Diocese of Gallipoli

Historical Details

• Diocese of Gallipoli
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Otranto
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 80 (30 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

• Miletius , O.S.B. † (30 Oct 1329 Appointed - 1331 Died)
• Ugolino † (12 Oct 1379 Appointed - 1383 Died)
• Giovanni de Nerone, O.F.M. † (1 Jun 1383 Appointed - 23 Jan 1396 Appointed, Bishop of Lacedonia)
• Guglielmo di Nardò † (24 Jan 1396 Appointed - )
• Angelo Corpo Santo, O.P. † (13 Aug 1421 Appointed - 1423 Died)
• Donato da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (4 Feb 1424 Appointed - 1443 Died)
• Antonio de Neotero, O.S.B. † (20 Mar 1443 Appointed - 30 Jul 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Mottola (Motula))
• Pietro Teodori † (30 Jul 1445 Appointed - )
• Luigi Spinelli † (17 Apr 1458 Appointed - 1480 Died)
• Giovanni † (24 Jan 1480 Appointed - )
• Alfonso Spinelli † ( 1493 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Francesco † ( 1494 Appointed - )
• Alessio Celadoni di Celadonia † (12 Dec 1494 Appointed - 7 Jun 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Molfetta)
• Enrique de Aragón † (6 Aug 1508 Appointed - 24 Aug 1509 Died)
• Francesco de Remolins † (9 Sep 1513 Appointed - 5 Feb 1518 Died)
• Andrea Della Valle † (18 Feb 1518 Appointed - 17 Oct 1524 Resigned)
• Jerónimo Muñoz † (17 Oct 1524 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
• Federico Petrucci † (27 Aug 1529 Appointed - 1536 Resigned)
• Pellegrino Cibo de Turcilla † (4 Aug 1536 Appointed - 1540 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Cibo † ( 1540 Appointed - 1575 Died)
• Alfonso Herrera, O.S.A. † (30 Jul 1576 Appointed - 25 Feb 1585 Appointed, Bishop of Ariano)
• Sebastián Quintero Ortiz † (7 Feb 1586 Appointed - 1595 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Capece, C.R. † (8 Jan 1596 Appointed - 6 Dec 1620 Died)
• Gonzalo de Rueda † (23 May 1622 Appointed - 1651 Died)
• Andrea Massa † (25 Sep 1651 Appointed - 30 Dec 1654 Died)
• Giovanni Montoya de Cardona (Montoja) † (9 Jun 1659 Confirmed - 9 Mar 1667 Died)
• Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M. † (14 May 1668 Appointed - 25 Sep 1677 Died)
• Antonio Pérez de la Lastra † (6 Feb 1679 Appointed - 14 Jan 1700 Died)
• Oronzio Filomarini, C.R. † (28 May 1700 Appointed - 5 Mar 1741 Resigned)
• Antonio Maria Pescatori, O.F.M. Cap. † (6 Mar 1741 Confirmed - 14 Jan 1747 Died)
• Serafino Brancone (Branconi), O.S.B. † (10 Apr 1747 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1759 Resigned)
• Ignazio Savastano † (28 May 1759 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1769 Died)
• Agostino Gervasio, O.E.S.A. † (29 Jan 1770 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1784 Resigned)
• Giovanni Thomas Vincenzo Tiberio d’Anisi, O.A.D. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1820 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1828 Confirmed, Bishop of Lacedonia)
• Francesco Antonio Visocchi † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1833 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Giove, O.F.M. Ref. † (19 Dec 1834 Confirmed - 24 Jun 1848 Died)
• Leonardo Moccia † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1852 Died)
• Antonio La Scala † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1858 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Valerio Laspro † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 6 May 1872 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Aniceto Ferrante, C.O. † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - Apr 1879 Resigned)
• Gesualdo Nicola Loschirico, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 27 Feb 1880 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Enrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. Ref. † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Retired)
• Gaetano Müller † (20 Aug 1898 Appointed - 8 Feb 1935 Died)
• Nicola Margiotta † (16 Dec 1935 Appointed - 25 Sep 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Biagio d’Agostino † (14 May 1954 Appointed - 24 Feb 1956 Appointed, Bishop of Vallo di Lucania)
• Pasquale Quaremba † (20 Jun 1956 Appointed - 15 Jun 1982 Retired)
• Aldo Garzia † (15 Jun 1982 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli)

