Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ariano
  • Latin Name: Arianensis Hirpinus
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo Porfida † (8 Apr 1463 Appointed - 1480 Died)
• Nicola Ippoliti † (14 Jul 1480 Appointed - 5 Sep 1481 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)
• Paolo Bracchi † ( 1481 Appointed - 1497 Died)
• Nicola Ippoliti † (10 Jan 1498 Appointed - 1511 Died)
• Diomede Carafa † (9 Apr 1511 Appointed - 12 Aug 1560 Died)
• Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv. † (13 Jun 1561 Appointed - 1562 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Donato Laurenti † (29 Jan 1563 Appointed - 1584 Died)
• Alfonso Herrera, O.S.A. † (25 Feb 1585 Appointed - 20 Dec 1602 Died)
• Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B. † (20 Dec 1602 Succeeded - 3 Apr 1611 Died)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (1 Oct 1612 Appointed - 20 Mar 1623 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Paolo Cajatia † (15 Apr 1624 Appointed - Mar 1638 Died)
• Andrés Aguado, O.S.A. † (26 May 1642 Appointed - 10 Jul 1645 Died)
• Paolo Palumbo, C.R. † ( 1645 Appointed - 1647 Resigned)
• Alessandro Rossi † (14 Feb 1650 Appointed - Aug 1656 Died)
• Lodovico Morales, O.S.A. † (10 Mar 1659 Appointed - 7 Feb 1667 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
• Emmanuele Brancaccio, O.S.B. † (16 Mar 1667 Appointed - 1686 Died)
• Giovanni Bonella, O. Carm. † (28 Feb 1689 Appointed - 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
• Giacinto della Calce, C.R. † (3 Jun 1697 Appointed - 13 Jul 1715 Died)
• Filippo Tipaldi † (12 Jun 1717 Appointed - 20 Feb 1748 Died)
• Isidoro Sanchez de Luna, O.S.B. † (6 May 1748 Appointed - 22 Apr 1754 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Domenico Saverio Pulci † (20 May 1754 Appointed - Oct 1777 Died)
• Lorenzo Potenza † (1 Jun 1778 Appointed - 26 Mar 1792 Appointed, Bishop of Sarno)
• Giovanni Saverio Pirelli † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - Mar 1803 Died)
• Domenico Russo † (6 Apr 1818 Appointed - 1837 Died)
• Francesco Capezzuti † (15 Feb 1837 Appointed - 1857 Died)
• Concezio Pasquini † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 9 Jan 1858 Died)
• Michele Caputo, O.P. † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed - 6 Sep 1862 Died)
• Luigi Maria Aguilar, B. † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 17 Sep 1875 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Salvatore Maria Nisio, Sch. P. † (17 Sep 1875 Appointed - 10 Jun 1876 Resigned)
• Francesco Trotta † (26 Jun 1876 Appointed - 1 Jun 1888 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo)
• Andrea d’Agostino, C.M. † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 14 Feb 1913 Died)
• Giovanni Onorato Carcaterra, O.F.M. † (13 Mar 1914 Appointed - 27 May 1915 Resigned)
• Cosimo Agostino † (1 Jun 1915 Appointed - 30 Mar 1918 Died)
• Giuseppe Lojacono † (4 Nov 1918 Appointed - 1 Jun 1939 Resigned)
• Giocchino Pedicini † (8 Aug 1939 Appointed - 22 Nov 1949 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
• Pasquale Venezia † (11 Feb 1951 Appointed - 2 Jun 1967 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
• Agapito Simeoni † (9 May 1974 Appointed - 2 Jan 1976 Died)
• Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (24 Mar 1976 Appointed - 11 Jun 1988 Retired)
• Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (11 Jun 1988 Appointed - 20 Feb 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
• Eduardo Davino † (15 Jul 1993 Appointed - 10 Nov 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Palestrina)
• Gennaro Pascarella (14 Nov 1998 Appointed - 10 Jan 2004 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Giovanni D’Alise (5 Jun 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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 Ariano
1950	62,000	62,406	99.3%	39	9	48	1,291		10	96	24	ap1951
1959	63,300	63,500	99.7%	33	10	43	1,472		12	112	30	ap1960
1969	63,300	63,500	99.7%	31	15	46	1,376		16	78	24	ap1971
1980	42,800	43,000	99.5%	21		21	2,038			72	30	ap1981
Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
1990	64,728	64,926	99.7%	33	19	52	1,244		20	82	35	ap1991
1999	71,000	71,177	99.8%	36	11	47	1,510		14	63	43	ap2000
2000	69,711	70,611	98.7%	37	13	50	1,394		16	71	43	ap2001
2001	69,745	70,748	98.6%	31	10	41	1,701		13	67	43	ap2002
2002	69,236	69,599	99.5%	37	11	48	1,442		14	70	43	ap2003
2003	71,329	71,942	99.1%	39	11	50	1,426		14	68	43	ap2004
2004	72,902	74,055	98.4%	38	13	51	1,429		16	63	43	ap2005
2006	73,524	74,200	99.1%	57	18	75	980		20	54	43	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni D’Alise (Bishop: 5 Jun 2004 - )
• Gennaro Pascarella (Bishop: 14 Nov 1998 to 10 Jan 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1976 to 11 Jun 1988)
• Cosimo Agostino † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1915 to 30 Mar 1918)
• Andrés Aguado, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 May 1642 to 10 Jul 1645)
• Luigi Maria Aguilar, B. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 17 Sep 1875)
• Giovanni Bonella, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1689 to 1696)
• Paolo Bracchi † (Bishop: 1481 to 1497)
• Emmanuele Brancaccio, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1667 to 1686)
• Paolo Cajatia † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1624 to Mar 1638)
• Francesco Capezzuti † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1837 to 1857)
• Michele Caputo, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 6 Sep 1862)
• Diomede Carafa † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1511 to 12 Aug 1560)
• Giovanni Onorato Carcaterra, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1914 to 27 May 1915)
• Andrea d’Agostino, C.M. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 14 Feb 1913)
• Eduardo Davino † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1993 to 10 Nov 1997)
• Giacinto della Calce, C.R. † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1697 to 13 Jul 1715)
• Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1988 to 20 Feb 1993)
• Alfonso Herrera, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1585 to 20 Dec 1602)
• Nicola Ippoliti † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1480 to 5 Sep 1481; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Jan 1498 to 1511)
• Donato Laurenti † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1563 to 1584)
• Giuseppe Lojacono † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1918 to 1 Jun 1939)
• Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 31 Jul 1600; Bishop: 20 Dec 1602 to 3 Apr 1611)
• Lodovico Morales, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1659 to 7 Feb 1667)
• Salvatore Maria Nisio, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 10 Jun 1876)
• Paolo Palumbo, C.R. † (Bishop: 1645 to 1647)
• Concezio Pasquini † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 9 Jan 1858)
• Giocchino Pedicini † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1939 to 22 Nov 1949)
• Giovanni Saverio Pirelli † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to Mar 1803)
• Giacomo Porfida † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1463 to 1480)
• Lorenzo Potenza † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1778 to 26 Mar 1792)
• Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1561 to 1562)
• Domenico Saverio Pulci † (Bishop: 20 May 1754 to Oct 1777)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1612 to 20 Mar 1623)
• Alessandro Rossi † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1650 to Aug 1656)
• Domenico Russo † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 1837)
• Isidoro Sanchez de Luna, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 6 May 1748 to 22 Apr 1754)
• Agapito Simeoni † (Bishop: 9 May 1974 to 2 Jan 1976)
• Filippo Tipaldi † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1717 to 20 Feb 1748)
• Francesco Trotta † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1876 to 1 Jun 1888)
• Pasquale Venezia † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1951 to 2 Jun 1967)