Archdiocese of Benevento

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Bishop(s) Felice Accrocca, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Avellino Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti Montevergine (Territorial Abbey) Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (Archdiocese)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 26 May 969 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,691 (653 Square Miles) Conference Region: Campania Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidibenevento.it/ Mailing Address: Palazzo Arcivescovile, Piazza Orsini 27, 82100 Benevento, Italia Telephone: 0824.32.33.24 Fax: 0824.32.33.78

Historical Details

• Diocese of Benevento
  • Latin Name: Beneventana
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Landulphe † ( 1108 Appointed - 1119 Died)
• Roffred † ( 1120 Appointed - )
• Gregoire † ( 1132 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Castrocoeli, O.S.B. † (17 Jun 1282 Appointed - 22 Feb 1295 Died)
• Giovanni d’Alatri † (2 Oct 1295 Appointed - 2 Jan 1301 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Bl. Giacomo da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. † (2 Sep 1302 Ordained Bishop - 12 Dec 1302 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Guglielmo Isnard, O.F.M. † (3 Mar 1344 Appointed - 1346 Died)
• Francesco Uguccione † ( 1383 Appointed - 28 Aug 1384 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
• Nicolò Zanasio † ( 1384 Appointed - Sep 1384 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Paolo Capranica † (16 Jun 1427 Appointed - 31 Dec 1428 Died)
• Gaspare Colonna † (7 Jan 1429 Appointed - 4 Jul 1435 Died)
• Astorgio Agnesi † (8 Feb 1436 Appointed - 10 Oct 1451 Died)
• Giacomo Della Ratta † (13 Oct 1451 Appointed - 1460 Resigned)
• Alessio de Cesari † (5 Mar 1462 Appointed - 31 Jul 1464 Died)
• Niccolò Piccolomini † (3 Aug 1464 Appointed - 21 Oct 1467 Died)
• Bartolomeo , O.S.B. † (30 Oct 1467 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Corrado Capece † (30 Oct 1467 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Leonardo Griffis † (23 Sep 1482 Appointed - Oct 1485 Died)
• Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari † (5 Dec 1485 Appointed - 20 Jan 1503 Resigned)
• Ludovico Podocathor † (20 Jan 1503 Appointed - 25 Aug 1504 Died)
• Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere † (30 Aug 1504 Appointed - 11 Sep 1507 Died)
• Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) † (11 Sep 1508 Appointed - 6 Mar 1514 Resigned)
• Alfonso Sforza † (31 Aug 1522 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• Francesco della Rovere † (12 Jan 1530 Appointed - 2 Apr 1544 Resigned)
• Giovanni Della Casa † (2 Apr 1544 Appointed - 14 Nov 1556 Died)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (22 Nov 1556 Appointed - 14 Jan 1558 Resigned)
• Marco Antonio † (14 Jan 1558 Appointed - 1559 Died)
• Giacomo Savelli † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 17 May 1574 Resigned)
• Massimiliano Palumbara (Palombella) † (17 May 1574 Appointed - 23 Jan 1607 Died)
• Pompeio Arrigoni † (7 Feb 1607 Appointed - 4 Apr 1616 Died)
• Alessandro di Sangro † (2 May 1616 Appointed - 18 Feb 1633 Died)
• Agostino Oreggi (Oregius) † (28 Nov 1633 Appointed - 12 Jul 1635 Died)
• Vincenzo (Gaspare) Maculani, O.P. † (13 Jan 1642 Appointed - 18 May 1643 Resigned)
• Giovan Battista Foppa, C.O. † (18 May 1643 Appointed - 16 Dec 1673 Died)
• Giuseppe Bologna † (12 Mar 1674 Appointed - 1680 Resigned)
• Girolamo Gastaldi † (19 Feb 1680 Appointed - 8 Apr 1685 Died)
• Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (18 Mar 1686 Appointed - 23 Feb 1730 Died)
• Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia † (21 Feb 1730 Succeeded - 8 Jan 1731 Resigned)
• Giovanni Nicastro † (1 Sep 1730 Appointed - )
• Sinibaldo Doria † (21 May 1731 Appointed - 2 Dec 1733 Died)
• Serafino Cenci † (18 Dec 1733 Appointed - 24 Jun 1740 Died)
• Francesco Landi Pietra † (18 Sep 1741 Appointed - 17 Jan 1752 Resigned)
• Francesco Pacca † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 14 Jul 1763 Died)
• Gianbattista Colombini, O.F.M. Conv. † (19 Dec 1763 Appointed - 3 Feb 1774 Died)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (29 May 1775 Appointed - 27 Jan 1796 Died)
• Domenico Spinucci † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 21 Dec 1823 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi † (3 May 1824 Appointed - 31 Jan 1844 Died)
• Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto † (22 Jul 1844 Appointed - 17 Jun 1879 Died)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 16 May 1897 Died)
• Donato Maria Dell’Olio † (5 Feb 1898 Appointed - 18 Jan 1902 Died)
• Benedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 23 Apr 1915 Died)
• Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 7 Mar 1924 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Luigi Lavitrano † (16 Jul 1924 Appointed - 29 Sep 1928 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (29 Jan 1930 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• Agostino Mancinelli † (15 Apr 1936 Appointed - 1 Jan 1962 Died)
• Raffaele Calabria † (1 Jan 1962 Succeeded - 24 May 1982 Died)
• Carlo Minchiatti † (6 Aug 1982 Appointed - 25 Nov 1991 Retired)
• Serafino Sprovieri † (25 Nov 1991 Appointed - 3 May 2006 Retired)
• Andrea Mugione † (3 May 2006 Appointed - 18 Feb 2016 Retired)
• Felice Accrocca (18 Feb 2016 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Benevento
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Benevento (erected)
26 May 969	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benevento	Diocese of Sant’Agata de’ Goti (erected)
Archdiocese of Benevento
26 May 969	Elevated	Diocese of Benevento	Archdiocese of Benevento

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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
Archdiocese of Benevento
1886		277,194	.0%			777	0				151	OTC
1950	333,500	335,000	99.6%	267	104	371	898		187	370	161	ap1951
1959	333,500	333,900	99.9%	220	106	326	1,023		180	435	163	ap1960
1970	319,495	321,114	99.5%	193	124	317	1,007		192	469	163	ap1971
1980	285,194	287,423	99.2%	156	105	261	1,092		129	377	165	ap1981
1990	266,000	270,000	98.5%	118	91	209	1,272	3	119	208	120	ap1991
1999	263,000	265,744	99.0%	117	127	244	1,077	16	210	320	117	ap2000
2000	263,100	265,800	99.0%	130	120	250	1,052	18	197	324	116	ap2001
2001	263,100	265,800	99.0%	132	111	243	1,082	19	186	314	116	ap2002
2002	263,100	265,800	99.0%	142	108	250	1,052	19	179	291	116	ap2003
2003	263,100	265,800	99.0%	151	98	249	1,056	20	150	280	116	ap2004
2004	265,000	266,300	99.5%	154	97	251	1,055	20	150	280	116	ap2005
2006	265,000	267,000	99.3%	153	78	231	1,147	32	116	249	116	ap2007
2012	270,000	272,000	99.3%	142	74	216	1,250	46	116	250	117	ap2013
2015	265,000	267,000	99.3%	146	71	217	1,221	53	112	193	116	ap2016
2018	264,600	268,600	98.5%	142	71	213	1,242	59	74	193	116	ap2019

