Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

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Bishop(s) Salvatore Ligorio, Archbishop Agostino Superbo, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Acerenza (Archdiocese) Matera-Irsina (Archdiocese) Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa Tricarico Tursi-Lagonegro

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,634 (631 Square Miles) Conference Region: Basilicata Official Web Site: http://www.arcidiocesipotenza.it/ Mailing Address: Largo Duomo 5, 85100 Potenza, Italia Telephone: 0971.26.426; 0971.41.17.06 Fax: 0971.26.535

Historical Details

• Diocese of Potenza
  • Latin Name: Potentina
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
  • Latin Name: Potentina et Marsicensis
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Acerenza
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
  • Latin Name: Potentina et Marsicensis
  • Elevated: 11 February 1973
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco † ( 1290 Appointed - 1302 Died)
• Guglielmo † ( 1314 Appointed - 1343 Died)
• Guglielmo della Torre, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1343 Appointed - )
• Giovanni de Rupella, O. Carm. † (13 May 1351 Appointed - 1364 Died)
• Giacomo de Fusco † (13 Mar 1364 Appointed - 1374 Died)
• Bartolomeo della Spina † (15 Mar 1374 Appointed - )
• Andrea Sinrao (Sinravo, Serao) † ( 1389 Appointed - 26 Sep 1392 Appointed, Bishop of Squillace)
• Niccolò Vivari † (11 Nov 1392 Appointed - 21 May 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
• Giacomo † ( 1395 Appointed - )
• Benedetto d’Arpino, O.F.M. † (11 Aug 1399 Appointed - 1402 Appointed, Archbishop of Naupactus (Lepanto))
• Andrea Sinrao (Sinravo, Serao) † (11 Oct 1402 Appointed - 17 Nov 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
• Benedetto d’Arpino, O.F.M. † (26 Nov 1404 Appointed - 1419 Resigned)
• Angelo † (11 Sep 1419 Appointed - 25 Feb 1429 Appointed, Bishop of Rossano)
• Giacomo Squacquera, O. Cist. † (25 Feb 1429 Appointed - 1450 Died)
• Antonio Angeli † (1 Jul 1450 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Paolo Vassalli † (14 Jan 1463 Appointed - 17 Apr 1468 Appointed, Bishop of Troia)
• Luigi Caracciolo † (17 Apr 1469 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Giovanni Filippo de Castellionibus † (9 Dec 1482 Appointed - 1502 Died)
• Juan Ortega † (16 Nov 1502 Appointed - 1503 Died)
• Jaime Serra i Cau † (29 Nov 1503 Appointed - 7 Aug 1506 Resigned)
• Giacomo Nini † (7 Aug 1506 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
• Pompeo Colonna † (7 Jan 1521 Appointed - 21 Nov 1526 Resigned)
• Nino Nini † (28 Nov 1526 Appointed - 21 Jan 1564 Died)
• Tiberio Carafa † (15 May 1566 Appointed - 6 Feb 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)
• Sebastiano Barnaba † (17 Aug 1579 Appointed - 19 Jun 1606 Died)
• Gaspare Cardoso, O.S.B. † (19 Jun 1606 Succeeded - 1615 Died)
• Achille Caracciolo † (2 May 1616 Appointed - 1623 Died)
• Diego Vargas † (20 Jul 1626 Appointed - Oct 1633 Died)
• Girolamo Magnesi † (20 Nov 1634 Confirmed - 1644 Died)
• Miguel de Torres, O.P. † (18 Apr 1644 Confirmed - 1645 Died)
• Bonaventura Claverio, O.F.M. Conv. † (16 Jul 1646 Confirmed - 1671 Died)
• Diego Lozano González, O. Carm. † (13 Sep 1677 Confirmed - 10 Sep 1681 Died)
• Luigi de Filippi, O.P. † (3 Jul 1684 Confirmed - 5 Jan 1685 Died)
• Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. † (13 May 1686 Confirmed - 30 Oct 1687 Died)
• Pietro de Torres † (24 Jan 1689 Appointed - 24 Jan 1695 Confirmed, Archbishop of Trani)
• Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. † (2 May 1695 Appointed - 30 Apr 1707 Died)
• Carlo Pignatelli, C.R. † (23 Sep 1715 Appointed - 14 Jan 1722 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
• Biagio de Dura † (2 Mar 1722 Appointed - Mar 1740 Died)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. Disc. † (30 Jan 1741 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1748 Confirmed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Tommaso Ignatius Antonio Sersale, C.R. † (1 Apr 1748 Confirmed - 18 Jul 1749 Died)
• Bonaventura (Francis Antonio) Fabozzi, O.F.M. Obs. † (21 Jul 1749 Confirmed - 4 Jan 1761 Died)
• Carlo Parlati, C.P.O. † (6 Apr 1761 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1767 Confirmed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Domenico Russo † (16 May 1768 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1780 Confirmed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Giovanni Andrea Serrao † (18 Jul 1783 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1799 Died)
• Bartolomeo Cesare † (26 Jun 1805 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1819 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (21 Feb 1820 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1822 Confirmed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
• Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 19 May 1837 Confirmed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Michelangelo Pieramico † (12 Feb 1838 Confirmed - Sep 1862 Died)
• Antonio Maria Fanìa, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 23 Jan 1880 Died)
• Luigi Carvelli † (23 Jan 1880 Succeeded - 3 Jul 1882 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
• Tiberio Durante † (25 Sep 1882 Appointed - 31 Oct 1899 Died)
• Ignacio Monterisi † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 17 Feb 1913 Died)
• Roberto Achille Razzòli, O.F.M. † (27 Aug 1913 Appointed - 27 Apr 1925 Died)
• Augusto Bertazzoni † (30 Jun 1930 Appointed - 30 Nov 1966 Retired)
• Aureliano Sorrentino † (30 Nov 1966 Appointed - 4 Jun 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (3 Dec 1977 Appointed - 19 Jan 1993 Retired)
• Ennio Appignanesi † (19 Jan 1993 Appointed - 9 Jan 2001 Retired)
• Agostino Superbo (9 Jan 2001 Appointed - 5 Oct 2015 Retired)
• Salvatore Ligorio (5 Oct 2015 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Potenza
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Potenza (erected)
Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
27 June 1818	United	Diocese of Marsico Nuovo Diocese of Potenza	Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
11 February 1973	Elevated	Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo	Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
21 August 1976	Elevated		Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo (became a Metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Muro Lucano Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo	Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

