Archdiocese of Siracusa

Historical Details

• Diocese of Siracusa
  • Latin Name: Syracusana
  • Erected: 2nd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monreale
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Siracusa
  • Latin Name: Syracusana
  • Elevated: 20 May 1844
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
  • Latin Name: Syracusana et Regusiensis
  • Name Changed: 6 May 1950
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Maximian , O.S.B. † ( 591 Appointed - Nov 594 Died)
• Richard Palmer † ( 1155 Elected - Jan 1183 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Simone da Lentini, O.P. † ( 1269 Appointed - 1294 Died)
• Domenico da Saragozza, O.P. † (10 Jan 1304 Appointed - 8 Aug 1304 Died)
• Filippo Sánchez de Azur † (20 Jan 1305 Appointed - 29 Dec 1312 Died)
• Pietro di Moncada † ( 1313 Appointed - 4 Sep 1336 Died)
• Giacomo Guidone de Franchis † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - 15 May 1361 Died)
• Enneco de Alemannia, O.P. † (10 Sep 1361 Appointed - 1380 Died)
• Francesco Dentice † ( 1380 Appointed - 15 Oct 1381 Died)
• Giovanni d’Alife † ( 1382 Appointed - 1385 Died)
• Ludovico † (6 Oct 1386 Appointed - 1387 Died)
• Tommaso de Erbes, O.S.B. † (18 Mar 1388 Appointed - 14 Mar 1419 Died)
• Ruggero Bellomo † (15 May 1419 Appointed - 22 Jan 1443 Died)
• Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. † (5 Oct 1444 Appointed - 3 Feb 1446 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
• Pablo de Santafé † (3 Feb 1446 Appointed - 1460 Died)
• Giacopo Antonio Venier † (9 Jan 1462 Appointed - 16 Sep 1464 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Andrea Tolomei † (26 Jan 1463 Appointed - 1469 Died)
• Dalmazio Gabrielli (Gabriele, Grazielli), O.P. † (6 Sep 1469 Appointed - 13 Jan 1511 Died)
• Guillermo Raimundo Centelles † (4 Jun 1512 Appointed - 22 Aug 1516 Died)
• Pedro de Urieta † (28 Sep 1516 Appointed - 1518 Resigned)
• Luigi Platamone † (18 Feb 1518 Appointed - 30 May 1540 Died)
• Girolamo Beccadelli Bologna † (29 Apr 1541 Appointed - 16 Jul 1560 Died)
• Juan Orozco de Arce † (6 Nov 1562 Appointed - 11 Aug 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Gilberto Isfar y Corillas † (11 Aug 1574 Appointed - 23 Jan 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Patti)
• Juan Castellano Orozco † (26 Jun 1579 Appointed - 12 May 1602 Died)
• Giuseppe Saladino † (31 May 1604 Appointed - 22 Nov 1611 Died)
• Juan Torres de Osorio † (13 Nov 1613 Appointed - 19 Oct 1619 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Paolo Faraone † (7 Oct 1619 Appointed - 12 Nov 1629 Died)
• Fabrizio Antinori † (13 Nov 1630 Appointed - 25 Jul 1635 Died)
• Francesco d’Elia e Rossi † (2 May 1639 Appointed - 6 Dec 1647 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Capobianco † (22 Mar 1649 Appointed - 19 May 1673 Died)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (1 Oct 1674 Appointed - 19 Oct 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Francesco Fortezza † (14 Dec 1676 Appointed - 13 Nov 1693 Died)
• Asdrubale Termini † (30 May 1695 Appointed - 6 Jun 1722 Died)
• Tomás Marín (Marino), O.P. † (14 Feb 1724 Appointed - 2 May 1730 Died)
• Matteo Trigona † (7 May 1732 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1747 Resigned)
• Francesco Maria Testa † (6 May 1748 Confirmed - 22 Apr 1754 Confirmed, Archbishop of Monreale)
• Giuseppe Antonio de Requeséns, O.S.B. † (17 Feb 1755 Confirmed - Jan 1773 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Alagona † (13 Sep 1773 Confirmed - Sep 1801 Died)
• Gaetano Maria Bonanno † (24 May 1802 Appointed - 6 Aug 1806 Died)
• Filippo Trigona † (18 Sep 1807 Confirmed - 2 Jan 1824 Died)
• Giuseppe-Maria Amorelli † (20 Dec 1824 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1840 Died)
• Michele Manzo † (21 Apr 1845 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1852 Confirmed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Angelo Robino † (27 Jun 1853 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1868 Died)
