Archdiocese of Benevento

Historical Details

• Diocese of Benevento
  • Latin Name: Beneventanus
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo Savelli † ( 1560 Appointed - 1574 Resigned)
• Pompeio Arrigoni † (7 Feb 1607 Appointed - 4 Apr 1616 Died)
• Agostino Oreggi (Oregius) † (28 Nov 1633 Appointed - 12 Jul 1635 Died)
• Vincenzo (Gaspare) Maculani, O.P. † (13 Jan 1642 Appointed - 1643 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Bologna † ( 1674 Appointed - 1680 Resigned)
• Girolamo Gastaldi † (19 Feb 1680 Appointed - 8 Apr 1685 Died)
• Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (18 Mar 1686 Appointed - 23 Feb 1730 Died)
• Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia † (21 Feb 1730 Succeeded - 8 Jan 1731 Resigned)
• Sinibaldo Doria † (21 May 1731 Appointed - 2 Dec 1733 Died)
• Serafino Cenci † (18 Dec 1733 Appointed - 24 Jun 1740 Died)
• Francesco Landi Pietra † (18 Sep 1741 Appointed - 17 Jan 1752 Resigned)
• Francesco Pacca † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 1763 Died)
• Gianbattista Colombini † ( 1763 Appointed - 1774 Died)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (29 May 1775 Appointed - 27 Jan 1796 Died)
• Domenico Spinucci † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 21 Dec 1823 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi † (3 May 1824 Appointed - 31 Jan 1844 Died)
• Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto † (22 Jul 1844 Appointed - 17 Jun 1879 Died)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 16 May 1897 Died)
• Donato Maria Dell'Olio † (5 Feb 1898 Appointed - 18 Jan 1902 Died)
• Benedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 1915 Died)
• Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 7 Mar 1924 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Luigi Lavitrano † (16 Jul 1924 Appointed - 29 Sep 1928 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (29 Jan 1930 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Agostino Mancinelli † (15 Apr 1936 Appointed - 1 Jan 1962 Died)
• Raffaele Calabria † (1 Jan 1962 Succeeded - 24 May 1982 Died)
• Carlo Minchiatti † (6 Aug 1982 Appointed - 25 Nov 1991 Retired)
• Serafino Sprovieri (25 Nov 1991 Appointed - 3 May 2006 Retired)
• Andrea Mugione (3 May 2006 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
Archdiocese of Benevento
1950	333,500	335,000	99.6%	267	104	371	898		187	370	161	ap1951
1959	333,500	333,900	99.9%	220	106	326	1,023		180	435	163	ap1960
1970	319,495	321,114	99.5%	193	124	317	1,007		192	469	163	ap1971
1980	285,194	287,423	99.2%	156	105	261	1,092		129	377	165	ap1981
1990	266,000	270,000	98.5%	118	91	209	1,272	3	119	208	120	ap1991
1999	263,000	265,744	99.0%	117	127	244	1,077	16	210	320	117	ap2000
2000	263,100	265,800	99.0%	130	120	250	1,052	18	197	324	116	ap2001
2001	263,100	265,800	99.0%	132	111	243	1,082	19	186	314	116	ap2002
2002	263,100	265,800	99.0%	142	108	250	1,052	19	179	291	116	ap2003
2003	263,100	265,800	99.0%	151	98	249	1,056	20	150	280	116	ap2004
2004	265,000	266,300	99.5%	154	97	251	1,055	20	150	280	116	ap2005
2006	265,000	267,000	99.3%	153	78	231	1,147	32	116	249	116	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrea Mugione (Archbishop: 3 May 2006)
• Serafino Sprovieri (Archbishop: 25 Nov 1991 to 3 May 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pompeio Arrigoni † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1607 to 4 Apr 1616)
• Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 7 Mar 1924)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (Archbishop: 29 May 1775 to 27 Jan 1796)
• Giuseppe Bologna † (Archbishop: 1674 to 1680)
• Benedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 1915)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi † (Archbishop: 3 May 1824 to 31 Jan 1844)
• Raffaele Calabria † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 12 Jul 1960; Archbishop: 1 Jan 1962 to 24 May 1982)
• Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † (Priest: 17 Dec 1938 to 14 Oct 1961)
• Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1844 to 17 Jun 1879)
• Serafino Cenci † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 24 Jun 1740)
• Gianbattista Colombini † (Archbishop: 1763 to 1774)
• Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1730 to 8 Jan 1731)
• Teodorico de Angelis † (Priest: 29 Mar 1902 to 5 May 1934)
• Donato Maria Dell'Olio † (Archbishop: 5 Feb 1898 to 18 Jan 1902)
• Sinibaldo Doria † (Archbishop: 21 May 1731 to 2 Dec 1733)
• Domenico Fanelli † (Priest: 18 Sep 1830 to 27 Sep 1858)
• Girolamo Gastaldi † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1680 to 8 Apr 1685)
• Francesco Landi Pietra † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1741 to 17 Jan 1752)
• Luigi Lavitrano † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1924 to 29 Sep 1928)
• Vincenzo (Gaspare) Maculani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1642 to 1643)
• Agostino Mancinelli † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1936 to 1 Jan 1962)
• Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (Priest: 8 Sep 1855 to 5 Sep 1859)
• Carlo Minchiatti † (Archbishop: 6 Aug 1982 to 25 Nov 1991)
• Agostino Oreggi (Oregius) † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1633 to 12 Jul 1635)
• Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1686 to 23 Feb 1730)
• Francesco Pacca † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 1763)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1930 to 16 Dec 1935)
• Giacomo Savelli † (Archbishop: 1560 to 1574)
• Antonio Scotti † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 15 Jan 1886)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (Archbishop: 12 May 1879 to 16 May 1897)
• Domenico Spinucci † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 21 Dec 1823)
• Pasquale Venezia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1958 to 1960)