Castellaneta (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 11th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Taranto
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,043 (402 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Puglia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesicastellaneta.net/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Maria Immacolata 4, 74011 Castellaneta [Taranto], Italia
Telephone: 099.84.41.421
Fax: 099.84.35.099

Past and Present Ordinaries

Teobaldo † (Jan 1331 Appointed - 1342 Died)
Pietro de Baia † (4 Feb 1344 Appointed - )
Tommaso da Sulmona, O.P. † (16 Aug 1367 Appointed - 1381 Died)
Benedetto Ardinghelli, O.P. † ( 1378 Appointed - 1385 Died)
Bartolomeo da Siena, O.F.M. † (16 Nov 1386 Appointed - 1396 Died)
Benedetto Pasquarelli, O.E.S.A. † (1 Apr 1396 Appointed - 6 Apr 1398 Appointed, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno)
Benedetto Pasquarelli, O.E.S.A. † (23 Oct 1399 Appointed - 1408 Died)
Roberto de Gratiano † (6 Sep 1409 Appointed - 1418 Died)
Francesco Arcamoni † (14 Nov 1418 Appointed - 1424 Died)
Bartolomeo di Stefano † (27 Oct 1424 Appointed - 1431 Died)
Gregorio Resti † (19 Nov 1431 Appointed - 1454 Died)
Eustachio † (29 Mar 1454 Appointed - )
Giovanni Francesco Ursini † (16 Oct 1459 Appointed - )
Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (31 Jan 1477 Appointed - 8 Oct 1492 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento)
Alfonso Galieto, O.S.A. † (21 Nov 1496 Appointed - 1513 Died)
Marco Antonio Prioldo † (6 Apr 1513 Appointed - 1536 Died)
Giovanni Pietro Santori † (14 Jul 1536 Appointed - Sep 1536 Died)
Bartolomeo Abramo Siringi † (6 Nov 1536 Appointed - 1544 Resigned)
Bartolomeo Siringi † (17 Mar 1544 Appointed - 1577 Resigned)
Giovan Luigi de Benedictis † (24 May 1577 Appointed - Jan 1585 Resigned)
Bernardo de Benedictis † (28 Jan 1585 Appointed - 1607 Died)
Aureolo Averoldi † (5 Nov 1607 Appointed - 1618 Resigned)
Antonio de Mattei (Mattheis) † (12 Feb 1618 Appointed - 1635 Died)
Ascenzio Guerrieri † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 1645 Died)
Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) † (31 Jul 1645 Appointed - 1650 Died)
Carlo Antonio Agudio † (21 Nov 1650 Appointed - 15 Jan 1673 Died)
Carlo Falconi † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - Jan 1677 Died)
Domenico Antonio Bernardini † (26 Apr 1677 Appointed - 18 Jun 1696 Appointed, Bishop of Mileto)
Onofrio Montesoro † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 24 Dec 1722 Resigned)
Luigi Maria de Dura, O.P. † (15 Mar 1723 Appointed - Feb 1724 Died)
Bonaventura Blasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - Mar 1733 Died)
Massenzio (dei Conti) Filo † (11 May 1733 Appointed - 7 Sep 1763 Died)
Giovan Filippo Leonardo Vitetta † (20 Feb 1764 Appointed - 1778 Died)
Gioacchino Vassetta, Sch. P. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 1793 Died)
Vincenzo Maria Castro † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1800 Died)
Salvatore Lettieri † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Nardò)
Pietro Lepore † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1851 Died)
Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 13 Jul 1860 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi e Teano)
Mariano Positano † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - 13 May 1880 Died)
Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione † (20 Aug 1880 Appointed - 14 May 1886 Resigned)
Giocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. Ref. † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 28 Feb 1908 Died)
Federico de Martino † (30 Nov 1908 Appointed - 26 Aug 1909 Died)
Agostino Laera † (23 Jun 1910 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1931 Resigned)
Francesco Potenza † (1 Sep 1931 Appointed - 11 Jan 1958 Died)
Nicola Riezzo † (25 Mar 1958 Appointed - 28 Apr 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
Guglielmo Motolese † (14 May 1974 Appointed - 27 Sep 1980 Resigned)
Francesco Voto † (22 Dec 1980 Appointed - 21 Dec 1982 Died)
Ennio Appignanesi † (15 Sep 1983 Appointed - 3 Jul 1985 Appointed, Vicegerent of Roma {Rome})
Martino Scarafile † (31 Oct 1985 Appointed - 14 Feb 2003 Retired)
Pietro Maria Fragnelli (14 Feb 2003 Appointed - 24 Sep 2013 Appointed, Bishop of Trapani)
Claudio Maniago (12 Jul 2014 Appointed - 29 Nov 2021 Appointed, Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace)
Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M. (5 Mar 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Castellaneta (erected)
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Mottola (Motula) (suppressed)	Diocese of Castellaneta
8 September 1976	Territory Added	Diocese of Matera (Ginosa and Laterza)	Diocese of Castellaneta