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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 Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
1886		92,467	.0%			219	0				21	OTC
1950	87,050	87,050	100.0%	65	24	89	978		36	136	25	ap1951
1970		111,457	.0%	54	39	93	0		46	218	33	ap1971
Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
1980	133,400	136,400	97.8%	64	33	97	1,375		35	201	42	ap1981
Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
1990	153,800	154,800	99.4%	68	38	106	1,450	3	40	220	57	ap1991
1999	152,000	152,600	99.6%	72	31	103	1,475	13	33	178	59	ap2000
2000	152,000	152,600	99.6%	73	31	104	1,461	13	33	135	59	ap2001
2001	178,000	180,000	98.9%	77	30	107	1,663	18	32	130	61	ap2002
2002	173,500	175,000	99.1%	78	32	110	1,577	20	33	120	61	ap2003
2003	151,200	152,000	99.5%	84	41	125	1,209	19	51	230	61	ap2004
2004	151,200	152,000	99.5%	82	37	119	1,270	19	86	200	61	ap2005
2013	152,200	154,300	98.6%	86	31	117	1,300	23	38	80	64	ap2014
2016	151,300	158,400	95.5%	86	34	120	1,260	24	44	76	64	ap2017
2019	154,000	156,955	98.1%	81	28	109	1,412	18	41	111	60	ap2020

