Archdiocese of Agrigento

Historical Details

• Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti)
  • Latin Name: Agrigentina
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monreale
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gentile † ( 1154 Appointed - 1171 Died)
• Bartolomeo † ( 1171 Appointed - Apr 1192 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Raynaldo Aquaviva † (6 Jun 1240 Appointed - )
• Goffredo de Roncioni, O.F.M. † (2 Aug 1263 Appointed - 28 Jan 1271 Died)
• Guido † (2 Jun 1273 Appointed - )
• Goberto † ( 1275 Appointed - 23 Aug 1286 Appointed, Bishop of Capaccio)
• Bertoldo di Labro † (10 Jan 1304 Appointed - )
• Matteo Orsini, O.P. † (20 Oct 1326 Appointed - 15 Jun 1327 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Filippo Hambaldi, O.P. † (6 Jun 1328 Appointed - )
• Ottaviano de Labro † (12 May 1350 Appointed - 8 Nov 1362 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Matteo de Fugardo † (16 Mar 1362 Appointed - )
• Gilforte Riccobono † (6 Mar 1392 Appointed - 23 Oct 1395 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Nicol� d’Assisi, O.S.B. † ( 1395 Appointed - 23 Aug 1398 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
• Nicol� de Burellis † (3 Jun 1398 Appointed - 1400 Died)
• Giovanni Cardella † (19 Oct 1400 Appointed - 1401 Appointed, Bishop of Castro [del Lazio])
• Giovanni di Pinu, O.F.M. † (1 Oct 1401 Appointed - )
• Filippo Ferrerio, O. Carm. † (4 Jul 1414 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• Lorenzo di Mesassal, O. Cist. † (16 Mar 1422 Appointed - 1441 Died)
• Matteo da Gimara, O.F.M. † (17 Sep 1442 Appointed - 1445 Resigned)
• Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. † (23 Jul 1445 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Domenico Xarth, O. Cist. † (10 Jan 1452 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Giovanni Cardellis, O.S.B. † (11 Dec 1472 Appointed - Feb 1479 Died)
• Juan de Castro † (20 Mar 1479 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1506 Died)
• Giuliano Cibo (Cybo) † (5 Oct 1506 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia † (28 May 1537 Appointed - 10 Oct 1544 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Rodolfo Pio † (10 Oct 1544 Appointed - 2 May 1564 Died)
• Luigi Suppa, O.P. † (13 Apr 1565 Appointed - 29 Sep 1569 Died)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (27 Aug 1571 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Cesare Marullo † (14 Jul 1574 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Juan Rojas † (9 Oct 1577 Appointed - 21 May 1578 Died)
• Antonio Lombardo † (30 Mar 1579 Appointed - 23 Jan 1585 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Diego Ha�do † (23 Jan 1585 Appointed - 14 Aug 1589 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Francesco del Pozzo † (23 Jan 1591 Appointed - 7 Mar 1593 Died)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (2 Dec 1594 Appointed - 16 Jan 1606 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
• Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (25 Jun 1607 Appointed - May 1622 Died)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (20 Mar 1623 Appointed - 6 Jul 1624 Died)
• Francesco Traina † (2 Mar 1627 Appointed - Oct 1651 Died)
• Ferdinando S�nchez de Cu�llar, O.S.A. † (26 May 1653 Appointed - 4 Jan 1657 Died)
• Francesco Gisulfo e Osorio † (30 Sep 1658 Appointed - Dec 1664 Died)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (15 Dec 1666 Appointed - 15 Dec 1668 Died)
• Francisco Jos� Crespos de Escobar † (2 May 1672 Appointed - 17 May 1674 Died)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (19 Oct 1676 Appointed - 4 Aug 1696 Died)
