Archdiocese of Taranto

Historical Details

• Diocese of Taranto
  • Latin Name: Tarentina
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Enrico Cerasolo † (Apr 1252 Appointed - Aug 1274 Died)
• Enrico Cerasolo † (9 Jan 1274 Appointed - 1298 Died)
• Gualtiero Saraceno † (22 Jun 1299 Appointed - 1301 Died)
• Gregorio da Capua, O.P. † (13 Nov 1301 Appointed - 1334 Died)
• Ruggero Capitignono † (26 Apr 1334 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Bertrand de Castronovo (Châteauneuf) † ( 1348 Appointed - 7 Jan 1349 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Giacomo de Atri † (7 Jan 1349 Appointed - 1378 Died)
• Marion del Giudice † (4 Jun 1380 Appointed - 1383 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana)
• Martino † (20 Nov 1381 Appointed - )
• Matteo Spina † (28 May 1384 Appointed - )
• Pietro Amelli, O.E.S.A. † ( 1386 Appointed - 12 Nov 1387 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
• Pietro † (12 Apr 1389 Appointed - 1391 Died)
• Elisario , O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1391 Appointed - )
• Bartolomeo d’Aprano † ( 1395 Appointed - 17 Mar 1400 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Jacopo Palladini † (24 Mar 1400 Appointed - 16 Nov 1401 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Firenze)
• Alamanno Adimari † (16 Nov 1401 Appointed - 3 Nov 1406 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Ludovico Bonito † ( 1407 Appointed - 1412 Resigned)
• Rinaldo Brancaccio † (3 Jul 1412 Appointed - 1420 Resigned)
• Giovanni Berardi † (20 Oct 1421 Appointed - 8 Jan 1440 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo)
• Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) † ( 1440 Appointed - 7 Mar 1444 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati)
• Mario Orsini † (30 Jul 1445 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Latino Orsini † (30 Oct 1472 Appointed - 11 Aug 1477 Died)
• Giovanni d’Aragona † (10 Nov 1477 Appointed - 17 Oct 1485 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Petrucci (Petruzzi) † (17 Nov 1485 Appointed - 26 Jan 1489 Resigned)
• Francesco de Paretz † (26 Jan 1489 Appointed - 1491 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (5 Nov 1490 Appointed - 24 Sep 1498 Resigned)
• Enrico Bruno, O.P. † (24 Sep 1498 Appointed - 1509 Died)
• Orlando Carretto della Rovere † (10 Oct 1509 Appointed - 24 Apr 1510 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth)
• Giovanni Maria Poderico † (24 Apr 1510 Appointed - 1524 Died)
• Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de’ Medici † (15 Dec 1525 Appointed - 8 Jan 1528 Died)
• Girolamo d’Ippolito, O.P. † (18 Jan 1528 Appointed - Aug 1528 Died)
• Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (31 Aug 1528 Appointed - 17 Aug 1543 Died)
• Francesco Colonna † (22 Oct 1544 Appointed - 1560 Died)
• Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) † (9 Jul 1560 Appointed - 13 Oct 1568 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Girolamo di Corregio † (13 May 1569 Appointed - 9 Oct 1572 Died)
• Lelio Brancaccio † (15 Nov 1574 Appointed - 1599 Died)
• Juan de Castro, O.S.B. † (20 Mar 1600 Appointed - 11 Nov 1601 Died)
• Ottavio Mirto Frangipani † (20 Jun 1605 Appointed - 24 Jul 1612 Died)
• Bonifazio Caetani † (22 Apr 1613 Appointed - 24 Jun 1617 Died)
• Antonio d’Aquino † (23 Jul 1618 Appointed - 27 Aug 1627 Died)
• Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega † (24 Jan 1628 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1630 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo)
• Gil Carrillo de Albornoz † (23 Sep 1630 Appointed - 30 Mar 1637 Resigned)
• Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. † (30 Mar 1637 Confirmed - 1663 Died)
• Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. † (13 Apr 1665 Appointed - 5 Nov 1682 Died)
• Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. † (27 Sep 1683 Appointed - 19 Feb 1703 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Giovanni Battista Stella † (30 Aug 1713 Appointed - Dec 1725 Died)
• Giovanni Fabrizio de Capua † (22 Dec 1727 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1730 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. † (30 Apr 1731 Confirmed - 31 Mar 1732 Resigned)
• Casimiro Rossi † (19 Jan 1733 Confirmed - 5 May 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Giovanni Rossi, C.R. † (21 May 1738 Appointed - 20 Feb 1750 Died)
• Antonino Sersale † (16 Nov 1750 Appointed - 11 Feb 1754 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Isidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. † (22 Apr 1754 Confirmed - 28 May 1759 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Francesco Saverio Mastrilli, C.R. † (13 Jul 1759 Confirmed - Oct 1777 Died)
• Giuseppe Capecelatro † (30 Mar 1778 Confirmed - 28 Mar 1817 Resigned)
• Giovanni Antonio de Fulgure, C.M. † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1833 Died)
• Raffaele Blundo † (6 Apr 1835 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1855 Died)
• Giuseppe Rotondo (Rotundo) † (17 Dec 1855 Confirmed - 20 Jan 1885 Died)
• Pietro Alfonso Jorio (Iorio) † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 15 Nov 1908 Resigned)
• Carlo Giuseppe Cecchini, O.P. † (4 Dec 1909 Appointed - 17 Dec 1916 Died)
• Orazio Mazzella † (14 Apr 1917 Appointed - 1 Nov 1934 Resigned)
• Ferdinando Bernardi † (21 Jan 1935 Appointed - 18 Nov 1961 Died)
• Guglielmo Motolese † (16 Jan 1962 Appointed - 10 Oct 1987 Retired)
• Salvatore De Giorgi (10 Oct 1987 Appointed - 11 May 1990 Resigned)
• Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † (11 May 1990 Appointed - 21 Nov 2011 Retired)
• Filippo Santoro (21 Nov 2011 Appointed - 22 Jul 2023 Retired)
• Ciro Miniero (22 Jul 2023 Succeeded - )

