Diocese of Cariati

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cariati
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 869 (335 Square Miles)

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Past Ordinaries

• Bartolomeo Porzio † ( 1718 Appointed - 1719 Died)
• Giovanni Andrea Tria † (17 Mar 1720 Appointed - 23 Feb 1727 Appointed, Bishop of Larino)
• Niccola Golia † (11 Jul 1839 Appointed - )
• Pietro Maglione † (15 Jun 1874 Appointed - 18 Dec 1876 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio-Vallo)
• Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. † (12 Mar 1877 Appointed - 1903 Died)
• Lorenzo Chieppa † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 23 Jun 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Lucera)
• Giovanni Scotti † (21 Feb 1911 Appointed - 13 Dec 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 1927 Appointed, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina)
• Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. † (19 Feb 1936 Appointed - 25 Sep 1956 Retired)
• Orazio Semeraro † (22 Mar 1957 Appointed - 30 Apr 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brindisi)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14th Century	Erected		Diocese of Cariati (erected)
4 April 1979	United	Diocese of Cariati Archdiocese of Rossano	Archdiocese of Rossano e Cariati

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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
1950	60,000	60,000	100.0%	33		33	1,818			39	30	ap1951
1959	63,164	63,344	99.7%	28	9	37	1,707			44	30	ap1960
1970	72,000	72,230	99.7%	30	7	37	1,945		7	33	31	ap1971

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Barillari † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 May 1895 to 1902)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 1927)
• Lorenzo Chieppa † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 23 Jun 1909)
• Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1936 to 25 Sep 1956)
• Niccola Golia † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1839 - )
• Pietro Maglione † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1874 to 18 Dec 1876)
• Bartolomeo Porzio † (Bishop: 1718 to 1719)
• Giovanni Scotti † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1911 to 13 Dec 1918)
• Orazio Semeraro † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1957 to 30 Apr 1967)
• Giovanni Andrea Tria † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1720 to 23 Feb 1727)
• Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 1903)