Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giovanni Arisio † (21 May 1326 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Tommaso † (7 Nov 1328 Appointed - 1340 Died)
Tommaso † (6 Nov 1340 Appointed - 1345 Died)
Matteo Guiliand, O.F.M. † (15 Jul 1345 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Domenico , O.F.M. † ( 1348 Appointed - )
Giacomo da Cerreto † (29 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Giacomo † (14 Jul 1372 Appointed - 1398 Appointed, Bishop of Nicastro)
Giovanni di Casalialbulo, O.F.M. † (21 May 1386 Appointed - 1393 Died)
Nicola di Bittaro † (29 Aug 1393 Appointed - )
Clemente da Napoli, O.E.S.A. † (26 Aug 1399 Appointed - 1411 Died)
Stefano Bordoni † ( 1410 Appointed - )
Angelo Marcuzzi † (20 Jan 1413 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Fernando Gurre † (11 Jan 1454 Appointed - 1458 Died)
Meolo de Mascabruni † (14 Jun 1459 Appointed - 8 Oct 1464 Appointed, Bishop of Muro Lucano)
Matteo Giudici † (8 Oct 1464 Appointed - 17 Dec 1483 Appointed, Bishop of Penne e Atri)
Troilo Agnesi † (17 Dec 1483 Appointed - 26 Jan 1487 Appointed, Bishop of Lavello)
Pietro Palagario, O.F.M. † (12 Feb 1487 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Andrea Riccio † (24 Oct 1505 Appointed - 1515 Died)
Biagio Caropipe † (1 Jun 1515 Appointed - 10 Jul 1524 Died)
Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi † (8 Aug 1524 Appointed - 1525 Resigned)
Mauro de Pretis † (6 Oct 1525 Appointed - 1533 Died)
Sebastiano de Bonfilii † (14 Feb 1533 Appointed - 1540 Resigned)
Alberico Giaquinta (Jacquinti) † (30 Apr 1540 Appointed - 1548 Died)
Giovanni Beraldo † (14 Mar 1548 Appointed - 1 Oct 1557 Appointed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
Angelo Massarelli † (15 Dec 1557 Appointed - 17 Jul 1566 Died)
Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. † (19 Aug 1566 Appointed - 23 Apr 1577 Died)
Annibale Cattaneo † (15 Oct 1578 Appointed - 1584 Died)
Juan Esteban de Urbieta, O.P. † (17 Dec 1584 Appointed - 1587 Resigned)
Cesare Bellocchio † (12 Oct 1587 Appointed - 15 Nov 1595 Died)
Eugenio Savino † (27 Mar 1596 Appointed - Sep 1604 Died)
Placido Fava, O.S.B. † (17 Nov 1604 Appointed - 19 Nov 1605 Died)
Eugenio Cattaneo, B. † (13 Feb 1606 Appointed - 1608 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Leoni † (15 Dec 1608 Appointed - 14 Apr 1613 Died)
Sigismondo Gambacorta, C.R.S.A. † (15 Jul 1613 Appointed - Oct 1636 Died)
Pietro Paolo de’ Rustici, O.S.B. † (16 Mar 1637 Appointed - 14 Dec 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Isernia)
Pietro Marioni † (18 Apr 1644 Appointed - 1659 Resigned)
Pietro Francesco Moia, C.R.S. † (1 Sep 1659 Appointed - 13 Nov 1674 Died)
Domenico Cito, O.P. † (6 May 1675 Appointed - 19 Sep 1683 Died)
Giovanni Battista de Belli † (24 Apr 1684 Appointed - Sep 1693 Died)
Biagio Gambaro † (22 Dec 1693 Appointed - Oct 1721 Died)
Francesco Baccari † (14 Jan 1722 Appointed - 13 May 1736 Died)
Antonio Falangola † (9 Jul 1736 Appointed - 29 May 1747 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Filippo Gentile † (20 Nov 1747 Appointed - 25 Jun 1771 Died)
Filiberto Pascali (Pascale) † (23 Sep 1771 Appointed - 20 Feb 1788 Died)
Vincenzo Lupoli † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 1 Jan 1800 Died)
Raffaele Longobardi † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1822 Died)
Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro, Sch. P. † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 1 May 1826 Died)
Carlo Puoti † (3 Jul 1826 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1848 Died)
Gennaro di Giacomo † (22 Dec 1848 Appointed - Jul 1852 Resigned)
Luigi Sodo † (27 Jun 1853 Confirmed - 30 Jul 1895 Died)
Angelo Michele Jannachino † (29 Nov 1895 Appointed - 12 Jan 1918 Resigned)
Giuseppe Signore † (20 Jun 1918 Appointed - 1 Dec 1928 Resigned)
Salvatore Del Bene † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 6 Apr 1957 Died)
Felice Leonardo † (22 Jul 1957 Appointed - 20 Jul 1991 Retired)
Mario Paciello (20 Jul 1991 Appointed - 6 Aug 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti)
Michele De Rosa (23 May 1998 Appointed - 24 Jun 2016 Retired)
Domenico Battaglia (24 Jun 2016 Appointed - 12 Dec 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
Giuseppe Mazzafaro (7 May 2021 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (erected)
Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Sant’Agata de’ Goti Diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita	Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti

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 Telese o Cerreto Sannita

1886 45,362 .0% 165 0 26 OTC

1950 57,479 57,549 99.9% 70 6 76 756 10 160 24 ap1951

1970 54,013 54,137 99.8% 45 13 58 931 16 138 26 ap1971

1980 51,084 51,357 99.5% 36 18 54 946 22 83 26 ap1981

Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti

1990 86,460 87,332 99.0% 56 30 86 1,005 37 120 60 ap1991

1999 90,005 90,915 99.0% 51 25 76 1,184 29 110 60 ap2000

2000 89,921 90,842 99.0% 57 18 75 1,198 21 105 60 ap2001

2001 89,890 90,762 99.0% 55 18 73 1,231 21 104 60 ap2002

2002 90,242 91,041 99.1% 55 17 72 1,253 19 102 60 ap2003

2003 89,785 90,786 98.9% 59 16 75 1,197 1 17 103 60 ap2004

2004 89,570 90,716 98.7% 63 15 78 1,148 1 15 101 60 ap2005

2006 90,109 91,242 98.8% 59 16 75 1,201 1 17 90 60 ap2007

2013 89,728 91,820 97.7% 58 15 73 1,229 2 16 83 60 ap2014

2016 89,428 91,193 98.1% 55 15 70 1,277 2 15 75 60 ap2017

2019 88,131 90,396 97.5% 54 16 70 1,259 2 17 72 60 ap2020

2021 86,289 88,322 97.7% 53 14 67 1,287 2 14 61 60 ap2022

2023 83,962 86,066 97.6% 56 14 70 1,199 2 15 57 60 ap2024

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 Telese o Cerreto Sannita
1886		45,362	.0%			165	0				26	OTC
1950	57,479	57,549	99.9%	70	6	76	756		10	160	24	ap1951
1970	54,013	54,137	99.8%	45	13	58	931		16	138	26	ap1971
1980	51,084	51,357	99.5%	36	18	54	946		22	83	26	ap1981
Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
1990	86,460	87,332	99.0%	56	30	86	1,005		37	120	60	ap1991
1999	90,005	90,915	99.0%	51	25	76	1,184		29	110	60	ap2000
2000	89,921	90,842	99.0%	57	18	75	1,198		21	105	60	ap2001
2001	89,890	90,762	99.0%	55	18	73	1,231		21	104	60	ap2002
2002	90,242	91,041	99.1%	55	17	72	1,253		19	102	60	ap2003
2003	89,785	90,786	98.9%	59	16	75	1,197	1	17	103	60	ap2004
2004	89,570	90,716	98.7%	63	15	78	1,148	1	15	101	60	ap2005
2006	90,109	91,242	98.8%	59	16	75	1,201	1	17	90	60	ap2007
2013	89,728	91,820	97.7%	58	15	73	1,229	2	16	83	60	ap2014
2016	89,428	91,193	98.1%	55	15	70	1,277	2	15	75	60	ap2017
2019	88,131	90,396	97.5%	54	16	70	1,259	2	17	72	60	ap2020
2021	86,289	88,322	97.7%	53	14	67	1,287	2	14	61	60	ap2022
2023	83,962	86,066	97.6%	56	14	70	1,199	2	15	57	60	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Troilo Agnesi † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1483 to 26 Jan 1487)
Giovanni Arisio † (Bishop: 21 May 1326 to 1328)
Francesco Baccari † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1722 to 13 May 1736)
Giovanni Battista de Belli † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1684 to Sep 1693)
Cesare Bellocchio † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1587 to 15 Nov 1595)
Giovanni Beraldo † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1548 to 1 Oct 1557)
Nicola di Bittaro † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1393)
Sebastiano de Bonfilii † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1533 to 1540)
Stefano Bordoni † (Bishop: 1410)
Biagio Caropipe † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1515 to 10 Jul 1524)
Giovanni di Casalialbulo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 May 1386 to 1393)
Annibale Cattaneo † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1578 to 1584)
Eugenio Cattaneo, B. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1606 to 1608)
Giacomo da Cerreto † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1353 to 1372)
Domenico Cito, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 May 1675 to 19 Sep 1683)
Gennaro Cosenza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1890 to 12 Jun 1893)
Salvatore Del Bene † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 6 Apr 1957)
Benedetto Maria della Camera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 19 Jun 1926)
Pietro Paolo de’ Rustici, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1637 to 14 Dec 1643)
Gennaro di Giacomo † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1848 to Jul 1852)
