Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

Historical Details

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

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

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Niccolò Vivari † (11 Nov 1392 Appointed - 21 May 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
• Angelo † (11 Sep 1419 Appointed - 25 Feb 1429 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)
• 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 - 1521 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 - 1641 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 - Apr 1740 Died)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. † (30 Jan 1741 Appointed - 19 Feb 1748 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Tommaso Sersale, C.R. † (1 Apr 1748 Appointed - Jul 1749 Died)
• Bonaventura Fabozzi, O.F.M. † (21 Jul 1749 Appointed - 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 Appointed - 20 May 1780 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Giovanni Andrea Serrao † (18 Jul 1783 Appointed - 24 Feb 1799 Died)
• Bartolomeo Cesare † (26 Jun 1805 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1819 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.F.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. † (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 - )

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
Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ennio Appignanesi (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1993 to 9 Jan 2001)
• Agostino Superbo (Archbishop: 9 Jan 2001 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• 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.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 19 Apr 1822)
• Achille Caracciolo † (Bishop: 2 May 1616 to 1623)
• 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)
• 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)
• Biagio de Dura † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1722 to Apr 1740)
• Tiberio Durante † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 31 Oct 1899)
• Bonaventura Fabozzi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1749 to 4 Jan 1761)
• Antonio Maria Fanìa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 23 Jan 1880)
• Luigi de Filippi, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1684 to 5 Jan 1685)
• Diego Lozano González, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 10 Sep 1681)
• Girolamo Magnesi † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1634 to 1641)
• Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 19 May 1837)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. † (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 1521)
• Nino Nini † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1526 to 21 Jan 1564)
• Juan Ortega † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1502 to 1503)
• 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)
• Agnello Rossi, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 2 May 1695 to 30 Apr 1707)
• Domenico Russo † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 20 May 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 Sersale, C.R. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1748 to Jul 1749)
• Aureliano Sorrentino † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1966; Archbishop: 11 Feb 1973 to 4 Jun 1977)
• Miguel de Torres, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to 1645)
• Pietro de Torres † (Bishop: 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)
• 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)