Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Orazio Soricelli, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 150 (57 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Campania
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiamalficava.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Arcivescovile, 84011 Amalfi [Salerno], Italia; Piazza del Duomo 9, 84013 Cava de' Tirreni [Salerno], Italia
Telephone: 089.871.324; 089.342.379
Fax: 089.873.460; 089.343.686

Historical Details

Diocese of Amalfi
- Latin Name: Amalphitanus
- Erected: 6th Century
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Amalfi
- Latin Name: Amalphitanus
- Elevated: 987
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno)
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alfonso Oliva † ( 1541 Appointed - 1544 Died)
Angelo Pico † ( 1638 Appointed - 1648 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Miniato)
Stefano Quaranta † ( 1649 Appointed - 1679 Died)
Simplicio Caravita † ( 1682 Appointed - 1701 Died)
Pietro Agostino Scorza (Scortia) † (9 Apr 1731 Appointed - 17 Feb 1748 Resigned)
Nicola Cioffi † ( 1748 Appointed - 1758 Died)
Antonio Puoti † ( 1758 Appointed - 1792 Died)
Silvestro Miccù, O.F.M. † (4 Oct 1804 Appointed - 1830 Died)
Mariano Bianco † (30 Sep 1831 Appointed - 1849 Retired)
Domenico Ventura † (20 Apr 1849 Appointed - 1862 Died)
Francesco Maiorsini † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 1893 Died)
Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 17 Jun 1908 Died)
Antonio Maria Bonito † (17 Jun 1908 Succeeded - 5 Aug 1910 Resigned)
Angelo Maria Dolci † (27 Jan 1911 Appointed - 13 Nov 1914 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria)
Ercolano Marini † (2 Jun 1915 Appointed - 27 Oct 1945 Retired)
Luigi Martinelli † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 16 Jun 1946 Died)
Angelo Rossini † (10 Mar 1947 Appointed - 5 Oct 1965 Died)
Alfredo Vozzi † (25 Sep 1972 Appointed - 30 Jan 1982 Retired)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (30 Jan 1982 Appointed - 28 Jul 1990 Retired)
Beniamino Depalma, C.M. (7 Dec 1990 Appointed - 15 Jul 1999 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nola)
Orazio Soricelli (3 Jun 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Amalfi
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Amalfi (erected)
Archdiocese of Amalfi
987	Elevated	Diocese of Amalfi	Archdiocese of Amalfi
1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Minori (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Amalfi
1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Scala (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Amalfi
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
30 September 1986	United	Archdiocese of Amalfi Diocese of Cava e Sarno	Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni

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

Archdiocese of Amalfi

1959 41,000 41,000 100.0% 69 22 91 450 22 140 55 ap1960

1970 43,861 43,880 100.0% 60 24 84 522 29 142 55 ap1971

1980 41,380 41,704 99.2% 50 18 68 608 22 129 55 ap1981

Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni

1990 97,200 100,150 97.1% 61 42 103 943 6 48 130 76 ap1991

1999 102,700 103,351 99.4% 66 42 108 950 12 47 128 76 ap2000

2000 102,700 103,351 99.4% 64 42 106 968 16 47 128 76 ap2001

2001 102,700 103,351 99.4% 65 29 94 1,092 16 34 128 76 ap2002

2002 102,700 103,351 99.4% 65 29 94 1,092 16 34 128 76 ap2003

2003 102,700 103,351 99.4% 63 29 92 1,116 17 34 128 76 ap2004

2004 102,700 103,351 99.4% 60 29 89 1,153 17 34 128 76 ap2005

2006 102,700 103,351 99.4% 55 27 82 1,252 17 29 112 76 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Amalfi
1959	41,000	41,000	100.0%	69	22	91	450		22	140	55	ap1960
1970	43,861	43,880	100.0%	60	24	84	522		29	142	55	ap1971
1980	41,380	41,704	99.2%	50	18	68	608		22	129	55	ap1981
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
1990	97,200	100,150	97.1%	61	42	103	943	6	48	130	76	ap1991
1999	102,700	103,351	99.4%	66	42	108	950	12	47	128	76	ap2000
2000	102,700	103,351	99.4%	64	42	106	968	16	47	128	76	ap2001
2001	102,700	103,351	99.4%	65	29	94	1,092	16	34	128	76	ap2002
2002	102,700	103,351	99.4%	65	29	94	1,092	16	34	128	76	ap2003
2003	102,700	103,351	99.4%	63	29	92	1,116	17	34	128	76	ap2004
2004	102,700	103,351	99.4%	60	29	89	1,153	17	34	128	76	ap2005
2006	102,700	103,351	99.4%	55	27	82	1,252	17	29	112	76	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Mariano Bianco † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 1849)
Michele Bologna † (Archbishop: 1701 to 1731)
Antonio Maria Bonito † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Dec 1905; Archbishop: 17 Jun 1908 to 5 Aug 1910)
Simplicio Caravita † (Archbishop: 1682 to 1701)
Andrea Cesarano † (Priest: 19 Mar 1904 to 30 Jun 1931)
Nicola Cioffi † (Archbishop: 1748 to 1758)
Angelo Maria Dolci † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1911 to 13 Nov 1914)
Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) † (Archbishop: 21 May 1894 to 17 Jun 1908)
Michele Lucibello †
Francesco Maiorsini † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 1893)
Ercolano Marini † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1915 to 27 Oct 1945)
Luigi Martinelli † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1946 to 16 Jun 1946)
Silvestro Miccù, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 4 Oct 1804 to 1830)
Gaetano Miroballi † (Archbishop: 1679 to 1681)
Alfonso Oliva † (Archbishop: 1541 to 1544)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (Archbishop: 30 Jan 1982 to 28 Jul 1990)
Angelo Pico † (Archbishop: 1638 to 1648)
Antonio Puoti † (Archbishop: 1758 to 1792)
Stefano Quaranta † (Archbishop: 1649 to 1679)
Angelo Rossini † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1947 to 5 Oct 1965)
Pietro Agostino Scorza (Scortia) † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1731 to 17 Feb 1748)
Domenico Ventura † (Archbishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 1862)
Alfredo Vozzi † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1972 to 30 Jan 1982)

Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni

Archidioecesis Amalphitanus-Cavensis