Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina

Historical Details

• Diocese of Crotone (Cotrone)
  • Latin Name: Crotonensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 355 (137 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Nicola da Durazzo † (2 Sep 1254 Appointed - )
• Guglielmo † (17 Feb 1346 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Nicola Malopera † (5 Nov 1348 Appointed - 1357 Died)
• Bernardo de Agrevolo, O.P. † (25 Jan 1358 Appointed - )
• Giovanni de San Nicolao de Reate, O.F.M. † (5 Sep 1365 Appointed - )
• Rinaldo † (11 Aug 1372 Appointed - 1402 Died)
• Antonio Spolitano † (18 Aug 1402 Appointed - )
• Lorenzo † (26 Mar 1410 Appointed - 1427 Resigned)
• Giordano de Lavello † (12 Sep 1427 Appointed - 1439 Died)
• Galeazzo Quattromani † (27 Jan 1440 Appointed - 1444 Died)
• Crucheto , O.F.M. † (27 Jan 1444 Appointed - 1457 Died)
• Guglielmo de Franciscis de Neapoli † (5 Oct 1457 Appointed - 2 Oct 1462 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Campani † (20 Oct 1462 Appointed - 23 May 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo)
• Martino † (3 Feb 1464 Appointed - 1465 Died)
• Antonio Caffari † (15 Dec 1465 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Bernardo de Ruggeri † (8 Jan 1473 Appointed - 1480 Died)
• Giovanni (Ebu) de Viterbo † (16 Feb 1481 Appointed - 25 Nov 1496 Died)
• Andrea Della Valle † (2 Dec 1496 Appointed - 23 Feb 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
• Antonio Lucifero † (15 Mar 1508 Appointed - 1521 Died)
• Andrea Della Valle † (4 Sep 1522 Appointed - 14 Nov 1524 Resigned)
• Giovanni Matteo Lucifero † (14 Nov 1524 Appointed - 1551 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Caporelli, O.F.M. † (28 Sep 1552 Appointed - 1556 Died)
• Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (10 Dec 1557 Appointed - 15 Nov 1564 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
• Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (13 Jul 1565 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Cristóbal Berrocal † (11 Aug 1574 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Marcello Maiorana (Romano), C.R. † (6 Oct 1578 Appointed - 13 Nov 1581 Appointed, Bishop of Acerra)
• Giuseppe Faraoni † (26 Nov 1581 Appointed - 1588 Died)
• Mario Bolognini † (3 Oct 1588 Appointed - 7 Jan 1591 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Claudio de Curtis † (13 Nov 1591 Appointed - 1595 Died)
• Juan López, O.P. † (5 Jun 1595 Appointed - 15 Nov 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Tommaso Monti, C.R. † (17 Feb 1599 Appointed - 4 Dec 1608 Died)
• Carlo Catalani † (24 Nov 1610 Appointed - 1623 Died)
• Diego Cabeza de Vaca † (20 Nov 1623 Appointed - Dec 1625 Died)
• Niceforo Melisseno Comneno † (29 May 1628 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1635 Died)
• Juan Pastor, O.M. † (30 Aug 1638 Appointed - 1664 Died)
• Girolamo Carafa, C.R. † (31 Mar 1664 Appointed - Oct 1683 Died)
• Marco de Rama, O.S.A. † (22 May 1690 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1709 Died)
• Michele Guardia † (4 Feb 1715 Confirmed - Oct 1718 Died)
• Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - 27 Sep 1723 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Gaetano Costa de Puerto, O.F.M. Ref. † (22 Nov 1723 Appointed - 26 Jan 1753 Died)
• Domenico Zicari † (23 Jul 1753 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1757 Confirmed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Mariano Amato † (28 Mar 1757 Confirmed - Dec 1765 Died)
• Bartholomaeus Amoroso † (2 Jun 1766 Confirmed - Dec 1771 Died)
• Giuseppe Capocchiani † (18 Apr 1774 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1788 Died)
• Ludovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. Obs. † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1797 Confirmed, Bishop of Policastro)
• Rocco Coiro † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - Mar 1812 Died)
• Domenico Fendale † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1828 Died)
• Donat Nicholas Vincenzo Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1833 Died)
• Leonardo Todisco Grande † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola)
• Gabriele Ventriglia † (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1852 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo)
• Luigi Sodo † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 27 Jun 1853 Confirmed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
• Luigi Laterza † (27 Jun 1853 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1860 Died)
• Luigi Maria (Honuphrius Maria) Lembo, O.F.M. Obs. † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 24 Jun 1883 Died)
• Giuseppe Cavaliere † (24 Jun 1883 Succeeded - Aug 1899 Died)
• Emanuele Merra † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 27 Mar 1905 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Saturnino Peri † (30 Jun 1909 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Iglesias)
• Carmelo Pujia † (13 Feb 1925 Appointed - 11 Feb 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
• Antonio Galati † (2 Jun 1928 Appointed - 2 Mar 1946 Died)
• Pietro Raimondi † (8 May 1946 Appointed - 21 Jun 1971 Retired)
• Giuseppe Agostino † (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina)
• Giuseppe Agostino † (30 Sep 1986 Appointed - 6 Jun 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano)
• Andrea Mugione † (21 Nov 1998 Appointed - 3 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Domenico Graziani (21 Nov 2006 Appointed - 7 Nov 2019 Retired)
• Angelo Raffaele Panzetta (7 Nov 2019 Appointed - 28 Aug 2024 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce)
• Alberto Torriani (11 Dec 2024 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 Crotone (Cotrone)
1886		12,622	.0%			48	0				9	OTC
1950	40,000	40,000	100.0%	21	2	23	1,739		2	48	9	ap1951
1970	61,000	61,800	98.7%	23	14	37	1,648	1	15	59	15	ap1971
1980	125,569	126,838	99.0%	42	24	66	1,902	2	26	94	41	ap1981
Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
1990	187,000	188,900	99.0%	76	28	104	1,798	5	29	177	76	ap1991
1999	202,755	203,855	99.5%	85	29	114	1,778	18	32	162	81	ap2000
2000	202,630	203,730	99.5%	89	28	117	1,731	18	31	160	81	ap2001
2001	202,550	203,550	99.5%	89	29	118	1,716	20	32	156	81	ap2002
2002	202,500	203,550	99.5%	83	28	111	1,824	18	30	153	81	ap2003
2003	201,250	202,350	99.5%	89	21	110	1,829	19	24	118	80	ap2004
2004	201,185	202,270	99.5%	94	21	115	1,749	19	23	118	80	ap2005
2006	199,700	200,900	99.4%	95	21	116	1,721	16	23	143	81	ap2007
2013	202,600	205,500	98.6%	94	16	110	1,841	23	17	125	79	ap2014
2016	184,413	186,613	98.8%	103	19	122	1,511	20	20	60	82	ap2017
2019	183,200	186,431	98.3%	103	13	116	1,579	18	14	78	85	ap2020
2021	188,992	205,427	92.0%	100	11	111	1,702	14	16	76	84	ap2022
2023	189,253	202,187	93.6%	100	7	107	1,768	14	8	79	84	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo (Priest: 10 Oct 1981 to 12 Feb 2016)
• Luigi Antonio Cantafora (Priest: 19 Jul 1969 to 24 Jan 2004)
• Domenico Graziani (Priest: 5 Jan 1968 to 21 Aug 1999; Archbishop: 21 Nov 2006 to 7 Nov 2019)
• Claudio Maniago (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Sep 2024 to 22 Feb 2025)
• Fortunato Morrone (Priest: 1 Oct 1983 to 20 Mar 2021)
• Angelo Raffaele Panzetta (Archbishop: 7 Nov 2019 to 28 Aug 2024)
• Serafino Parisi (Priest: 25 Apr 1987 to 7 May 2022)
• Antonio Staglianò (Priest: 20 Oct 1984 to 22 Jan 2009)
• Alberto Torriani (Archbishop: 11 Dec 2024 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Agostino † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 30 Sep 1986; Archbishop: 30 Sep 1986 to 6 Jun 1998)
• Bernardo de Agrevolo, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1358)
• Juan Francisco de Aguirre † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1557 to 15 Nov 1564)
• Mariano Amato † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1757 to Dec 1765)
• Bartholomaeus Amoroso † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1766 to Dec 1771)
• Cristóbal Berrocal † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1574 to 1578)
• Donat Nicholas Vincenzo Zaccaria Boccardo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 May 1829 to 7 Apr 1833)
• Mario Bolognini † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Oct 1588 to 7 Jan 1591)
• Diego Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1623 to Dec 1625)
• Antonio Caffari † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1465 to 1472)
• Giovanni Antonio Campani † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1462 to 23 May 1463)
• Giuseppe Capocchiani † (Priest: 23 Sep 1747; Bishop: 18 Apr 1774 to 15 Oct 1788)