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 Taranto
1886		87,139	.0%			289	0				21	OTC
1950	345,000	345,800	99.8%	141	56	197	1,751		75	242	43	ap1951
1970	358,400	358,999	99.8%	116	80	196	1,828		95	500	67	ap1971
1980	401,313	403,208	99.5%	116	96	212	1,892		107	534	73	ap1981
1990	413,085	417,168	99.0%	117	98	215	1,921	1	104	463	80	ap1991
1999	405,563	408,218	99.3%	132	87	219	1,851	12	96	358	83	ap2000
2000	408,212	411,655	99.2%	132	86	218	1,872	15	95	376	83	ap2001
2001	391,941	395,178	99.2%	139	88	227	1,726	15	94	369	86	ap2002
2002	406,703	410,203	99.1%	138	84	222	1,831	17	93	325	86	ap2003
2003	406,954	410,502	99.1%	142	85	227	1,792	17	95	350	87	ap2004
2004	405,870	409,350	99.1%	143	80	223	1,820	15	90	366	82	ap2005
2010	405,542	408,481	99.3%	167	69	236	1,718	16	70	314	89	ap2011
2014	412,500	415,500	99.3%	155	65	220	1,875	14	68	282	88	ap2015
2017	391,528	400,122	97.9%	156	59	215	1,821	14	62	268	88	ap2018
2020	380,431	391,231	97.2%	159	46	205	1,855	12	49	213	86	ap2021
2022	375,700	385,900	97.4%	161	47	208	1,806	12	50	213	86	ap2023
2023	375,700	385,900	97.4%	163	47	210	1,789	12	50	213	86	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Salvatore De Giorgi (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1987 to 11 May 1990)
• Pietro Maria Fragnelli (Priest: 26 Jun 1977 to 14 Feb 2003)
• Salvatore Ligorio (Deacon: 25 Mar 1972; Priest: 13 Jul 1972 to 19 Dec 1997)
• Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.
• Ciro Miniero (Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Oct 2022; Archbishop: 22 Jul 2023)
• Gianpiero Palmieri
• Angelo Raffaele Panzetta (Priest: 14 Apr 1993 to 7 Nov 2019)
• Giuseppe Russo (Priest: 24 Jun 1995 to 7 Dec 2023)
• Filippo Santoro (Archbishop: 21 Nov 2011 to 22 Jul 2023)
• Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J.

