Muro Lucano (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Muro Lucano
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 11th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

Pietro † ( 1332 Appointed - 20 Oct 1332 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
Mattieu † (9 Nov 1332 Appointed - )
Nicola di Sant’Ambrogio, O.F.M. † ( 1340 Appointed - 14 Jun 1344 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Enrico Marci † (14 Jun 1344 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Guglielmo † (10 Nov 1348 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Giacomo de Fusco † (20 Dec 1357 Appointed - 13 Mar 1364 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza)
Domenico Joannis, O. Carm. † (13 Mar 1364 Appointed - 11 Jun 1386 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano)
Simone † (27 Apr 1373 Appointed - )
Guglielmo † ( 1395 Appointed - 13 Apr 1405 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio)
Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (23 Feb 1407 Appointed - 1417 Died)
Guiduccio della Porta † (19 Feb 1418 Appointed - 1423 Died)
Giovanni Sanfelice † (24 Sep 1423 Appointed - 1443 Resigned)
Barnaba de Molina † (26 Aug 1443 Appointed - 1462 Died)
Andrea Veroli † (26 May 1463 Appointed - 8 Oct 1464 Appointed, Bishop of Camerino)
Meolo de Mascabruni † (8 Oct 1464 Appointed - 1486 Died)
Nicolò Antonio Pesci (Piscibus) † (15 Feb 1486 Appointed - 1517 Resigned)
Antonio Camillo Pesci † (23 Dec 1517 Appointed - 1521 Died)
Cesare Carpano † (6 Sep 1521 Appointed - 1528 Died)
Matteo Griffoni (Grifonio) Pioppi, O.S.B. † (24 Jan 1528 Appointed - 15 Nov 1540 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)
Ascanio Parisani † (15 Nov 1540 Appointed - 27 Jun 1541 Resigned)
Silverio Petrucci † (27 Jun 1541 Appointed - 1560 Died)
Flavio Orsini † (29 Nov 1560 Appointed - 6 Jul 1562 Resigned)
Filesio Cittadini † (6 Jul 1562 Appointed - 16 Nov 1571 Resigned)
Giulio Ricci † (23 Jan 1572 Appointed - 9 May 1575 Appointed, Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia))
Danijel Vocacio (Vocazio, Vocatius), O.F.M. † (9 May 1575 Appointed - 1577 Died)
Vincenzo Petrolini † (25 Feb 1577 Appointed - 1606 Died)
Tommaso Confetti † (10 May 1606 Appointed - 8 Jan 1630 Died)
Clemente Confetti (Confetto) † (8 Jan 1630 Succeeded - 13 Apr 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Acerno)
Giovanni Carlo Coppola † (18 May 1643 Appointed - 1652 Died)
Ascanio Ugolini † (19 Feb 1652 Appointed - May 1660 Died)
Francesco Maria Annoni, C.R. † (21 Jun 1660 Appointed - 12 May 1674 Died)
Alfonso Pacella (Pacelli) † (1 Oct 1674 Appointed - 31 Dec 1702 Died)
Andrea Sarnelli † (23 Apr 1703 Appointed - 15 Sep 1707 Died)
Giovanni Innocenzo Carussio † (19 Dec 1707 Appointed - Jan 1718 Died)
Angelo Acerno † (6 Apr 1718 Appointed - 22 Sep 1724 Died)
Domenico Antonio Manfredi † (20 Nov 1724 Appointed - 3 Mar 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)
Melchiorre Delfico † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 23 Apr 1744 Died)
Vito Moio (Mojo) † (15 Jun 1744 Appointed - 11 Mar 1767 Died)
Carlo Gagliardi † (10 Jul 1767 Appointed - 1 Jul 1778 Died)
Luca Nicola de Luca † (14 Dec 1778 Appointed - 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Trivento)
Giuseppe Maria Beneventi, O.F.M. Conv. † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1794 Died)
Giovanni Filippo Ferroni † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1826 Resigned)
Filippo Martuscelli † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 16 Jul 1831 Died)
Tommaso Antonio Gigli, O.F.M. Conv. † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 22 Apr 1858 Resigned)
Francesco Saverio d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. Cap. † (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1883 Died)
Raffaele Capone, C.Ss.R. † (29 Jan 1883 Succeeded - 22 Mar 1908 Died)
Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 19 Jun 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
Giuseppe Scarlata † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 5 Apr 1935 Died)
Bartolomeo Mangino † (30 Dec 1936 Appointed - 18 Feb 1946 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Giacomo Palombella † (14 Mar 1946 Appointed - 3 Jan 1951 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi e Teano)
Matteo Guido Sperandeo † (23 Feb 1952 Appointed - 5 Sep 1954 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi e Teano)
Antonio Rosario Mennonna † (5 Jan 1955 Appointed - 22 Feb 1962 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Umberto Luciano Altomare † (10 Jul 1962 Appointed - 22 Aug 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Diano-Teggiano)
Aurelio Sorrentino † (5 Mar 1973 Appointed - 4 Jun 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Giuseppe Vairo † (3 Dec 1977 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Muro Lucano (erected)
2 July 1954	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Muro Lucano (from Conza e Campagna)
31 May 1973	Territory Lost	Diocese of Muro Lucano (S. Peter the Apostle (in Ricigliano) and B.M.V. from Sacratissimo Rosario (in Romagnano al Monte))	Diocese of Campagna
21 August 1976	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Muro Lucano (from Acerenza)
8 September 1976	Territory Lost	Diocese of Muro Lucano (Rapone, Ruvo dei Monte, and San Fei)	Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Muro Lucano Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo	Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 38,175 .0% 143 0 11 OTC

1950 35,000 35,000 100.0% 38 38 921 36 14 ap1951

1970 35,000 35,000 100.0% 33 3 36 972 4 50 17 ap1971

1980 18,320 18,320 100.0% 16 16 1,145 15 12 ap1981

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		38,175	.0%			143	0			11	OTC
1950	35,000	35,000	100.0%	38		38	921		36	14	ap1951
1970	35,000	35,000	100.0%	33	3	36	972	4	50	17	ap1971
1980	18,320	18,320	100.0%	16		16	1,145		15	12	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

None

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Angelo Acerno † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1718 to 22 Sep 1724)
Umberto Luciano Altomare † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1962 to 22 Aug 1970)
Francesco Maria Annoni, C.R. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1660 to 12 May 1674)
Alessio Ascalesi, C.Pp.S. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 19 Jun 1911)
Giuseppe Maria Beneventi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 6 Dec 1794)
Vincent Correrio Cammerota (Malatesta), O.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1595 to 1605)
Raffaele Capone, C.Ss.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Dec 1873; Bishop: 29 Jan 1883 to 22 Mar 1908)
Cesare Carpano † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1521 to 1528)
Giovanni Innocenzo Carussio † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1707 to Jan 1718)
Filesio Cittadini † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1562 to 16 Nov 1571)
Clemente Confetti (Confetto) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Jan 1623; Bishop: 8 Jan 1630 to 13 Apr 1643)
Tommaso Confetti † (Bishop: 10 May 1606 to 8 Jan 1630)
Giovanni Carlo Coppola † (Bishop: 18 May 1643 to 1652)
Francesco Saverio d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 29 Jan 1883)
Melchiorre Delfico † (Bishop: 5 May 1738 to 23 Apr 1744)
Guiduccio della Porta † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1418 to 1423)
Michele Federici †
Giovanni Filippo Ferroni † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 11 Dec 1826)
Giacomo de Fusco † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1357 to 13 Mar 1364)
Carlo Gagliardi † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1767 to 1 Jul 1778)
Tommaso Antonio Gigli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 22 Apr 1858)
Matteo Griffoni (Grifonio) Pioppi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1528 to 15 Nov 1540)
Domenico Joannis, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1364 to 11 Jun 1386)
Luca Nicola de Luca † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1778 to 26 Mar 1792)
Domenico Antonio Manfredi † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1724 to 3 Mar 1738)
Bartolomeo Mangino † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1936 to 18 Feb 1946)
Enrico Marci † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1344 to 1348)
Filippo Martuscelli † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 16 Jul 1831)
Meolo de Mascabruni † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1464 to 1486)
Antonio Rosario Mennonna † (Priest: 12 Aug 1928; Bishop: 5 Jan 1955 to 22 Feb 1962)
Vito Moio (Mojo) † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1744 to 11 Mar 1767)
Barnaba de Molina † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1443 to 1462)
Flavio Orsini † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1560 to 6 Jul 1562)
Alfonso Pacella (Pacelli) † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1674 to 31 Dec 1702)
Giacomo Palombella † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1946 to 3 Jan 1951)
Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Feb 1407 to 1417)
Ascanio Parisani † (Administrator: 15 Nov 1540 to 27 Jun 1541)
Antonio Camillo Pesci † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1517 to 1521)
Nicolò Antonio Pesci (Piscibus) † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1486 to 1517)
Vincenzo Petrolini † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1577 to 1606)
Silverio Petrucci † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1541 to 1560)
Pasquale Quaremba † (Priest: 15 Jul 1928 to 10 Mar 1947)
Giulio Ricci † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1572 to 9 May 1575)
Giovanni Sanfelice † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1423 to 1443)
Nicola di Sant’Ambrogio, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1340 to 14 Jun 1344)
Andrea Sarnelli † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1703 to 15 Sep 1707)
Giuseppe Scarlata † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 5 Apr 1935)
Aurelio Sorrentino † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Oct 1970; Bishop: 5 Mar 1973 to 4 Jun 1977)
Matteo Guido Sperandeo † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1952 to 5 Sep 1954)
Ascanio Ugolini † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1652 to May 1660)
Giuseppe Vairo † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1977 to 30 Sep 1986)
Andrea Veroli † (Bishop: 26 May 1463 to 8 Oct 1464)
Danijel Vocacio (Vocazio, Vocatius), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 May 1575 to 1577)
Guglielmo † (Bishop: 1395 to 13 Apr 1405)
Guglielmo † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1348 to 1356)
Mattieu † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1332)
Pietro † (Bishop: 1332 to 20 Oct 1332)
Simone † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1373)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 352
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 197
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 251
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 249, and Page 250
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 277
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 298
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 902
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 522, to Page 524
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 593, and Page 594

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