Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace

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Bishop(s) Antonio Ciliberti, Archbishop Antonio Cantisani, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Crotone-Santa Severina (Archdiocese) Lamezia Terme

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,806 (697 Square Miles) Conference Region: Calabria Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiczsq.it/ Mailing Address: Via dell'Arcivescovado 13, 88100 Catanzaro, Italia Telephone: 0961.72.13.35 Fax: (same)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Catanzaro
  • Latin Name: Catacensis
  • Erected: 1121
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Catanzaro
  • Latin Name: Catacensis
  • Elevated: 5 June 1927
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 909 (351 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Matteo Vitelloni † (12 Mar 1701 Appointed - Jul 1710 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco d’Alessandria † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 15 Jan 1818 Died)
• Emanuele Bellorado, O.P. † ( 1818 Appointed - 1828 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Raffaele de Franco † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 1883 Died)
• Bernardo Antonio De Riso, O.S.B. † (23 Aug 1883 Succeeded - 2 Jun 1900 Died)
• Luigi Finoja † (2 Jun 1900 Succeeded - 6 Dec 1906 Resigned)
• Pietro di Maria † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 11 Jun 1918 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Iconium)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (25 Sep 1919 Appointed - 20 Jan 1956 Died)
• Armando Fares † (20 Jan 1956 Succeeded - 1980 Retired)
• Antonio Cantisani (31 Jul 1980 Appointed - 31 Jan 2003 Retired)
• Antonio Ciliberti (31 Jan 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Catanzaro
1121	Erected		Diocese of Catanzaro (erected)
Archdiocese of Catanzaro
5 June 1927	Elevated	Diocese of Catanzaro	Archdiocese of Catanzaro
Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
30 September 1986	United	Archdiocese of Catanzaro Diocese of Squillace	Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
30 January 2001	Elevated		Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace (became a Metroplitan)

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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
Archdiocese of Catanzaro
1950	95,750	95,956	99.8%	62	15	77	1,243		21	130	46	ap1951
1959	110,500	111,500	99.1%	64	21	85	1,300		175	97	46	ap1960
1969	139,476	139,755	99.8%	66	27	93	1,499		34	201	45	ap1971
1980	135,700	139,300	97.4%	73	37	110	1,233		43	204	56	ap1981
Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
1990	270,000	274,500	98.4%	125	61	186	1,451	5	122	255	128	ap1991
1999	244,557	248,067	98.6%	124	58	182	1,343	16	86	205	120	ap2000
2000	242,246	246,426	98.3%	126	52	178	1,360	19	77	205	121	ap2001
2001	245,313	249,426	98.4%	135	60	195	1,258	19	85	205	121	ap2002
2002	245,326	249,426	98.4%	139	52	191	1,284	19	78	193	122	ap2003
2003	245,326	249,426	98.4%	140	52	192	1,277	19	77	208	122	ap2004
2004	245,326	249,426	98.4%	136	55	191	1,284	18	82	196	122	ap2005
2006	199,000	237,000	84.0%	139	54	193	1,031	19	77	179	122	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antonio Cantisani (Archbishop: 31 Jul 1980 to 31 Jan 2003)
• Antonio Ciliberti (Archbishop: 31 Jan 2003 - )
• Serafino Sprovieri (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1978 to 31 Jul 1980)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Francesco d’Alessandria † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 15 Jan 1818)
• Emanuele Bellorado, O.P. † (Bishop: 1818 to 1828)
• Nicola Canino † (Priest: 13 May 1920 to 30 Dec 1936)
• Ruggero Catizone † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1895)
• Bernardo Antonio De Riso, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 23 Aug 1883 to 2 Jun 1900)
• Pietro di Maria † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 11 Jun 1918)
• Armando Fares † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Jun 1950; Archbishop: 20 Jan 1956 to 1980)
• Luigi Finoja † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Sep 1899; Bishop: 2 Jun 1900 to 6 Dec 1906)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1919; Archbishop: 5 Jun 1927 to 20 Jan 1956)
• Raffaele de Franco † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 1883)
• Giuseppe Pullano † (Priest: 3 Aug 1930 to 22 Apr 1953)
• Giovanni Matteo Vitelloni † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1701 to Jul 1710)