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

1886 31,654 .0% 79 0 5 OTC

1949 54,400 55,000 98.9% 35 10 45 1,208 10 94 10 ap1951

1959 60,000 60,000 100.0% 41 8 49 1,224 4 8 14 ap1960

1970 68,141 68,688 99.2% 31 6 37 1,841 10 105 25 ap1971

1980 109,346 111,463 98.1% 39 13 52 2,102 15 73 33 ap1981

1990 119,052 121,256 98.2% 41 10 51 2,334 1 20 71 33 ap1991

1999 123,415 125,778 98.1% 42 11 53 2,328 3 21 51 35 ap2000

2000 125,283 126,934 98.7% 41 10 51 2,456 3 25 44 35 ap2001

2001 126,443 128,537 98.4% 44 7 51 2,479 3 17 46 35 ap2002

2002 126,321 127,203 99.3% 48 48 2,631 2 22 41 35 ap2003

2003 125,495 127,598 98.4% 44 7 51 2,460 2 25 42 35 ap2004

2004 120,398 126,031 95.5% 44 7 51 2,360 2 25 41 35 ap2005

2006 124,710 129,981 95.9% 43 10 53 2,353 2 15 42 33 ap2007

2013 125,861 128,687 97.8% 46 8 54 2,330 1 9 32 35 ap2014

2016 125,861 128,294 98.1% 48 9 57 2,208 16 34 35 ap2017

2019 118,192 128,211 92.2% 46 15 61 1,937 2 23 27 35 ap2020

2021 119,018 125,345 95.0% 42 10 52 2,288 3 17 33 35 ap2022

2023 117,300 123,512 95.0% 41 9 50 2,346 2 19 29 35 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		31,654	.0%			79	0				5	OTC
1949	54,400	55,000	98.9%	35	10	45	1,208		10	94	10	ap1951
1959	60,000	60,000	100.0%	41	8	49	1,224		4	8	14	ap1960
1970	68,141	68,688	99.2%	31	6	37	1,841		10	105	25	ap1971
1980	109,346	111,463	98.1%	39	13	52	2,102		15	73	33	ap1981
1990	119,052	121,256	98.2%	41	10	51	2,334	1	20	71	33	ap1991
1999	123,415	125,778	98.1%	42	11	53	2,328	3	21	51	35	ap2000
2000	125,283	126,934	98.7%	41	10	51	2,456	3	25	44	35	ap2001
2001	126,443	128,537	98.4%	44	7	51	2,479	3	17	46	35	ap2002
2002	126,321	127,203	99.3%	48		48	2,631	2	22	41	35	ap2003
2003	125,495	127,598	98.4%	44	7	51	2,460	2	25	42	35	ap2004
2004	120,398	126,031	95.5%	44	7	51	2,360	2	25	41	35	ap2005
2006	124,710	129,981	95.9%	43	10	53	2,353	2	15	42	33	ap2007
2013	125,861	128,687	97.8%	46	8	54	2,330	1	9	32	35	ap2014
2016	125,861	128,294	98.1%	48	9	57	2,208		16	34	35	ap2017
2019	118,192	128,211	92.2%	46	15	61	1,937	2	23	27	35	ap2020
2021	119,018	125,345	95.0%	42	10	52	2,288	3	17	33	35	ap2022
2023	117,300	123,512	95.0%	41	9	50	2,346	2	19	29	35	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Carlo Antonio Agudio † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1650 to 15 Jan 1673)
Ennio Appignanesi † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1983 to 3 Jul 1985)
Francesco Arcamoni † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1418 to 1424)
Benedetto Ardinghelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 1378 to 1385)
Aureolo Averoldi † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1607 to 1618)
Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1880 to 14 May 1886)
Pietro de Baia † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1344)
Bernardo de Benedictis † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1585 to 1607)
Giovan Luigi de Benedictis † (Bishop: 24 May 1577 to Jan 1585)
Domenico Antonio Bernardini † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1677 to 18 Jun 1696)
Bonaventura Blasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to Mar 1733)
Vincenzo Maria Castro † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 9 Oct 1800)
Bartolomeo d’Avanzo † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 13 Jul 1860)
Antonio D’Erchia † (Priest: 31 Dec 1933 to 17 Dec 1962)
Luigi Maria de Dura, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1723 to Feb 1724)
Carlo Falconi † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to Jan 1677)
Massenzio (dei Conti) Filo † (Bishop: 11 May 1733 to 7 Sep 1763)
Alfonso Galieto, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1496 to 1513)
Roberto de Gratiano † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1409 to 1418)
Ascenzio Guerrieri † (Bishop: 7 May 1635 to 1645)
Agostino Laera † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1910 to 24 Jul 1931)
Pietro Lepore † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 26 Jun 1851)
Salvatore Lettieri † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 27 Jun 1825)
Federico de Martino † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1908 to 26 Aug 1909)
Antonio de Mattei (Mattheis) † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1618 to 1635)
Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre) † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1645 to 1650)
Onofrio Montesoro † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 24 Dec 1722)
Guglielmo Motolese † (Bishop: 14 May 1974 to 27 Sep 1980)
Giocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1886 to 28 Feb 1908)
Benedetto Pasquarelli, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1396 to 6 Apr 1398)
Antonio Pirro (Pyrro) † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1477 to 8 Oct 1492)
Mariano Positano † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 13 May 1880)
Francesco Potenza † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1931 to 11 Jan 1958)
Marco Antonio Prioldo † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1513 to 1536)
Gregorio Resti † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1431 to 1454)
Nicola Riezzo † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1958 to 28 Apr 1969)
Giovanni Pietro Santori † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1536 to Sep 1536)
Martino Scarafile † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1985 to 14 Feb 2003)
Bartolomeo da Siena, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1386 to 1396)
Bartolomeo Siringi † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1544 to 1577)
Bartolomeo Abramo Siringi † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1536 to 1544)
Bartolomeo di Stefano † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1424 to 1431)
Tommaso da Sulmona, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1367 to 1381)
Giovanni Francesco Ursini † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1459)
Gioacchino Vassetta, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 1793)
Giovan Filippo Leonardo Vitetta † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1764 to 1778)
Francesco Voto † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1980 to 21 Dec 1982)
Eustachio † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1454)
Teobaldo † (Bishop: Jan 1331 to 1342)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 172
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 120
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 156, and Page 157
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 139
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 147, and Page 148
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 153
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 873
Crontassi Iconografia ed Araldica dell'Episcopato Pugliese, Page 152, to Page 156
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 675, to Page 677

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