Diocese of Patti

Historical Details

• Diocese of Patti e Lipari
  • Latin Name: Pactensis et Liparensis
  • Erected: 1131
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Messina
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo d’Amalfi † ( 1220 Appointed - 27 Sep 1225 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Pagano † (10 Oct 1229 Appointed - 3 Mar 1246 Died)
• Rinaldo † ( 1248 Appointed - )
• Bartolomeo de Lentino Varello, O.P. † (5 Jan 1254 Appointed - 1282 Died)
• Pandolfo † (25 Feb 1286 Appointed - 1299 Died)
• Giovanni † (31 Jan 1304 Appointed - )
• Jean † (31 Jan 1304 Appointed - )
• Vincenzo , O.F.M. † (27 Nov 1342 Appointed - 1346 Died)
• Pietro de Theotonico, O.F.M. † (15 Feb 1346 Appointed - 21 Jan 1354 Died)
• St. Peter de Thomas, O. Carm. † ( 1354 Appointed - 10 May 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Coron (Coronea))
• Giovanni Graffeo, O.F.M. † (17 Jul 1360 Appointed - )
• Ubertino di Corleone, O.F.M. † (28 Nov 1373 Appointed - 1386 Removed)
• Francesco , O.P. † (30 May 1386 Appointed - 18 Mar 1388 Appointed, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
• Ubertino di Corleone, O.F.M. † (16 May 1390 Appointed - 18 Aug 1397 Appointed, Bishop of Gaeta)
• Francesco Gattolo † (18 Dec 1397 Appointed - 18 Apr 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Lipari)
• Francesco Hermemir † (12 May 1399 Appointed - 1400 Died)
• Paolo Oleni † (18 Jul 1401 Appointed - 26 Jun 1402 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Filippo Ferrerio, O. Carm. † (8 Jul 1402 Appointed - 4 Jul 1414 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Matteo di Catania, O.P. † (4 Jul 1414 Appointed - 1431 Died)
• Archito Ventimiglia, O.F.M. † (31 Mar 1432 Appointed - 1435 Died)
• Giovanni Notabartolo † (3 Oct 1435 Appointed - 1437 Died)
• Giacomo Porzio † (18 Dec 1437 Appointed - 21 Apr 1449 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Leonardo Gactus (Goto) † (20 Feb 1450 Appointed - Oct 1450 Died)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (3 Dec 1451 Appointed - 1478 Died)
• Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. † (7 Jul 1480 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Juan de Aragón y Navarra † (24 Oct 1482 Appointed - 1 Oct 1484 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Giacomo Antonio Leofanti † (9 Feb 1486 Appointed - 1494 Died)
• Giovanni Marques, O.P. † (16 Jun 1494 Appointed - 1499 Died)
• Miguel Figueroa † (4 Sep 1500 Appointed - 10 May 1517 Died)
• Francisco de Urríes (Verreis) † (21 Jun 1518 Appointed - 8 Jun 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Urgell)
• Arnau (Arnaldo) Alberti (Albertini) † (12 Sep 1534 Appointed - 7 Oct 1544 Died)
• Girolamo Sigismondi † (14 Dec 1545 Appointed - 1548 Died)
• Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia † (9 Jan 1549 Appointed - 1 Oct 1567 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa † (17 Sep 1568 Appointed - 29 Oct 1578 Resigned)
• Gilberto Isfar y Corillas † (23 Jan 1579 Appointed - 15 Apr 1600 Died)
• Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 Apr 1601 Appointed - 17 Aug 1605 Appointed, Patriarch (Personal Title) of Messina)
• Juan (Giovanni) de Rada, O.F.M. Obs. † (16 Jan 1606 Appointed - Jan 1609 Died)
• Vincenzo Napoli † (2 Dec 1609 Appointed - 23 Aug 1648 Died)
• Louis Ridolfi † (19 Jul 1649 Confirmed - 28 Oct 1649 Died)
• Luc Cochiglia † (27 Feb 1651 Appointed - 1653 Died)
• Luis Alfonso de Los Cameros † (12 Jan 1654 Appointed - 16 Oct 1656 Confirmed, Archbishop of Monreale)
• Simone Rau e Requesens † (8 Jul 1658 Confirmed - 20 Sep 1659 Died)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (31 Jul 1662 Appointed - 15 Dec 1666 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Giovanni Antonio Geloso † (17 Jun 1669 Appointed - 3 Nov 1669 Died)
• Vincenzo Maffia, O.P. † (20 Apr 1671 Appointed - 16 Nov 1674 Died)
• Antonio Bighetti † (28 Mar 1678 Appointed - May 1678 Died)
• Francesco Martinelli, C.O. † (22 Jan 1680 Appointed - 3 Apr 1681 Died)
• Matteo Fazio, O.P. † (26 Jan 1682 Appointed - 6 Sep 1692 Died)
• Giuseppe Migliaccio † (18 May 1693 Appointed - 24 Nov 1698 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Francesco Girgenti, C.O. † (11 Apr 1699 Appointed - 25 Sep 1701 Died)
• Ettore Algaria † (17 Dec 1703 Appointed - 24 Jul 1713 Died)
• Pietro Galletti † (30 Aug 1723 Confirmed - 28 Nov 1729 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. † (5 May 1734 Confirmed - 28 May 1753 Confirmed, Archbishop of Monreale)
• Giovanni Girolamo Gravina, C.R. † (10 Dec 1753 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1755 Died)
• Carlo Mineo † (16 Feb 1756 Confirmed - 7 Sep 1771 Died)
