Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Giovanni Accolla, Archbishop
Cesare Di Pietro, Auxiliary Bishop
Calogero La Piana, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,521 (587 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sicilia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesimessina.it
Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Via Garibaldi 67, 98122 Messina, Italia
Telephone: 090.66.841; 090.66.84.204
Fax: 090.66.84.206

Historical Details

Diocese of Messina
- Latin Name: Messanensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Country: Italy
Archdiocese of Messina
- Latin Name: Messanensis
- Elevated: 12th Century
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Donus † ( 590 Appointed - 603 Died)
Pandon (Lando) † (9 Feb 1236 Appointed - 1255 Died)
Giovanni Colonna, O.P. † ( 1255 Appointed - 1262 Appointed, Archbishop of Nicosia)
Tommaso d’Agni Lentini, O.P. † ( 1262 Appointed - 1266 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Pignatelli † (30 Sep 1266 Appointed - 1272 Died)
Reginaldo Lentini, O.P. † (5 Dec 1274 Appointed - 1287 Died)
Francesco Fontana † (23 Apr 1288 Appointed - 23 Aug 1296 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
Guidotto de Tabiatis † (10 Jan 1304 Appointed - 1333 Died)
Raimando de Pezzolis † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Giordano Curti, O.F.M. † (30 May 1348 Appointed - 1349 Died)
Pietro Porta, O. Cist. † (20 Mar 1349 Appointed - )
Guglielmo Monstrio † (23 Dec 1355 Appointed - 1363 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
Dionisio da Murcia, O.E.S.A. † (20 Mar 1363 Appointed - 18 Jul 1380 Died)
Niccoló Caracciolo Moschino, O.P. † ( 1380 Appointed - 1387 Resigned)
Maffiolus de Lampugnano † (10 Jul 1387 Appointed - 1 Mar 1392 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kraków)
Filippo Crispo, O.E.S.A. † (9 Mar 1392 Appointed - 1 Dec 1402 Died)
Pietro Budano † (3 Jan 1403 Appointed - )
Tommaso Crisafi, O.F.M. † ( 1408 Ordained Bishop - Jul 1426 Died)
Bartolomeo Gattola † (14 Oct 1426 Appointed - 1446 Died)
Antonio Cerdà i Lloscos, O.SS.T. † (8 Jan 1448 Confirmed - 28 Mar 1449 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lérida)
Giacomo Porzio † (21 Apr 1449 Appointed - Oct 1450 Died)
Giacomo Tedesco, O. Cist. † (4 Nov 1450 Appointed - 14 Mar 1473 Died)
Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. † (23 May 1474 Appointed - 7 Jul 1480 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Patti)
Pietro de Luna † (7 Jul 1480 Appointed - 28 Aug 1492 Died)
Martino Ponz † (27 Mar 1493 Appointed - 1500 Died)
Martino Garcia † (4 Dec 1500 Appointed - 1502 Died)
Pedro Belorado, O.S.B. † (26 Mar 1502 Appointed - 1510 Died)
Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † ( 1510 Appointed - 22 Sep 1511 Died)
Bernardino da Bologna † (23 Jan 1512 Appointed - 1513 Died)
Antonio La Legname † (24 Apr 1514 Appointed - 13 Nov 1537 Died)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (14 Jun 1538 Appointed - 14 Apr 1550 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Mercurio † (30 May 1550 Appointed - 2 Feb 1561 Died)
Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (19 Nov 1561 Appointed - 1 Mar 1564 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
Antonio Cancellaro † (28 Apr 1564 Appointed - 12 Nov 1568 Died)
Giovanni Retana † (22 Jun 1569 Appointed - 15 May 1582 Died)
