Diocese of Aversa

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Simone Paltineri † (17 Nov 1254 Appointed - 1259 Resigned)
• Fidenzo da Spoleto † ( 1260 Appointed - 1276 Died)
• Adamo d’Amiens † ( 1276 Appointed - 1291 Died)
• Landolfo Brancaccio † ( 1293 Appointed - 1297 Died)
• Leonardo Patrasso † (17 Jun 1297 Appointed - 20 Jul 1299 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Pietro Turrite † (3 Aug 1299 Appointed - 1309 Died)
• Pietro di Beauvais † (15 Mar 1309 Appointed - 1324 Died)
• Guglielmo da Sallone, O.F.M. † (1 Jun 1324 Appointed - 1326 Died)
• Raimondo de Mausaco, O.F.M. † (21 Feb 1326 Appointed - 1336 Died)
• Bartolomeo , O.S.B. † (17 Jul 1336 Appointed - 1341 Died)
• Giovanni de Glandis † (17 Dec 1341 Appointed - 1357 Died)
• Angelo Ricasoli † (6 Mar 1357 Appointed - 19 Jun 1370 Appointed, Bishop of Firenze)
• Poncello Orsini † (19 Jun 1370 Appointed - 18 Sep 1378 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente)
• Nicola † ( 1378 Appointed - )
• Bartolomeo d’Aprano † (5 Nov 1378 Appointed - )
• Marion del Giudice † ( 1381 Appointed - Dec 1385 Died)
• Pietro de Aretio, O.S.M. † (14 Apr 1386 Appointed - 1416 Died)
• Lorenzo de Napoli, O.E.S.A. † ( 1416 Appointed - 1417 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Rinaldo Brancaccio † ( 1418 Appointed - 27 Mar 1427 Died)
• Pietro Caracciolo † (30 Sep 1427 Appointed - )
• Giacomo Carafa della Spina † (16 May 1430 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Pietro Brusca † (13 May 1471 Appointed - 1473 Died)
• Giovanni Paolo Vassalli † (10 Mar 1474 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (10 Mar 1501 Appointed - 21 May 1515 Resigned)
• Silvio Pandoni † (21 May 1515 Appointed - 1519 Died)
• Antonio Scaglioni † (28 Jan 1519 Appointed - 1524 Resigned)
• Sigismondo Gonzaga † ( 1524 Appointed - 1 Jul 1524 Resigned)
• Antonio Scaglioni † (1 Jul 1524 Appointed - 19 Dec 1528 Died)
• Pompeo Colonna † (20 Apr 1529 Appointed - 24 Sep 1529 Resigned)
• Fabio Colonna † (24 Sep 1529 Appointed - 1554 Died)
• Balduino de Balduinis † (30 Mar 1554 Appointed - 18 Apr 1582 Died)
• Giorgio Manzoli † (16 May 1582 Appointed - 3 Mar 1591 Died)
• Pietro Orsini † (5 Apr 1591 Appointed - 1598 Died)
• Bernardino Morra † (9 Oct 1598 Appointed - 1605 Died)
• Filippo Spinelli † (6 Jun 1605 Appointed - 25 May 1616 Died)
• Carlo Carafa † (19 Jul 1616 Appointed - Apr 1644 Died)
• Carlo Carafa della Spina, C.R. † (13 Jul 1644 Appointed - 6 Jun 1665 Resigned)
• Paolo Carafa, C.R. † (6 Jul 1665 Appointed - 7 May 1686 Died)
• Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina † (7 Jul 1687 Appointed - 16 Jan 1697 Died)
• Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) † (25 Feb 1697 Appointed - 6 Sep 1730 Died)
• Giuseppe Firrao † (11 Dec 1730 Appointed - 26 Sep 1734 Resigned)
• Ercole Michele d’Aragona † (27 Sep 1734 Appointed - Jul 1735 Died)
• Filippo Niccolò Spinelli † (26 Sep 1735 Appointed - 20 Jan 1761 Died)
• Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. † (16 Feb 1761 Appointed - 6 Jan 1765 Died)
• Niccolò Borgia † (27 Mar 1765 Appointed - 6 Apr 1779 Died)
• Francesco del Tufo, C.R. † (12 Jul 1779 Appointed - 17 Jun 1803 Died)
• Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo, O.S.B. † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 3 Aug 1814 Died)
• Agostino Tommasi † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 9 Nov 1821 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Durini, O.S.B. † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 15 Jan 1844 Died)
• Sisto Riario Sforza † (24 Apr 1845 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1845 Confirmed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Antonio Saverio De Luca † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1853 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus)
• Domenico Zelo † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 11 Oct 1885 Died)
• Carlo Caputo † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 19 Apr 1897 Resigned)
• Francesco Vento † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 29 Sep 1910 Died)
• Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (10 Apr 1911 Appointed - 23 Nov 1930 Died)
• Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. † (16 Dec 1931 Appointed - 22 Nov 1935 Died)
• Antonio Teutonico † (28 Jul 1936 Appointed - 31 Mar 1966 Retired)
• Antonio Cece † (31 Mar 1966 Succeeded - 10 Jun 1980 Died)
• João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † (24 Nov 1980 Appointed - 27 Mar 1993 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli † (27 Mar 1993 Appointed - 30 Jun 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo)
• Mario Milano (28 Feb 1998 Appointed - 15 Jan 2011 Resigned)
• Angelo Spinillo (15 Jan 2011 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
1886		123,717	.0%			668	0				53	OTC
1950	195,000	195,000	100.0%	250	47	297	656		46	46	66	ap1951
1959	199,800	200,000	99.9%	220	34	254	786		72	350	70	ap1960
1966	339,650	340,000	99.9%	228	64	292	1,163		52	533	73	ap1971
1980	381,800	382,400	99.8%	200	29	229	1,667		39	350	77	ap1981
1990	446,000	450,000	99.1%	192	20	212	2,103	4	37	422	96	ap1991
1999	494,300	544,300	90.8%	205	31	236	2,094	14	70	561	94	ap2000
2000	502,000	551,833	91.0%	212	31	243	2,065	14	70	566	96	ap2001
2001	520,900	560,900	92.9%	210	31	241	2,161	19	71	566	96	ap2002
2002	520,900	560,900	92.9%	222	31	253	2,058	19	51	566	94	ap2003
2003	535,892	552,482	97.0%	200	30	230	2,329	18	46	332	94	ap2004
2004	523,794	552,512	94.8%	199	21	220	2,380	18	28	356	94	ap2005
2006	545,060	560,626	97.2%	190	23	213	2,558	18	36	420	94	ap2007
2012	553,492	578,966	95.6%	196	24	220	2,515	33	36	385	94	ap2013
2015	543,260	567,566	95.7%	184	29	213	2,550	38	38	359	96	ap2016
2018	538,290	560,650	96.0%	185	24	209	2,575	52	33	275	96	ap2019
2020	538,200	560,580	96.0%	189	21	210	2,562	52	29	265	95	ap2021
2022	538,950	560,650	96.1%	194	21	215	2,506	51	29	261	95	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Beneduce, S.J.
• Giovanni d’Aniello (Priest: 8 Dec 1978 to 15 Dec 2001)
• Alessandro D’Errico (Priest: 24 Mar 1974 to 14 Nov 1998)
• Francesco Marino (Priest: 6 Oct 1979 to 13 Nov 2004)
• Mario Milano (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Feb 1998; Bishop: 4 Apr 1998 to 15 Jan 2011)
• Emilio Nappa (Priest: 28 Jun 1997 to Sep 2022)
• Salvatore Pennacchio (Priest: 18 Sep 1976 to 28 Nov 1998)
• Stefano Rega (Priest: 29 Jun 1993 to 10 Dec 2022)
• Luciano Russo (Priest: 1 Oct 1988 to 27 Jan 2012)
• Crescenzio Sepe (Priest: 12 Mar 1967 to 2 Apr 1992)
• Angelo Spinillo (Bishop: 15 Jan 2011 - )
• Carlo Villano (Deacon: 1994; Priest: 29 Jun 1995 to 3 Jul 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Adamo d’Amiens † (Bishop: 1276 to 1291)
• Bartolomeo d’Aprano † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1378)
• Pietro de Aretio, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1386 to 1416)
• Balduino de Balduinis † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1554 to 18 Apr 1582)
• Pietro di Beauvais † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1309 to 1324)
• Niccolò Borgia † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1765 to 6 Apr 1779)
• Landolfo Brancaccio † (Bishop: 1293 to 1297)
• Rinaldo Brancaccio † (Administrator: 1418 to 27 Mar 1427)
• Pietro Brusca † (Bishop: 13 May 1471 to 1473)
• Nicola Capasso † (Priest: 2 Jul 1910 to 13 Mar 1933)
• Carlo Caputo † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 19 Apr 1897)
• Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R. † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1761 to 6 Jan 1765)
• Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1697 to 6 Sep 1730)
• Pietro Caracciolo † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1427)
• Lodovico Caracciolo di Castagneta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 8 Nov 1890)
• Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1911 to 23 Nov 1930)
• Carlo Carafa † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1616 to Apr 1644)
• Paolo Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1665 to 7 May 1686)
• Carlo Carafa della Spina, C.R. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1644 to 6 Jun 1665)
• Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1687 to 16 Jan 1697)
