Archdiocese of Santa Severina

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Santa Severina
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Santa Severina
  • Latin Name: Sanctae Severinae
  • Erected: 7th Century
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Alessandro della Marra † (9 Jun 1488 Appointed - 1509 Died)
• Giovanni Matteo Sartori † (28 Mar 1509 Appointed - 1531 Resigned)
• Giovanni Salviati † (15 Nov 1531 Appointed - 14 Jun 1535 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (27 Aug 1554 Appointed - 15 Feb 1566 Died)
• Giulio Antonio Santorio † (6 Mar 1566 Appointed - 9 Jan 1573 Resigned)
• Francesco Antonio Santorio † (9 Jan 1573 Appointed - 28 Jul 1586 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Alphonsus Pisani † (11 Aug 1586 Appointed - 31 Oct 1623 Died)
• Fausto Caffarelli † (29 Jan 1624 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Antonio Paravicini † (23 Mar 1654 Appointed - Nov 1659 Died)
• Francesco Falabella † (5 Apr 1660 Appointed - Jun 1670 Died)
• Giuseppe Palermo † (1 Sep 1670 Appointed - Nov 1673 Died)
• Muzio Soriano † (19 Feb 1674 Appointed - 26 Aug 1679 Died)
• Carlo Berlingeri † (27 Nov 1679 Appointed - 5 Jan 1719 Died)
• Nicolas Pisanelli, C.R. † (29 Mar 1719 Appointed - 25 Dec 1731 Died)
• Luigi d’Alessandro † (7 May 1732 Appointed - 15 Jul 1743 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Alessano)
• Nicolò Carmine Falcone † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 1 Mar 1759 Died)
• Giovanni Pignatelli † (28 May 1759 Appointed - 24 Jan 1763 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Anglona-Tursi)
• Antonino Ganini † (24 Jan 1763 Appointed - 15 Jan 1795 Died)
• Pietro Fedele Grisolia † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 9 Jan 1809 Died)
• Salvatore Maria Pignattaro, O.P. † (25 May 1818 Appointed - 24 Nov 1823 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Isernia)
• Lodovico de Gallo, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 Jul 1824 Appointed - )
• Annibale-Raffaele Montalcini, C.SS.R. † (11 Dec 1848 Appointed - 23 Nov 1861 Died)
• Alessandro de Risio, C.SS.R. † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 30 Nov 1896 Resigned)
• Nicola Piccirilli † (30 Nov 1896 Appointed - 15 Nov 1904 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza-Campagna)
• Carmelo Pujia † (30 Oct 1905 Appointed - 11 Feb 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Antonio Galati † (1 Jul 1927 Appointed - 2 Mar 1946 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Dadone † (28 Mar 1952 Appointed - 17 Sep 1963 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fossano)
• Michele Federici † (27 Oct 1963 Appointed - 21 Dec 1973 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Veroli-Frosinone)
• Giuseppe Agostino (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)

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
Archdiocese of Santa Severina
1949	60,000	60,000	100.0%	34	8	42	1,428		8	27	23	ap1951
1970	62,000	63,000	98.4%	31	13	44	1,409		16	52	25	ap1971
1980	70,000	70,900	98.7%	23	12	35	2,000		12	63	27	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Agostino (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Carlo Berlingeri † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1679 to 5 Jan 1719)
• Fausto Caffarelli † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1624 - )
• Giovanni Francesco Dadone † (Archbishop: 28 Mar 1952 to 17 Sep 1963)
• Luigi d’Alessandro † (Archbishop: 7 May 1732 to 15 Jul 1743)
• Alessandro della Marra † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1488 to 1509)
• Francesco Falabella † (Archbishop: 5 Apr 1660 to Jun 1670)
• Nicolò Carmine Falcone † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 1 Mar 1759)
• Michele Federici † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1963 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Antonio Galati † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1927 to 2 Mar 1946)
• Lodovico de Gallo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 12 Jul 1824 - )
• Antonino Ganini † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1763 to 15 Jan 1795)
• Pietro Fedele Grisolia † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 9 Jan 1809)
• Annibale-Raffaele Montalcini, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1848 to 23 Nov 1861)
• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (Archbishop: 27 Aug 1554 to 15 Feb 1566)
• Giuseppe Palermo † (Archbishop: 1 Sep 1670 to Nov 1673)
• Giovanni Antonio Paravicini † (Archbishop: 23 Mar 1654 to Nov 1659)
• Nicola Piccirilli † (Archbishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 15 Nov 1904)
• Giovanni Pignatelli † (Archbishop: 28 May 1759 to 24 Jan 1763)
• Salvatore Maria Pignattaro, O.P. † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 24 Nov 1823)
• Nicolas Pisanelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1719 to 25 Dec 1731)
• Alphonsus Pisani † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1586 to 31 Oct 1623)
• Carmelo Pujia † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1905 to 11 Feb 1927)
• Alessandro de Risio, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop: 6 May 1872 to 30 Nov 1896)
• Giovanni Salviati † (Administrator: 15 Nov 1531 to 14 Jun 1535)
• Francesco Antonio Santorio † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1573 to 28 Jul 1586)
• Giulio Antonio Santorio † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1566 to 9 Jan 1573)
• Giovanni Matteo Sartori † (Archbishop: 28 Mar 1509 to 1531)
• Muzio Soriano † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1674 to 26 Aug 1679)