Diocese of Bovino

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bovino
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 396 (152 Square Miles)

Past Ordinaries

• Rostagno † ( 1328 Appointed - 1329 Died)
• Ruggero , O.F.M. † (1 May 1329 Appointed - 1340 Died)
• Matteo † ( 1340 Appointed - )
• Guglielmo de Cabilone, O.P. † (8 Mar 1346 Appointed - 1349 Died)
• Nicola , O.S.B. † (19 Jun 1349 Appointed - 1353 Died)
• Pietro d’Argentino, O.E.S.A. † (12 Feb 1354 Appointed - 1370 Died)
• Domenico de Sassinoro † (31 Jan 1371 Appointed - Mar 1371 Died)
• Bartolomeo de Sperella, O.F.M. † (3 Sep 1371 Appointed - )
• Pietro da Auletta, O.P. † ( 1381 Appointed - )
• Bernardo Ferrari † (2 Sep 1386 Appointed - )
• Antonio , O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1397 Appointed - 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Tortiboli)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (24 Aug 1403 Appointed - 1407 Resigned)
• Pietro da Auletta, O.P. † (15 Apr 1407 Appointed - 1425 Died)
• Bartolomeo de Sperella, O.F.M. † (31 Aug 1425 Appointed - 1427 Died)
• Pietro degli Scaleri † (28 Jul 1427 Appointed - 18 Mar 1463 Died)
• Natale de Lombardi † (18 Apr 1463 Appointed - 1477 Died)
• Giovanni Candida † (2 Mar 1477 Appointed - 1499 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Gagliardi † (10 May 1499 Appointed - 1510 Died)
• Giovanni de’ Capellani † (19 Mar 1513 Appointed - 1529 Died)
• Benedetto de Accolti † (24 Jan 1530 Appointed - 15 Apr 1535 Resigned)
• Esteban Gabriel Merino † (15 Apr 1535 Appointed - 28 Jul 1535 Died)
• Alfonso Oliva, O.S.A. † (20 Aug 1535 Appointed - 13 May 1541 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Ferdinando D’Anna † (13 May 1541 Appointed - 1565 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico D’Anna † ( 1565 Succeeded - 1578 Died)
• Angelo Giustiniani † (14 May 1578 Appointed - 29 Aug 1600 Died)
• Paolo Tolosa, C.R. † (30 Apr 1601 Appointed - 16 Dec 1615 Appointed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Giovanni Antonio Galderisi † (11 Jan 1616 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Vincenzo Roviglioni † (3 Jun 1658 Appointed - 14 Sep 1669 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Curzio † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - Aug 1672 Died)
• Giuseppe di Giacomo † (27 Feb 1673 Appointed - 21 Mar 1684 Died)
• Angelo Cerasi † (5 Feb 1685 Appointed - 11 Dec 1728 Died)
• Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (7 Feb 1729 Appointed - Jul 1752 Died)
• Tommaso Pacelli † (27 Nov 1752 Appointed - 4 Oct 1780 Died)
• Nicola Molinari, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 18 Jan 1792 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria Parruco Tries, O.P. † (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 8 Aug 1798 Died)
• Paolo Garzilli † (2 Oct 1818 Confirmed - 2 Jul 1832 Confirmed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
• Francesco Iovinelli, C.M. † (29 Jul 1833 Confirmed - 8 Nov 1836 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Farace † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 10 May 1851 Died)
• Filippo Gallo, C.M. † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 9 Mar 1858 Resigned)
• Giovanni Montuoro † (20 Jun 1859 Appointed - 24 Mar 1862 Died)
• Alessandro Cantoli, O.F.M. Obs. † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 16 Oct 1884 Died)
• Salvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. † (10 Nov 1884 Appointed - 23 May 1887 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
• Michele de Jorio † (25 Nov 1887 Appointed - 4 Feb 1898 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
• Giuseppe Padula † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 2 Aug 1908 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino)
• Uberto Maria Fiodo † (9 Dec 1910 Appointed - 28 Apr 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
• Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. † (27 Mar 1923 Appointed - 24 Oct 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
• Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † (13 Mar 1937 Appointed - 9 Dec 1959 Retired)
• Renato Luisi † (17 Dec 1959 Appointed - 30 Jun 1963 Appointed, Bishop of Nicastro)
• Giuseppe Lenotti † (14 Dec 1974 Appointed - 28 Jan 1981 Died)
• Salvatore De Giorgi (4 Apr 1981 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino)

