Pozzuoli (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guglielmo da Sallone, O.F.M. † ( 1317 Appointed - 1 Jun 1324 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
Paolino de Venetiis, O.F.M. † (20 Jun 1324 Appointed - 1344 Died)
Landolfo Capece-Latro † (5 Jul 1344 Appointed - )
Ludovico di Casale † (17 Oct 1373 Appointed - 1385 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
Pietro Albertini † (15 Jun 1380 Appointed - 1385 Appointed, Bishop of Penne e Atri)
Pietro de Trara † (23 Dec 1385 Appointed - )
Filippo † (18 Sep 1395 Confirmed - 20 Nov 1398 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
Ludovico † (9 May 1399 Appointed - 1401 Died)
Simon Lopa † (26 Mar 1401 Appointed - Aug 1401 Died)
Tommaso Torelli † (13 Oct 1401 Appointed - 1405 Died)
Tommaso Brancaccio † (Jan 1405 Appointed - 30 Jul 1405 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Lorenzo de Gilotto † (29 Sep 1405 Appointed - 1434 Died)
Lorenzo de Napoli, O.F.M. † (18 Feb 1435 Appointed - 29 Mar 1447 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Tommaso de Carafa † (29 Jan 1470 Appointed - 13 Aug 1473 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)
Pietro Pyrrhus de Azzia † (8 Oct 1473 Appointed - 1493 Died)
Giacomo Ursini † (1 Dec 1493 Appointed - 1494 Died)
Antonio Giaconi † (19 Mar 1494 Appointed - 1514 Died)
Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena † ( 1514 Appointed - 4 Nov 1517 Appointed, Administrator of Coria)
Simeone de’ Vernacoli † (6 Jul 1515 Appointed - 1537 Died)
Carlo Borromeo † (6 Jul 1537 Appointed - 1540 Died)
Bernardino Castellari † (17 Aug 1540 Appointed - 1542 Resigned)
Gian Matteo Castaldo, O.S.B. † (1 Mar 1542 Appointed - 1585 Died)
Leonardo Vairo, O.S.B. † (7 Jan 1587 Appointed - 4 Jan 1603 Died)
Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem. † (18 Aug 1604 Appointed - 1617 Died)
Lorenzo Mongiò Galatino, O.F.M. Obs. † (20 Nov 1617 Appointed - 11 Feb 1630 Died)
Martín de León Cárdenas, O.S.A. † (7 Apr 1631 Appointed - 27 Aug 1650 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania (Visco), O.F.M. † (6 Oct 1653 Confirmed - 1663 Died)
Benedicto Sánchez de Herrera † (24 Mar 1664 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1674 Died)
Carlo della Palma, C.R. † (27 May 1675 Confirmed - 1682 Died)
Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente † (2 Oct 1684 Appointed - 9 Jun 1687 Appointed, Bishop of Ceuta)
Dominicus Maria Marchese, O.P. † (31 May 1688 Appointed - May 1692 Died)
José Sanz de Villaragut, O.F.M. † (2 Jan 1693 Appointed - 18 Jun 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Cefalù)
Carlo Cuzzolini † (25 Feb 1697 Appointed - Aug 1698 Died)
Giuseppe Falces, O.F.M. † (11 Apr 1699 Appointed - Nov 1703 Died)
Michele Petirro † (14 Dec 1705 Appointed - 24 Apr 1709 Died)
Pietro Cavalcanti, C.R. † (22 May 1713 Appointed - 31 Jul 1723 Died)
Thomas Angelus Passante, Sch. P. † (29 Jan 1725 Confirmed - Nov 1732 Died)
Niccolò de Rosa † (2 Dec 1733 Confirmed - Jan 1774 Died)
Gerolamo Dandolfi (Landolfi) † (29 May 1775 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1789 Died)
Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - Jun 1794 Died)
Carlo Maria Rosini † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 18 Feb 1836 Died)
Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1842 Died)
Raffaele Purpo † (3 Apr 1843 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1876 Died)
Gennaro de Vivo † (23 Dec 1876 Succeeded - 15 Feb 1893 Died)
Michele Zezza di Zapponeta † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 3 Jul 1919 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Giuseppe Petrone † (23 Sep 1921 Appointed - 23 Mar 1933 Died)
Alfonso Castaldo † (27 Mar 1934 Appointed - 14 Jan 1950 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Alfonso Castaldo † (5 Aug 1958 Appointed - 3 Mar 1966 Died)
Salvatore Sorrentino † (21 Feb 1974 Appointed - 8 May 1993 Retired)
Silvio Padoin † (8 May 1993 Appointed - 2 Sep 2005 Retired)
Gennaro Pascarella (2 Sep 2005 Succeeded - 20 Jun 2023 Retired)
Carlo Villano (20 Jun 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Pozzuoli (erected)
9 July 1957	Territory Added		Diocese of Aversa Diocese of Pozzuoli

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

1886 26,943 .0% 87 0 6 OTC

1950 146,526 147,808 99.1% 69 23 92 1,592 32 95 40 ap1951

1970 421,050 427,730 98.4% 84 47 131 3,214 58 280 46 ap1971

1980 480,030 490,985 97.8% 59 52 111 4,324 1 56 235 51 ap1981

1990 438,670 447,150 98.1% 61 53 114 3,847 5 56 240 67 ap1991

1999 499,500 508,500 98.2% 82 49 131 3,812 12 50 189 67 ap2000

2000 499,500 508,500 98.2% 86 49 135 3,700 12 50 192 67 ap2001

2001 501,000 510,000 98.2% 91 52 143 3,503 18 53 195 67 ap2002

2002 499,500 508,500 98.2% 90 49 139 3,593 19 50 168 67 ap2003

2003 502,650 511,850 98.2% 105 55 160 3,141 21 56 146 68 ap2004

2004 502,700 510,720 98.4% 96 50 146 3,443 21 51 150 68 ap2005

2013 527,490 535,817 98.4% 93 46 139 3,794 32 53 184 69 ap2014

2016 519,000 534,780 97.0% 85 41 126 4,119 43 50 184 69 ap2017

2019 539,950 556,280 97.1% 89 50 139 3,884 40 66 124 69 ap2020

2021 534,946 552,150 96.9% 87 46 133 4,022 40 59 131 69 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		26,943	.0%			87	0				6	OTC
1950	146,526	147,808	99.1%	69	23	92	1,592		32	95	40	ap1951
1970	421,050	427,730	98.4%	84	47	131	3,214		58	280	46	ap1971
1980	480,030	490,985	97.8%	59	52	111	4,324	1	56	235	51	ap1981
1990	438,670	447,150	98.1%	61	53	114	3,847	5	56	240	67	ap1991
1999	499,500	508,500	98.2%	82	49	131	3,812	12	50	189	67	ap2000
2000	499,500	508,500	98.2%	86	49	135	3,700	12	50	192	67	ap2001
2001	501,000	510,000	98.2%	91	52	143	3,503	18	53	195	67	ap2002
2002	499,500	508,500	98.2%	90	49	139	3,593	19	50	168	67	ap2003
2003	502,650	511,850	98.2%	105	55	160	3,141	21	56	146	68	ap2004
2004	502,700	510,720	98.4%	96	50	146	3,443	21	51	150	68	ap2005
2013	527,490	535,817	98.4%	93	46	139	3,794	32	53	184	69	ap2014
2016	519,000	534,780	97.0%	85	41	126	4,119	43	50	184	69	ap2017
2019	539,950	556,280	97.1%	89	50	139	3,884	40	66	124	69	ap2020
2021	534,946	552,150	96.9%	87	46	133	4,022	40	59	131	69	ap2022