• Salvatore Pisani † (14 Dec 1772 Confirmed - 14 May 1781 Died)
• Raimondo Moncada, C.R. † (25 Feb 1782 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1813 Died)
• Silvestro Todaro, O.F.M. Conv. † (22 Jul 1816 Confirmed - 21 Apr 1821 Died)
• Nicolò Gatto † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 31 Dec 1831 Died)
• Giuseppe Saitta † (30 Sep 1833 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1838 Died)
• Martino Ursino (Orsino) † (25 Jul 1844 Confirmed - 8 Feb 1860 Died)
• Michelangelo (Pietro Geremia) Celesia, O.S.B. † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Ignazio Carlo Vittore Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 22 Nov 1874 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Maragioglio, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Mar 1875 Appointed - 20 Jan 1888 Died)
• Giovanni Previtera (Privitera) † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 14 Feb 1903 Died)
• Francesco Maria Traina † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 18 Nov 1911 Died)
• Ferdinando Fiandaca † (10 Apr 1912 Appointed - 1 Aug 1930 Resigned)
• Antonio Mantiero † (26 Sep 1931 Appointed - 24 Aug 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Angelo Ficarra † (12 Oct 1936 Appointed - 2 Aug 1957 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Pullano † (2 Aug 1957 Appointed - 30 Nov 1977 Died)
• Carmelo Ferraro (30 Mar 1978 Appointed - 3 Nov 1988 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Ignazio Zambito (12 May 1989 Appointed - 1 Feb 2017 Retired)
• Guglielmo Giombanco (1 Feb 2017 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 Patti
1886		143,473	.0%			587	0				63	OTC
1950	217,850	218,000	99.9%	183	24	207	1,052		31	142	71	ap1951
1970	200,000	200,000	100.0%	147	23	170	1,176		28	203	82	ap1971
1980	166,900	168,600	99.0%	145	14	159	1,049		17	154	83	ap1981
1990	169,500	171,600	98.8%	131	11	142	1,193		14	123	84	ap1991
1999	160,000	164,000	97.6%	127	7	134	1,194	1	16	138	84	ap2000
2000	160,000	164,000	97.6%	127	7	134	1,194		7	130	84	ap2001
2001	160,000	164,000	97.6%	125	7	132	1,212		7	135	84	ap2002
2002	160,000	164,000	97.6%	125	4	129	1,240		4	134	84	ap2003
2003	160,000	164,000	97.6%	122	4	126	1,269		7	137	84	ap2004
2004	160,000	164,000	97.6%	116	4	120	1,333		7	136	84	ap2005
2013	161,400	166,400	97.0%	113		113	1,428			120	84	ap2014
2016	164,700	169,800	97.0%	106		106	1,553			87	84	ap2017
2019	163,760	168,900	97.0%	106		106	1,544			82	84	ap2020
2021	163,140	168,260	97.0%	107		107	1,524			73	84	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carmelo Ferraro (Bishop: 30 Mar 1978 to 3 Nov 1988)
• Guglielmo Giombanco (Bishop: 1 Feb 2017 - )
• Giuseppe Leanza (Priest: 17 Jul 1966 to 3 Jul 1990)
• Ignazio Zambito (Bishop: 12 May 1989 to 1 Feb 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Arnau (Arnaldo) Alberti (Albertini) † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1534 to 7 Oct 1544)
• Ettore Algaria † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1703 to 24 Jul 1713)
• Giacomo d’Amalfi † (Bishop: 1220 to 27 Sep 1225)
• Juan de Aragón y Navarra † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1482 to 1 Oct 1484)
• Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1549 to 1 Oct 1567)
• Antonio Bighetti † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1678 to May 1678)
• Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. † (Bishop: 5 May 1734 to 28 May 1753)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1451 to 1478)
• Matteo di Catania, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1414 to 1431)
• Michelangelo (Pietro Geremia) Celesia, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 27 Oct 1871)
• Luc Cochiglia † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1651 to 1653)
• Ubertino di Corleone, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1373 to 1386)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1662 to 15 Dec 1666)
• Matteo Fazio, O.P. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1682 to 6 Sep 1692)
• Filippo Ferrerio, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1402 to 4 Jul 1414)
• Ferdinando Fiandaca † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1912 to 1 Aug 1930)
• Angelo Ficarra † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1936 to 2 Aug 1957)
• Miguel Figueroa † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1500 to 10 May 1517)
• Leonardo Gactus (Goto) † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1450 to Oct 1450)
• Pietro Galletti † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1723 to 28 Nov 1729)
• Nicolò Gatto † (Priest: 23 Sep 1809 to 21 Feb 1820; Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 31 Dec 1831)