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
1886		30,585	.0%			104	0				10	OTC
1950	37,400	37,477	99.8%	24	8	32	1,168		5	40	12	ap1951
1959	37,365	37,369	100.0%	24	10	34	1,098		8	30	12	ap1960
1970	35,200	35,242	99.9%	23	9	32	1,100		9	28	14	ap1971
1980	23,500	23,810	98.7%	20	6	26	903		6	30	13	ap1981

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Salvatore De Giorgi (Bishop: 4 Apr 1981 to 30 Sep 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedetto de Accolti † (Administrator: 24 Jan 1530 to 15 Apr 1535)
• Pietro d’Argentino, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1354 to 1370)
• Pietro da Auletta, O.P. † (Bishop: 1381)
• Salvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 23 May 1887)
• Guglielmo de Cabilone, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1346 to 1349)
• Giovanni Candida † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1477 to 1499)
• Alessandro Cantoli, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 16 Oct 1884)
• Angelo Cerasi † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1685 to 11 Dec 1728)
• Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1923 to 24 Oct 1930)
• Francesco Antonio Curzio † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to Aug 1672)
• Ferdinando D’Anna † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 May 1541 to 1565)
• Giovanni Domenico D’Anna † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Sep 1561; Bishop: 1565 to 1578)
• Giovanni de’ Capellani † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1513 to 1529)
• Pietro degli Scaleri † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1427 to 18 Mar 1463)
• Mario De Santis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 1967 to 17 Jan 1985)
• Giuseppe di Giacomo † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1673 to 21 Mar 1684)
• Tiberio Durante †
• Francesco Saverio Farace † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 10 May 1851)
• Bernardo Ferrari † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1386)
• Uberto Maria Fiodo † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1910 to 28 Apr 1922)
• Giovanni Battista Gagliardi † (Bishop: 10 May 1499 to 1510)
• Giovanni Antonio Galderisi † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1616 to 1658)
• Filippo Gallo, C.M. † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 9 Mar 1858)
• Paolo Garzilli † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 2 Jul 1832)
• Angelo Giustiniani † (Bishop: 14 May 1578 to 29 Aug 1600)
• Francesco Iovinelli, C.M. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1833 to 8 Nov 1836)
• Michele de Jorio † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 4 Feb 1898)
• Giuseppe Lenotti † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1974 to 28 Jan 1981)
• Natale de Lombardi † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1463 to 1477)
• Bl. Antonio Lucci, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1729 to Jul 1752)
• Renato Luisi † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1959 to 30 Jun 1963)
• Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.M. †
• Esteban Gabriel Merino † (Administrator: 15 Apr 1535 to 28 Jul 1535)
• Nicola Molinari, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 18 Jan 1792)
• Giovanni Montuoro † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1859 to 24 Mar 1862)
• Alfonso Oliva, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1535 to 13 May 1541)
• Tommaso Pacelli † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1752 to 4 Oct 1780)
• Giuseppe Padula † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 2 Aug 1908)
• Vincenzo Maria Parruco Tries, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1798 to 8 Aug 1798)
• Vincenzo Roviglioni † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1658 to 14 Sep 1669)
• Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1937 to 9 Dec 1959)
• Domenico de Sassinoro † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1371 to Mar 1371)
• Bartolomeo de Sperella, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1371)
• Paolo Tolosa, C.R. † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1601 to 16 Dec 1615)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1403 to 1407)
• Antonio , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1397 to 1403)
• Giovanni †
• Matteo † (Bishop: 1340)
• Nicola , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1349 to 1353)
• Rostagno † (Bishop: 1328 to 1329)
• Ruggero , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 May 1329 to 1340)

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