Diocese of Tricarico

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Angelo † ( 1418 Appointed - 11 Sep 1419 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza)
• Scipione Cicinelli † (22 Mar 1474 Appointed - 1494 Died)
• Oliviero Carafa † (24 Apr 1510 Appointed - 20 Jan 1511 Died)
• Ludovico Canossa, O. Cist. † ( 1511 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
• Alessandro Spagnuolo † (15 May 1529 Appointed - 1535 Died)
• Gerolamo Falinghieri † (27 Aug 1535 Appointed - 19 Mar 1539 Died)
• Francesco Orsini † (19 Mar 1539 Succeeded - 1554 Resigned)
• Nunzio Antonio de Capriolis † (8 Oct 1554 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Santorio † (8 Jan 1586 Appointed - 29 Feb 1592 Died)
• Ottavio Mirto Frangipani † (9 Mar 1592 Appointed - 20 Jun 1605 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Diomede Carafa † (17 Aug 1605 Appointed - 12 Jan 1609 Died)
• Sebastiano o Settimio Roberti (-Vittori) † (11 Mar 1609 Appointed - 1611 Resigned)
• Roberto Roberti (-Vittori), O.P. † (5 Dec 1611 Appointed - Jan 1624 Died)
• Pier Luigi Carafa (Sr.) † (29 Mar 1624 Appointed - 8 Jan 1646 Resigned)
• Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R. † (8 Jan 1646 Appointed - 7 Aug 1672 Died)
• Andrea Francolisio (d’Aquino) † (27 Feb 1673 Appointed - 18 Jun 1676 Resigned)
• Gaspare Toralto † (16 Nov 1676 Appointed - Dec 1681 Died)
• Gaspare Mezzomonaco, O.S.B. † (8 Jun 1682 Appointed - Aug 1683 Died)
• Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli) † (24 Apr 1684 Appointed - 1685 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Leopardi † (1 Oct 1685 Appointed - Feb 1717 Died)
• Luca Trapani † (24 Jan 1718 Appointed - Sep 1719 Died)
• Simeone Viglini (Veglini) † (4 Mar 1720 Appointed - 23 Jul 1720 Died)
• Nicolò Antonio Carafa, O.S.B. † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 16 Sep 1741 Resigned)
• Antonio Zavarroni † (18 Sep 1741 Appointed - Jul 1759 Died)
• Antonio Francesco de Plato † (3 Mar 1760 Appointed - Aug 1783 Died)
• Fortunado Pinto † (17 Feb 1792 Appointed - 26 Jun 1805 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Pietro-Paolo Presicce, O.S.A. † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 12 Jan 1838 Died)
• Camillo Letizia, C.M. † (13 Sep 1838 Confirmed - 5 Aug 1859 Died)
• Simone Spilotros, O. Carm. † (26 Sep 1859 Confirmed - 31 Oct 1877 Died)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (28 Dec 1877 Appointed - 12 May 1879 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Angelo Michele Onorati † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 12 Feb 1903 Died)
• Anselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 18 Sep 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (25 Mar 1909 Appointed - 25 Sep 1919 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
• Achille Grimaldi † (Jan 1921 Appointed - 19 Mar 1921 Resigned)
• Raffaele delle Nocche † (28 Jun 1922 Appointed - 25 Nov 1960 Died)
• Bruno M. Pelaia † (10 Feb 1961 Succeeded - 18 Jul 1974 Died)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (25 Oct 1976 Appointed - 3 Dec 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza)
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (12 Feb 1979 Appointed - 7 Sep 1985 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Francesco Zerrillo (7 Dec 1985 Appointed - 15 Feb 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Lucera-Troia)
• Salvatore Ligorio (19 Dec 1997 Appointed - 20 Mar 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Matera-Irsina)
• Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (20 Mar 2004 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
1949	64,730	64,730	100.0%	57		57	1,135			70	23	ap1951
1970	66,506	66,506	100.0%	37	6	43	1,546		7	100	31	ap1971
1980	51,085	51,300	99.6%	31	8	39	1,309		9	80	30	ap1981
1990	50,000	51,085	97.9%	31	5	36	1,388		6	80	32	ap1991
1999	51,600	52,400	98.5%	34	2	36	1,433		2	57	32	ap2000
2000	51,800	52,600	98.5%	34		34	1,523			55	32	ap2001
2001	49,000	50,000	98.0%	34		34	1,441			53	32	ap2002
2002	44,000	45,000	97.8%	32		32	1,375			51	32	ap2003
