Diocese of Policastro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Policastro
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1079
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Bussento
  • Latin Name: Buxentum
  • Erected: 512
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno
  • Country: Italy

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Past Ordinaries

• Giovanni Castellomata † (23 Oct 1254 Appointed - )
• Fabiano † ( 1256 Appointed - 18 Jul 1256 Appointed, Bishop of San Marco (Argentano))
• Marius † (18 Jul 1256 Appointed - )
• Francesco Capograsso † (24 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• Nicola † (22 Dec 1361 Appointed - 1392 Resigned)
• Luca de Roccacontrata, O.F.M. † (26 Jun 1392 Appointed - 7 Feb 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Belcastro)
• Nicola † (7 Feb 1403 Appointed - 1417 Died)
• Nicola , O.S.B.I. † (23 Feb 1418 Appointed - 1438 Died)
• Nicola Principato † ( 1430 Appointed - 1438 Died)
• Giacomo Lancellotto † (20 Oct 1438 Appointed - 1445 Died)
• Carlo Fellapane, O.E.S.A. † (7 Apr 1445 Appointed - )
• Enrico Languardo, O.P. † (28 May 1466 Appointed - 1470 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Gabriele de Guidano † (8 Sep 1471 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Girolamo Almensa, O.P. † (10 Jan 1485 Appointed - 4 Jan 1493 Died)
• Gabriele Guadano (Altilio) † (8 Jan 1493 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• Luigi d’Aragona † ( 1501 Appointed - 22 Apr 1504 Resigned)
• Bernardo Lauri † (22 Apr 1504 Appointed - 12 Mar 1516 Died)
• Giovanni Pirro Scorna † (19 Aug 1516 Appointed - 6 Feb 1530 Resigned)
• Benedetto de Accolti † (6 Feb 1531 Appointed - 5 Jul 1535 Resigned)
• Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (5 Jul 1535 Appointed - 20 Jan 1537 Died)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (5 Mar 1537 Appointed - 1542 Resigned)
• Uberto Gambara † (9 Jan 1542 Appointed - 7 Jun 1543 Resigned)
• Niccolò Francesco Missanelli † (7 Jun 1543 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Ludovico Bentivoglio † (14 Jun 1577 Appointed - 26 Nov 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)
• Ferdinando Spinelli † (4 Dec 1581 Appointed - 1605 Died)
• Filippo Spinelli † ( 1603 Succeeded - 6 Jun 1605 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Ilario Cortesi, C.R. † (10 Oct 1605 Appointed - Sep 1608 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Santorio † (26 Apr 1610 Appointed - May 1628 Died)
• Urbano Felicio † (14 Mar 1629 Appointed - 1635 Died)
• Pietro Magri † (1 Oct 1635 Appointed - Oct 1651 Died)
• Filippo Jacobio (Giacomo) † (26 Aug 1652 Appointed - 17 Apr 1671 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. † (4 May 1671 Appointed - 10 Apr 1679 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
• Tommaso de Rosa † (8 May 1679 Appointed - 10 Oct 1695 Died)
• Giacinto Camillo Maradei † (2 Apr 1696 Appointed - 2 Sep 1705 Died)
• Marco Antonio de Rosa † (14 Dec 1705 Appointed - 28 Nov 1709 Died)
• Andrea Roberti † (27 Nov 1713 Appointed - 8 Apr 1747 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (15 May 1747 Appointed - 20 Nov 1761 Resigned)
• Francesco Pantuliani † (25 Jan 1762 Appointed - 21 Jun 1775 Died)
• Giuseppe de Rosa † (13 Nov 1775 Appointed - 1793 Died)
• Ludovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. Obs. † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 17 Jan 1819 Died)
• Gaetano Barbaroli † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 1823 Died)
• Nicola-Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R. † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1862 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Cione † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 7 Sep 1898 Died)
• Giovanni Vescia † (18 Apr 1899 Appointed - 27 Mar 1924 Resigned)
• Francesco Cammarota † (13 Aug 1927 Appointed - 15 Dec 1935 Died)
• Federico Pezzullo † (23 Jan 1937 Appointed - 10 Sep 1979 Died)
• Umberto Luciano Altomare † (16 Sep 1980 Appointed - 3 Feb 1986 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bussento
512	Erected		Diocese of Bussento (erected)
Diocese of Policastro
1079	Name Changed	Diocese of Bussento	Diocese of Policastro
8 September 1976	Territory Added	Diocese of Anglona-Tursi (Lagonegro, Latronico, Lauria, Maratea, Nemoli, Rivello, and Trecchina)	Diocese of Policastro
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Diano-Teggiano Diocese of Policastro	Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro

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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 Policastro
1886		55,837	.0%			356	0				37	OTC
1950	70,000	70,000	100.0%	70	15	85	823		16	106	41	ap1951
1970	80,883	80,883	100.0%	50	19	69	1,172		20	142	44	ap1971
1980	40,000	40,750	98.2%	32	3	35	1,142		3	49	31	ap1981

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedetto de Accolti † (Administrator: 6 Feb 1531 to 5 Jul 1535)
• Girolamo Almensa, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1485 to 4 Jan 1493)
• Umberto Luciano Altomare † (Apostolic Administrator: 22 Aug 1970; Bishop: 16 Sep 1980 to 3 Feb 1986)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1537 to 1542)
• Gaetano Barbaroli † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 1823)
• Ludovico Bentivoglio † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1577 to 26 Nov 1581)
• Luigi Bruno †
• Francesco Cammarota † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1927 to 15 Dec 1935)
• Antonio Cantisani † (Priest: 16 Jun 1949 to 18 Nov 1971)
• Francesco Capograsso † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1353 to 1361)
• Luigi Carvelli †
• Giovanni Castellomata † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1254)
• Ferdinando Maria Cieri † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 22 Jun 1896)
• Carmine Cioffi †
• Giuseppe Maria Cione † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 7 Sep 1898)
• Ilario Cortesi, C.R. † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1605 to Sep 1608)
• Vincenzo Cozzi † (Priest: 18 Jun 1950 to 8 Sep 1976)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 1501 to 22 Apr 1504)
• Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 May 1671 to 10 Apr 1679)
• Urbano Felicio † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1629 to 1635)
• Carlo Fellapane, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1445)
• Uberto Gambara † (Administrator: 9 Jan 1542 to 7 Jun 1543)
• Casimiro Gennari †
• Crescenzio Maria Grippi † (Priest: 27 May 1749 to 19 Dec 1785)
• Gabriele Guadano (Altilio) † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1493 to 1501)
• Gabriele de Guidano † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1471 to 1484)
• Filippo Jacobio (Giacomo) † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1652 to 17 Apr 1671)
• Giacomo Lancellotto † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1438 to 1445)
• Enrico Languardo, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 May 1466 to 1470)
• Nicola-Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 6 Jan 1862)
• Bernardo Lauri † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1504 to 12 Mar 1516)
• Ludovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 17 Jan 1819)
• Pietro Magri † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1635 to Oct 1651)
• Giacinto Camillo Maradei † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1696 to 2 Sep 1705)
• Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 15 May 1747 to 20 Nov 1761)
• Niccolò Francesco Missanelli † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1543 to 1577)
• Andrea Matteo Palmieri † (Administrator: 5 Jul 1535 to 20 Jan 1537)
• Francesco Pantuliani † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1762 to 21 Jun 1775)
• Federico Pezzullo † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1937 to 10 Sep 1979)
• Giovanni Pirro Scorna † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1516 to 6 Feb 1530)
• Nicola Principato † (Bishop: 1430 to 1438)
• Andrea Roberti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Nov 1713 to 8 Apr 1747)
• Luca de Roccacontrata, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1392 to 7 Feb 1403)
• Giuseppe de Rosa † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1775 to 1793)
• Marco Antonio de Rosa † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1705 to 28 Nov 1709)
• Tommaso de Rosa † (Bishop: 8 May 1679 to 10 Oct 1695)
• Giovanni Sabatino (Sabatini) †
• Giovanni Antonio Santorio † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1610 to May 1628)
• Ferdinando Spinelli † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1581 to 1605)
• Filippo Spinelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Apr 1592; Bishop: 1603 to 6 Jun 1605)
• Giovanni Vescia † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1899 to 27 Mar 1924)
• Fabiano † (Bishop: 1256 to 18 Jul 1256)
• Marius † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1256)
• Nicola † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1361 to 1392)
• Nicola , O.S.B.I. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1418 to 1438)

Source(s)

Diocese of Bussento Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 912, to Page 913 Diocese of Policastro Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 404 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 217, and Page 218 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 277 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 283, and Page 284 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 318, and Page 319 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 343 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 675, to Page 677

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