Antonio Lombardo † (23 Jan 1585 Appointed - 13 Sep 1597 Died)
Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 8 Jul 1604 Died)
Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Aug 1605 Appointed - 10 Jun 1609 Appointed, Patriarch (Personal Title) of Catania)
Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso † (31 Aug 1609 Appointed - 2 Oct 1617 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Orense)
Andrea Mastrillo † (16 May 1618 Appointed - 1624 Died)
Biagio Proto de Rossi † (20 Jul 1626 Appointed - 7 Apr 1646 Died)
Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. † (16 Sep 1647 Confirmed - 22 Mar 1676 Died)
Giuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. † (9 May 1678 Appointed - 28 Sep 1685 Died)
Francisco Alvarez de Quiñones † (27 May 1686 Appointed - 15 Sep 1698 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza)
Giuseppe Migliaccio † (24 Nov 1698 Appointed - 25 Mar 1729 Died)
Tomás Vidal y de Nin, O. Cist. † (11 Sep 1730 Confirmed - Jun 1743 Died)
Tommaso de Moncada, O.P. † (23 Sep 1743 Confirmed - Oct 1762 Died)
Gabriele Maria (Giuseppe Pietro) di Blasi e Gambacorta, O.S.B. † (9 Jul 1764 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1767 Died)
Giovanni Maria Spinelli, C.R. † (10 Jul 1767 Appointed - Mar 1770 Died)
Scipione Ardoino Alcontres, C.R. † (17 Jun 1771 Confirmed - 5 May 1778 Died)
Nicola Ciafaglione (Cifaglione) † (20 Mar 1780 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1789 Died)
Francesco Paolo Perremuto, O.S.B. † (29 Mar 1790 Confirmed - 11 Mar 1791 Died)
Gaetano Maria Garrasi, O.E.S.A. † (18 Jun 1792 Confirmed - 16 Feb 1817 Died)
Antonio Maria Trigona † (28 Jul 1817 Confirmed - 22 Nov 1819 Resigned)
Francesco di Paola Villadecani † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 13 Jun 1861 Died)
Luigi Giuseppe Anselmo Natoli † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 24 Feb 1875 Died)
Giuseppe Guarino † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 22 Sep 1897 Died)
Letterio D’Arrigo Ramondini † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 17 Dec 1922 Died)
Angelo Paino † (10 Feb 1923 Appointed - 7 Mar 1963 Retired)
Francesco Fasola † (25 Jun 1963 Appointed - 3 Jun 1977 Retired)
Ignazio Cannavò † (3 Jun 1977 Succeeded - 17 May 1997 Retired)
Giovanni Marra † (17 May 1997 Appointed - 18 Nov 2006 Retired)
Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (18 Nov 2006 Appointed - 24 Sep 2015 Resigned)
Giovanni Accolla (20 Oct 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Messina
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Messina (erected)
1061	Territory Lost	Diocese of Messina	Diocese of Troina (erected)
1081	Territory Added	Diocese of Troina (suppressed)	Diocese of Messina
Archdiocese of Messina
12th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Messina	Archdiocese of Messina
1131	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Messina	Diocese of Cefalù (erected)
12 September 1816	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catania Archdiocese of Messina	Diocese of Caltagirone (erected)
27 June 1844	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catania Archdiocese of Messina	Diocese of Acireale (erected)
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Lipari Archdiocese of Messina Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela	Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

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 Messina

1886 263,528 .0% 1,084 0 129 OTC

1949 399,000 400,000 99.8% 294 160 454 878 270 1,700 250 ap1951

1969 478,000 495,500 96.5% 274 228 502 952 292 1,120 214 ap1971

1980 447,100 457,000 97.8% 241 176 417 1,072 230 944 239 ap1981

Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

1990 514,000 526,000 97.7% 267 216 483 1,064 15 278 913 241 ap1991

1999 503,000 518,360 97.0% 248 187 435 1,156 46 237 720 243 ap2000

2000 503,000 518,360 97.0% 250 185 435 1,156 46 236 706 243 ap2001

2001 503,000 518,360 97.0% 235 180 415 1,212 53 240 690 244 ap2002

2002 503,000 518,360 97.0% 238 182 420 1,197 53 210 675 244 ap2003

2003 486,329 487,429 99.8% 241 102 343 1,417 62 165 502 244 ap2004

2004 486,329 487,429 99.8% 241 105 346 1,405 62 232 489 244 ap2005

2013 515,900 517,300 99.7% 232 140 372 1,386 80 216 462 245 ap2014

2016 498,000 523,000 95.2% 225 127 352 1,414 82 177 390 246 ap2017

2019 494,000 496,018 99.6% 230 126 356 1,387 81 195 302 246 ap2020

2021 488,000 490,000 99.6% 217 120 337 1,448 82 183 295 247 ap2022

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 Messina
1886		263,528	.0%			1,084	0				129	OTC
1949	399,000	400,000	99.8%	294	160	454	878		270	1,700	250	ap1951
1969	478,000	495,500	96.5%	274	228	502	952		292	1,120	214	ap1971
1980	447,100	457,000	97.8%	241	176	417	1,072		230	944	239	ap1981
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
1990	514,000	526,000	97.7%	267	216	483	1,064	15	278	913	241	ap1991
1999	503,000	518,360	97.0%	248	187	435	1,156	46	237	720	243	ap2000
2000	503,000	518,360	97.0%	250	185	435	1,156	46	236	706	243	ap2001
2001	503,000	518,360	97.0%	235	180	415	1,212	53	240	690	244	ap2002
2002	503,000	518,360	97.0%	238	182	420	1,197	53	210	675	244	ap2003
2003	486,329	487,429	99.8%	241	102	343	1,417	62	165	502	244	ap2004
2004	486,329	487,429	99.8%	241	105	346	1,405	62	232	489	244	ap2005
2013	515,900	517,300	99.7%	232	140	372	1,386	80	216	462	245	ap2014
2016	498,000	523,000	95.2%	225	127	352	1,414	82	177	390	246	ap2017
2019	494,000	496,018	99.6%	230	126	356	1,387	81	195	302	246	ap2020
2021	488,000	490,000	99.6%	217	120	337	1,448	82	183	295	247	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Giovanni Accolla (Archbishop: 20 Oct 2016 - )
Cesare Di Pietro (Priest: 25 Oct 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 2018)
Santo Rocco Gangemi (Deacon: 9 Oct 1985; Priest: 28 Jun 1986 to 27 Jan 2012)
Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 18 Nov 2006 to 24 Sep 2015)
Francesco Micciché (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988 to 24 Jan 1998)
Vittorio Luigi Mondello (Priest: 21 Jun 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 1977 to 30 Jul 1983)
Francesco Montenegro (Priest: 8 Aug 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 2000 to 23 Feb 2008)
Antonino Raspanti (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Sep 2015 to 4 Apr 2016)
Antonino Spadaro, S.J.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Tommaso d’Agni Lentini, O.P. † (Administrator: 1262 to 1266)
Francisco Alvarez de Quiñones † (Archbishop: 27 May 1686 to 15 Sep 1698)
Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Sep 1981 to 8 Sep 1988)
Scipione Ardoino Alcontres, C.R. † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 5 May 1778)
Gaetano Maria Avarna † (Priest: 21 Dec 1782; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Feb 1801 to 26 Jun 1818)
Pedro Belorado, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 26 Mar 1502 to 1510)
Gabriele Maria (Giuseppe Pietro) di Blasi e Gambacorta, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1764 to 1 Feb 1767)
Bernardino da Bologna † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1512 to 1513)
Pietro Budano † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1403)
Antonio Cancellaro † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1564 to 12 Nov 1568)
Ignazio Cannavò † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Feb 1976; Archbishop: 3 Jun 1977 to 17 May 1997)
Carmelo Canzonieri † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1957 to 30 Jul 1963)
Niccoló Caracciolo Moschino, O.P. † (Administrator: 1380 to 1387)
Simone Carafa Roccella, C.R. † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1647 to 22 Mar 1676)
Antonio Cerdà i Lloscos, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1448 to 28 Mar 1449)
Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1561 to 1 Mar 1564)
Nicola Ciafaglione (Cifaglione) † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1780 to 3 Nov 1789)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 14 Jun 1538 to 14 Apr 1550)
Giuseppe Cigala (Cicala), C.R. † (Archbishop: 9 May 1678 to 28 Sep 1685)
Giovanni Colonna, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1255 to 1262)
Francesco Maria Cotroneo † (Priest: 22 Dec 1736 to 15 Mar 1773)
Tommaso Crisafi, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1408 to Jul 1426)
Filippo Crispo, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 9 Mar 1392 to 1 Dec 1402)
Giordano Curti, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 30 May 1348 to 1349)
Letterio D’Arrigo Ramondini † (Priest: 21 Sep 1872; Archbishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 17 Dec 1922)
Thomas del Pozzo † (Priest: 22 Sep 1731; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Sep 1785 to 2 May 1796)
Francesco Fasola † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1963 to 3 Jun 1977)
Francesco Fontana † (Archbishop: 23 Apr 1288 to 23 Aug 1296)
Andrés de Fuentsalida, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct 1539)
Gaetano Galbato † (Priest: 19 May 1731; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Mar 1755 to 19 Nov 1786)
Martino Garcia † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1500 to 1502)
Gaetano Maria Garrasi, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 16 Feb 1817)
Bartolomeo Gattola † (Archbishop: 14 Oct 1426 to 1446)
Pio Giardina † (Priest: 30 Sep 1906; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Aug 1935 to 8 Aug 1942)
Giuseppe Guarino † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1875 to 22 Sep 1897)
Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † (Administrator: 1510 to 22 Sep 1511)
Maffiolus de Lampugnano † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1387 to 1 Mar 1392)
Antonio La Legname † (Archbishop: 24 Apr 1514 to 13 Nov 1537)
Reginaldo Lentini, O.P. † (Archbishop: 5 Dec 1274 to 1287)
Antonio Lombardo † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1585 to 13 Sep 1597)
Pietro de Luna † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1480 to 28 Aug 1492)
Giovanni Marra † (Archbishop: 17 May 1997 to 18 Nov 2006)
Andrea Mastrillo † (Archbishop: 16 May 1618 to 1624)
Giovanni Andrea Mercurio † (Archbishop: 30 May 1550 to 2 Feb 1561)
Giuseppe Migliaccio † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1698 to 25 Mar 1729)
Tommaso de Moncada, O.P. † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1743 to Oct 1762)
Guglielmo Monstrio † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1355 to 1363)
Cesare Muni e Forno † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1782)
Dionisio da Murcia, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1363 to 18 Jul 1380)
Luigi Giuseppe Anselmo Natoli † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 24 Feb 1875)
Angelo Paino † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Jan 1921; Archbishop: 10 Feb 1923 to 7 Mar 1963)
Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Apr 2016 to 7 Jan 2017)
Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (Apostolic Administrator: 11 Dec 1857 to 27 Oct 1871)
Giovanni Filippo (Prudenzio) Patti, O.S.B. †
Francesco Paolo Perremuto, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1790 to 11 Mar 1791)
Raimando de Pezzolis † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1342 to 1348)
Bartolomeo Pignatelli † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1266 to 1272)
Martino Ponz † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1493 to 1500)
Pietro Porta, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1349)
Giacomo Porzio † (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1449 to Oct 1450)
Bonaventura Prestandrea, O.F.M. Conv. †
Biagio Proto de Rossi † (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1626 to 7 Apr 1646)
Giovanni Retana † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1569 to 15 May 1582)
Antonino Riggio † (Priest: 19 Sep 1761 to 29 Oct 1804)
Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1609 to 2 Oct 1617)
Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 23 May 1474 to 7 Jul 1480)
Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. † (Patriarch (Personal Title): 17 Aug 1605 to 10 Jun 1609)
Francesco Sgalambro † (Deacon: 21 Sep 1957; Priest: 22 Sep 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1986 to 18 Mar 2000)
Giovanni Maria Spinelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1767 to Mar 1770)
Guglielmo Stagno † (Priest: 16 Mar 1771; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1787 to 31 Mar 1801)
Guglielmo Stagno di Alcontres † (Priest: 18 Oct 1868; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 1904)
Guidotto de Tabiatis † (Archbishop: 10 Jan 1304 to 1333)
Giacomo Tedesco, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1450 to 14 Mar 1473)
Silvestro Todaro, O.F.M. Conv. †
Guido Tonetti † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 25 Jul 1950 to 16 Feb 1957)
Antonio Maria Trigona † (Archbishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 22 Nov 1819)
Francesco Vanni, C.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1786 to 30 Mar 1789)
Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca † (Archbishop: 1 Feb 1599 to 8 Jul 1604)
Tomás Vidal y de Nin, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 11 Sep 1730 to Jun 1743)
Francesco di Paola Villadecani † (Priest: 18 Sep 1802 to 2 Oct 1820; Archbishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 13 Jun 1861)
Giovanni Antonio Viperani †
Donus † (Bishop: 590 to 603)
Pandon (Lando) † (Archbishop: 9 Feb 1236 to 1255)

Source(s)

Diocese of Messina
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 949, to Page 950
Archdiocese of Messina
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 337
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 190
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 242
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 239
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 265, and Page 266
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 286, and Page 287
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 741, to Page 743

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