Diocese of San Severo

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Bishop(s) Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,270 (490 Square Miles) Conference Region: Puglia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisansevero.it/ Mailing Address: Via Soccorso 38, 71016 San Severo [Foggia], Italia Telephone: 0882.33.10.44 Fax: 0882.33.66.58

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Germanico Malaspina † (27 Apr 1583 Appointed - 9 Oct 1603 Died)
• Orazio Fortunato † (19 Nov 1670 Appointed - 1677 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
• Carlo Felice de Matta † (28 Jun 1679 Ordained Bishop - 26 Feb 1701 Died)
• Adeodato Summantico † (15 Apr 1717 Appointed - 11 Dec 1735 Died)
• Giovanni Scalea † (14 Apr 1736 Appointed - 18 Jul 1739 Died)
• Bartolomeo Mollo † (15 Nov 1739 Appointed - 20 Jul 1761 Died)
• Angelo Antonio Pallante † (20 Nov 1761 Appointed - 1 Oct 1765 Died)
• Tommaso Battiloro † (13 Apr 1766 Appointed - 20 Nov 1767 Resigned)
• Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia † (Jan 1768 Appointed - 19 Jan 1775 Died)
• Giovanni Gaetano del Muscio † (18 Oct 1797 Appointed - 1804 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (26 Jun 1818 Appointed - 9 Apr 1827 Resigned)
• Bernardo Rossi † (9 Jul 1826 Appointed - 28 Jul 1829 Died)
• Giulio de Tommasi † (2 Jul 1832 Appointed - 1843 Died)
• Rocco de Gregorio † (21 Jun 1843 Appointed - 16 Jul 1858 Died)
• Antonio La Scala † (30 Oct 1859 Appointed - 25 Apr 1889 Died)
• Bernardo Caetani d'Aragona, O.S.B. † (27 Apr 1889 Succeeded - 11 Feb 1893 Died)
• Stanislao Maria de Luca † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 7 Jan 1895 Died)
• Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 25 Apr 1904 Died)
• Emanuele Merra † (27 Mar 1905 Appointed - 20 Jul 1911 Died)
• Gaetano Pizzi † (5 Nov 1912 Appointed - 18 Jul 1921 Died)
• Oronzo Luciano Durante † (7 Jun 1922 Appointed - 5 Nov 1941 Died)
• Francesco Orlando † (4 Sep 1942 Appointed - 2 Aug 1960 Died)
• Valentino Vailati † (8 Dec 1960 Appointed - 25 May 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste))
• Angelo Criscito † (27 Jun 1970 Appointed - 7 Sep 1985 Retired)
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (7 Sep 1985 Appointed - 15 Dec 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth))
• Silvio Cesare Bonicelli (2 Sep 1991 Appointed - 13 Dec 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo))
• Michele Seccia (20 Jun 1997 Appointed - 24 Jun 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo-Atri)
• Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. (2 Sep 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of San Severo (erected)

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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
1949	79,900	80,000	99.9%	60	20	80	998		26	65	13	ap1951
1970	91,300	92,753	98.4%	40	11	51	1,790		13	78	18	ap1971
1980	100,000	105,000	95.2%	41	12	53	1,886		14	106	24	ap1981
1990	127,200	130,500	97.5%	48	8	56	2,271	1	8	80	36	ap1991
1999	128,500	130,500	98.5%	48	14	62	2,072	1	15	114	36	ap2000
2000	128,500	130,500	98.5%	47	11	58	2,215	1	13	110	36	ap2001
2001	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	11	60	2,141	1	13	108	36	ap2002
2002	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	11	60	2,141	1	13	106	36	ap2003
2003	128,500	130,500	98.5%	49	13	62	2,072	2	15	106	36	ap2004
2004	128,500	130,500	98.5%	51	13	64	2,007	1	14	106	36	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Silvio Cesare Bonicelli (Bishop: 2 Sep 1991 to 13 Dec 1996)
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (Bishop: 7 Sep 1985 to 15 Dec 1990)
• Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. (Bishop: 2 Sep 2006 - )
• Michele Seccia (Bishop: 20 Jun 1997 to 24 Jun 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Tommaso Battiloro † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1766 to 20 Nov 1767)
• Angelo Criscito † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1970 to 7 Sep 1985)
• Bernardo Caetani d'Aragona, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 27 Apr 1889 to 11 Feb 1893)
• Giovanni Gaetano del Muscio † (Bishop: 18 Oct 1797 to 1804)
• Stanislao Maria de Luca † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 7 Jan 1895)
• Oronzo Luciano Durante † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1922 to 5 Nov 1941)
• Giuseppe Antonio Farao † (Bishop: 1775 to 1793)
• Orazio Fortunato † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1670 to 1677)
• Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 25 Apr 1904)
• Rocco de Gregorio † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1843 to 16 Jul 1858)
• Antonio La Scala † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1859 to 25 Apr 1889)
• Germanico Malaspina † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1583 to 9 Oct 1603)
• Carlo Felice de Matta † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1679 to 26 Feb 1701)
• Emanuele Merra † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1905 to 20 Jul 1911)
• Bartolomeo Mollo † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1739 to 20 Jul 1761)
• Francesco Orlando † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1942 to 2 Aug 1960)
• Angelo Antonio Pallante † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1761 to 1 Oct 1765)
• Gaetano Pizzi † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1912 to 18 Jul 1921)
• Bernardo Rossi † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1826 to 28 Jul 1829)
• Camillo Giovanni Rossi † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 9 Apr 1827)
• Giovanni Scalea † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1736 to 18 Jul 1739)
• Eugenio Benedetto Scaramuccia † (Bishop: Jan 1768 to 19 Jan 1775)
• Adeodato Summantico † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1717 to 11 Dec 1735)
• Giulio de Tommasi † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 1843)
• Valentino Vailati † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1960 to 25 May 1970)