Antonio Falangola † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1736 to 29 May 1747)
Placido Fava, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1604 to 19 Nov 1605)
Sigismondo Gambacorta, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1613 to Oct 1636)
Biagio Gambaro † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1693 to Oct 1721)
Filippo Gentile † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1747 to 25 Jun 1771)
Alberico Giaquinta (Jacquinti) † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1540 to 1548)
Matteo Giudici † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1464 to 17 Dec 1483)
Matteo Guiliand, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1345 to 1348)
Fernando Gurre † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1454 to 1458)
Angelo Michele Jannachino † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1895 to 12 Jan 1918)
Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1566 to 23 Apr 1577)
Felice Leonardo † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1957 to 20 Jul 1991)
Giovanni Francesco Leoni † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1608 to 14 Apr 1613)
Raffaele Longobardi † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 23 Sep 1822)
Vincenzo Lupoli † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 1 Jan 1800)
Vincenzo Magnati †
Angelo Marcuzzi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1413 to 1453)
Pietro Marioni † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to 1659)
Giovanni Battista de Martino di Pietradoro, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 1 May 1826)
Meolo de Mascabruni † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1459 to 8 Oct 1464)
Angelo Massarelli † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1557 to 17 Jul 1566)
Pietro Francesco Moia, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1659 to 13 Nov 1674)
Clemente da Napoli, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1399 to 1411)
Pietro Palagario, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1487 to 1505)
Filiberto Pascali (Pascale) † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1771 to 20 Feb 1788)
Giovanni Gregorio Peroschi † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1524 to 1525)
Mauro de Pretis † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1525 to 1533)
Carlo Puoti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Jul 1826 to 14 Mar 1848)
Andrea Riccio † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1505 to 1515)
Eugenio Savino † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1596 to Sep 1604)
Giuseppe Signore † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1918 to 1 Dec 1928)
Luigi Sodo † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1853 to 30 Jul 1895)
Francesco Tommasiello † (Priest: 15 Aug 1959 to 15 Jul 1989)
Juan Esteban de Urbieta, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1584 to 1587)
Domenico , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1348 - )
Giacomo † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1372 to 1398)
Tommaso † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1340 to 1345)
Tommaso † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1328 to 1340)

Source(s)

Diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 482, and Page 483
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 250
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 311, and Page 312
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 333
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 374
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 401
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 365
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 931
Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 803, to Page 805

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