Ischia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pietro Lagnese, Bishop
Filippo Strofaldi, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 12th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 46 (17 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Campania
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesi.ischia.it/DiocesIschia.htm
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Seminario 26, 80070 Ischia [Napoli], Italia
Telephone: 081.991.706
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Agostino Falivenia (Pastineus) † ( 1534 Appointed - )
Francisco Gutiérrez † (24 Sep 1548 Appointed - 1554 Died)
Virgilio Rosario † (27 Aug 1554 Appointed - 22 May 1559 Died)
Iñigo de Avalos † (29 Jan 1590 Appointed - 1635 Died)
Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S. † (15 Jan 1638 Appointed - 1663 Died)
Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi † (12 Feb 1663 Appointed - Apr 1672 Died)
Gerolamo Rocca † (5 Oct 1672 Appointed - 6 Jun 1691 Died)
Michelangelo Cotignola † (23 Mar 1692 Appointed - 11 Dec 1698 Resigned)
Luca Trapani † (22 Dec 1698 Appointed - 24 Jan 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Gianmaria Capecelatro, C.R.L. † (11 Feb 1718 Appointed - 8 Dec 1738 Died)
Niccolò Schiaffinati, O.S.A. † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 1743 Died)
Felice Amati † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - Jan 1764 Died)
Onofrio de Rossi † (9 Apr 1764 Appointed - 17 Jul 1775 Appointed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (13 Nov 1775 Appointed - 26 Mar 1792 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento)
Pasquale Sansone † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - 1799 Died)
Giuseppe d’Amante † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1843 Died)
Luigi Gagliardi † (21 Apr 1845 Confirmed - 31 May 1854 Resigned)
Felice Romano † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 3 Aug 1872 Died)
Francesco di Nicola † (3 Aug 1872 Succeeded - 11 Feb 1885 Died)
Gennaro Portanova † (11 Feb 1885 Succeeded - 16 Mar 1888 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Giuseppe Candido † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 4 Feb 1901 Resigned)
Mario Palladino † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 4 Jun 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Pasquale Ragosta † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 5 May 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
Ernesto de Laurentiis † (10 Nov 1928 Appointed - 4 Jan 1956 Died)
Antonio Cece † (3 May 1956 Appointed - 6 Aug 1962 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Aversa)
Dino Tomassini † (17 Aug 1962 Appointed - 23 Aug 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi)
Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † (11 Feb 1980 Appointed - 9 Jan 1983 Died)
Antonio Pagano † (18 Dec 1983 Appointed - 25 Nov 1997 Retired)
Filippo Strofaldi (25 Nov 1997 Appointed - 7 Jul 2012 Resigned)
Pietro Lagnese (23 Feb 2013 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
12th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ischia (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 32,780 32,800 99.9% 63 9 72 455 12 31 18 ap1951

1970 39,198 39,246 99.9% 56 8 64 612 10 50 24 ap1971

1980 41,000 41,000 100.0% 51 8 59 694 10 55 25 ap1981

1990 45,000 46,000 97.8% 43 9 52 865 1 10 45 25 ap1991

1999 50,000 52,700 94.9% 40 7 47 1,063 3 7 29 25 ap2000

2000 53,000 55,700 95.2% 37 6 43 1,232 3 6 44 25 ap2001

2001 53,000 55,700 95.2% 35 7 42 1,261 3 8 44 25 ap2002

2002 53,000 55,700 95.2% 34 7 41 1,292 3 9 41 25 ap2003

2003 53,000 55,300 95.8% 33 7 40 1,325 5 9 43 25 ap2004

2004 53,000 55,700 95.2% 35 8 43 1,232 5 10 42 25 ap2005

2006 55,000 58,300 94.3% 35 11 46 1,195 5 13 41 25 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	32,780	32,800	99.9%	63	9	72	455		12	31	18	ap1951
1970	39,198	39,246	99.9%	56	8	64	612		10	50	24	ap1971
1980	41,000	41,000	100.0%	51	8	59	694		10	55	25	ap1981
1990	45,000	46,000	97.8%	43	9	52	865	1	10	45	25	ap1991
1999	50,000	52,700	94.9%	40	7	47	1,063	3	7	29	25	ap2000
2000	53,000	55,700	95.2%	37	6	43	1,232	3	6	44	25	ap2001
2001	53,000	55,700	95.2%	35	7	42	1,261	3	8	44	25	ap2002
2002	53,000	55,700	95.2%	34	7	41	1,292	3	9	41	25	ap2003
2003	53,000	55,300	95.8%	33	7	40	1,325	5	9	43	25	ap2004
2004	53,000	55,700	95.2%	35	8	43	1,232	5	10	42	25	ap2005
2006	55,000	58,300	94.3%	35	11	46	1,195	5	13	41	25	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Felice Amati † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to Jan 1764)
Iñigo de Avalos † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1590 to 1635)
Giuseppe Candido † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 4 Feb 1901)
Gianmaria Capecelatro, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1718 to 8 Dec 1738)
Antonio Cece † (Bishop: 3 May 1956 to 6 Aug 1962)
Michelangelo Cotignola † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1692 to 11 Dec 1698)
Giuseppe d’Amante † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 17 Nov 1843)
Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1663 to Apr 1672)
Francesco di Nicola † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Dec 1871; Bishop: 3 Aug 1872 to 11 Feb 1885)
Agostino Falivenia (Pastineus) † (Bishop: 1534)
Luigi Gagliardi † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1845 to 31 May 1854)
Francisco Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1548 to 1554)
Ernesto de Laurentiis † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1928 to 4 Jan 1956)
Carlo Mennella † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 30 Jul 1883)
Antonio Pagano † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1983 to 25 Nov 1997)
Mario Palladino † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 4 Jun 1913)
Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1980 to 9 Jan 1983)
Gennaro Portanova † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 11 Feb 1885 to 16 Mar 1888)
Pasquale Ragosta † (Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 5 May 1925)
Gerolamo Rocca † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1672 to 6 Jun 1691)
Felice Romano † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 3 Aug 1872)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1775 to 26 Mar 1792)
Virgilio Rosario † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1554 to 22 May 1559)
Onofrio de Rossi † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1764 to 17 Jul 1775)
Pasquale Sansone † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 1799)
Niccolò Schiaffinati, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 4 May 1739 to 1743)
Dino Tomassini † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1962 to 23 Aug 1970)
Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1638 to 1663)
Luca Trapani † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1698 to 24 Jan 1718)

Diocese of Ischia

Dioecesis Isclanus

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased