Sessa Aurunca (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Roberto † ( 1301 Appointed - 1309 Died)
Bertrando † (18 Aug 1309 Appointed - 1323 Died)
Giacomo Matrizi † (25 May 1326 Appointed - 23 Feb 1330 Died)
Giovanni de Paolo † ( 1330 Appointed - )
Ugo de San Francisco, O.F.M. † ( 1340 Appointed - 1344 Died)
Alessandro de Miro † (21 Apr 1344 Appointed - 1350 Died)
Giacomo Petrucci, O.F.M. † (24 May 1350 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Enrico de’ Grandoni, O.P. † (28 Nov 1356 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Matteo de’ Bruni, O.P. † (13 Nov 1363 Appointed - 1383 Removed)
Filippo de Toralto † (26 Oct 1383 Appointed - 1392 Died)
Antonio , O. Cist. † (18 May 1392 Appointed - 1402 Died)
Domenico de Tarento, O.P. † (18 Aug 1402 Appointed - 1417 Died)
Gentile Maccafani (d’Ajello) † (26 Jan 1418 Appointed - 1425 Resigned)
Giacomo Martini † (30 Aug 1426 Appointed - 1462 Died)
Alessandro (Angelo) Geraldini † (15 Apr 1463 Appointed - 1486 Died)
Pietro (Pyrrhus) Ajosa † (4 Aug 1486 Appointed - 1492 Died)
Giovanni Furacrapa † (6 Mar 1493 Appointed - 25 Nov 1499 Died)
Martino Zapata † (27 Nov 1499 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Francesco Guastaferro † (22 Nov 1505 Appointed - 11 May 1543 Died)
Tiberio Crispi † (6 Jul 1543 Appointed - 7 Jun 1546 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Albani † (7 Jun 1546 Appointed - 22 Oct 1552 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
Galeazzo Florimonte † (22 Oct 1552 Appointed - 1565 Resigned)
Tiberio Crispi † ( 1565 Appointed - 27 Jun 1566 Resigned)
Giovanni Placido † (27 Jun 1566 Appointed - 20 Jan 1591 Died)
Alessandro Riccardi † (6 Mar 1591 Appointed - 16 May 1604 Died)
Fausto Rebaglio † (30 Aug 1604 Appointed - Feb 1624 Died)
Ulysses Gherardini della Rosa † (1 Jul 1624 Appointed - 9 Jan 1670 Died)
Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - 26 Sep 1705 Died)
Raffaele Maria Filamondo, O.P. † (14 Dec 1705 Appointed - 15 Aug 1706 Died)
Francesco Gori † (4 Oct 1706 Appointed - 1708 Died)
Luigi Maria Macedonio, C.M. † (8 Jun 1718 Appointed - 9 Dec 1727 Died)
Francesco Caracciolo, O.F.M. Obs. † (24 Apr 1728 Appointed - 11 Aug 1757 Died)
Francesco Antonio Granata † (26 Sep 1757 Appointed - 11 Jan 1771 Died)
Baldassarre Vulcano, O.S.B. † (29 Jul 1771 Appointed - 20 Mar 1773 Died)
Antonio de Torres, O.S.B. † (14 Jun 1773 Appointed - 29 Oct 1779 Died)
Emanuele Maria Pignone del Carretto, O.E.S.A. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1796 Died)
Pietro de Felice † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - Nov 1814 Died)
Bartolomeo Varrone † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1832 Died)
Paolo Garzilli † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1845 Died)
Giuseppe Maria d’Alessandro † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1848 Died)
Ferdinando Girardi, C.M. † (11 Sep 1848 Confirmed - 8 Dec 1866 Died)
Raffaele Gagliardi † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 18 Aug 1880 Died)
Carlo de Caprio † (13 Dec 1880 Appointed - 14 Dec 1887 Died)
Giovanni Maria Diamare † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 9 Jan 1914 Died)
Fortunato de Santa † (15 Apr 1914 Appointed - 22 Feb 1938 Died)
Gaetano De Cicco † (30 Jan 1939 Appointed - 22 Mar 1962 Retired)
Vittorio Maria Costantini, O.F.M. Conv. † (28 May 1962 Appointed - 25 Oct 1982 Retired)
Raffaele Nogaro (25 Oct 1982 Appointed - 20 Oct 1990 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Agostino Superbo (18 May 1991 Appointed - 19 Nov 1994 Appointed, Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti)
Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. † (19 Nov 1994 Appointed - 25 Jun 2013 Retired)
Orazio Francesco Piazza (25 Jun 2013 Appointed - 7 Oct 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo)
Giacomo Cirulli (23 Feb 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Sessa Aurunca (erected)
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Carinola (Calina) (suppressed)	Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
21 March 1977	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Montecassino (Sorbello in Sessa Aurunca)	Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
30 April 1979	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Sessa Aurunca (from Capua)