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
1886		14,219	.0%			49	0				4	OTC
1950	35,994	36,000	100.0%	33	6	39	922		10	77	8	ap1951
1970	30,000	30,000	100.0%	29	5	34	882		5	92	14	ap1971
1980	47,000	47,202	99.6%	24	5	29	1,620		8	81	16	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Enrique de Aragón † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1508 to 24 Aug 1509)
• Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 23 Jun 1828)
• Serafino Brancone (Branconi), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1747 to 27 Jan 1759)
• Donato da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1424 to 1443)
• Vincenzo Capece, C.R. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1596 to 6 Dec 1620)
• Enrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 24 Mar 1898)
• Alessio Celadoni di Celadonia † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1494 to 7 Jun 1508)
• Giovanni Francesco Cibo † (Bishop: 1540 to 1575)
• Pellegrino Cibo de Turcilla † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1536 to 1540)
• Angelo Corpo Santo, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1421 to 1423)
• Biagio d’Agostino † (Bishop: 14 May 1954 to 24 Feb 1956)
• Giovanni Thomas Vincenzo Tiberio d’Anisi, O.A.D. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 13 Dec 1820)
• Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 May 1668 to 25 Sep 1677)
• Andrea Della Valle † (Administrator: 18 Feb 1518 to 17 Oct 1524)
• Aniceto Ferrante, C.O. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to Apr 1879)
• Oronzio Filomarini, C.R. † (Bishop: 28 May 1700 to 5 Mar 1741)
• Aldo Garzia † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1982 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Agostino Gervasio, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1770 to 17 Nov 1784)
• Giuseppe Maria Giove, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1834 to 24 Jun 1848)
• Alfonso Herrera, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1576 to 25 Feb 1585)
• Antonio La Scala † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 27 Sep 1858)
• Valerio Laspro † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 6 May 1872)
• Gesualdo Nicola Loschirico, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 12 May 1879 to 27 Feb 1880)
• Nicola Margiotta † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1935 to 25 Sep 1953)
• Andrea Massa † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1651 to 30 Dec 1654)
• Leonardo Moccia † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1848 to 17 Apr 1852)
• Giovanni Montoya de Cardona (Montoja) † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1659 to 9 Mar 1667)
• Gaetano Müller † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1898 to 8 Feb 1935)
• Jerónimo Muñoz † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1524 to 1529)
• Guglielmo di Nardò † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1396)
• Antonio de Neotero, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1443 to 30 Jul 1445)
• Giovanni de Nerone, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1383 to 23 Jan 1396)
• Antonio Pérez de la Lastra † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1679 to 14 Jan 1700)
• Antonio Maria Pescatori, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 6 Mar 1741 to 14 Jan 1747)
• Federico Petrucci † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1529 to 1536)
• Pasquale Quaremba † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1956 to 15 Jun 1982)
• Sebastián Quintero Ortiz † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1586 to 1595)
• Francesco de Remolins † (Administrator: 9 Sep 1513 to 5 Feb 1518)
• Gonzalo de Rueda † (Bishop: 23 May 1622 to 1651)
• Ignazio Savastano † (Bishop: 28 May 1759 to 6 Sep 1769)
• Alfonso Spinelli † (Bishop: 1493 to 1493)
• Luigi Spinelli † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1458 to 1480)
• Pietro Teodori † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1445)
• Alberto Tricarico † (Priest: 6 Jan 1950 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Francesco Antonio Visocchi † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 20 Apr 1833)
• Francesco † (Bishop: 1494)
• Giovanni † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1480)
• Miletius , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1329 to 1331)
• Ugolino † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1379 to 1383)

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