Ischia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ugolino da Osimo, O.P. † ( 1340 Appointed - )
Tommaso † ( 1348 Appointed - )
Giacomo d’Itri † ( 1358 Appointed - 22 Mar 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Martirano (Martoranum))
Bartolomeo Bussolaro, O.E.S.A. † (22 Mar 1359 Appointed - )
Paolo Strina † (13 Apr 1384 Appointed - )
Nicola Tinti, O.P. † (7 Mar 1389 Appointed - )
Lorenzo de Ricco † (10 Jan 1419 Appointed - 18 Feb 1435 Appointed, Bishop of Ravello)
Giovanni di Sicilia, O.S.A. † (28 Mar 1436 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Michele de Cosalis, O. Cist. † (27 Jun 1453 Appointed - 1464 Died)
Giovanni de Cico † (16 Sep 1464 Confirmed - 1479 Died)
Bernardino de Leis, C.R.L. † (27 Oct 1501 Appointed - 8 Jan 1504 Appointed, Bishop of Castro di Puglia)
Donato Strineo † (8 Jan 1504 Appointed - 1534 Died)
Agostino Falivenia (Pastineus), O.S. † (24 Apr 1534 Appointed - 1548 Died)
Francisco Gutiérrez † (24 Sep 1548 Appointed - 1554 Died)
Virgilio Rosario † (27 Aug 1554 Appointed - 22 May 1559 Died)
Filippo Geri † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 1 Mar 1564 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
Fabio Polverone † (6 Jul 1565 Appointed - 1589 Died)
Iñigo de Avalos, C.R.L. † (29 Jan 1590 Appointed - 1635 Died)
Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S. † (15 Jan 1638 Appointed - 1663 Resigned)
Giovanni Antonio de’ Vecchi † (12 Feb 1663 Appointed - Apr 1672 Died)
Gerolamo Rocca † (12 Sep 1672 Appointed - 6 Jun 1691 Died)
Michelangelo Cotignola † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - 11 Dec 1698 Resigned)
Luca Trapani † (22 Dec 1698 Appointed - 24 Jan 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Gianmaria Capecelatro, C.R.S. † (11 Feb 1718 Appointed - 8 Dec 1738 Died)
Nicola Antonio Schiaffinati, O.E.S.A. † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 15 Feb 1743 Died)
Felice Amato † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - Jan 1764 Died)
Onofrio de Rossi † (9 Apr 1764 Appointed - 17 Jul 1775 Appointed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
Sebastiano de Rosa † (13 Nov 1775 Appointed - 26 Mar 1792 Confirmed, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento)
Pasquale Sansone † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 1799 Died)
Giuseppe d’Amante † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1843 Died)
Luigi Gagliardi † (21 Apr 1845 Confirmed - 31 May 1854 Resigned)
Felice Romano † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 3 Aug 1872 Died)
Francesco di Nicola † (3 Aug 1872 Succeeded - 11 Feb 1885 Died)
Gennaro Portanova † (11 Feb 1885 Succeeded - 16 Mar 1888 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria)
Giuseppe Candido † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 4 Feb 1901 Resigned)
Mario Palladino † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 4 Jun 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Pasquale Ragosta † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 5 May 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
Ernesto de Laurentiis † (10 Nov 1928 Appointed - 4 Jan 1956 Died)
Antonio Cece † (3 May 1956 Appointed - 6 Aug 1962 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Aversa)
Dino Tomassini † (17 Aug 1962 Appointed - 23 Aug 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi)
Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † (11 Feb 1980 Appointed - 9 Jan 1983 Died)
Antonio Pagano † (18 Dec 1983 Appointed - 25 Nov 1997 Retired)
Filippo Strofaldi † (25 Nov 1997 Appointed - 7 Jul 2012 Resigned)
Pietro Lagnese (23 Feb 2013 Appointed - 19 Dec 2020 Appointed, Bishop of Caserta)
Gennaro Pascarella (22 May 2021 Appointed - 20 Jun 2023 Retired)
Carlo Villano (20 Jun 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
1179	Erected		Diocese of Ischia (erected)

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

1886 25,020 .0% 192 0 13 OTC

1949 32,780 32,800 99.9% 63 9 72 455 12 31 18 ap1951

1970 39,198 39,246 99.9% 56 8 64 612 10 50 24 ap1971

1980 41,000 41,000 100.0% 51 8 59 694 10 55 25 ap1981

1990 45,000 46,000 97.8% 43 9 52 865 1 10 45 25 ap1991

1999 50,000 52,700 94.9% 40 7 47 1,063 3 7 29 25 ap2000

2000 53,000 55,700 95.2% 37 6 43 1,232 3 6 44 25 ap2001

2001 53,000 55,700 95.2% 35 7 42 1,261 3 8 44 25 ap2002

2002 53,000 55,700 95.2% 34 7 41 1,292 3 9 41 25 ap2003

2003 53,000 55,300 95.8% 33 7 40 1,325 5 9 43 25 ap2004

2004 53,000 55,700 95.2% 35 8 43 1,232 5 10 42 25 ap2005

2006 55,000 58,300 94.3% 35 11 46 1,195 5 13 41 25 ap2007

2013 57,000 62,000 91.9% 33 2 35 1,628 9 3 30 25 ap2014

2016 60,282 70,043 86.1% 30 6 36 1,674 9 6 24 25 ap2017

2019 60,271 70,011 86.1% 31 3 34 1,772 9 3 19 25 ap2020

2021 60,000 69,540 86.3% 30 6 36 1,666 9 6 18 25 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		25,020	.0%			192	0				13	OTC
1949	32,780	32,800	99.9%	63	9	72	455		12	31	18	ap1951
1970	39,198	39,246	99.9%	56	8	64	612		10	50	24	ap1971
1980	41,000	41,000	100.0%	51	8	59	694		10	55	25	ap1981
1990	45,000	46,000	97.8%	43	9	52	865	1	10	45	25	ap1991
1999	50,000	52,700	94.9%	40	7	47	1,063	3	7	29	25	ap2000
2000	53,000	55,700	95.2%	37	6	43	1,232	3	6	44	25	ap2001
2001	53,000	55,700	95.2%	35	7	42	1,261	3	8	44	25	ap2002
2002	53,000	55,700	95.2%	34	7	41	1,292	3	9	41	25	ap2003
2003	53,000	55,300	95.8%	33	7	40	1,325	5	9	43	25	ap2004
2004	53,000	55,700	95.2%	35	8	43	1,232	5	10	42	25	ap2005
2006	55,000	58,300	94.3%	35	11	46	1,195	5	13	41	25	ap2007
2013	57,000	62,000	91.9%	33	2	35	1,628	9	3	30	25	ap2014
2016	60,282	70,043	86.1%	30	6	36	1,674	9	6	24	25	ap2017
2019	60,271	70,011	86.1%	31	3	34	1,772	9	3	19	25	ap2020
2021	60,000	69,540	86.3%	30	6	36	1,666	9	6	18	25	ap2022