Oria (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vincenzo Pisanello, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 8 May 1591
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Taranto
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 921 (355 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Puglia
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidioria.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Cattedrale 9, 72024 Oria [Brindisi], Italia
Telephone: 0831.84.50.93
Fax: 0831.84.98.44

Past and Present Ordinaries

Vincenzo del Tufo, C.R. † (10 Jun 1596 Appointed - 26 Sep 1600 Died)
Lucio Fornari † (16 Sep 1601 Appointed - Sep 1618 Died)
Giandomenico Ridolfi, C.R. † (27 Jan 1620 Appointed - 15 Jul 1630 Died)
Marco Antonio Parisi † (24 Nov 1632 Confirmed - 24 Jan 1649 Died)
Raffaele de Palma, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 Feb 1650 Appointed - 5 Mar 1674 Died)
Carlo Cuzzolini † (9 Sep 1675 Confirmed - 25 Feb 1697 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
Tommaso Maria Franza, O.P. † (3 Jun 1697 Appointed - 28 Jan 1719 Died)
Giambattista Labanchi † (27 May 1720 Appointed - 15 Jul 1746 Died)
Castrensis Scaja † (28 Nov 1746 Appointed - 12 Oct 1755 Died)
François Joseph Antoine de los Reyes † (5 Apr 1756 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1769 Died)
Giovanni Capece † (12 Mar 1770 Confirmed - Nov 1770 Died)
Enrico Celaja † (30 Mar 1772 Confirmed - Mar 1780 Died)
Alexander Maria Calefati † (17 Sep 1781 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1793 Died)
Fabrizio Cimino, C.SS.R. † (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 22 Mar 1818 Died)
Francesco Saverio Triggiani, O.F.M. Conv. † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 27 Dec 1828 Resigned)
Michele Lanzetta † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1832 Resigned)
Giovanni Domenico di Guido † (29 Jul 1833 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1848 Died)
Luigi Margarita, C.M. † (17 Feb 1851 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1888 Died)
Tommaso Montefusco † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 21 Jun 1895 Died)
Teodosio Maria Gargiulo † (21 Jun 1895 Succeeded - 16 Dec 1902 Died)
Antonio di Tommaso † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 8 Feb 1947 Retired)
Alberico Semeraro † (1 May 1947 Appointed - 17 Mar 1978 Retired)
Salvatore De Giorgi (17 Mar 1978 Succeeded - 4 Apr 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Foggia)
Armando Franco † (12 Sep 1981 Appointed - 15 Dec 1997 Died)
Marcello Semeraro (25 Jul 1998 Appointed - 1 Oct 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Albano)
Michele Castoro † (14 May 2005 Appointed - 15 Jul 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo)
Vincenzo Pisanello (23 Jan 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
8 May 1591	Erected	Archdiocese of Brindisi	Diocese of Oria (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1886 74,068 .0% 262 0 15 OTC

1949 148,600 150,000 99.1% 83 89 172 863 130 168 21 ap1951

1969 161,430 161,664 99.9% 63 103 166 972 134 297 29 ap1971

1980 171,500 173,436 98.9% 58 75 133 1,289 95 343 35 ap1981

1990 175,000 178,486 98.0% 54 73 127 1,377 90 280 42 ap1991

1999 177,600 180,571 98.4% 56 52 108 1,644 6 65 268 40 ap2000

2000 178,700 181,694 98.4% 59 50 109 1,639 6 63 265 42 ap2001

2001 178,700 181,694 98.4% 62 48 110 1,624 6 59 236 42 ap2002

2002 178,700 181,694 98.4% 67 47 114 1,567 6 58 236 42 ap2003

2003 178,700 181,694 98.4% 62 47 109 1,639 6 64 235 42 ap2004

2004 178,700 181,694 98.4% 63 58 121 1,476 6 59 236 42 ap2005

2013 167,800 177,743 94.4% 76 42 118 1,422 5 45 197 43 ap2014

2016 168,800 177,650 95.0% 76 36 112 1,507 4 38 195 43 ap2017

2019 165,050 174,415 94.6% 77 27 104 1,587 4 27 138 43 ap2020

2021 165,198 174,206 94.8% 75 22 97 1,703 4 24 144 42 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1886		74,068	.0%			262	0				15	OTC
1949	148,600	150,000	99.1%	83	89	172	863		130	168	21	ap1951
1969	161,430	161,664	99.9%	63	103	166	972		134	297	29	ap1971
1980	171,500	173,436	98.9%	58	75	133	1,289		95	343	35	ap1981
1990	175,000	178,486	98.0%	54	73	127	1,377		90	280	42	ap1991
1999	177,600	180,571	98.4%	56	52	108	1,644	6	65	268	40	ap2000
2000	178,700	181,694	98.4%	59	50	109	1,639	6	63	265	42	ap2001
2001	178,700	181,694	98.4%	62	48	110	1,624	6	59	236	42	ap2002
2002	178,700	181,694	98.4%	67	47	114	1,567	6	58	236	42	ap2003
2003	178,700	181,694	98.4%	62	47	109	1,639	6	64	235	42	ap2004
2004	178,700	181,694	98.4%	63	58	121	1,476	6	59	236	42	ap2005
2013	167,800	177,743	94.4%	76	42	118	1,422	5	45	197	43	ap2014
2016	168,800	177,650	95.0%	76	36	112	1,507	4	38	195	43	ap2017
2019	165,050	174,415	94.6%	77	27	104	1,587	4	27	138	43	ap2020
2021	165,198	174,206	94.8%	75	22	97	1,703	4	24	144	42	ap2022