Crotone-Santa Severina (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Domenico Graziani, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,885 (728 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Calabria
Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=66
Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Piazza Duomo 19, 88900 Crotone, Italia
Telephone: 0962.21.520
Fax: 0962.25.674

Historical Details

Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone)
- Latin Name: Crotonensis
- Erected: 6th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
- Country: Italy
- Square Kilometers: 355 (137 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Andrea Della Valle † (2 Dec 1496 Appointed - 23 Feb 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
Antonio Lucifero † (15 Mar 1508 Appointed - 1521 Died)
Andrea Della Valle † (4 Sep 1522 Appointed - 14 Nov 1524 Resigned)
Giovanni Matteo Lucifero † (14 Nov 1524 Appointed - 1551 Died)
Pietro Paolo Caporelli, O.F.M. † (28 Sep 1552 Appointed - 1556 Died)
Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (10 Dec 1557 Appointed - 15 Nov 1564 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (13 Jul 1565 Appointed - 1574 Died)
Cristóbal Berrocal † (11 Aug 1574 Appointed - 1578 Died)
Marcello Maiorana, C.R. † (6 Oct 1578 Appointed - 13 Nov 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Acerra)
Giuseppe Faraoni † (26 Nov 1581 Appointed - 1588 Died)
Mario Bolognini † (3 Oct 1588 Appointed - 7 Jan 1591 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
Claudio de Curtis † (13 Nov 1591 Appointed - 1595 Died)
Juan López, O.P. † (5 Jun 1595 Appointed - 25 Nov 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
Tommaso Monti, C.R. † (17 Feb 1599 Appointed - 4 Dec 1608 Died)
Carlo Catalani † (24 Nov 1610 Appointed - 1622 Died)
Diego Cabeza de Vaca † (20 Nov 1623 Appointed - Dec 1625 Died)
Niceforo Melisseno Comneno † (29 May 1628 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1635 Died)
Juan Pastor, O.M. † (30 Aug 1638 Appointed - 1664 Died)
Girolamo Carafa, C.R. † (31 Mar 1664 Appointed - Oct 1683 Died)
Marco de Rama, O.S.A. † (22 May 1690 Appointed - Aug 1709 Died)
Michele Guardia † (4 Feb 1715 Appointed - Oct 1718 Died)
Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - 27 Sep 1723 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
Gaetano Costa, O.F.M. † (22 Nov 1723 Appointed - 27 Jan 1753 Died)
Domenico Zicari † (23 Jul 1753 Appointed - 3 Jan 1757 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Mariano Amato † (28 Mar 1757 Appointed - Dec 1765 Died)
Bartholomaeus Amoroso † (2 Jun 1766 Appointed - Dec 1771 Died)
Giuseppe Capocchiani † (18 Apr 1774 Appointed - 15 Oct 1788 Died)
Lodovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - 18 Dec 1797 Appointed, Bishop of Policastro)
Rocco Coiro † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - Mar 1812 Died)
Domenico Fendale † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1828 Died)
Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1833 Died)
Leonardo Todisco Grande † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola)
Gabriele Ventriglia † (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1852 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
Luigi Sodo † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 27 Jun 1853 Confirmed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
Luigi Laterza † (27 Jun 1853 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1860 Died)
Luigi Maria (Honuphrius Maria) Lembo, O.F.M. † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 24 Jun 1883 Died)
Giuseppe Cavaliere † (24 Jun 1883 Succeeded - Aug 1899 Died)
Emanuele Merra † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 27 Mar 1905 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
Saturnino Peri † (16 Jun 1909 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Iglesias)
Carmelo Pujia † (13 Feb 1925 Appointed - 11 Feb 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Antonio Galati † (2 Jun 1928 Appointed - 2 Mar 1946 Died)
Pietro Raimondi † (8 May 1946 Appointed - 21 Jun 1971 Retired)
Giuseppe Agostino (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)
Andrea Mugione (21 Nov 1998 Appointed - 3 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
Domenico Graziani (21 Nov 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone)
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone) (erected)
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Isola (suppressed)	Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone)
Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone) Archdiocese of Santa Severina	Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

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 Crotone (Cotrone)