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Felice Accrocca (Archbishop: 18 Feb 2016 - )
• Orazio Soricelli (Deacon: 4 Jan 1976; Priest: 11 Sep 1976 to 3 Jun 2000)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Astorgio Agnesi † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1436 to 10 Oct 1451)
• Marco Antonio † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1558 to 1559)
• Pompeio Arrigoni † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1607 to 4 Apr 1616)
• Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 7 Mar 1924)
• Francesco Maria Banditi, C.R. † (Archbishop: 29 May 1775 to 27 Jan 1796)
• Angelo Boccamazzi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1890 to 24 Aug 1896)
• Giuseppe Bologna † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1674 to 1680)
• Benedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 23 Apr 1915)
• Giovanni Battista Bussi † (Archbishop: 3 May 1824 to 31 Jan 1844)
• Raffaele Calabria † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 12 Jul 1960; Archbishop: 1 Jan 1962 to 24 May 1982)
• Corrado Capece † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1467 to 1482)
• Vincenzo Capece †
• Paolo Capranica † (Archbishop: 16 Jun 1427 to 31 Dec 1428)
• Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † (Priest: 17 Dec 1938 to 14 Oct 1961)
• Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1844 to 17 Jun 1879)
• Francesco Paolo Cardona Albini †
• Francesco Paolo Carrano †
• Giovanni Castrocoeli, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1282; Administrator: 13 Oct 1294 to 22 Feb 1295)
• Serafino Cenci † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 24 Jun 1740)
• Alessio de Cesari † (Archbishop: 5 Mar 1462 to 31 Jul 1464)
• Lorenzo Cibo de’ Mari † (Archbishop: 5 Dec 1485 to 20 Jan 1503)
• Gianbattista Colombini, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1763 to 3 Feb 1774)
• Gaspare Colonna † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1429 to 4 Jul 1435)
• Pasquale Corrado †
• Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Sep 1725; Archbishop: 21 Feb 1730 to 8 Jan 1731)
• Giovanni d’Alatri † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1295 to 2 Jan 1301)
• Dalmazio (Pietro) d’Andrea, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Domenico de Angelis †
• Teodorico de Angelis † (Priest: 29 Mar 1902 to 5 May 1934)
• Benedetto Maria della Camera †
• Giovanni Della Casa † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1544 to 14 Nov 1556)
• Giacomo Della Ratta † (Archbishop: 13 Oct 1451 to 1460)
• Francesco della Rovere † (Archbishop: 12 Jan 1530 to 2 Apr 1544)
• Donato Maria Dell’Olio † (Archbishop: 5 Feb 1898 to 18 Jan 1902)
• Sinibaldo Doria † (Archbishop: 21 May 1731 to 2 Dec 1733)
• Domenico Fanelli † (Priest: 18 Sep 1830 to 27 Sep 1858)
• Giuseppe Maria Fanelli †
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Administrator: 22 Nov 1556 to 14 Jan 1558)
• Beniamino Feuli †
• Giovan Battista Foppa, C.O. † (Archbishop: 18 May 1643 to 16 Dec 1673)
• Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere † (Administrator: 30 Aug 1504 to 11 Sep 1507)
• Sisto Gara della Rovere (Franciotti) † (Administrator: 11 Sep 1508 to 6 Mar 1514)
• Girolamo Gastaldi † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1680 to 8 Apr 1685)
• Beniamino Geremia, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Leonardo Griffis † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1482 to Oct 1485)
• Guglielmo Isnard, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1344 to 1346)
• Pietro Alfonso Jorio (Iorio) †
• Francesco Landi Pietra † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1741 to 17 Jan 1752)
• Dionisio Neagrus Laurerio, O.S.M. †
• Luigi Lavitrano † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1924 to 29 Sep 1928)
• Vincenzo (Gaspare) Maculani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1642 to 18 May 1643)
• Agostino Mancinelli † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1936 to 1 Jan 1962)
• Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (Priest: 8 Sep 1855 to 5 Sep 1859)
• Enrico (Ernesto) Mazzella †
• Orazio Mazzella †
• Carlo Minchiatti † (Archbishop: 6 Aug 1982 to 25 Nov 1991)
• Gian Andrea Moscarelli †
• Andrea Mugione † (Archbishop: 3 May 2006 to 18 Feb 2016)
• Giovanni Nicastro † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Sep 1730)
• Agostino Oreggi (Oregius) † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1633 to 12 Jul 1635)
• Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1686 to 23 Feb 1730)
• Bartolomeo Pacca †
• Francesco Pacca † (Priest: 5 Jun 1751; Archbishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 14 Jul 1763)
• Salvatore Palmieri, C.Pp.S. †
• Massimiliano Palumbara (Palombella) † (Archbishop: 17 May 1574 to 23 Jan 1607)
• Carlo Maria Pedicini †
• Francesco Pedicini † (Priest: 19 Sep 1835 to 23 Mar 1855)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1930 to 16 Dec 1935)
• Niccolò Piccolomini † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1464 to 21 Oct 1467)
• Ludovico Podocathor † (Archbishop: 20 Jan 1503; Administrator: 8 Jan 1504 to 25 Aug 1504)
• Angelo Rendina †
• Raffaele Rossi †
• Alessandro di Sangro † (Archbishop: 2 May 1616 to 18 Feb 1633)
• Giacomo Savelli † (Administrator: 26 Jan 1560 to 17 May 1574)
• Paolo Schinosi † (Priest: 20 Sep 1851; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 8 Apr 1901)
• Antonio Scotti † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 15 Jan 1886)
• Alfonso Sforza † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1522 to 1530)
• Camillo Siciliano di Rende † (Archbishop: 12 May 1879 to 16 May 1897)
• Domenico Spinucci † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 21 Dec 1823)
• Serafino Sprovieri † (Archbishop: 25 Nov 1991 to 3 May 2006)
• Gaetano Maria Striscia (Stiscia) †
• Francesco Uguccione † (Archbishop: 1383 to 28 Aug 1384)
• Pasquale Venezia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1958 to 1960)
• Bl. Giacomo da Viterbo, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 2 Sep 1302 to 12 Dec 1302)
• Nicolò Zanasio † (Archbishop: 1384 to Sep 1384)
• Tommaso Zerula †
• Bartolomeo , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1467 to 1482)
• Gregoire † (Archbishop: 1132 - )
• St. Januarius †
• Landulphe † (Archbishop: 1108 to 1119)
• Roffred † (Archbishop: 1120 - )

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Benevento Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 133 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 104 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 132 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 671, to Page 674

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