Diocese of Castellaneta

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marco Antonio Prioldo † ( 1517 Appointed - 1536 Died)
• Bartolomeo Sirigo † ( 1536 Appointed - 1544 Resigned)
• Bartolomeo Sirigo † ( 1545 Appointed - 1577 Resigned)
• Bernardo de Benedictis † (28 Jan 1585 Appointed - 1607 Died)
• Aureolo Averoldi † (5 Nov 1607 Appointed - 1617 Resigned)
• Antonio de Mattheis † (12 Feb 1618 Appointed - 1635 Died)
• Ascenzio Guerrieri † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 1645 Died)
• Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) † (31 Jul 1645 Appointed - 1650 Died)
• Carlo Antonio Agudio † (21 Nov 1650 Appointed - 15 Jan 1673 Died)
• Carlo Falconi † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - Jan 1677 Died)
• Domenico Antonio Bernardino † (26 Apr 1677 Appointed - 18 Jun 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
• Onofrio Montesoro † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 24 Dec 1722 Resigned)
• Luigi Maria de Dura, O.P. † (15 Mar 1723 Appointed - Feb 1724 Died)
• Bonaventura Blasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - Mar 1733 Died)
• Massenzio dei Conti Filo † (11 May 1733 Appointed - Sep 1763 Died)
• Giovan Filippo Leonardo Vitetti (Vitetta) † (20 Feb 1764 Appointed - 1778 Died)
• Gioacchino Vassetta † (27 Feb 1792 Appointed - 1793 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria Castro † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 9 Oct 1800 Died)
• Salvatore Lettieri † (6 Apr 1818 Appointed - 27 Jun 1825 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
• Pietro Lepore † (6 Apr 1827 Appointed - 1851 Died)
• Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 13 Jul 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi e Teano)
• Mariano Positano † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - 13 May 1880 Died)
• Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione † (20 Aug 1880 Appointed - 14 May 1886 Resigned)
• Giocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 28 Feb 1908 Died)
• Federico de Martino † (30 Nov 1908 Appointed - 26 Aug 1909 Died)
• Agostino Laera † (23 Jun 1910 Appointed - 24 Jul 1931 Resigned)
• Francesco Potenza † (1 Sep 1931 Appointed - 11 Jan 1958 Died)
• Nicola Riezzo † (25 Mar 1958 Appointed - 28 Apr 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
• Guglielmo Motolese † (14 May 1974 Appointed - 27 Sep 1980 Resigned)
• Francesco Voto † (22 Dec 1980 Appointed - 21 Dec 1982 Died)
• Ennio Appignanesi (15 Sep 1983 Appointed - 3 Jul 1985 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Roma {Rome})
• Martino Scarafile † (31 Oct 1985 Appointed - 14 Feb 2003 Retired)
• Pietro Maria Fragnelli (14 Feb 2003 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
1949	54,400	55,000	98.9%	35	10	45	1,208		10	94	10	ap1951
1959	60,000	60,000	100.0%	41	8	49	1,224		4	8	14	ap1960
1970	68,141	68,688	99.2%	31	6	37	1,841		10	105	25	ap1971
1980	109,346	111,463	98.1%	39	13	52	2,102		15	73	33	ap1981
1990	119,052	121,256	98.2%	41	10	51	2,334	1	20	71	33	ap1991
1999	123,415	125,778	98.1%	42	11	53	2,328	3	21	51	35	ap2000
2000	125,283	126,934	98.7%	41	10	51	2,456	3	25	44	35	ap2001
2001	126,443	128,537	98.4%	44	7	51	2,479	3	17	46	35	ap2002
2002	126,321	127,203	99.3%	48		48	2,631	2	22	41	35	ap2003
2003	125,495	127,598	98.4%	44	7	51	2,460	2	25	42	35	ap2004
2004	120,398	126,031	95.5%	44	7	51	2,360	2	25	41	35	ap2005
2006	124,710	129,981	95.9%	43	10	53	2,353	2	15	42	33	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ennio Appignanesi (Bishop: 15 Sep 1983 to 3 Jul 1985)
• Pietro Maria Fragnelli (Bishop: 14 Feb 2003 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Carlo Antonio Agudio † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1650 to 15 Jan 1673)
• Aureolo Averoldi † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1607 to 1617)
• Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1880 to 14 May 1886)
• Bernardo de Benedictis † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1585 to 1607)
• Domenico Antonio Bernardino † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1677 to 18 Jun 1696)
• Bonaventura Blasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to Mar 1733)
• Vincenzo Maria Castro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 9 Oct 1800)
• Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 13 Jul 1860)
• Massenzio dei Conti Filo † (Bishop: 11 May 1733 to Sep 1763)
• Antonio D’Erchia † (Priest: 31 Dec 1933 to 17 Dec 1962)
• Luigi Maria de Dura, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1723 to Feb 1724)
• Carlo Falconi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to Jan 1677)
• Ascenzio Guerrieri † (Bishop: 7 May 1635 to 1645)
• Agostino Laera † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1910 to 24 Jul 1931)
• Pietro Lepore † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1827 to 1851)
• Salvatore Lettieri † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 27 Jun 1825)
• Federico de Martino † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1908 to 26 Aug 1909)
• Antonio de Mattheis † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1618 to 1635)
• Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1645 to 1650)
• Onofrio Montesoro † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 24 Dec 1722)
• Guglielmo Motolese † (Bishop: 14 May 1974 to 27 Sep 1980)
• Giocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 28 Feb 1908)
• Mariano Positano † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 13 May 1880)
• Francesco Potenza † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1931 to 11 Jan 1958)
• Marco Antonio Prioldo † (Bishop: 1517 to 1536)
• Nicola Riezzo † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1958 to 28 Apr 1969)
• Martino Scarafile † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1985 to 14 Feb 2003)
• Bartolomeo Sirigo † (Bishop: 1545 to 1577)
• Bartolomeo Sirigo † (Bishop: 1536 to 1544)
• Gioacchino Vassetta † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 1793)
• Giovan Filippo Leonardo Vitetti (Vitetta) † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1764 to 1778)
• Francesco Voto † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1980 to 21 Dec 1982)