Teano-Calvi (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Giacomo Cirulli, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 663 (256 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Campania
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiteanocalvi.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Piazza Duomo 1, 81057 Teano [Caserta], Italia
Telephone: 0823.87.54.28

Historical Details

Diocese of Calvi Risorta
- Latin Name: Calvensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Metropolitan: (unknown)
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Calvi e Teano
- Latin Name: Calvensis et Theanensis
- United: 27 June 1818
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Capua
- Country: Italy
- Square Kilometers: 517 (199 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Palmerio di Capua † ( 1252 Appointed - 23 Jul 1252 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)
Isembardo † ( 1265 Appointed - 23 Mar 1271 Died)
Taddeo da Capua † ( 1330 Appointed - 1332 Died)
Giovanni de Concivis, O.F.M. † (30 Oct 1332 Appointed - 1342 Died)
Stefano , O. Carm. † (9 Feb 1343 Appointed - 1344 Died)
Giovanni da Arpino, O.F.M. † (31 Aug 1344 Appointed - 7 Jun 1348 Died)
Pietro da Briva, O.F.M. † (7 Jan 1348 Appointed - )
Rainaldo da San Benedetto † (22 Apr 1364 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Giovanni da Rocca, O.F.M. † (7 Apr 1372 Appointed - 1377 Died)
Roberto Baccari † (4 Oct 1377 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (15 Feb 1395 Appointed - 5 Mar 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari))
Stefano Governo † (5 Mar 1403 Appointed - 1413 Died)
Antonio Galluzzi † (13 Feb 1413 Appointed - 1415 Died)
Antonio de Fede, O. Carm. † (15 Feb 1415 Appointed - )
Angelo Mazziotta † (15 Apr 1441 Appointed - )
Antonio de Clemente † (13 Apr 1472 Appointed - 1495 Died)
Maurilio Giannotti † (24 Jul 1495 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Angelus Marotti (Marote) † (24 Jul 1495 Appointed - )
Matteo Mignano de Orsini † (31 Mar 1505 Appointed - 1512 Died)
Gabriele de Orsini † (19 Jan 1512 Appointed - 1518 Resigned)
Giovanni Antonio Gallo † (8 Aug 1519 Appointed - 1543 Died)
Lorenzo Spada, O.F.M. Conv. † (1 Jun 1543 Appointed - 1544 Died)
Marino Gennari † (13 Aug 1544 Appointed - Sep 1544 Died)
Berenguer Gombau † (27 Oct 1544 Appointed - 1551 Died)
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. † (22 Apr 1551 Appointed - 17 Jul 1560 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Giulio Magnani, O.F.M. Conv. † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 25 Sep 1565 Died)
Paolo Terracino † (10 Jun 1566 Appointed - 1575 Died)
Ascanio Marchesini † (23 Sep 1575 Appointed - 1580 Died)
Scipione Bozzuti † (24 Feb 1580 Appointed - 14 Feb 1582 Appointed, Bishop of Lucera)
Fabio Maranta † (5 Mar 1582 Appointed - 1619 Died)
Gregorio Del Bufalo † (8 Apr 1619 Appointed - 1623 Died)
Gennaro Filomarino, C.R. † (18 Dec 1623 Appointed - Oct 1650 Died)
Francesco Maria Falcucci † (19 Dec 1650 Appointed - 1661 Died)
Vincenzo Carafa, C.R.L. † (8 Aug 1661 Appointed - 1679 Died)
Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. † (10 Apr 1679 Appointed - 23 May 1702 Died)
Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R.S. † (15 Jan 1703 Appointed - 5 Nov 1714 Died)
Filippo Positano † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - Dec 1732 Died)
Gennaro Maria Danza † (2 Mar 1733 Appointed - 1740 Died)
Giuseppe Barone † (29 May 1741 Appointed - 12 Jan 1742 Died)
Francesco Agnello Fragianni † (28 Feb 1742 Appointed - Apr 1756 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. † (24 May 1756 Appointed - 16 Dec 1782 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Andrea de Lucia † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1830 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Pezzella, O.E.S.A. † (15 Mar 1830 Succeeded - 3 Jan 1833 Died)
Giuseppe Trama † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 6 Oct 1837 Resigned)
Nicola Sterlini † (27 Apr 1840 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1860 Died)
Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (13 Jul 1860 Appointed - 20 Oct 1884 Died)
Alfonso Maria Giordano, C.SS.R. † (20 Oct 1884 Succeeded - 16 Dec 1907 Resigned)
Albino Pella † (19 Aug 1908 Appointed - 12 Apr 1915 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
Calogero Licata † (14 Apr 1916 Appointed - 25 Aug 1924 Died)
Giuseppe Marcozzi † (14 Aug 1926 Appointed - 21 Apr 1940 Died)
Giacinto Tamburini † (6 Mar 1941 Appointed - 17 Jan 1944 Died)
Vincenzo Bonaventura Medori † (17 Jul 1945 Appointed - 12 Aug 1950 Died)
Giacomo Palombella † (3 Jan 1951 Appointed - 2 Jul 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Matera)
Matteo Guido Sperandeo † (5 Sep 1954 Appointed - 17 Aug 1984 Retired)
Felice Cece † (17 Aug 1984 Appointed - 8 Feb 1989 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia)
Francesco Tommasiello † (15 Jul 1989 Appointed - 25 Oct 2005 Died)
Arturo Aiello (13 May 2006 Appointed - 6 May 2017 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
Giacomo Cirulli (14 Sep 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Calvi Risorta
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Calvi Risorta (erected)
Diocese of Calvi e Teano
27 June 1818	United	Diocese of Calvi Risorta Diocese of Teano	Diocese of Calvi e Teano
21 March 1977	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Montecassino (S. Secondinus in Pasturano)	Diocese of Calvi e Teano
21 March 1977	Territory Lost	Diocese of Calvi e Teano (Camino in Roccadevandro)	Territorial Abbey of Montecassino
30 April 1979	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Calvi e Teano (from Capua)
Diocese of Teano-Calvi
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Calvi e Teano	Diocese of Teano-Calvi

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 Calvi e Teano

1886 63,344 .0% 323 0 89 OTC

1949 74,000 74,000 100.0% 133 44 177 418 24 50 107 ap1951

1959 74,000 74,000 100.0% 119 36 155 477 35 70 106 ap1960

1970 86,000 86,000 100.0% 97 28 125 688 33 95 106 ap1971

1980 88,400 89,100 99.2% 84 30 114 775 35 60 106 ap1981

Diocese of Teano-Calvi

1990 80,400 80,600 99.8% 73 22 95 846 27 115 70 ap1991

1999 80,000 80,150 99.8% 57 26 83 963 28 84 70 ap2000

2000 80,000 80,150 99.8% 53 26 79 1,012 30 84 70 ap2001

2001 78,000 80,000 97.5% 52 25 77 1,012 29 84 70 ap2002

2002 80,000 80,000 100.0% 52 25 77 1,038 29 84 70 ap2003

2003 80,000 80,000 100.0% 51 3 54 1,481 4 84 70 ap2004

2004 80,000 80,000 100.0% 45 1 46 1,739 5 3 84 70 ap2005

2010 81,200 83,000 97.8% 49 14 63 1,288 9 17 70 70 ap2011

2014 82,600 84,400 97.9% 50 19 69 1,197 9 23 114 70 ap2015

2017 82,200 84,000 97.9% 60 18 78 1,053 11 19 107 72 ap2018

2020 82,340 84,700 97.2% 53 16 69 1,193 11 16 103 72 ap2021

2022 80,685 83,000 97.2% 50 17 67 1,204 11 17 107 72 ap2023

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 Calvi e Teano
1886		63,344	.0%			323	0				89	OTC
1949	74,000	74,000	100.0%	133	44	177	418		24	50	107	ap1951
1959	74,000	74,000	100.0%	119	36	155	477		35	70	106	ap1960
1970	86,000	86,000	100.0%	97	28	125	688		33	95	106	ap1971
1980	88,400	89,100	99.2%	84	30	114	775		35	60	106	ap1981
Diocese of Teano-Calvi
1990	80,400	80,600	99.8%	73	22	95	846		27	115	70	ap1991
1999	80,000	80,150	99.8%	57	26	83	963		28	84	70	ap2000
2000	80,000	80,150	99.8%	53	26	79	1,012		30	84	70	ap2001
2001	78,000	80,000	97.5%	52	25	77	1,012		29	84	70	ap2002
2002	80,000	80,000	100.0%	52	25	77	1,038		29	84	70	ap2003
2003	80,000	80,000	100.0%	51	3	54	1,481		4	84	70	ap2004
2004	80,000	80,000	100.0%	45	1	46	1,739	5	3	84	70	ap2005
2010	81,200	83,000	97.8%	49	14	63	1,288	9	17	70	70	ap2011
2014	82,600	84,400	97.9%	50	19	69	1,197	9	23	114	70	ap2015
2017	82,200	84,000	97.9%	60	18	78	1,053	11	19	107	72	ap2018
2020	82,340	84,700	97.2%	53	16	69	1,193	11	16	103	72	ap2021
2022	80,685	83,000	97.2%	50	17	67	1,204	11	17	107	72	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Arturo Aiello (Bishop: 13 May 2006 to 6 May 2017)
Giacomo Cirulli (Bishop: 14 Sep 2017 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giovanni da Arpino, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1344 to 7 Jun 1348)
Roberto Baccari † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1377)
Giuseppe Barone † (Bishop: 29 May 1741 to 12 Jan 1742)
Scipione Bozzuti † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1580 to 14 Feb 1582)
Pietro da Briva, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1348)
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 May 1756 to 16 Dec 1782)
Palmerio di Capua † (Bishop: 1252 to 23 Jul 1252)
Taddeo da Capua † (Bishop: 1330 to 1332)
Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1703 to 5 Nov 1714)
Vincenzo Carafa, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1661 to 1679)
Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. †
Felice Cece † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1984 to 8 Feb 1989)
Antonio de Clemente † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1472 to 1495)
Giovanni de Concivis, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1332 to 1342)
Gennaro Maria Danza † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1733 to 1740)
Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1679 to 23 May 1702)
Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1860 to 20 Oct 1884)
Gregorio Del Bufalo † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1619 to 1623)
Francesco Maria Falcucci † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1650 to 1661)
Antonio de Fede, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1415)
Gennaro Filomarino, C.R. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1623 to Oct 1650)
Francesco Agnello Fragianni † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1742 to Apr 1756)
Giovanni Antonio Gallo † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1519 to 1543)
Antonio Galluzzi † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1413 to 1415)
Marino Gennari † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1544 to Sep 1544)
Maurilio Giannotti † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1495 to 1505)
Alfonso Maria Giordano, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1881; Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jun 1882; Bishop: 20 Oct 1884 to 16 Dec 1907)
Berenguer Gombau † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1544 to 1551)
Stefano Governo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 5 Mar 1403 to 1413)
Antonio Izzo †
Felice Leonardo †
Calogero Licata † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1916 to 25 Aug 1924)
Andrea de Lucia † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 15 Mar 1830)
Giulio Magnani, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 25 Sep 1565)
Fabio Maranta † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1582 to 1619)
Ascanio Marchesini † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1575 to 1580)
Giuseppe Marcozzi † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1926 to 21 Apr 1940)
Angelus Marotti (Marote) † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1495)
Angelo Mazziotta † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1441)
Vincenzo Bonaventura Medori † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1945 to 12 Aug 1950)
Agostino Migliore † (Apostolic Administrator: 14 Feb 1920 to 2 Dec 1925)
Matteo Mignano de Orsini † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1505 to 1512)
Salvatore Nappi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1876 to 28 Feb 1879)
Gabriele de Orsini † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1512 to 1518)
Giacomo Palombella † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1951 to 2 Jul 1954)
Albino Pella † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1908 to 12 Apr 1915)
Giuseppe Maria Pezzella, O.E.S.A. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Jun 1828; Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 3 Jan 1833)
Filippo Positano † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1720 to Dec 1732)
Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1551 to 17 Jul 1560)
Giovanni da Rocca, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1372 to 1377)
Carmine Rocco † (Priest: 26 Jul 1936 to 5 Oct 1961)
Ottaviano Rosario Sabetti, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 1880 to 28 Mar 1881)
Rainaldo da San Benedetto † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1364 to 1372)
Fortunato de Santa † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Oct 1915 to 29 Jun 1916)
Lorenzo Spada, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1543 to 1544)
Matteo Guido Sperandeo † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1954 to 17 Aug 1984)
Nicola Sterlini † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 3 Apr 1860)
Giacinto Tamburini † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1941 to 17 Jan 1944)
Paolo Terracino † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1566 to 1575)
Francesco Tommasiello † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1989 to 25 Oct 2005)
Giuseppe Trama † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 6 Oct 1837)
Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1395 to 5 Mar 1403)
Isembardo † (Bishop: 1265 to 23 Mar 1271)
Landolfo †
Stefano , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1343 to 1344)

Source(s)

Diocese of Calvi Risorta
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 159
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 115
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 147, and Page 148
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 130
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 137, and Page 138
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 141
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 864, to Page 865
Diocese of Calvi e Teano
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 217, to Page 219
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 562, and Page 563
Diocese of Teano-Calvi
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 674, to Page 676

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