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

1886 32,168 .0% 130 0 41 OTC

1949 60,000 60,000 100.0% 60 6 66 909 7 15 42 ap1951

1970 73,920 74,230 99.6% 49 15 64 1,155 15 60 49 ap1971

1980 95,930 96,500 99.4% 40 12 52 1,844 2 16 110 51 ap1981

1990 106,800 110,000 97.1% 41 18 59 1,810 20 113 42 ap1991

1999 73,990 74,240 99.7% 39 19 58 1,275 7 21 100 42 ap2000

2000 74,300 75,000 99.1% 39 13 52 1,428 7 16 96 42 ap2001

2001 74,500 76,000 98.0% 39 11 50 1,490 7 14 97 42 ap2002

2002 74,500 76,000 98.0% 41 12 53 1,405 7 15 98 42 ap2003

2003 85,500 87,720 97.5% 41 12 53 1,613 7 14 98 42 ap2004

2004 85,500 87,720 97.5% 38 12 50 1,710 7 15 71 42 ap2005

2010 86,900 88,900 97.8% 41 13 54 1,609 8 13 52 42 ap2011

2014 88,300 90,300 97.8% 43 12 55 1,605 6 12 63 42 ap2015

2017 88,000 92,000 95.7% 43 12 55 1,600 6 12 50 42 ap2018

2020 88,730 92,000 96.4% 36 12 48 1,848 6 12 50 42 ap2021

2022 88,500 91,500 96.7% 33 9 42 2,107 5 9 47 42 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		32,168	.0%			130	0				41	OTC
1949	60,000	60,000	100.0%	60	6	66	909		7	15	42	ap1951
1970	73,920	74,230	99.6%	49	15	64	1,155		15	60	49	ap1971
1980	95,930	96,500	99.4%	40	12	52	1,844	2	16	110	51	ap1981
1990	106,800	110,000	97.1%	41	18	59	1,810		20	113	42	ap1991
1999	73,990	74,240	99.7%	39	19	58	1,275	7	21	100	42	ap2000
2000	74,300	75,000	99.1%	39	13	52	1,428	7	16	96	42	ap2001
2001	74,500	76,000	98.0%	39	11	50	1,490	7	14	97	42	ap2002
2002	74,500	76,000	98.0%	41	12	53	1,405	7	15	98	42	ap2003
2003	85,500	87,720	97.5%	41	12	53	1,613	7	14	98	42	ap2004
2004	85,500	87,720	97.5%	38	12	50	1,710	7	15	71	42	ap2005
2010	86,900	88,900	97.8%	41	13	54	1,609	8	13	52	42	ap2011
2014	88,300	90,300	97.8%	43	12	55	1,605	6	12	63	42	ap2015
2017	88,000	92,000	95.7%	43	12	55	1,600	6	12	50	42	ap2018
2020	88,730	92,000	96.4%	36	12	48	1,848	6	12	50	42	ap2021
2022	88,500	91,500	96.7%	33	9	42	2,107	5	9	47	42	ap2023