• Pietro Paolo Caporelli, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1552 to 1556)
• Girolamo Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1664 to Oct 1683)
• Carlo Catalani † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1610 to 1623)
• Giuseppe Cavaliere † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Mar 1883; Bishop: 24 Jun 1883 to Aug 1899)
• Rocco Coiro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to Mar 1812)
• Gaetano Costa de Puerto, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1723 to 26 Jan 1753)
• Claudio de Curtis † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1591 to 1595)
• Anselmo de la Peña, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to 27 Sep 1723)
• Andrea Della Valle † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1496 to 23 Feb 1508)
• Nicola da Durazzo † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1254)
• Giuseppe Faraoni † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1581 to 1588)
• Domenico Fendale † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 6 Mar 1828)
• Guglielmo de Franciscis de Neapoli † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1457 to 2 Oct 1462)
• Antonio Galati † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1928 to 2 Mar 1946)
• Michele Guardia † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1715 to Oct 1718)
• Luigi Laterza † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1853 to 11 Feb 1860)
• Giordano de Lavello † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1427 to 1439)
• Luigi Maria (Honuphrius Maria) Lembo, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 24 Jun 1883)
• Juan López, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1595 to 15 Nov 1598)
• Antonio Lucifero † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1508 to 1521)
• Giovanni Matteo Lucifero † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1524 to 1551)
• Ludovico Ludovici (Ludovico), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 18 Dec 1797)
• Marcello Maiorana (Romano), C.R. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1578 to 13 Nov 1581)
• Nicola Malopera † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1348 to 1357)
• Niceforo Melisseno Comneno † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 29 May 1628 to 5 Feb 1635)
• Emanuele Merra † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 27 Mar 1905)
• Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1565 to 1574)
• Tommaso Monti, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1599 to 4 Dec 1608)
• Andrea Mugione † (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1998 to 3 May 2006)
• Juan Pastor, O.M. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1638 to 1664)
• Saturnino Peri † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1909 to 16 Dec 1920)
• Carmelo Pujia † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1925 to 11 Feb 1927)
• Galeazzo Quattromani † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1440 to 1444)
• Pietro Raimondi † (Bishop: 8 May 1946 to 21 Jun 1971)
• Marco de Rama, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 May 1690 to 4 Aug 1709)
• Bernardo de Ruggeri † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1473 to 1480)
• Giovanni de San Nicolao de Reate, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1365)
• Luigi Sodo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 27 Jun 1853)
• Antonio Spolitano † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1402)
• Leonardo Todisco Grande † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 20 Apr 1849)
• Gabriele Ventriglia † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 15 Mar 1852)
• Giovanni (Ebu) de Viterbo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1481 to 25 Nov 1496)
• Domenico Zicari † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1753 to 3 Jan 1757)
• Crucheto , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1444 to 1457)
• Giovanni †
• Guglielmo † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1346 to 1348)
• Lorenzo † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1410 to 1427)
• Martino † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1464 to 1465)
• Rinaldo † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1372 to 1402)

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