• Giacomo Carafa della Spina † (Bishop: 16 May 1430 to 1471)
• Antonio Cece † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Aug 1962; Bishop: 31 Mar 1966 to 10 Jun 1980)
• Arcângelo Cerqua, P.I.M.E. †
• Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Dec 1931 to 22 Nov 1935)
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1993 to 30 Jun 1997)
• Fabio Colonna † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1529 to 1554)
• Pompeo Colonna † (Administrator: 20 Apr 1529 to 24 Sep 1529)
• Nicola Comparone † (Priest: 2 Feb 1947 to 21 Apr 1990; Apostolic Administrator: 25 May 1992 to 29 May 1993)
• Ercole Michele d’Aragona † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1734 to Jul 1735)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 10 Mar 1501 to 21 May 1515)
• Vincenzo Maria da Silva, O.P. †
• Francesco del Tufo, C.R. † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 17 Jun 1803)
• Antonio Saverio De Luca † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1845 to 22 Dec 1853)
• Francesco di Nicola †
• Francesco Saverio Durini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 15 Jan 1844)
• Giuseppe Firrao † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Dec 1730 to 26 Sep 1734)
• Filippo Gallo, C.M. †
• João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1980 to 27 Mar 1993)
• Marion del Giudice † (Administrator: 1381 to Dec 1385)
• Giovanni de Glandis † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1341 to 1357)
• Sigismondo Gonzaga † (Administrator: 1524 to 1 Jul 1524)
• Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo, O.S.B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 29 Oct 1804 to 3 Aug 1814)
• Giacinto Magliulo † (Priest: 5 Jun 1852 to 23 Feb 1872)
• Cristoforo Maiello †
• Giorgio Manzoli † (Bishop: 16 May 1582 to 3 Mar 1591)
• Raimondo de Mausaco, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1326 to 1336)
• Bernardino Morra † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1598 to 1605)
• Angelo Mottola † (Priest: 2 Apr 1960 to 16 Jul 1999)
• Andrea Mugione † (Priest: 28 Jun 1964 to 17 Mar 1988)
• Lorenzo de Napoli, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1416 to 1417)
• Pietro Orsini † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1591 to 1598)
• Poncello Orsini † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1370 to 18 Sep 1378)
• Simone Paltineri † (Administrator: 17 Nov 1254 to 1259)
• Silvio Pandoni † (Bishop: 21 May 1515 to 1519)
• Leonardo Patrasso † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1297 to 20 Jul 1299)
• Francesco Maria Petrarca †
• Pasquale Picone †
• Sisto Riario Sforza † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1845 to 24 Nov 1845)
• Angelo Ricasoli † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1357 to 19 Jun 1370)
• Guglielmo da Sallone, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1324 to 1326)
• Guglielmo Sanfelice D’Acquavella, O.S.B. †
• Antonio Scaglioni † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1519 to 1524)
• Filippo Spinelli † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1605 to 25 May 1616)
• Filippo Niccolò Spinelli † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1735 to 20 Jan 1761)
• Fidenzo da Spoleto † (Bishop: 1260 to 1276)
• Pietro de Suana † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jun 1504)
• Vincenzo Taglialatela (Tagliatela) †
• Antonio Teutonico † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1936 to 31 Mar 1966)
• Agostino Tommasi † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 9 Nov 1821)
• Pietro Turrite † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1299 to 1309)
• Giovanni Paolo Vassalli † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1474 to 1501)
• Francesco Vento † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 29 Sep 1910)
• Alessandro Verde † (Priest: 31 Mar 1888 to 26 Jun 1915)
• Domenico Zelo † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 11 Oct 1885)
• Bartolomeo , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1336 to 1341)
• Nicola † (Bishop: 1378)

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