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alamanno Adimari † (Archbishop: 16 Nov 1401 to 3 Nov 1406)
• Antonio de Agello †
• Pietro Amelli, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 1386 to 12 Nov 1387)
• Bartolomeo d’Aprano † (Archbishop: 1395 to 17 Mar 1400)
• Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de’ Medici † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1525 to 8 Jan 1528)
• Giacomo de Atri † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1349 to 1378)
• Cleto Bellucci † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1969 to 22 Jul 1970)
• Giovanni Berardi † (Archbishop: 20 Oct 1421 to 8 Jan 1440)
• Ferdinando Bernardi † (Archbishop: 21 Jan 1935 to 18 Nov 1961)
• Raffaele Blundo † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 20 Jun 1855)
• Ludovico Bonito † (Archbishop: 1407 to 1412)
• Lelio Brancaccio † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1574 to 1599)
• Rinaldo Brancaccio † (Administrator: 3 Jul 1412 to 1420)
• Enrico Bruno, O.P. † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1498 to 1509)
• Giovanni Antonio Buccarelli †
• Antonio Bucci †
• Bonifazio Caetani † (Archbishop: 22 Apr 1613 to 24 Jun 1617)
• Giuseppe Capecelatro † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1778 to 28 Mar 1817)
• Ruggero Capitignono † (Archbishop: 26 Apr 1334 to 1348)
• Giovanni Fabrizio de Capua † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1727 to 11 Dec 1730)
• Gregorio da Capua, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Nov 1301 to 1334)
• Giacomo Caracciolo †
• Innico Caracciolo (Jr.) †
• Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1637 to 1663)
• Orlando Carretto della Rovere † (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1509 to 24 Apr 1510)
• Gil Carrillo de Albornoz † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1630 to 30 Mar 1637)
• Juan de Castro, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1600 to 11 Nov 1601)
• Bertrand de Castronovo (Châteauneuf) † (Archbishop: 1348 to 7 Jan 1349)
• Carlo Giuseppe Cecchini, O.P. † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1909 to 17 Dec 1916)
• Enrico Cerasolo † (Archbishop: Apr 1252 to Aug 1274)
• Enrico Cerasolo † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1274 to 1298)
• Giuliano Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 1440 to 7 Mar 1444)
• Francesco Colonna † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1544 to 1560)
• Marcantonio Colonna (Sr.) † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1560 to 13 Oct 1568)
• Girolamo di Corregio † (Archbishop: 13 May 1569 to 9 Oct 1572)
• Antonio d’Aquino † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1618 to 27 Aug 1627)
• Giovanni d’Aragona † (Administrator: 10 Nov 1477 to 17 Oct 1485)
• Alessandro Faccipecora †
• Giovanni Antonio de Fulgure, C.M. † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 6 Jan 1833)
• Celestino Galiano, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1731 to 31 Mar 1732)
• Marion del Giudice † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1380 to 1383)
• Girolamo d’Ippolito, O.P. † (Archbishop: 18 Jan 1528 to Aug 1528)
• Pietro Alfonso Jorio (Iorio) † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 15 Nov 1908)
• Nicola Margiotta †
• Francesco Saverio Mastrilli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1759 to Oct 1777)
• Orazio Mazzella † (Archbishop: 14 Apr 1917 to 1 Nov 1934)
• Ottavio Mirto Frangipani † (Archbishop: 20 Jun 1605 to 24 Jul 1612)
• Guglielmo Motolese † (Priest: 7 Dec 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jun 1952; Archbishop: 16 Jan 1962 to 10 Oct 1987)
• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (Administrator: 5 Nov 1490 to 24 Sep 1498)
• Latino Orsini † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1472 to 11 Aug 1477)
• Mario Orsini † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1445 to 1472)
• Jacopo Palladini † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1400 to 16 Nov 1401)
• Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 11 May 1990 to 21 Nov 2011)
• Francesco de Paretz † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1489 to 1491)
• Giovanni Battista Petrucci (Petruzzi) † (Archbishop: 17 Nov 1485 to 26 Jan 1489)
• Francesco Pignatelli (Sr.), C.R. † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1683 to 19 Feb 1703)
• Giovanni Maria Poderico † (Archbishop: 24 Apr 1510 to 1524)
• Giuseppe Ricciardi †
• Casimiro Rossi † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1733 to 5 May 1738)
• Giovanni Rossi, C.R. † (Archbishop: 21 May 1738 to 20 Feb 1750)
• Giuseppe Rotondo (Rotundo) † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1855 to 20 Jan 1885)
• Isidoro Sánchez de Luna, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 Apr 1754 to 28 May 1759)
• Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1628 to 23 Sep 1630)
• Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1528 to 17 Aug 1543)
• Giovanni Battista Santorio †
• Gualtiero Saraceno † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1299 to 1301)
• Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1665 to 5 Nov 1682)
• Alberico Semeraro † (Priest: 11 Apr 1925 to 1 May 1947)
• Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. †
• Antonino Sersale † (Archbishop: 16 Nov 1750 to 11 Feb 1754)
• Matteo Spina † (Archbishop: 28 May 1384)
• Giovanni Battista Stella † (Archbishop: 30 Aug 1713 to Dec 1725)
• Nicola da Taranto †
• Elisario , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1391)
• Leonardo †
• Martino † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1381)
• Pietro † (Archbishop: 12 Apr 1389 to 1391)

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