Diocese of Termoli-Larino

Historical Details

• Diocese of Termoli
  • Latin Name: Thermularum
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Sancio de Ayerbe † (20 Apr 1517 Appointed - 1518 Resigned)
• Caesar Ferrantius † ( 1569 Appointed - )
• Alberto Drago, O.P. † (29 Nov 1599 Appointed - 3 Jan 1601 Died)
• Federico Mezio † (14 Jan 1602 Appointed - 1612 Died)
• Camillo Moro † (3 Dec 1612 Appointed - 1626 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
• Gerolamo Cappello, O.F.M. Conv. † (26 Nov 1626 Appointed - 1643 Died)
• Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (13 Jul 1643 Appointed - 13 Jun 1644 Appointed, Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli)
• Cherubino Manzoni, O.F.M. † (13 Jul 1645 Appointed - 1651 Died)
• Antonio Leoncello † (3 Jul 1651 Appointed - 1653 Died)
• Carlo Mannello † (3 Feb 1653 Appointed - 1661 Resigned)
• Fabrizio Maracchi † (16 Dec 1661 Appointed - Aug 1676 Died)
• Antonio Savo de' Panicoli † (20 Dec 1677 Appointed - 1688 Died)
• Michele Petirro † (6 Jun 1689 Appointed - 15 Dec 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Domenico Catalani † (22 Feb 1706 Appointed - Oct 1709 Died)
• Tommaso Maria Farina, O.P. † (14 Mar 1718 Appointed - Dec 1718 Died)
• Salvatore di Aloisio † (23 Apr 1719 Appointed - 1729 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Silvestri † (28 Nov 1729 Appointed - 1743 Died)
• Isidoro Pitellia, O.M. † (17 Jul 1743 Appointed - 1753 Died)
• Tommaso Giannelli † (12 Mar 1753 Appointed - 1769 Died)
• Giuseppe Boccarelli † (12 Jun 1769 Appointed - 1791 Died)
• Anselmo Maria Toppi † (18 Jun 1791 Appointed - 1799 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bolognese † (18 Mar 1819 Appointed - 19 Apr 1822 Appointed, Bishop of Andria)
• Pietro Consiglio † ( 1824 Appointed - 13 Mar 1826 Appointed, Bishop of Brindisi)
• Gennaro de Rubertis † (9 Apr 1827 Appointed - 1845 Died)
• Domenico Ventura † (21 Dec 1846 Appointed - 20 Apr 1849 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Vincenzo Bisceglia † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 1889 Died)
• Raffaele di Nonno, C.SS.R. † ( 1889 Succeeded - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza-Matera)
• Angelo Balzano † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 1906 Died)
• Giovanni Capitoli † ( 1909 Appointed - 14 Feb 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea))
• Rocco Caliandro † (28 Mar 1912 Appointed - 14 Mar 1924 Died)
• Oddo Bernacchia † (28 Oct 1924 Appointed - 19 Mar 1962 Retired)
• Giovanni Proni † (18 Apr 1962 Appointed - 10 Mar 1970 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Forli)
• Pietro Santoro † (12 Jun 1970 Appointed - 15 Oct 1979 Appointed, Archbishop of Boiano-Campobasso)
• Cosmo Francesco Ruppi (13 May 1980 Appointed - 7 Dec 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Lecce)
• Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio (14 Dec 1989 Appointed - 27 May 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino)
• Tommaso Valentinetti (25 Mar 2000 Appointed - 4 Nov 2005 Appointed, Archbishop of Pescara-Penne)
• Gianfranco De Luca (22 Apr 2006 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 Termoli
1950	69,500	70,000	99.3%	46		46	1,510			50	21	ap1951
1970	59,000	60,000	98.3%	40	2	42	1,404		2	80	24	ap1971
1980	63,150	65,200	96.9%	42	5	47	1,343		5	92	25	ap1981
Diocese of Termoli-Larino
1990	104,500	105,500	99.1%	70	13	83	1,259	5	13	160	51	ap1991
1999	104,300	105,350	99.0%	59	14	73	1,428	5	14	147	51	ap2000
2000	104,600	105,500	99.1%	62	14	76	1,376	4	14	132	51	ap2001
2001	106,497	107,095	99.4%	94	13	107	995	4	14	107	51	ap2002
2002	106,402	107,000	99.4%	63	9	72	1,477	4	9	104	51	ap2003
2003	105,835	106,450	99.4%	61	9	70	1,511	4	9	101	51	ap2004
2004	105,835	106,500	99.4%	59	9	68	1,556	8	9	100	51	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio (Bishop: 14 Dec 1989 to 27 May 1999)
• Gianfranco De Luca (Bishop: 22 Apr 2006 - )
• Cosmo Francesco Ruppi (Bishop: 13 May 1980 to 7 Dec 1988)
• Tommaso Valentinetti (Bishop: 25 Mar 2000 to 4 Nov 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Sancio de Ayerbe † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1517 to 1518)
• Angelo Balzano † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 1906)
• Oddo Bernacchia † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1924 to 19 Mar 1962)
• Vincenzo Bisceglia † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 1889)
• Giuseppe Boccarelli † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1769 to 1791)
• Giovanni Battista Bolognese † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1819 to 19 Apr 1822)
• Rocco Caliandro † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1912 to 14 Mar 1924)
• Giovanni Capitoli † (Bishop: 1909 to 14 Feb 1911)
• Gerolamo Cappello, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1626 to 1643)
• Domenico Catalani † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1706 to Oct 1709)
• Pietro Consiglio † (Bishop: 1824 to 13 Mar 1826)
• Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 13 Jun 1644)
• Biagio D'Agostino † (Priest: 3 Apr 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1951 to 14 May 1954)
• Salvatore di Aloisio † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1719 to 1729)
• Raffaele di Nonno, C.SS.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 1889 to 16 Jan 1893)
• Alberto Drago, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1599 to 3 Jan 1601)
• Tommaso Maria Farina, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1718 to Dec 1718)
• Caesar Ferrantius † (Bishop: 1569 - )
• Tommaso Giannelli † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1753 to 1769)
• Antonio Leoncello † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1651 to 1653)
• Carlo Mannello † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1653 to 1661)
• Cherubino Manzoni, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1645 to 1651)
• Fabrizio Maracchi † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1661 to Aug 1676)
• Federico Mezio † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1602 to 1612)
• Camillo Moro † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1612 to 1626)
• Michele Petirro † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1689 to 15 Dec 1705)
• Isidoro Pitellia, O.M. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1743 to 1753)
• Giovanni Proni † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1962 to 10 Mar 1970)
• Gennaro de Rubertis † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 1845)
• Pietro Santoro † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1970 to 15 Oct 1979)
• Antonio Savo de' Panicoli † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1677 to 1688)
• Giuseppe Antonio Silvestri † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1729 to 1743)
• Anselmo Maria Toppi † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1791 to 1799)
• Domenico Ventura † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1846 to 20 Apr 1849)