Termoli-Larino (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Valentino † (16 Oct 1254 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo Aldomarisso † ( 1304 Appointed - 1318 Died)
Giovanni † (20 Nov 1318 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo † ( 1352 Appointed - )
Luca † (14 Jan 1353 Appointed - 1364 Died)
Francesco della Stella † (27 Nov 1364 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Jacopo Senis, O.P. † (3 Sep 1372 Appointed - )
Giovanni di Sangemini, O.F.M. † (7 Feb 1379 Appointed - )
Domenico del Ciarda, O.S.M. † ( 1381 Appointed - 1387 Died)
Andrea † (29 Apr 1388 Appointed - 1390 Died)
Costantino † (5 Mar 1390 Appointed - 1395 Died)
Pietro † (1 Dec 1395 Appointed - 1400 Died)
Tommaso † ( 1400 Appointed - )
Antonio † (8 Dec 1402 Appointed - 1403 Died)
Stefano da Civita Castellana, O.F.M. † (8 Aug 1403 Appointed - 7 Jul 1406 Appointed, Bishop of Civita Castellana)
Paolo † (7 Jul 1406 Appointed - 1422 Died)
Antonio de Termoli, O.E.S.A. † (20 Nov 1422 Appointed - 1455 Died)
Tuccio † (23 Jan 1455 Appointed - 1465 Died)
Leonardus , O.S.B. † (27 May 1465 Appointed - 1472 Died)
Giacomo † (8 Jan 1473 Appointed - 1496 Died)
Giovanni de’ Vecchi de Galionisso † (9 Jan 1497 Appointed - 1509 Died)
Angelo Antonio Guiliani (Gulionisio) † (13 Jul 1509 Appointed - 1517 Died)
Sancio de Ayerbe † (20 Apr 1517 Appointed - 1518 Resigned)
Antonio Attilio † (5 May 1518 Appointed - 1536 Died)
Pietro Duranti † (23 Oct 1536 Appointed - 5 Jul 1539 Died)
Vincenzo Durante † (14 Jul 1539 Appointed - 1565 Resigned)
Marcello Dentice † (17 Aug 1565 Appointed - 1569 Died)
Cesare Ferranti † (1 Apr 1569 Appointed - 1593 Died)
Annibale Muzi † (31 Jan 1594 Appointed - 11 Oct 1594 Died)
Francesco Scotti † (12 Dec 1594 Appointed - 1599 Died)
Alberto Drago, O.P. † (29 Nov 1599 Appointed - 3 Jan 1601 Died)
Federico Mezio † (14 Jan 1602 Appointed - 1612 Died)
Camillo Moro † (3 Dec 1612 Appointed - 2 Mar 1626 Appointed, Bishop of Comacchio)
Hector de Monte † (16 Mar 1626 Appointed - Jul 1626 Died)
Gerolamo Cappello, O.F.M. Conv. † (26 Nov 1626 Appointed - 1643 Died)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (13 Jul 1643 Appointed - 13 Jun 1644 Appointed, Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli)
Cherubino Manzoni, O.F.M. † (13 Jul 1644 Appointed - 1651 Died)
Antonio Leoncillo † (3 Jul 1651 Appointed - 1653 Died)
Carlo Mannello † (3 Feb 1653 Appointed - 1662 Resigned)
Fabrizio Maracchi † (13 Feb 1662 Appointed - Aug 1676 Died)
Antonio Savo de’ Panicoli † (20 Dec 1677 Appointed - Nov 1687 Died)
Marcus Antonius Rossi † (14 Jun 1688 Appointed - 27 Jun 1688 Died)
Michele Petirro † (6 Jun 1689 Appointed - 14 Dec 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
Domenico Catalani † (22 Feb 1706 Appointed - Oct 1709 Died)
Tommaso Maria Farina, O.P. † (14 Mar 1718 Appointed - Dec 1718 Died)
Salvatore di Aloisio † (15 May 1719 Appointed - Aug 1729 Died)
Giuseppe Antonio Silvestri † (28 Nov 1729 Appointed - May 1743 Died)
Isidoro Pitellia, O.M. † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 22 Sep 1752 Died)
Tommaso Giannelli † (12 Mar 1753 Appointed - Nov 1768 Died)
Giuseppe Bucarelli † (12 Jun 1769 Appointed - Apr 1780 Died)
Anselmo Maria Toppi, O.S.B. † (18 Jun 1792 Confirmed - 1800 Died)
Giovanni Battista Bolognese † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1822 Confirmed, Bishop of Andria)
Pietro Consiglio † (3 Mar 1824 Appointed - 13 Mar 1826 Confirmed, Bishop of Brindisi)
Gennaro de Rubertis † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 1 Sep 1845 Died)
Domenico Ventura † (21 Dec 1846 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1849 Confirmed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
Vincenzo Bisceglia † (5 Sep 1851 Confirmed - 12 Feb 1889 Died)
Raffaele di Nonno, C.Ss.R. † (12 Feb 1889 Succeeded - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
Angelo Balzano † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 29 Apr 1909 Resigned)
Giovanni Capitoli † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 14 Feb 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea))
Rocco Caliandro † (28 Mar 1912 Appointed - 14 Mar 1924 Died)
Oddo Bernacchia † (28 Oct 1924 Appointed - 19 Mar 1962 Retired)
Giovanni Proni † (18 Apr 1962 Appointed - 10 Mar 1970 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Forli)
Pietro Santoro † (12 Jun 1970 Appointed - 15 Oct 1979 Appointed, Archbishop of Boiano-Campobasso)
Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † (13 May 1980 Appointed - 7 Dec 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Lecce)
Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio (14 Dec 1989 Appointed - 27 May 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino)
Tommaso Valentinetti (25 Mar 2000 Appointed - 4 Nov 2005 Appointed, Archbishop of Pescara-Penne)
Gianfranco De Luca (22 Apr 2006 Appointed - 7 Dec 2024 Retired)
Claudio Palumbo (7 Dec 2024 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Termoli
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Termoli (erected)
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Guardialfiera (Guardia) (suppressed)	Diocese of Termoli
21 August 1976	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Termoli (from Benevento)
Diocese of Termoli-Larino
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Larino Diocese of Termoli	Diocese of Termoli-Larino

