Ascoli Piceno (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Marcellino Albergotti Beltrami † ( 1230 Appointed - 16 Aug 1236 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
Teodorino † ( 1238 Appointed - 1259 Died)
Rinaldo , O.F.M. † (12 Feb 1259 Appointed - 1285 Died)
Bongiovanni † ( 1285 Appointed - 1312 Appointed, Bishop of Krk (Veglia))
Boninsegna † (9 May 1312 Appointed - 1317 Died)
Rinaldo † (25 Jun 1317 Appointed - 1343 Died)
Isacco Bindi, O.S.B. † (21 Apr 1344 Appointed - 10 May 1353 Appointed, Bishop of L’Aquila)
Paolo Rainaldi † (10 May 1353 Appointed - 15 Jan 1356 Appointed, Bishop of L’Aquila)
Isacco Bindi, O.S.B. † (15 Jan 1356 Appointed - 7 Jul 1358 Died)
Enrico de Sessa † (12 Oct 1358 Appointed - 19 Dec 1362 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
Vitale da Bologna, O.S.M. † (19 Dec 1362 Appointed - 21 Jul 1363 Appointed, Bishop of Chieti)
Agapito Colonna † (21 Jul 1363 Appointed - 22 Oct 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
Giovanni Acquaviva † (22 Oct 1369 Appointed - 20 Dec 1374 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Pietro Torricella † (20 Dec 1374 Appointed - 1385 Died)
Antonio Arcioni † (6 Feb 1387 Appointed - 10 Oct 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Arezzo)
Tommaso Pierleoni † (10 Oct 1390 Appointed - 12 Jul 1391 Appointed, Bishop of Jesi)
Pietro † ( 1391 Appointed - 1397 Died)
Benedetto Pasquarelli, O.E.S.A. † (6 Apr 1398 Appointed - 23 Oct 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Castellaneta)
Antonio Arcioni † ( 1399 Appointed - 12 Jun 1405 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli)
Leonardo de' Fisici † (12 Jun 1405 Appointed - 22 Jan 1406 Appointed, Bishop of Fermo)
Giovanni Firmoni (Grimaldi) † (22 Jan 1406 Appointed - 20 Jun 1412 Appointed, Bishop of Fermo)
Nardino Vanni † ( 1412 Appointed - 1419 Died)
Pietro Liberotti † (11 Sep 1419 Appointed - 1422 Died)
Paolo Alberti, O.F.M. † (19 Oct 1422 Appointed - 1438 Died)
Pietro Sforza, O.F.M. † (20 Jun 1438 Appointed - 1441 Died)
Valentin Narnia † (28 Jan 1442 Appointed - 1447 Died)
Angelo Capranica † (5 May 1447 Appointed - 25 Sep 1450 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Rieti)
Francesco Monaldeschi † (25 Sep 1450 Appointed - 1461 Died)
Pietro de Valle † (24 Apr 1461 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1463 Died)
Prospero Caffarelli † (11 Dec 1463 Appointed - 14 Feb 1500 Died)
Giuliano Cesarini (Jr.) † (14 Feb 1500 Appointed - 1 May 1510 Died)
Lorenzo Fieschi † (24 May 1510 Appointed - 15 Oct 1512 Appointed, Bishop of Mondovi)
Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † (16 Oct 1512 Appointed - 30 Jul 1518 Resigned)
Giulio de’ Medici † (30 Jul 1518 Appointed - 3 Sep 1518 Resigned)
Filos Roverella † (3 Sep 1518 Appointed - 1550 Died)
Lattanzio Roverella † (27 Aug 1550 Appointed - 1566 Died)
Pietro Camaiani † (7 Oct 1566 Appointed - 27 Jul 1579 Died)
Niccolò Aragonio (Aragona) † (3 Aug 1579 Appointed - Jul 1586 Died)
Girolamo Bernerio, O.P. † (22 Aug 1586 Appointed - 7 Jan 1605 Resigned)
Sigismondo Donati † (7 Jan 1605 Appointed - 19 Nov 1641 Died)
Giulio Gabrielli † (10 Feb 1642 Appointed - 12 Mar 1668 Appointed, Administrator of Rieti)
Filippo de Monti † (2 Jun 1670 Appointed - 24 Dec 1680 Died)
Giuseppe Sallustio Fadulfi † (15 Jan 1685 Appointed - 6 Jan 1699 Died)
Giovanni Giuseppe Bonaventura † (5 Oct 1699 Appointed - Dec 1709 Died)
Giovanni Gambi † (10 Mar 1710 Appointed - May 1726 Died)
Gregorio Lauri † (31 Jul 1726 Appointed - 3 Mar 1728 Resigned)
Paolo Tommaso Marana, O.S.B. † (8 Mar 1728 Appointed - 7 Feb 1755 Died)
Pietro Paolo Leonardi † (17 Mar 1755 Appointed - 21 Jun 1792 Died)
Giovanni Andrea Archetti † (1 Jun 1795 Appointed - 5 Nov 1805 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Capelletti † (26 Aug 1806 Appointed - 9 Dec 1831 Died)
Gregorio Zelli, O.S.B. † (2 Jul 1832 Appointed - 28 Feb 1855 Died)
Carlo Belgrado † (28 Sep 1855 Appointed - 25 Jan 1860 Resigned)
Elia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 8 May 1876 Died)
Amilcare Malagola † (26 Jun 1876 Appointed - 21 Sep 1877 Appointed, Archbishop of Fermo)
Bartolomeo Ortolani † (21 Sep 1877 Appointed - 6 May 1910 Died)
Apollonio Maggio † (13 May 1910 Appointed - 22 Oct 1927 Died)
Ludovico Cattaneo, Obl. Rho † (6 Jul 1928 Appointed - 10 Jul 1936 Died)
Ambrogio Squintani † (21 Sep 1936 Appointed - 17 Dec 1956 Resigned)
Marcello Morgante † (16 Feb 1957 Appointed - 13 Apr 1991 Retired)
Pier Luigi Mazzoni † (13 Apr 1991 Appointed - 12 Feb 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Gaeta)
Silvano Montevecchi † (30 Aug 1997 Appointed - 27 Sep 2013 Died)
Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. (12 Apr 2014 Appointed - 29 Oct 2020 Resigned)
Gianpiero Palmieri (29 Oct 2021 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (erected)
25 October 1965	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Amatrice, San Lorenzo a Flaviano, and Accumoli)	Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore)
17 November 1965	Territory Added	Diocese of Teramo e Atri (Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption into Heaven and St. Paul the Apostle (both in Monsampolo del Tronto))	Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
17 November 1965	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ascoli Piceno (Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption into Heaven and of Saint John the Baptist (both in Leofara) and Macchia da Sole in Vallecastellana)	Diocese of Teramo e Atri