• Giuseppe Guarino † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 5 Jul 1875 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Benedetto Lavecchia Guarnieri, O.F.M. Obs. † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 6 Mar 1896 Died)
• Giuseppe Fiorenza † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 11 Dec 1905 Resigned)
• Luigi Bignami † (11 Dec 1905 Appointed - 27 Dec 1919 Died)
• Salvatore Bella † (5 Aug 1920 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Giacomo Carabelli † (13 Apr 1921 Appointed - 16 Jul 1932 Died)
• Ettore Baranzini † (29 Apr 1933 Appointed - 6 Mar 1968 Died)
• Giuseppe Bonfiglioli † (6 Mar 1968 Succeeded - 17 Apr 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Calogero Lauricella † (8 Sep 1973 Appointed - 20 Jun 1989 Died)
• Giuseppe Costanzo † (7 Dec 1989 Appointed - 12 Sep 2008 Retired)
• Salvatore Pappalardo (12 Sep 2008 Appointed - 24 Jul 2020 Retired)
• Francesco Lomanto (24 Jul 2020 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
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1886		201,092	.0%			528	0				29	OTC
Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1970	267,250	269,400	99.2%	124	59	183	1,460		75	425	65	ap1971
1978	290,800	293,870	99.0%	124	60	184	1,580		70	495	67	ap1981
1990	308,000	318,000	96.9%	123	42	165	1,866	2	45	354	74	ap1991
1999	331,000	335,000	98.8%	121	43	164	2,018		48	357	76	ap2000
2000	333,000	337,000	98.8%	124	42	166	2,006	4	49	313	76	ap2001
2001	335,000	339,000	98.8%	123	42	165	2,030	4	49	313	76	ap2002
2002	320,000	330,000	97.0%	120	42	162	1,975	5	49	291	76	ap2003
2003	320,000	330,000	97.0%	118	33	151	2,119	5	38	255	76	ap2004
2004	320,000	330,000	97.0%	116	32	148	2,162	7	37	232	76	ap2005
2010	320,000	330,000	97.0%	105	31	136	2,352	13	34	163	76	ap2011
2014	289,162	297,286	97.3%	103	37	140	2,065	16	40	171	76	ap2015
2017	290,215	297,313	97.6%	111	24	135	2,149	37	29	136	76	ap2018
2020	290,450	299,100	97.1%	101	24	125	2,323	36	30	118	76	ap2021
2022	285,000	294,901	96.6%	105	33	138	2,065	57	40	133	76	ap2023
2023	285,000	294,901	96.6%	104	30	134	2,126	56	38	133	76	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Accolla (Priest: 16 Apr 1977 to 20 Oct 2016)
• Roberto Campisi (Priest: 7 Dec 2002)
• Carmelo Ferraro (Priest: 3 Jul 1955 to 30 Mar 1978)
• Francesco Lomanto (Archbishop: 24 Jul 2020 - )
• Salvatore Pappalardo (Archbishop: 12 Sep 2008 to 24 Jul 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Alagona † (Priest: 14 Mar 1750; Bishop: 13 Sep 1773 to Sep 1801)
• Enneco de Alemannia, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1361 to 1380)
• Giovanni d’Alife † (Bishop: 1382 to 1385)
• Giuseppe-Maria Amorelli † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 13 Dec 1840)
• Fabrizio Antinori † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Nov 1630 to 25 Jul 1635)
• Ettore Baranzini † (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1933 to 6 Mar 1968)
• Girolamo Beccadelli Bologna † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1541 to 16 Jul 1560)
• Salvatore Bella † (Archbishop: 5 Aug 1920 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Ruggero Bellomo † (Bishop: 15 May 1419 to 22 Jan 1443)
• Luigi Bignami † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1905 to 27 Dec 1919)
• Gaetano Maria Bonanno † (Deacon: 27 Mar 1751; Priest: 18 Apr 1751; Bishop: 24 May 1802 to 6 Aug 1806)
• Giuseppe Bonfiglioli † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Nov 1963; Apostolic Administrator: 27 Oct 1966 to 6 Mar 1968; Archbishop: 6 Mar 1968 to 17 Apr 1973)
• Sebastiano Brisciano † (Deacon: 18 Dec 1773; Priest: 28 May 1774 to 25 May 1818)
• Costantino Caminada † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1960 to 21 Jul 1962)
• Giovanni Antonio Capobianco † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1649 to 19 May 1673)
• Giacomo Carabelli † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1921 to 16 Jul 1932)
• Francesco Carpino †
• Juan Castellano Orozco † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1579 to 12 May 1602)
• Guillermo Raimundo Centelles † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1512 to 22 Aug 1516)
• Giuseppe Costanzo † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1989 to 12 Sep 2008)
• Francesco d’Elia e Rossi † (Bishop: 2 May 1639 to 6 Dec 1647)
• Francesco Dentice † (Bishop: 1380 to 15 Oct 1381)
• Tommaso de Erbes, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1388 to 14 Mar 1419)
• Paolo Faraone † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1619 to 12 Nov 1629)
• Giuseppe Fiorenza † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 11 Dec 1905)
• Francesco Fortezza † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1676 to 13 Nov 1693)
• Dalmazio Gabrielli (Gabriele, Grazielli), O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1469 to 13 Jan 1511)
• Clemente Gaddi † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Jul 1962 to 25 Sep 1963)
• Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1444 to 3 Feb 1446)
• Alfredo Maria Garsia † (Priest: 1 Jul 1951 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Giuseppe Guarino † (Archbishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 5 Jul 1875)
• Giacomo Guidone de Franchis † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1342 to 15 May 1361)
• Giacomo de Humano, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Mar 1511 to 10 Aug 1517)
• Carlo Impellizzeri †
• Gilberto Isfar y Corillas † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1574 to 23 Jan 1579)
• Sebastian Maria Landolina Nava † (Priest: 22 Dec 1731; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1772)
• Calogero Lauricella † (Archbishop: 8 Sep 1973 to 20 Jun 1989)
• Benedetto Lavecchia Guarnieri, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1875 to 6 Mar 1896)
• Simone da Lentini, O.P. † (Bishop: 1269 to 1294)
• Michele Manzo † (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1845 to 27 Sep 1852)
• Tomás Marín (Marino), O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1724 to 2 May 1730)
• Corrado Mingo † (Priest: 15 Aug 1925 to 17 Dec 1950)
• Pietro di Moncada † (Bishop: 1313 to 4 Sep 1336)
• Juan Orozco de Arce † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1562 to 11 Aug 1574)
• Richard Palmer † (Bishop: 1155 to Jan 1183)
• Francesco Pennisi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1950 to 1 Oct 1955)
• Luigi Platamone † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1518 to 30 May 1540)
• Giuseppe Antonio de Requeséns, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1755 to Jan 1773)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1674 to 19 Oct 1676)
• Angelo Robino † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1853 to 28 Aug 1868)
• Giuseppe Saladino † (Bishop: 31 May 1604 to 22 Nov 1611)
• Filippo Sánchez de Azur † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1305 to 29 Dec 1312)
• Pablo de Santafé † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1446 to 1460)
• Domenico da Saragozza, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1304 to 8 Aug 1304)
• Asdrubale Termini † (Bishop: 30 May 1695 to 6 Jun 1722)
• Francesco Maria Testa † (Bishop: 6 May 1748 to 22 Apr 1754)
• Andrea Tolomei † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1463 to 1469)
• Juan Torres de Osorio † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1613 to 19 Oct 1619)
• Filippo Trigona † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 2 Jan 1824)
• Matteo Trigona † (Bishop: 7 May 1732 to 10 Oct 1747)
• Pedro de Urieta † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1516 to 1518)
• Giacopo Antonio Venier † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1462 to 16 Sep 1464)
• Ludovico † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1386 to 1387)
• Maximian , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 591 to Nov 594)
• Stefano †

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