Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova

Historical Details

• Diocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Latin Name: Rheginensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
  • Latin Name: Rheginensis
  • Elevated: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bonifatius † ( 593 Appointed - )
• Giacomo † (16 Aug 1199 Appointed - 1216 Died)
• Pandon (Lando) † ( 1217 Appointed - 9 Feb 1236 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Vernaccio † ( 1252 Appointed - )
• Giacomo de Castiglione † (11 Mar 1259 Appointed - 1277 Died)
• Gentile , O.F.M. † ( 1279 Appointed - 1307 Died)
• Tommaso Ruffo † (7 Aug 1307 Appointed - 1316 Died)
• Pierre , O.E.S.A. † (30 Apr 1321 Appointed - 1328 Died)
• Pietro de Galganis † (5 Oct 1328 Appointed - 29 Jan 1354 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Filippo Castigiol Morelli † (29 Jan 1354 Appointed - 1364 Died)
• Carlo Urso † (12 Feb 1364 Appointed - 1371 Died)
• Tommaso della Porta † (19 Jan 1372 Appointed - )
• Giordano Ruffo † ( 1382 Appointed - 1404 Died)
• Pietro Filomarini † (4 Aug 1404 Appointed - 1420 Died)
• Bartolomeo Gattola † (14 Nov 1421 Appointed - 14 Oct 1426 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Gaspare Colonna † ( 1426 Appointed - 7 Jan 1429 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Paolo di Segni † (4 Feb 1429 Appointed - 1437 Resigned)
• Guglielmo Logoteta † (18 May 1440 Appointed - 1449 Died)
• Angelo Grassi † (30 Apr 1449 Appointed - 1453 Died)
• Antonio de Rizzi † (4 Jun 1453 Appointed - 1488 Died)
• Marco Miroldi, O.P. † (4 Jan 1491 Appointed - 1495 Died)
• Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † (18 Feb 1497 Appointed - 24 Jul 1506 Resigned)
• Francesco Isvales † (24 Jul 1506 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Roberto Latino Orsini † (23 Jul 1512 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (24 Aug 1520 Appointed - 1 Oct 1520 Resigned)
• Pietro Trivulzio † (1 Oct 1520 Appointed - 1523 Resigned)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (26 Nov 1523 Appointed - 1529 Resigned)
• Girolamo Centelles † (16 Jul 1529 Appointed - 1535 Resigned)
• Agostino Gonzaga † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 1557 Died)
• Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 28 Dec 1592 Died)
• Annibale D’Afflitto † (15 Nov 1593 Appointed - 1 Apr 1638 Died)
• Gaspar de Creales Arce † (12 Dec 1644 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Matteo di Génnaro † (5 Apr 1660 Appointed - 21 Jan 1674 Died)
• Martín Ibáñez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. † (27 May 1675 Appointed - Sep 1695 Died)
• Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (21 May 1696 Appointed - Jul 1726 Died)
• Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (25 Jun 1727 Confirmed - 4 May 1756 Died)
• Domenico Zicari † (3 Jan 1757 Confirmed - 23 Oct 1760 Died)
• Matteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini † (6 Apr 1761 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1766 Resigned)
• Alberto Maria (Leonardo Antonio Pasquale) Capobianco, O.P. † (6 Apr 1767 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1792 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Maria Cenicela, O.F.M. Disc. † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1814 Died)
• Alessandro Tommasini † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1826 Died)
• Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 18 May 1829 Confirmed, Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti)
• Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (18 May 1829 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1836 Confirmed, Archbishop of Conza e Campagna)
• Pietro di Benedetto † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 25 Feb 1855 Died)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (28 Sep 1855 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1871 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
• Francesco Saverio Basile † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 26 Dec 1871 Died)
• Francesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. † (6 May 1872 Appointed - 14 Mar 1888 Resigned)
• Gennaro Portanova † (16 Mar 1888 Appointed - 25 Apr 1908 Died)
• Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (18 Sep 1909 Appointed - 26 May 1926 Died)
• Carmelo Pujia † (11 Feb 1927 Appointed - 19 Aug 1937 Died)
• Enrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. † (9 Jun 1938 Appointed - 31 Jan 1943 Died)
• Antonio Lanza † (12 May 1943 Appointed - 23 Jun 1950 Died)
• Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. † (14 Sep 1950 Appointed - 4 Jun 1977 Retired)
• Aurelio Sorrentino † (4 Jun 1977 Appointed - 28 Jul 1990 Retired)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (28 Jul 1990 Appointed - 13 Jul 2013 Retired)
• Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (13 Jul 2013 Appointed - 20 Mar 2021 Retired)
• Fortunato Morrone (20 Mar 2021 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 Reggio Calabria
1886		126,637	.0%			393	0				86	OTC
1949	211,900	212,476	99.7%	167	34	201	1,054		52	365	100	ap1951
1969	230,471	231,218	99.7%	151	59	210	1,097		69	550	103	ap1971
1980	245,000	247,000	99.2%	146	55	201	1,218		59	547	116	ap1981
Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
1990	263,000	269,050	97.8%	126	54	180	1,461	1	57	625	135	ap1991
1999	270,420	278,820	97.0%	118	57	175	1,545	18	66	601	136	ap2000
2000	270,420	288,501	93.7%	107	57	164	1,648	17	66	601	136	ap2001
2001	270,420	288,501	93.7%	107	57	164	1,648	27	66	601	136	ap2002
2002	270,420	288,501	93.7%	118	57	175	1,545	27	73	601	136	ap2003
2003	270,420	288,500	93.7%	117	57	174	1,554	28	75	598	136	ap2004
