Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo

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Bishop(s) Pietro Farina, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 580 (224 Square Miles) Conference Region: Campania Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi-alife-caiazzo.it/ Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Via Angelo Scorciarini Coppola 230/B, 81016 Piedimonte Matese [Caserta], Italia Telephone: 0823.54.36.18 Fax: 0823.54.36.15

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alife
  • Latin Name: Aliphanus
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 460 (177 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Miguel Torcella † (13 Nov 1532 Appointed - 6 Apr 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
• Antonio Agustín † (15 Dec 1557 Appointed - 8 Aug 1561 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
• Diego Gilberto Nogueras † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 1566 Died)
• Domenico Caracciolo † (31 Mar 1664 Appointed - 14 Oct 1673 Died)
• Giuseppe de Lazzara † (23 Mar 1676 Appointed - 2 Mar 1702 Died)
• Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) † (15 Mar 1703 Appointed - 23 Jul 1730 Died)
• Gaetano Iovone † (11 Dec 1730 Appointed - 31 Oct 1733 Died)
• Pietro Abbondio Battiloro † (18 Dec 1733 Appointed - 17 Oct 1735 Died)
• Egidio Antonio Isabelli † (2 Dec 1735 Appointed - 3 Jan 1752 Died)
• Carlo Rosati † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 17 Feb 1753 Died)
• Innocenzo Sanseverino † (12 Mar 1753 Appointed - 29 Dec 1756 Resigned)
• Filippo Sanseverino † (3 Jan 1757 Appointed - 27 Jan 1762 Resigned)
• Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino † (29 Jan 1770 Appointed - 15 Apr 1775 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Emilio Gentile † (15 Jul 1776 Appointed - 24 Feb 1822 Died)
• Raffaele Longobardi † (19 Apr 1822 Appointed - 23 Sep 1822 Died)
• Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro † (10 Mar 1824 Appointed - 1 May 1826 Died)
• Carlo Puoti † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 14 Mar 1848 Died)
• Gennaro di Giacomo † (22 Dec 1848 Appointed - 31 Jul 1875 Resigned)
• Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano † (31 Jul 1875 Succeeded - 8 Dec 1879 Died)
• Girolamo Volpe † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 9 Aug 1885 Died)
• Antonio Scotti † (15 Jan 1886 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Resigned)
• Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 10 Apr 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Felice Del Sordo † (12 Oct 1911 Appointed - 1928 Died)
• Luigi Noviello † (29 Jul 1930 Appointed - 20 Sep 1947 Died)
• Giuseppe Della Cioppa † (2 Dec 1947 Appointed - 1 Apr 1953 Resigned)
• Virginio Dondeo † (29 May 1953 Appointed - 22 Jul 1961 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
• Raffaele Pellecchia † (1 Sep 1961 Appointed - 19 Mar 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sorrento)
• Angelo Campagne † (8 Apr 1978 Appointed - 10 Dec 1990 Died)
• Nicola Comparone † (10 Dec 1990 Succeeded - 5 Jan 1998 Died)
• Pietro Farina (16 Feb 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alife
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Alife (erected)
Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Alife Diocese of Caiazzo	Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo

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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 Alife
1959	36,247	36,257	100.0%	35	12	47	771		17	97	20	ap1960
1970	36,596	36,670	99.8%	33	4	37	989		4		19	ap1971
1980	46,810	46,880	99.9%	25	14	39	1,200		23	86	20	ap1981
Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
1987	63,200	65,000	97.2%	43	18	61	1,036		19	90	56	ap1991
1999	68,500	70,000	97.9%	48	20	68	1,007		20	60	44	ap2000
2000	68,500	70,000	97.9%	48	20	68	1,007		20	54	43	ap2001
2001	68,500	70,000	97.9%	52	10	62	1,104	1	10	48	44	ap2002
2002	67,500	69,000	97.8%	53	7	60	1,125	2	7	48	44	ap2003
2003	68,500	69,000	99.3%	56	7	63	1,087	1	7	48	44	ap2004
2004	67,600	69,000	98.0%	51	10	61	1,108	1	11	48	44	ap2005
2006	70,200	70,500	99.6%	48	9	57	1,231	4	25	46	44	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antonio Agustín † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1557; Priest: 18 Dec 1557; Bishop: 19 Dec 1557 to 8 Aug 1561)
• Pietro Abbondio Battiloro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 17 Oct 1735)
• Angelo Campagne † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1978 to 10 Dec 1990)
• Domenico Caracciolo † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1664 to 14 Oct 1673)
• Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 10 Apr 1911)
• Nicola Comparone † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Apr 1990; Bishop: 10 Dec 1990 to 5 Jan 1998)
• Giuseppe de Lazzara † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1676 to 2 Mar 1702)
• Giuseppe Della Cioppa † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1947 to 1 Apr 1953)
• Felice Del Sordo † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1911 to 1928)
• Gennaro di Giacomo † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 31 Jul 1875)
• Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Dec 1874; Bishop: 31 Jul 1875 to 8 Dec 1879)
• Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1824 to 1 May 1826)
• Virginio Dondeo † (Bishop: 29 May 1953 to 22 Jul 1961)
• Pietro Farina (Bishop: 16 Feb 1999 - )
• Emilio Gentile † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 24 Feb 1822)
• Gaetano Iovone † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to 31 Oct 1733)
• Egidio Antonio Isabelli † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1735 to 3 Jan 1752)
• Raffaele Longobardi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 23 Sep 1822)
• Diego Gilberto Nogueras † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1561 to 1566)
• Luigi Noviello † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1930 to 20 Sep 1947)
• Raffaele Pellecchia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jan 1960; Bishop: 1 Sep 1961 to 19 Mar 1967)
• Angelo Maria Porfiri (Porfirius) † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1703 to 23 Jul 1730)
• Carlo Puoti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Jul 1826 to 14 Mar 1848)
• Carlo Rosati † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 17 Feb 1753)
• Filippo Sanseverino † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 27 Jan 1762)
• Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1770 to 15 Apr 1775)
• Innocenzo Sanseverino † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1753 to 29 Dec 1756)
• Antonio Scotti † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1886 to 24 Mar 1898)
• Miguel Torcella † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1532 to 6 Apr 1541)
• Girolamo Volpe † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 9 Aug 1885)