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

1886 72,688 .0% 204 0 165 OTC

1950 139,000 140,000 99.3% 181 47 228 609 19 320 170 ap1951

1959 124,000 124,000 100.0% 177 44 221 561 43 330 172 ap1960

1970 103,103 103,233 99.9% 153 39 192 536 43 250 146 ap1971

1980 103,000 105,340 97.8% 133 34 167 616 37 214 148 ap1981

1990 103,000 104,814 98.3% 109 36 145 710 37 174 70 ap1991

1999 106,772 106,896 99.9% 99 28 127 840 30 146 70 ap2000

2000 106,777 106,952 99.8% 98 27 125 854 1 29 144 70 ap2001

2001 106,960 107,156 99.8% 97 24 121 883 3 25 145 70 ap2002

2002 107,116 107,376 99.8% 96 26 122 878 4 28 143 70 ap2003

2003 107,160 107,434 99.7% 97 25 122 878 5 27 146 70 ap2004

2004 107,196 107,486 99.7% 92 24 116 924 5 26 144 70 ap2005

2006 107,096 107,433 99.7% 90 24 114 939 4 26 138 70 ap2007

2012 106,512 107,503 99.1% 84 27 111 959 7 29 122 70 ap2013

2015 106,352 107,627 98.8% 72 27 99 1,074 7 29 120 70 ap2016

2018 105,063 106,723 98.4% 68 26 94 1,117 10 27 117 70 ap2019

2020 103,384 105,095 98.4% 77 25 102 1,013 12 27 97 70 ap2021

2022 102,730 104,410 98.4% 67 24 91 1,128 13 24 90 70 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		72,688	.0%			204	0				165	OTC
1950	139,000	140,000	99.3%	181	47	228	609		19	320	170	ap1951
1959	124,000	124,000	100.0%	177	44	221	561		43	330	172	ap1960
1970	103,103	103,233	99.9%	153	39	192	536		43	250	146	ap1971
1980	103,000	105,340	97.8%	133	34	167	616		37	214	148	ap1981
1990	103,000	104,814	98.3%	109	36	145	710		37	174	70	ap1991
1999	106,772	106,896	99.9%	99	28	127	840		30	146	70	ap2000
2000	106,777	106,952	99.8%	98	27	125	854	1	29	144	70	ap2001
2001	106,960	107,156	99.8%	97	24	121	883	3	25	145	70	ap2002
2002	107,116	107,376	99.8%	96	26	122	878	4	28	143	70	ap2003
2003	107,160	107,434	99.7%	97	25	122	878	5	27	146	70	ap2004
2004	107,196	107,486	99.7%	92	24	116	924	5	26	144	70	ap2005
2006	107,096	107,433	99.7%	90	24	114	939	4	26	138	70	ap2007
2012	106,512	107,503	99.1%	84	27	111	959	7	29	122	70	ap2013
2015	106,352	107,627	98.8%	72	27	99	1,074	7	29	120	70	ap2016
2018	105,063	106,723	98.4%	68	26	94	1,117	10	27	117	70	ap2019
2020	103,384	105,095	98.4%	77	25	102	1,013	12	27	97	70	ap2021
2022	102,730	104,410	98.4%	67	24	91	1,128	13	24	90	70	ap2023