Diocese of Muro Lucano

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

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Past Ordinaries

• Mattieu † (9 Nov 1332 Appointed - )
• 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))
• Daniele Vocazio, 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)
• Aureliano 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)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Muro Lucano (erected)
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Muro Lucano Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo	Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo

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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
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.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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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)
• Giovanni Filippo Ferroni † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 11 Dec 1826)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Andrea Sarnelli † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1703 to 15 Sep 1707)
• Giuseppe Scarlata † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 5 Apr 1935)
• Aureliano Sorrentino † (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)
• Daniele Vocazio, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 May 1575 to 1577)
• Mattieu † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1332)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 352 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 197 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 251

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