• Francesco Gattolo † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1397 to 18 Apr 1399)
• Giovanni Antonio Geloso † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1669 to 3 Nov 1669)
• Francesco Girgenti, C.O. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1699 to 25 Sep 1701)
• Giovanni Graffeo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1360)
• Giovanni Girolamo Gravina, C.R. † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1753 to 17 Apr 1755)
• Francesco Hermemir † (Bishop: 12 May 1399 to 1400)
• Gilberto Isfar y Corillas † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1579 to 15 Apr 1600)
• Bartolomeo de Lentino Varello, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1254 to 1282)
• Giacomo Antonio Leofanti † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1486 to 1494)
• Luis Alfonso de Los Cameros † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1654 to 16 Oct 1656)
• Alessandro Lualdi † (Apostolic Administrator: 17 Nov 1911 to 14 Apr 1912)
• Vincenzo Maffia, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1671 to 16 Nov 1674)
• Antonio Mantiero † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1931 to 24 Aug 1936)
• Giuseppe Maria Maragioglio, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1875 to 20 Jan 1888)
• Giovanni Marques, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1494 to 1499)
• Francesco Martinelli, C.O. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1680 to 3 Apr 1681)
• Giuseppe Migliaccio † (Bishop: 18 May 1693 to 24 Nov 1698)
• Carlo Mineo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1756 to 7 Sep 1771)
• Raimondo Moncada, C.R. † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1782 to 18 Sep 1813)
• Vincenzo Napoli † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1609 to 23 Aug 1648)
• Luigi Giuseppe Anselmo Natoli †
• Giovanni Notabartolo † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1435 to 1437)
• Paolo Oleni † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1401 to 26 Jun 1402)
• Ignazio Carlo Vittore Papardo del Parco, C.R. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 22 Nov 1874)
• Giacomo Pisani † (Priest: 30 Mar 1743 to 18 Dec 1786)
• Salvatore Pisani † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1772 to 14 May 1781)
• Giacomo Porzio † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1437 to 21 Apr 1449)
• Giovanni Previtera (Privitera) † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 14 Feb 1903)
• Biagio Proto de Rossi †
• Giuseppe Pullano † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Apr 1953; Apostolic Administrator: 2 Mar 1955 to 2 Aug 1957; Bishop: 2 Aug 1957 to 30 Nov 1977)
• Juan (Giovanni) de Rada, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Jan 1606 to Jan 1609)
• Simone Rau e Requesens † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1658 to 20 Sep 1659)
• Scipione Rebiba †
• Louis Ridolfi † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1649 to 28 Oct 1649)
• Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1568 to 29 Oct 1578)
• Antonio Anastasio Rossi † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Aug 1930 to 29 Sep 1931)
• Giuseppe Saitta † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1833 to 20 Jun 1838)
• Giacomo di Santa Lucia, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 Jul 1480 to 1482)
• Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. † (Patriarch (Personal Title): 30 Apr 1601 to 17 Aug 1605)
• Girolamo Sigismondi † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1545 to 1548)
• Pietro de Theotonico, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1346 to 21 Jan 1354)
• St. Peter de Thomas, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 1354 to 10 May 1359)
• Silvestro Todaro, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 21 Apr 1821)
• Francesco Maria Traina † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 18 Nov 1911)
• Francisco de Urríes (Verreis) † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1518 to 8 Jun 1534)
• Martino Ursino (Orsino) † (Bishop: 25 Jul 1844 to 8 Feb 1860)
• Archito Ventimiglia, O.F.M. † (Administrator: 31 Mar 1432 to 1435)
• Francesco , O.P. † (Bishop: 30 May 1386 to 18 Mar 1388)
• Giovanni † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1304)
• Jean † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1304 - )
• Pagano † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1229 to 3 Mar 1246)
• Pandolfo † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1286 to 1299)
• Rinaldo † (Bishop: 1248 - )
• Vincenzo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1342 to 1346)

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