Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Giuseppe Alberti, Bishop
Francesco Milito, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 10 June 1979
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 930 (359 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Calabria
Official Web Site: https://www.diocesioppidopalmi.it
Mailing Address: Via A.M. Curcio 81, 89014 Oppido Mamertina [Reggio Calabria]; Via Rocco Pugliese 38, 89015 Palmi [Reggio Calabria], Italia
Telephone: 0966.419.814

Historical Details

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
- Latin Name: Oppidensis
- Erected: 13th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gregorio da Gerace † (1 Mar 1339 Appointed - )
Barnaba , O.S.B.I. † (18 May 1349 Appointed - 1351 Died)
Nicola † (24 Nov 1351 Appointed - )
Antonio , O.S.B.I. † (24 Jan 1364 Appointed - )
Simone Calaber † (15 Mar 1372 Appointed - 1394 Died)
Giannino Malatacca † (3 Jun 1394 Appointed - 1400 Died)
Simone Corvo † (18 Aug 1400 Appointed - 1423 Died)
Antonio di Carolei † (23 Jul 1423 Appointed - 25 Feb 1429 Appointed, Bishop of Bisignano)
Tommaso Rossi † (18 Mar 1429 Appointed - 23 Dec 1429 Appointed, Bishop of Strongoli)
Venturello † (13 Feb 1430 Appointed - 1449 Died)
Girolamo , O.E.S.A. † (1 Sep 1449 Appointed - )
Girolamo Planca † (15 Jun 1519 Appointed - 21 Aug 1534 Died)
Pietro Andrea Ripanti † (28 Jan 1536 Appointed - 2 Sep 1536 Died)
Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (2 Sep 1536 Appointed - 20 Feb 1538 Resigned)
Ascanio Cesarini † (20 Feb 1538 Appointed - 1542 Resigned)
Francesco de Noctucis † (5 Jul 1542 Appointed - 1548 Died)
Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (7 May 1548 Appointed - 3 Oct 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni))
Vincenzo Spinelli † (3 Oct 1550 Appointed - 1561 Resigned)
Teofilo Galluppi † (10 Mar 1561 Appointed - 13 Apr 1567 Died)
Giovan Mario de Alessandri † (19 Sep 1567 Appointed - 9 Feb 1573 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
Sigismondo Mangiaruga † (29 May 1573 Appointed - 1583 Died)
Andrea Canuto † (28 Nov 1583 Appointed - 1603 Resigned)
Giulio Ruffo † (12 Sep 1605 Appointed - 1609 Died)
Antonio Cesonio † (2 Dec 1609 Appointed - 1629 Died)
Modernus (Fabrizio) Caracciolo Piscizi † (28 Jan 1630 Appointed - 1631 Died)
Giovanni Battista Pontano (Montano) † (19 Jan 1632 Appointed - May 1662 Died)
Paolo Diano-Parisi † (12 Mar 1663 Appointed - Nov 1673 Died)
Vincenzo Ragni, O.S.B. † (19 Feb 1674 Appointed - 3 Dec 1693 Died)
Bernardino Plastina, O.M. † (25 Jan 1694 Appointed - 16 Feb 1697 Died)
Bisanzio Fili † (27 Jan 1698 Appointed - 11 Apr 1707 Appointed, Bishop of Ostuni)
Giuseppe Placido De Pace † (1 Aug 1707 Appointed - 5 Jan 1709 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. † (26 Feb 1714 Appointed - 18 Feb 1734 Resigned)
Leone Luca Vita † (15 Feb 1734 Appointed - 24 Oct 1747 Died)
Ferdinando Mandarini † (29 Jan 1748 Appointed - 9 Nov 1769 Died)
Nicola Spedalieri † (29 Jan 1770 Appointed - 5 Apr 1783 Died)
Alessandro Tommasini † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 25 May 1818 Confirmed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Ignazio Greco † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 4 Feb 1822 Died)
Francesco-Maria Coppola † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1851 Died)
Michele Maria Caputo, O.P. † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1858 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano)
Giuseppe Teta † (20 Jun 1859 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1875 Died)
Antonio Maria Curcio † (11 Feb 1875 Succeeded - 15 Jul 1898 Died)
Domenico Scopelliti † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 15 Dec 1919 Resigned)
Antonio Galati † (15 Dec 1919 Appointed - 1 Jul 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (26 Aug 1927 Appointed - 6 Jul 1928 Resigned)
Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (19 Oct 1928 Appointed - 15 Jan 1932 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
Nicola Colangelo † (4 Apr 1932 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò)
Nicola Canino † (30 Dec 1936 Appointed - 11 Apr 1951 Resigned)
Maurizio Raspini † (9 May 1953 Appointed - 6 Jan 1965 Resigned)
Santo Bergamo † (15 Jun 1979 Appointed - 11 Oct 1980 Died)
Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † (29 Sep 1981 Appointed - 11 May 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
Domenico Crusco † (7 Feb 1991 Appointed - 6 Mar 1999 Appointed, Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea)
Luciano Bux † (5 Feb 2000 Appointed - 2 Jul 2011 Retired)
Francesco Milito (4 Apr 2012 Appointed - 21 Sep 2023 Retired)
Giuseppe Alberti (21 Sep 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Oppido Mamertina (erected)
10 June 1979	Territory Added	Diocese of Mileto (Palmi, Anoia, Pietro di Caridà, San Proeopio, Seminara, Serrata, Sinopoli, Taurianova along with St. Michael the Archangel in Acquaro di Cosoleto)	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
10 June 1979	Name Changed	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
29 January 1980	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (Covala)	Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria

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

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina

1886 20,476 .0% 92 0 20 OTC

1948 42,000 42,000 100.0% 47 47 893 20 ap1951

1969 30,175 30,175 100.0% 33 33 914 38 21 ap1971

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi

1980 175,000 175,000 100.0% 100 20 120 1,458 20 110 74 ap1981

1987 160,000 160,000 100.0% 101 16 117 1,367 16 200 63 ap1991

1999 174,430 177,430 98.3% 87 17 104 1,677 2 21 245 64 ap2000

2000 174,000 177,430 98.1% 81 19 100 1,740 7 24 235 65 ap2001

2001 174,000 177,430 98.1% 79 18 97 1,793 7 23 230 65 ap2002

2002 174,000 177,430 98.1% 81 15 96 1,812 7 20 215 65 ap2003

2003 174,000 177,430 98.1% 81 18 99 1,757 8 24 184 65 ap2004

2004 173,990 177,400 98.1% 84 17 101 1,722 8 23 180 65 ap2005

2013 180,200 187,200 96.3% 86 11 97 1,857 22 16 150 66 ap2014

2016 172,900 179,600 96.3% 83 16 99 1,746 22 23 174 66 ap2017

2019 172,640 179,280 96.3% 86 24 110 1,569 29 30 109 66 ap2020

2021 173,418 175,698 98.7% 89 23 112 1,548 32 27 109 66 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
1886		20,476	.0%			92	0				20	OTC
1948	42,000	42,000	100.0%	47		47	893				20	ap1951
1969	30,175	30,175	100.0%	33		33	914			38	21	ap1971
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
1980	175,000	175,000	100.0%	100	20	120	1,458		20	110	74	ap1981
1987	160,000	160,000	100.0%	101	16	117	1,367		16	200	63	ap1991
1999	174,430	177,430	98.3%	87	17	104	1,677	2	21	245	64	ap2000
2000	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	19	100	1,740	7	24	235	65	ap2001
2001	174,000	177,430	98.1%	79	18	97	1,793	7	23	230	65	ap2002
2002	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	15	96	1,812	7	20	215	65	ap2003
2003	174,000	177,430	98.1%	81	18	99	1,757	8	24	184	65	ap2004
2004	173,990	177,400	98.1%	84	17	101	1,722	8	23	180	65	ap2005
2013	180,200	187,200	96.3%	86	11	97	1,857	22	16	150	66	ap2014
2016	172,900	179,600	96.3%	83	16	99	1,746	22	23	174	66	ap2017
2019	172,640	179,280	96.3%	86	24	110	1,569	29	30	109	66	ap2020
2021	173,418	175,698	98.7%	89	23	112	1,548	32	27	109	66	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Giuseppe Alberti (Bishop: 21 Sep 2023 - )
Francesco Milito (Bishop: 4 Apr 2012 to 21 Sep 2023)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giovan Mario de Alessandri † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1567 to 9 Feb 1573)
Santo Bergamo † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1971; Bishop: 15 Jun 1979 to 11 Oct 1980)
Luciano Bux † (Bishop: 5 Feb 2000 to 2 Jul 2011)
Simone Calaber † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1372 to 1394)
Nicola Canino † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1936 to 11 Apr 1951)
Andrea Canuto † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1583 to 1603)
Michele Maria Caputo, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 27 Sep 1858)
Modernus (Fabrizio) Caracciolo Piscizi † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1630 to 1631)
Antonio di Carolei † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1423 to 25 Feb 1429)
Giuseppe Antonio Caruso † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1927 to 6 Jul 1928)
Tommaso Caselli, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 May 1548 to 3 Oct 1550)
Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 2 Sep 1536 to 20 Feb 1538)
Ascanio Cesarini † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1538 to 1542)
Antonio Cesonio † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1609 to 1629)
Nicola Colangelo † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1932 to 16 Dec 1935)
Francesco-Maria Coppola † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 11 Dec 1851)
Simone Corvo † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1400 to 1423)
Domenico Crusco † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1991 to 6 Mar 1999)
Antonio Maria Curcio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1874; Bishop: 11 Feb 1875 to 15 Jul 1898)
Paolo Diano-Parisi † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1663 to Nov 1673)
Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1965 to Jan 1972)
Bisanzio Fili † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1698 to 11 Apr 1707)
Antonio Galati † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1919 to 1 Jul 1927)
Teofilo Galluppi † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1561 to 13 Apr 1567)
Gregorio da Gerace † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1339)
Ignazio Greco † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 4 Feb 1822)
Giannino Malatacca † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1394 to 1400)
Ferdinando Mandarini † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1748 to 9 Nov 1769)
Sigismondo Mangiaruga † (Bishop: 29 May 1573 to 1583)
Mauro Bernardo Pietro Nardi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Aug 1895 to 3 Oct 1911)
Francesco de Noctucis † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1542 to 1548)
Giuseppe Placido De Pace † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1707 to 5 Jan 1709)
Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1981 to 11 May 1990)
Giuseppe Maria Perrimezzi, O.M. † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1714 to 18 Feb 1734)
Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1928 to 15 Jan 1932)
Girolamo Planca † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1519 to 21 Aug 1534)
Bernardino Plastina, O.M. † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1694 to 16 Feb 1697)
Giovanni Battista Pontano (Montano) † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1632 to May 1662)
Gennaro Portanova † (Apostolic Administrator: 1898 to 1899)
Vincenzo Ragni, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1674 to 3 Dec 1693)
Maurizio Raspini † (Bishop: 9 May 1953 to 6 Jan 1965)
Pietro Andrea Ripanti † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1536 to 2 Sep 1536)
Tommaso Rossi † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1429 to 23 Dec 1429)
Giulio Ruffo † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1605 to 1609)
Domenico Scopelliti † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 15 Dec 1919)
Nicola Spedalieri † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1770 to 5 Apr 1783)
Vincenzo Spinelli † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1550 to 1561)
Giuseppe Teta † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 11 Feb 1875)
Alessandro Tommasini † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 25 May 1818)
Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †
Leone Luca Vita † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1734 to 24 Oct 1747)
Antonio , O.S.B.I. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1364)
Barnaba , O.S.B.I. † (Bishop: 18 May 1349 to 1351)
Girolamo , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1449)
Nicola † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1351)
Venturello † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1430 to 1449)

Source(s)

Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 377
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 207
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 262, and Page 263
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 264
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 297
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 318
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 909
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,360, and Page 1,361

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