2004	277,219	279,418	99.2%	106	63	169	1,640	27	78	601	121	ap2005
2010	278,500	282,240	98.7%	118	64	182	1,530	37	70	324	119	ap2011
2014	279,260	283,720	98.4%	119	53	172	1,623	40	61	324	119	ap2015
2017	281,200	285,600	98.5%	106	51	157	1,791	44	55	322	119	ap2018
2020	278,315	282,760	98.4%	112	37	149	1,867	49	45	322	120	ap2021
2022	275,000	279,000	98.6%	113	36	149	1,845	49	44	322	120	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (Archbishop: 13 Jul 2013 to 20 Mar 2021)
• Santo Marcianò (Deacon: 24 Oct 1987; Priest: 9 Apr 1988 to 6 May 2006)
• Vittorio Luigi Mondello (Archbishop: 28 Jul 1990 to 13 Jul 2013)
• Fortunato Morrone (Archbishop: 20 Mar 2021 - )
• Salvatore Nunnari (Priest: 12 Jul 1964 to 30 Jan 1999)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Agostino † (Priest: 15 Jul 1951 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Francesco Saverio Basile † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 26 Dec 1871)
• Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 18 May 1829)
• Pietro di Benedetto † (Archbishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 25 Feb 1855)
• Alberto Maria (Leonardo Antonio Pasquale) Capobianco, O.P. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1767 to 9 Jun 1792)
• Andrea Cassone † (Priest: 22 Dec 1951 to 26 Mar 1992)
• Filippo Castigiol Morelli † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1354 to 1364)
• Giacomo de Castiglione † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1259 to 1277)
• Giuseppe Maria Cenicela, O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 17 Sep 1814)
• Girolamo Centelles † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1529 to 1535)
• Leone Ciampa, O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 18 May 1829 to 1 Feb 1836)
• Gaspare Colonna † (Archbishop: 1426 to 7 Jan 1429)
• Francesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 6 May 1872 to 14 Mar 1888)
• Gaspar de Creales Arce † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1644 to 1658)
• Annibale D’Afflitto † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1593 to 1 Apr 1638)
• Tommaso della Porta † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1372)
• Salvatore Di Salvo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1969 to 1971)
• Francesco Ferrante †
• Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1950 to 4 Jun 1977)
• Pietro Filomarini † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1404 to 1420)
• Pietro de Galganis † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1328 to 29 Jan 1354)
• Bartolomeo Gattola † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1421 to 14 Oct 1426)
• Matteo di Génnaro † (Archbishop: 5 Apr 1660 to 21 Jan 1674)
• Agostino Gonzaga † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 1557)
• Angelo Grassi † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1449 to 1453)
• Martín Ibáñez y Villanueva, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 27 May 1675 to Sep 1695)
• Francesco Isvales † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1506 to 1512)
• Pietro Isvalies (Isuali) † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1497 to 24 Jul 1506)
• Antonio Lanza † (Archbishop: 12 May 1943 to 23 Jun 1950)
• Guglielmo Logoteta † (Archbishop: 18 May 1440 to 1449)
• Antonio Maria de Lorenzo †
• Annibale Mascambruno †
• Antonio Mauro †
• Marco Miroldi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 4 Jan 1491 to 1495)
• Giovanni Andrea Monreale † (Archbishop: 21 May 1696 to Jul 1726)
• Enrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1938 to 31 Jan 1943)
• Giuseppe Moràbito †
• Roberto Latino Orsini † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1512 to 1520)
• Domingo (Damiano) Polou † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 4 May 1756)
• Gennaro Portanova † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1888 to 25 Apr 1908)
• Carmelo Pujia † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1927 to 19 Aug 1937)
• Mariano Ricciardi † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1855 to 24 Nov 1871)
• Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 28 Dec 1592)
• Antonio de Rizzi † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1453 to 1488)
• Giuseppe Romeo † (Priest: 19 May 1894 to 12 Jul 1913)
• Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1909 to 26 May 1926)
• Giordano Ruffo † (Archbishop: 1382 to 1404)
• Tommaso Ruffo † (Archbishop: 7 Aug 1307 to 1316)
• Matteo Saraceno (de’ Saraceni), O.F.M. †
• Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. †
• Domenico Scopelliti †
• Paolo di Segni † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1429 to 1437)
• Aurelio Sorrentino † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1977 to 28 Jul 1990)
• Matteo Gennaro Testa Piccolomini † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1761 to 21 Nov 1766)
• Alessandro Tommasini † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 18 Sep 1826)
• Luigi Tripepi †
• Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 24 Aug 1520 to 1 Oct 1520)
• Pietro Trivulzio † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1520 to 1523)
• Carlo Urso † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1364 to 1371)
• Domenico Zicari † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1757 to 23 Oct 1760)
• Bonifatius † (Bishop: 593 - )
• Gentile , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1279 to 1307)
• Giacomo † (Archbishop: 16 Aug 1199 to 1216)
• Pandon (Lando) † (Archbishop: 1217 to 9 Feb 1236)
• Pierre , O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1321 to 1328)
• Vernaccio † (Archbishop: 1252 - )

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