115	ap2005
2010	500,000	525,000	95.2%	144	78	222	2,252	23	116	360	115	ap2014
2016	500,000	525,000	95.2%	145	80	225	2,222	21	115	356	115	ap2017
2019	500,000	528,000	94.7%	138	81	219	2,283	28	118	340	115	ap2020
2021	494,000	521,730	94.7%	137	81	218	2,266	28	118	340	115	ap2022