Lamezia Terme (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Luigi Antonio Cantafora, Bishop
Vincenzo Rimedio, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 915 (353 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Calabria
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilamezia.it/
Mailing Address: Via Lissania 2, 88046 Lamezia Terme [Catanzaro], Italia
Telephone: 0968.21.923

Historical Details

Diocese of Nicastro
- Latin Name: Neocastrensis
- Erected: 6th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Marcello Cervini † ( 1539 Appointed - 1540 Resigned)
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti † ( 1560 Appointed - 1575 Appointed, Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem})
Pietro Francesco Montorio † (7 Feb 1594 Appointed - 1620 Resigned)
Giacinto Maria Barberi, O.P. † (23 Jun 1854 Appointed - 7 Mar 1891 Died)
Domenico Maria Valensise † (7 Mar 1891 Succeeded - 13 May 1902 Resigned)
Giovanni Régine † (4 Oct 1902 Appointed - 6 Dec 1915 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
Eugenio Giambro † (22 May 1916 Appointed - 2 Feb 1955 Retired)
Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (2 Feb 1955 Succeeded - 18 Jan 1961 Resigned)
Vittorio Moietta † (18 Jan 1961 Appointed - 1 Apr 1963 Died)
Renato Luisi † (30 Jun 1963 Appointed - 1 Jun 1968 Resigned)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (12 Oct 1968 Appointed - 30 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Vincenzo Rimedio (4 Sep 1982 Appointed - 24 Jan 2004 Retired)
Luigi Antonio Cantafora (24 Jan 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nicastro
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Nicastro (erected)
Diocese of Lamezia Terme
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Nicastro	Diocese of Lamezia Terme

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 Nicastro

1950 117,500 117,500 100.0% 62 11 73 1,609 8 60 56 ap1951

1970 148,000 148,500 99.7% 68 26 94 1,574 34 125 69 ap1971

1980 135,400 136,600 99.1% 56 26 82 1,651 31 102 60 ap1981

Diocese of Lamezia Terme

1990 129,840 130,596 99.4% 52 24 76 1,708 3 27 118 56 ap1991

1999 136,000 138,000 98.6% 53 8 61 2,229 10 32 112 58 ap2000

2000 139,000 139,600 99.6% 54 10 64 2,171 19 10 100 58 ap2001

2001 139,200 139,700 99.6% 57 10 67 2,077 19 10 100 58 ap2002

2002 139,300 139,750 99.7% 60 10 70 1,990 21 10 100 60 ap2003

2003 139,500 140,000 99.6% 59 8 67 2,082 22 8 100 59 ap2004

2004 139,400 140,000 99.6% 61 8 69 2,020 22 8 100 60 ap2005

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 Nicastro
1950	117,500	117,500	100.0%	62	11	73	1,609		8	60	56	ap1951
1970	148,000	148,500	99.7%	68	26	94	1,574		34	125	69	ap1971
1980	135,400	136,600	99.1%	56	26	82	1,651		31	102	60	ap1981
Diocese of Lamezia Terme
1990	129,840	130,596	99.4%	52	24	76	1,708	3	27	118	56	ap1991
1999	136,000	138,000	98.6%	53	8	61	2,229	10	32	112	58	ap2000
2000	139,000	139,600	99.6%	54	10	64	2,171	19	10	100	58	ap2001
2001	139,200	139,700	99.6%	57	10	67	2,077	19	10	100	58	ap2002
2002	139,300	139,750	99.7%	60	10	70	1,990	21	10	100	60	ap2003
2003	139,500	140,000	99.6%	59	8	67	2,082	22	8	100	59	ap2004
2004	139,400	140,000	99.6%	61	8	69	2,020	22	8	100	60	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops

Giacinto Maria Barberi, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 7 Mar 1891)
Giuseppe Candido † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Nov 1881 to 1 Jun 1888)
Luigi Antonio Cantafora (Bishop: 24 Jan 2004 - )
Marcello Cervini † (Bishop: 1539 to 1540)
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti † (Bishop: 1560 to 1575)
Eugenio Giambro † (Bishop: 22 May 1916 to 2 Feb 1955)
Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1954; Bishop: 2 Feb 1955 to 18 Jan 1961)
Renato Luisi † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1963 to 1 Jun 1968)
Vittorio Moietta † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1961 to 1 Apr 1963)
Pietro Francesco Montorio † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1594 to 1620)
Ferdinando Palatucci † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1968 to 30 Jan 1982)
Giovanni Régine † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1902 to 6 Dec 1915)
Vincenzo Rimedio (Bishop: 4 Sep 1982 to 24 Jan 2004)
Domenico Maria Valensise † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Jun 1888; Bishop: 7 Mar 1891 to 13 May 1902)

Diocese of Lamezia Terme