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 Termoli

1886 46,630 .0% 69 0 19 OTC

1950 69,500 70,000 99.3% 46 46 1,510 50 21 ap1951

1970 59,000 60,000 98.3% 40 2 42 1,404 2 80 24 ap1971

1980 63,150 65,200 96.9% 42 5 47 1,343 5 92 25 ap1981

Diocese of Termoli-Larino

1990 104,500 105,500 99.1% 70 13 83 1,259 5 13 160 51 ap1991

1999 104,300 105,350 99.0% 59 14 73 1,428 5 14 147 51 ap2000

2000 104,600 105,500 99.1% 62 14 76 1,376 4 14 132 51 ap2001

2001 106,497 107,095 99.4% 94 13 107 995 4 14 107 51 ap2002

2002 106,402 107,000 99.4% 63 9 72 1,477 4 9 104 51 ap2003

2003 105,835 106,450 99.4% 61 9 70 1,511 4 9 101 51 ap2004

2004 105,835 106,500 99.4% 59 9 68 1,556 8 9 100 51 ap2005

2010 108,095 109,132 99.0% 56 9 65 1,663 8 10 83 51 ap2011

2014 108,000 108,685 99.4% 62 10 72 1,500 6 12 60 51 ap2015

2017 107,800 108,800 99.1% 57 12 69 1,562 5 12 68 51 ap2018

2020 108,760 109,132 99.7% 59 12 71 1,531 5 14 67 50 ap2021

2022 108,800 109,132 99.7% 57 12 69 1,576 5 15 60 51 ap2023

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 Termoli
1886		46,630	.0%			69	0				19	OTC
1950	69,500	70,000	99.3%	46		46	1,510			50	21	ap1951
1970	59,000	60,000	98.3%	40	2	42	1,404		2	80	24	ap1971
1980	63,150	65,200	96.9%	42	5	47	1,343		5	92	25	ap1981
Diocese of Termoli-Larino
1990	104,500	105,500	99.1%	70	13	83	1,259	5	13	160	51	ap1991
1999	104,300	105,350	99.0%	59	14	73	1,428	5	14	147	51	ap2000
2000	104,600	105,500	99.1%	62	14	76	1,376	4	14	132	51	ap2001
2001	106,497	107,095	99.4%	94	13	107	995	4	14	107	51	ap2002
2002	106,402	107,000	99.4%	63	9	72	1,477	4	9	104	51	ap2003
2003	105,835	106,450	99.4%	61	9	70	1,511	4	9	101	51	ap2004
2004	105,835	106,500	99.4%	59	9	68	1,556	8	9	100	51	ap2005
2010	108,095	109,132	99.0%	56	9	65	1,663	8	10	83	51	ap2011
2014	108,000	108,685	99.4%	62	10	72	1,500	6	12	60	51	ap2015
2017	107,800	108,800	99.1%	57	12	69	1,562	5	12	68	51	ap2018
2020	108,760	109,132	99.7%	59	12	71	1,531	5	14	67	50	ap2021
2022	108,800	109,132	99.7%	57	12	69	1,576	5	15	60	51	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bartolomeo Aldomarisso † (Bishop: 1304 to 1318)
Antonio Attilio † (Bishop: 5 May 1518 to 1536)
Sancio de Ayerbe † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1517 to 1518)
Angelo Balzano † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 29 Apr 1909)
Oddo Bernacchia † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1924 to 19 Mar 1962)
Vincenzo Bisceglia † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 12 Feb 1889)
Giovanni Battista Bolognese † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 19 Apr 1822)
Pietro Bottazzi † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Apr 1849 to 5 Sep 1851)
Giuseppe Bucarelli † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1769 to Apr 1780)
Rocco Caliandro † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1912 to 14 Mar 1924)
Giovanni Capitoli † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 14 Feb 1911)
Gerolamo Cappello, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1626 to 1643)
Domenico Catalani † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1706 to Oct 1709)
Domenico del Ciarda, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 1381 to 1387)
Stefano da Civita Castellana, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1403 to 7 Jul 1406)
Pietro Consiglio † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1824 to 13 Mar 1826)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 13 Jun 1644)
Biagio d’Agostino † (Priest: 3 Apr 1920; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1951 to 14 May 1954)
Marcello Dentice † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1565 to 1569)
Giovanni de’ Vecchi de Galionisso † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1497 to 1509)
Salvatore di Aloisio † (Bishop: 15 May 1719 to Aug 1729)
Raffaele di Nonno, C.Ss.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Aug 1883; Bishop: 12 Feb 1889 to 16 Jan 1893)
Alberto Drago, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1599 to 3 Jan 1601)
Vincenzo Durante † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1539 to 1565)
Pietro Duranti † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1536 to 5 Jul 1539)
Tommaso Maria Farina, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1718 to Dec 1718)
Cesare Ferranti † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1569 to 1593)
Tommaso Giannelli † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1753 to Nov 1768)
Angelo Antonio Guiliani (Gulionisio) † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1509 to 1517)
Antonio Leoncillo † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1651 to 1653)
Francesco Macarone-Palmieri † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Mar 1877 to 28 Feb 1879)
Carlo Mannello † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1653 to 1662)
Cherubino Manzoni, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1644 to 1651)
Fabrizio Maracchi † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1662 to Aug 1676)
Federico Mezio † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1602 to 1612)
Hector de Monte † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1626 to Jul 1626)
Camillo Moro † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1612 to 2 Mar 1626)
Annibale Muzi † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1594 to 11 Oct 1594)
Michele Petirro † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1689 to 14 Dec 1705)
Isidoro Pitellia, O.M. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 22 Sep 1752)
Giovanni Proni † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1962 to 10 Mar 1970)
Marcus Antonius Rossi † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1688 to 27 Jun 1688)
Gennaro de Rubertis † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 1 Sep 1845)
Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † (Bishop: 13 May 1980 to 7 Dec 1988)
Giovanni di Sangemini, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1379)
Pietro Santoro † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1970 to 15 Oct 1979)
Antonio Savo de’ Panicoli † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1677 to Nov 1687)
Francesco Scotti † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1594 to 1599)
Jacopo Senis, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1372)
Giuseppe Antonio Silvestri † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1729 to May 1743)
Francesco della Stella † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1364 to 1372)
Antonio de Termoli, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1422 to 1455)
Anselmo Maria Toppi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 1800)
Domenico Ventura † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1846 to 20 Apr 1849)
Andrea † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1388 to 1390)
Antonio † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1402 to 1403)
Bartolomeo † (Bishop: 1352)
Costantino † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1390 to 1395)
Giacomo † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1473 to 1496)
Giovanni † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1318)
Leonardus , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 May 1465 to 1472)
Luca † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1353 to 1364)
Paolo † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1406 to 1422)
Pietro † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1395 to 1400)
Tommaso † (Bishop: 1400)
Tuccio † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1455 to 1465)
Valentino † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1254)

Source(s)

Diocese of Termoli
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 483, and Page 484
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 247
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 312
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 334
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 376
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 403
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 366
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 549
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 932, to Page 933
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 594, and Page 595
Diocese of Termoli-Larino
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 806, to Page 808

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