2003	44,000	45,000	97.8%	32		32	1,375			49	32	ap2004
2004	44,000	45,000	97.8%	31		31	1,419			47	32	ap2005
2010	35,000	36,700	95.4%	33	8	41	853		8	48	32	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (Bishop: 12 Feb 1979 to 7 Sep 1985)
• Salvatore Ligorio (Bishop: 19 Dec 1997 to 20 Mar 2004)
• Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (Bishop: 20 Mar 2004 - )
• Francesco Zerrillo (Bishop: 7 Dec 1985 to 15 Feb 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ludovico Canossa, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1511 to 1529)
• Nunzio Antonio de Capriolis † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1554 to 1585)
• Diomede Carafa † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1605 to 12 Jan 1609)
• Nicolò Antonio Carafa, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1720 to 16 Sep 1741)
• Oliviero Carafa † (Administrator: 24 Apr 1510 to 20 Jan 1511)
• Pier Luigi Carafa (Sr.) † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1624; Priest: Apr 1624; Bishop: 2 Jun 1624 to 8 Jan 1646)
• Pier Luigi Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1646 to 7 Aug 1672)
• Scipione Cicinelli † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 Mar 1474 to 1494)
• Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli) † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1684 to 1685)
• Vincenzo De Chiara † (Priest: 3 Aug 1930 to 30 Apr 1953)
• Raffaele delle Nocche † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1922 to 25 Nov 1960)
• Francesco di Costanzo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 4 Mar 1902)
• Gerolamo Falinghieri † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1535 to 19 Mar 1539)
• Giovanni Fiorentini † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1909 to 25 Sep 1919)
• Andrea Francolisio (d’Aquino) † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1673 to 18 Jun 1676)
• Achille Grimaldi † (Bishop: Jan 1921 to 19 Mar 1921)
• Francesco Antonio Leopardi † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1685 to Feb 1717)
• Camillo Letizia, C.M. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1838 to 5 Aug 1859)
• Gaspare Mezzomonaco, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1682 to Aug 1683)
• Ottavio Mirto Frangipani † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1592 to 20 Jun 1605)
• Angelo Michele Onorati † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 12 Feb 1903)
• Francesco Orsini † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1539 to 1554)
• Anselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 18 Sep 1907)
• Bruno M. Pelaia † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Apr 1960; Bishop: 10 Feb 1961 to 18 Jul 1974)
• Fortunado Pinto † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1792 to 26 Jun 1805)
• Antonio Francesco de Plato † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1760 to Aug 1783)
• Pietro-Paolo Presicce, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 12 Jan 1838)
• Roberto Roberti (-Vittori), O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1611 to Jan 1624)
• Sebastiano o Settimio Roberti (-Vittori) † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1609 to 1611)
• Giovanni Battista Santorio † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1586 to 29 Feb 1592)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 12 May 1879)
• Alessandro Spagnuolo † (Bishop: 15 May 1529 to 1535)
• Simone Spilotros, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1859 to 31 Oct 1877)
• Gaspare Toralto † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1676 to Dec 1681)
• Luca Trapani † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1718 to Sep 1719)
• Giuseppe Vairo † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1976 to 3 Dec 1977)
• Simeone Viglini (Veglini) † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1720 to 23 Jul 1720)
• Antonio Zavarroni † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1741 to Jul 1759)
• Angelo † (Bishop: 1418 to 11 Sep 1419; Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Feb 1433 to 1438)