1950 40,000 40,000 100.0% 21 2 23 1,739 2 48 9 ap1951

1970 61,000 61,800 98.7% 23 14 37 1,648 1 15 59 15 ap1971

1980 125,569 126,838 99.0% 42 24 66 1,902 2 26 94 41 ap1981

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

1990 187,000 188,900 99.0% 76 28 104 1,798 5 29 177 76 ap1991

1999 202,755 203,855 99.5% 85 29 114 1,778 18 32 162 81 ap2000

2000 202,630 203,730 99.5% 89 28 117 1,731 18 31 160 81 ap2001

2001 202,550 203,550 99.5% 89 29 118 1,716 20 32 156 81 ap2002

2002 202,500 203,550 99.5% 83 28 111 1,824 18 30 153 81 ap2003

2003 201,250 202,350 99.5% 89 21 110 1,829 19 24 118 80 ap2004

2004 201,185 202,270 99.5% 94 21 115 1,749 19 23 118 80 ap2005

2006 199,700 200,900 99.4% 95 21 116 1,721 16 23 143 81 ap2007

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 Crotone (Cotrone)
1950	40,000	40,000	100.0%	21	2	23	1,739		2	48	9	ap1951
1970	61,000	61,800	98.7%	23	14	37	1,648	1	15	59	15	ap1971
1980	125,569	126,838	99.0%	42	24	66	1,902	2	26	94	41	ap1981
Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
1990	187,000	188,900	99.0%	76	28	104	1,798	5	29	177	76	ap1991
1999	202,755	203,855	99.5%	85	29	114	1,778	18	32	162	81	ap2000
2000	202,630	203,730	99.5%	89	28	117	1,731	18	31	160	81	ap2001
2001	202,550	203,550	99.5%	89	29	118	1,716	20	32	156	81	ap2002
2002	202,500	203,550	99.5%	83	28	111	1,824	18	30	153	81	ap2003
2003	201,250	202,350	99.5%	89	21	110	1,829	19	24	118	80	ap2004
2004	201,185	202,270	99.5%	94	21	115	1,749	19	23	118	80	ap2005
2006	199,700	200,900	99.4%	95	21	116	1,721	16	23	143	81	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Giuseppe Agostino (Bishop: 21 Dec 1973; Archbishop: 30 Sep 1986 to 30 Sep 1986)
Luigi Antonio Cantafora (Priest: 19 Jul 1969 to 24 Jan 2004)
Domenico Graziani (Priest: 5 Jan 1968 to 21 Aug 1999; Archbishop: 21 Nov 2006)
Andrea Mugione (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1998 to 3 May 2006)
Antonio Staglianò (Priest: 20 Oct 1984 to 22 Jan 2009)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1557 to 15 Nov 1564)
Mariano Amato † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1757 to Dec 1765)
Bartholomaeus Amoroso † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1766 to Dec 1771)
Cristóbal Berrocal † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1574 to 1578)
Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 May 1829 to 7 Apr 1833)
Mario Bolognini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Oct 1588 to 7 Jan 1591)
Diego Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1623 to Dec 1625)
Giuseppe Capocchiani † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1774 to 15 Oct 1788)
Pietro Paolo Caporelli, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1552 to 1556)
Girolamo Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1664 to Oct 1683)
Carlo Catalani † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1610 to 1622)
Giuseppe Cavaliere † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Mar 1883; Bishop: 24 Jun 1883 to Aug 1899)
Rocco Coiro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to Mar 1812)
Gaetano Costa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1723 to 27 Jan 1753)
Claudio de Curtis † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1591 to 1595)
Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to 27 Sep 1723)
Andrea Della Valle † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1496 to 23 Feb 1508)
Giuseppe Faraoni † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1581 to 1588)
Domenico Fendale † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 6 Mar 1828)
Antonio Galati † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1928 to 2 Mar 1946)
Michele Guardia † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1715 to Oct 1718)
Luigi Laterza † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1853 to 11 Feb 1860)
Luigi Maria (Honuphrius Maria) Lembo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 24 Jun 1883)
Juan López, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1595 to 25 Nov 1598)
Antonio Lucifero † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1508 to 1521)
Giovanni Matteo Lucifero † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1524 to 1551)
Lodovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 18 Dec 1797)
Marcello Maiorana, C.R. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1578 to 13 Nov 1581)
Niceforo Melisseno Comneno † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 29 May 1628 to 5 Feb 1635)
Emanuele Merra † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 27 Mar 1905)
Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1565 to 1574)
Tommaso Monti, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1599 to 4 Dec 1608)
Juan Pastor, O.M. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1638 to 1664)
Saturnino Peri † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1909 to 16 Dec 1920)
Carmelo Pujia † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1925 to 11 Feb 1927)
Pietro Raimondi † (Bishop: 8 May 1946 to 21 Jun 1971)
Marco de Rama, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 May 1690 to Aug 1709)
Luigi Sodo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 27 Jun 1853)
Leonardo Todisco Grande † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 20 Apr 1849)
Gabriele Ventriglia † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 15 Mar 1852)
Domenico Zicari † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1753 to 3 Jan 1757)

Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae