Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano

Historical Details

• Diocese of Boiano
  • Latin Name: Boianensis
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso
  • Latin Name: Boianensis-Campobassensis
  • Name Changed: 29 June 1927
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 772 (298 Square Miles)

• Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso
  • Latin Name: Boianensis-Campobassensis
  • Elevated: 11 February 1973
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Palmerio di Capua † (23 Jul 1252 Appointed - )
• Pietro di Caserta, O.P. † ( 1319 Appointed - )
• Bernerio Dohonella † ( 1337 Appointed - )
• Angelo Lupara † ( 1345 Appointed - 1364 Died)
• Niccolò Notarii Angeli de Melfia † (22 Mar 1385 Appointed - )
• Guglielmo † ( 1390 Appointed - )
• Carlo † ( 1396 Appointed - 1412 Died)
• Nicolò Offeri † (13 Mar 1413 Appointed - 1423 Resigned)
• Nicolò Sanframondi † (1 Feb 1423 Appointed - 1427 Died)
• Pietro Orso, O.P. † (24 Oct 1427 Appointed - 18 Dec 1430 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. † (18 Dec 1430 Appointed - 3 Jul 1439 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)
• Andrea Veroli † (25 Sep 1439 Appointed - 11 Sep 1452 Appointed, Bishop of Urbino)
• Giacomo de Monteliberto † (11 Sep 1452 Appointed - 1458 Died)
• Antonio de Teramo † (10 Nov 1458 Appointed - 1463 Died)
• Odo degli Odoni † (31 Jan 1464 Appointed - 1489 Died)
• Silvio Pandoni † (29 Jul 1489 Appointed - 21 May 1515 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Franciotto Orsini † (18 Jan 1519 Appointed - 24 Jul 1523 Resigned)
• Valentino Franco † (24 Jul 1523 Appointed - 1549 Resigned)
• Pirro Franco † (7 Jun 1549 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• Carlo Carafa † (4 Jul 1572 Appointed - 29 Sep 1608 Died)
• Fabrizio Degli Afflitti † (10 Nov 1608 Appointed - 1613 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Eustachi † (15 Jul 1613 Appointed - 1622 Died)
• Ottaviano Garzadori † (19 Dec 1622 Appointed - 11 Mar 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Zadar (Zara))
• Fulgenzio Gallucci, O.S.A. † (11 Mar 1624 Appointed - 9 Nov 1632 Died)
• Pietro Filippi † (26 Sep 1633 Appointed - 8 Sep 1640 Died)
• Filippo Benedetto de Sio, O.F.M. Conv. † (21 Oct 1641 Appointed - 16 Aug 1651 Died)
• Petronio Veroni, O.S.A. † (8 Jan 1652 Appointed - 11 May 1653 Died)
• Celestino Bruni (Bruno), O.S.A. † (18 Aug 1653 Appointed - 31 May 1664 Died)
• Giuseppe Protospatario † (31 Mar 1664 Appointed - Sep 1665 Died)
• Antonio Graziani † (15 Feb 1666 Appointed - May 1684 Died)
• Giovanni Riccanale † (2 Oct 1684 Appointed - Mar 1685 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Giannone † (10 Sep 1685 Appointed - Feb 1708 Died)
• Angelo Rendina † (14 May 1708 Appointed - 15 Nov 1716 Died)
• Nunzio Baccari † (14 Mar 1718 Appointed - 10 Jan 1738 Died)
• Domenico Antonio Manfredi † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 10 Mar 1746 Died)
• Bernardo Cangiani † (2 May 1746 Appointed - 26 Jan 1770 Resigned)
• Domenico Micillo † (12 Mar 1770 Appointed - May 1774 Died)
• Nicolò Rossetti † (27 Jun 1774 Appointed - 25 Jan 1819 Died)
• Gennaro Pasca † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1828 Confirmed, Bishop of Nola)
• Taddeo Garzilli (Garzillo) † (23 Jun 1828 Confirmed - 20 Jan 1834 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
• Giuseppe Riccardi † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1854 Died)
• Lorenzo Donato Antonio Moffa, O.F.M. Obs. † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 1863 Died)
• Anastasio Laterza, O. Carm. † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 19 Mar 1879 Died)
• Francesco Macarone-Palmieri † (19 Mar 1879 Succeeded - 27 Feb 1897 Died)
• Felice Gianfelice † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 10 Jun 1916 Died)
• Alberto Romita † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 14 Oct 1939 Died)
• Secondo Bologna † (8 Jan 1940 Appointed - 11 Oct 1943 Died)
• Alberto Carinci † (28 Apr 1948 Appointed - 31 Jan 1977 Retired)
• Enzio d’Antonio † (31 Jan 1977 Succeeded - 24 Jun 1979 Resigned)
• Pietro Santoro † (15 Oct 1979 Appointed - 28 Oct 1989 Retired)
• Ettore Di Filippo † (28 Oct 1989 Appointed - 21 Nov 1998 Retired)
• Armando Dini (21 Nov 1998 Appointed - 8 Nov 2007 Retired)
• Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (8 Nov 2007 Appointed - 6 Dec 2023 Retired)
• Biagio Colaianni (6 Dec 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Boiano
1886		87,160	.0%			227	0				40	OTC
Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso
1950	100,000	100,000	100.0%	68	25	93	1,075		25	65	46	ap1951
1959	85,000	90,000	94.4%	58	20	78	1,089		19	270	51	ap1960
1970	95,050	95,500	99.5%	65	43	108	880		53	156	49	ap1971
Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso
1980	86,556	91,327	94.8%	55	35	90	961		55	116	51	ap1981
Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
1990	127,500	130,500	97.7%	69	40	109	1,169		48	130	70	ap1991
1999	124,000	126,000	98.4%	65	40	105	1,180	4	80	95	70	ap2000
2000	124,000	126,200	98.3%	66	40	106	1,169	4	83	98	70	ap2001
2001	123,000	125,900	97.7%	60	41	101	1,217	5	81	91	70	ap2002
2002	124,000	126,000	98.4%	59	40	99	1,252	6	73	103	70	ap2003
2003	124,000	126,000	98.4%	62	40	102	1,215	6	75	105	70	ap2004
2004	124,000	126,000	98.4%	57	40	97	1,278	6	77	103	68	ap2005
2006	123,000	125,000	98.4%	59	36	95	1,294	7	57	100	70	ap2007
2013	124,600	126,800	98.3%	58	39	97	1,284	7	67	95	69	ap2014
