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Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano

Dioecesis Ceriniolensis-Asculana Apuliae



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Bishop(s)

  • Fabio Ciollaro, Bishop
  • Felice di Molfetta, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,328 (512 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Puglia
  • Official Web Site: http://cerignola.chiesacattolica.it/
  • Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 42, 71042 Cerignola [Foggia], Italia
  • Telephone: 0885.42.15.72
  • Fax: 0885.42.94.90

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia)
11th CenturyErectedDiocese of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia) (erected)
Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola
14 June 1819Name ChangedDiocese of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia) Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola
30 April 1979Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola (from Benevento)
25 May 1983Territory AddedDiocese of Lacedonia (Rocchetta S. Antonio) Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola
Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
30 September 1986Name ChangedDiocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola
188649,413.0%94010OTC
195086,00086,000100.0%5520751,1462411018ap1951
195998,30299,59198.7%5613691,4241714922ap1960
197084,86486,18398.5%5220721,1782213334ap1971
198088,42390,19498.0%4920691,2812512139ap1981
Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
1990100,000100,50099.5%4215571,7541711140ap1991
1999103,230105,23098.1%479561,8439129040ap2000
2000102,062103,56298.6%5712691,47911148840ap2001
2001103,286104,88698.5%5212641,61311148840ap2002
2002103,084104,25998.9%4511561,84011138740ap2003
200398,641103,96294.9%5011611,61712128940ap2004
2004101,042104,72896.5%4811591,71212148840ap2005
2006102,600106,60096.2%4912611,68115158340ap2007
2013101,719107,43394.7%4413571,78414157234ap2014
2016101,415110,89191.5%4614601,69014167434ap2017
2019101,136110,77091.3%4113541,87213156468ap2020
2021102,425107,65795.1%4115561,82913165535ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Ascoli Satriano (Puglia)
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 111, and Page 112
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 96
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 120
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 96
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 100
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 101
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 90
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 853
    • Crontassi Iconografia ed Araldica dell'Episcopato Pugliese, Page 98, to Page 103
  • Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 125
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 69
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 563, and Page 564
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 780, and Page 781
  • Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 657, to Page 659

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