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Salvatore Ligorio (Archbishop: 5 Oct 2015 - )
• Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.
• Agostino Superbo (Archbishop: 9 Jan 2001 to 5 Oct 2015)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Angeli † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1450)
• Ennio Appignanesi † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1993 to 9 Jan 2001)
• Sebastiano Barnaba † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1579 to 19 Jun 1606)
• Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. † (Bishop: 13 May 1686 to 30 Oct 1687)
• Augusto Bertazzoni † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1930; Archbishop (Personal Title): 30 Nov 1950 to 30 Nov 1966)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 19 Apr 1822)
• Giuseppe Maria Bravi, O.S.B. †
• Achille Caracciolo † (Bishop: 2 May 1616 to 1623)
• Luigi Caracciolo † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1469 to 1482)
• Tiberio Carafa † (Bishop: 15 May 1566 to 6 Feb 1579)
• Gaspare Cardoso, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Apr 1603; Bishop: 19 Jun 1606 to 1615)
• Luigi Carvelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1879; Bishop: 23 Jan 1880 to 3 Jul 1882)
• Giovanni Filippo de Castellionibus † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1482 to 1502)
• Nicola Centomani †
• Bartolomeo Cesare † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 30 Sep 1819)
• Bonaventura Claverio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1646 to 1671)
• Pompeo Colonna † (Administrator: 7 Jan 1521 to 21 Nov 1526)
• Benedetto d’Arpino, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1399 to 1402; Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Nov 1404 to 1419)
• Bartolomeo della Spina † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1374)
• Guglielmo della Torre, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1343)
• Pietro di Maria †
• Biagio de Dura † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1722 to Mar 1740)
• Tiberio Durante † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 31 Oct 1899)
• Bonaventura (Francis Antonio) Fabozzi, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1749 to 4 Jan 1761)
• Antonio Maria Fanìa, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 23 Jan 1880)
• Luigi de Filippi, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1684 to 5 Jan 1685)
• Giacomo de Fusco † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1364 to 1374)
• Diego Lozano González, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 10 Sep 1681)
• Girolamo Magnesi † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1634 to 1644)
• Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 19 May 1837)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1741 to 19 Feb 1748)
• Ignacio Monterisi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 17 Feb 1913)
• Giacomo Nini † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1506 to 1520)
• Nino Nini † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1526 to 21 Jan 1564)
• Juan Ortega † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1502 to 1503)
• Giuseppe Padula †
• Carlo Parlati, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1761 to 14 Dec 1767)
• Michelangelo Pieramico † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to Sep 1862)
• Carlo Pignatelli, C.R. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1715 to 14 Jan 1722)
• Roberto Achille Razzòli, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1913 to 27 Apr 1925)
• John Angel Romaniello, M.M. †
• Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 2 May 1695 to 30 Apr 1707)
• Giovanni de Rupella, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 13 May 1351 to 1364)
• Domenico Russo † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 20 Mar 1780)
• Jaime Serra i Cau † (Administrator: 29 Nov 1503 to 7 Aug 1506)
• Giovanni Andrea Serrao † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 24 Feb 1799)
• Tommaso Ignatius Antonio Sersale, C.R. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1748 to 18 Jul 1749)
• Andrea Sinrao (Sinravo, Serao) † (Bishop: 1389 to 26 Sep 1392)
• Aureliano Sorrentino † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1966; Archbishop: 11 Feb 1973 to 4 Jun 1977)
• Giacomo Squacquera, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1429 to 1450)
• Miguel de Torres, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to 1645)
• Pietro de Torres † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Jan 1689 to 24 Jan 1695)
• Corrado Ursi † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Feb 1966 to 23 May 1966)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1977; Archbishop: 30 Sep 1986 to 19 Jan 1993)
• Diego Vargas † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1626 to Oct 1633)
• Giovanni Paolo Vassalli † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1463 to 17 Apr 1468)
• Antonius Vespoli, C.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 May 1599 to 1602)
• Niccolò Vivari † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1392 to 21 May 1395)
• Angelo † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1419 to 25 Feb 1429)
• Francesco † (Bishop: 1290 to 1302)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 1395)
• Guglielmo † (Bishop: 1314 to 1343)

Source(s)

Diocese of Potenza Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 407 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 218, and Page 219 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 279 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 287 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 322, and Page 323 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 347

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