Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

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Bishop(s) Luciano Bux, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 10 June 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 930 (359 Square Miles) Conference Region: Calabria Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=134 Mailing Address: Via E. Pugliese, 89015 Palmi [Reggio Calabria], Italia Telephone: 0966.419.811 Fax: 0966.419.823

Historical Details

• Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
  • Latin Name: Oppidensis
  • Erected: 13th Century
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alessandro Cesarini † (2 Sep 1536 Appointed - 20 Feb 1538 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Placido De Pace † (1 Aug 1707 Appointed - 5 Jan 1709 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. † (26 Feb 1714 Appointed - 24 Mar 1734 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Teta † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 10 Feb 1875 Died)
• Antonio Maria Curcio † (10 Feb 1875 Succeeded - )
• Domenico Scopelliti † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 1919 Died)
• Antonio Galati † (15 Dec 1919 Appointed - 1 Jul 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † ( 1927 Appointed - 1928 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (19 Oct 1928 Appointed - 15 Jan 1932 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Nicola Colangelo † (4 Apr 1932 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
• Nicola Canino † (30 Dec 1936 Appointed - 11 Apr 1951 Resigned)
• Maurizio Raspini † (9 May 1953 Appointed - 6 Jan 1965 Resigned)
• Santo Bergamo † (18 Nov 1971 Appointed - 11 Oct 1980 Died)
• Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. (29 Sep 1981 Appointed - 11 May 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Domenico Crusco (7 Feb 1991 Appointed - 6 Mar 1999 Appointed, Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea)
• Luciano Bux (5 Feb 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Oppido Mamertina (erected)
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
10 June 1979	Name Changed	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

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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
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
1948	42,000	42,000	100.0%	47		47	893				20	ap1951
1969	30,175	30,175	100.0%	33		33	914			38	21	ap1971
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
1980	175,000	175,000	100.0%	100	20	120	1,458		20	110	74	ap1981
1987	160,000	160,000	100.0%	101	16	117	1,367		16	200	63	ap1991
1999	174,430	177,430	98.3%	87	17	104	1,677	2	21	245	64	ap2000
2000	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	19	100	1,740	7	24	235	65	ap2001
2001	174,000	177,430	98.1%	79	18	97	1,793	7	23	230	65	ap2002
2002	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	15	96	1,812	7	20	215	65	ap2003
2003	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	18	99	1,757	8	24	184	65	ap2004
2004	173,990	177,400	98.1%	84	17	101	1,722	8	23	180	65	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luciano Bux (Bishop: 5 Feb 2000)
• Domenico Crusco (Bishop: 7 Feb 1991 to 6 Mar 1999)
• Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop: 29 Sep 1981 to 11 May 1990)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Santo Bergamo † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1971 to 11 Oct 1980)
• Nicola Canino † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1936 to 11 Apr 1951)
• Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (Bishop: 1927 to 1928)
• Alessandro Cesarini † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Sep 1536 to 20 Feb 1538)
• Nicola Colangelo † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1932 to 16 Dec 1935)
• Antonio Maria Curcio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1874; Bishop: 10 Feb 1875)
• Giuseppe Placido De Pace † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1707 to 5 Jan 1709)
• Antonio Galati † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1919 to 1 Jul 1927)
• Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1714 to 24 Mar 1734)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1928 to 15 Jan 1932)
• Gennaro Portanova † (Apostolic Administrator: 1898 to 1899)
• Maurizio Raspini † (Bishop: 9 May 1953 to 6 Jan 1965)
• Domenico Scopelliti † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 1919)
• Giuseppe Teta † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 10 Feb 1875)