2016	121,045	126,900	95.4%	58	43	101	1,198	19	75	70	69	ap2017
2019	120,320	125,810	95.6%	68	28	96	1,253	20	49	67	69	ap2020
2021	118,900	124,300	95.7%	78	29	107	1,111	20	42	64	69	ap2022
2023	120,500	124,000	97.2%	75	27	102	1,181	19	40	62	69	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (Archbishop: 8 Nov 2007 to 6 Dec 2023)
• Biagio Colaianni (Archbishop: 6 Dec 2023 - )
• Armando Dini (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1998 to 8 Nov 2007)
• Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap.
• Angelo Spina (Deacon: 1977; Priest: 5 Jan 1980 to 3 Apr 2007)
• Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. (Deacon: 18 Mar 1997; Priest: 30 Aug 1997 to 5 Oct 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Nunzio Baccari † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1718 to 10 Jan 1738)
• Secondo Bologna † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1940 to 11 Oct 1943)
• Celestino Bruni (Bruno), O.S.A. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1653 to 31 May 1664)
• Bernardo Cangiani † (Bishop: 2 May 1746 to 26 Jan 1770)
• Palmerio di Capua † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1252)
• Carlo Carafa † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1572 to 29 Sep 1608)
• Alberto Carinci † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1948; Archbishop: 11 Feb 1973 to 31 Jan 1977)
• Pietro di Caserta, O.P. † (Bishop: 1319)
• Enzio d’Antonio † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Mar 1975; Archbishop: 31 Jan 1977 to 24 Jun 1979)
• Fabrizio Degli Afflitti † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1608 to 1613)
• Odo degli Odoni † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1464 to 1489)
• Filippo Benedetto de Sio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1641 to 16 Aug 1651)
• Ettore Di Filippo † (Archbishop: 28 Oct 1989 to 21 Nov 1998)
• Bernerio Dohonella † (Bishop: 1337)
• Pietro Paolo Eustachi † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1613 to 1622)
• Pietro Filippi † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1633 to 8 Sep 1640)
• Pirro Franco † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1549 to 1572)
• Valentino Franco † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1523 to 1549)
• Vittorio Fusco † (Priest: 15 Jul 1962 to 12 Sep 1995)
• Fulgenzio Gallucci, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1624 to 9 Nov 1632)
• Ottaviano Garzadori † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1622 to 11 Mar 1624)
• Taddeo Garzilli (Garzillo) † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1828 to 20 Jan 1834)
• Francesco Giampaolo †
• Felice Gianfelice † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 10 Jun 1916)
• Francesco Antonio Giannone † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1685 to Feb 1708)
• Antonio Graziani † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1666 to May 1684)
• Anastasio Laterza, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 19 Mar 1879)
• Armando Lombardi †
• Angelo Lupara † (Bishop: 1345 to 1364)
• Francesco Macarone-Palmieri † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1879; Bishop: 19 Mar 1879 to 27 Feb 1897)
• Domenico Antonio Manfredi † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 10 Mar 1746)
• Domenico Micillo † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1770 to May 1774)
• Lorenzo Donato Antonio Moffa, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 1863)
• Giacomo de Monteliberto † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1452 to 1458)
• Niccolò Notarii Angeli de Melfia † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1385)
• Antonio Nuzzi † (Priest: 7 Aug 1949 to 21 Feb 1981; Apostolic Administrator: 20 Jan 1979 to 15 Oct 1979)
• Nicolò Offeri † (Administrator: 13 Mar 1413 to 1423)
• Franciotto Orsini † (Administrator: 18 Jan 1519 to 24 Jul 1523)
• Pietro Orso, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1427 to 18 Dec 1430)
• Silvio Pandoni † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1489 to 21 May 1515)
• Gennaro Pasca † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 23 Jun 1828)
• Giuseppe Protospatario † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1664 to Sep 1665)
• Angelo Rendina † (Bishop: 14 May 1708 to 15 Nov 1716)
• Giovanni Riccanale † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1684 to Mar 1685)
• Giuseppe Riccardi † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 19 Dec 1854)
• Alberto Romita † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 14 Oct 1939)
• Nicolò Rossetti † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1774 to 25 Jan 1819)
• Nicolò Sanframondi † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1423 to 1427)
• Pietro Santoro † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jul 1967 to 12 Jun 1970; Archbishop: 15 Oct 1979 to 28 Oct 1989)
• Antonio de Teramo † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1458 to 1463)
• Raimondo degli Ugotti, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1430 to 3 Jul 1439)
• Andrea Veroli † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1439 to 11 Sep 1452)
• Petronio Veroni, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1652 to 11 May 1653)
• Valentino Vignone † (Priest: 4 Apr 1829 to 17 Feb 1851)
• Carlo † (Bishop: 1396 to 1412)
• Guglielmo † (Bishop: 1390)

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