• Francesco Ram�rez, O.P. † (26 Aug 1697 Appointed - 27 Aug 1715 Died)
• Anselmo de la Pe�a, O.S.B. † (27 Sep 1723 Appointed - 4 Aug 1729 Died)
• Lorenzo Gioeni d’Aragona † (11 Dec 1730 Confirmed - Oct 1754 Died)
• Andrea Lucchesi Palli † (21 Jul 1755 Confirmed - 4 Oct 1768 Died)
• Antonio Lanza, C.R. † (20 Nov 1769 Confirmed - 24 May 1775 Died)
• Antonio Branciforte Colonna † (15 Apr 1776 Confirmed - 31 Jul 1786 Died)
• Antonino Cavaleri † (15 Sep 1788 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1792 Died)
• Saverio Granata, C.R. † (1 Jun 1795 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1817 Died)
• Baldassare Leone † (2 Oct 1818 Confirmed - 22 Jul 1820 Died)
• Pietro Maria d’Agostino † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 18 Jul 1835 Died)
• Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 21 Aug 1839 Died)
• Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1860 Died)
• Domenico Turano † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 2 Feb 1885 Died)
• Gaetano Blandini † (2 Feb 1885 Succeeded - 19 May 1898 Died)
• Bartolomeo Maria Lagumina † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 5 May 1931 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (15 Jan 1932 Appointed - 20 Jul 1963 Died)
• Giuseppe Petralia † (14 Oct 1963 Appointed - 2 May 1980 Resigned)
• Luigi Bommarito † (2 May 1980 Appointed - 1 Jun 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Catania)
• Carmelo Ferraro (3 Nov 1988 Appointed - 23 Feb 2008 Retired)
• Francesco Montenegro (23 Feb 2008 Appointed - 22 May 2021 Retired)
• Alessandro Damiano (22 May 2021 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
Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti)
1886		312,487	.0%			954	0				56	OTC
1948				350	135	485	0					ap1951
1955	467,520	469,864	99.5%	320	83	403	1,160		115	730	154	ap1960
1970	480,481	483,484	99.4%	314	66	380	1,264		103	628	197	ap1971
1980	482,000	487,700	98.8%	259	62	321	1,501	1	80	945	199	ap1981
1990	480,000	492,093	97.5%	253	50	303	1,584	11	50	585	194	ap1991
1999	464,200	473,100	98.1%	234	50	284	1,634	23	60	516	194	ap2000
Archdiocese of Agrigento
2000	464,200	473,100	98.1%	235	45	280	1,657	24	49	575	194	ap2001
2001	463,900	473,100	98.1%	234	46	280	1,656	25	56	470	194	ap2002
2002	463,400	473,000	98.0%	239	51	290	1,597	25	63	432	194	ap2003
2003	463,700	473,200	98.0%	240	54	294	1,577	31	66	433	194	ap2004
2004	463,200	473,200	97.9%	237	55	292	1,586	34	79	437	194	ap2005
2006	449,000	461,000	97.4%	237	49	286	1,569	34	59	443	194	ap2007
2012	469,000	479,000	97.9%	228	44	272	1,724	45	49	391	194	ap2013
2015	428,670	448,830	95.5%	228	41	269	1,593	44	51	294	194	ap2016
2018	415,518	431,875	96.2%	210	34	244	1,702	39	44	255	194	ap2019
2020	410,330	434,870	94.4%	209	34	243	1,688	38	41	226	194	ap2021
2022	387,452	413,503	93.7%	210	35	245	1,581	36	42	197	194	ap2023
2023	386,000	411,800	93.7%	195	40	235	1,642	36	50	166	194	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P.
• Alessandro Damiano (Coadjutor Archbishop: 30 Apr 2020; Archbishop: 22 May 2021)
• Carmelo Ferraro (Bishop: 3 Nov 1988; Archbishop: 2 Dec 2000 to 23 Feb 2008)
• Francesco Montenegro (Archbishop: 23 Feb 2008 to 22 May 2021)
• Salvatore Muratore (Priest: 17 May 1970 to 22 Jan 2009)
• Baldassare Reina (Priest: 8 Sep 1995 to 27 May 2022)
• Ignazio Zambito (Priest: 3 Jul 1966 to 12 May 1989)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Raynaldo Aquaviva † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1240)
• Nicol� d’Assisi, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1395 to 23 Aug 1398)
• Gaetano Blandini † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Mar 1883; Bishop: 2 Feb 1885 to 19 May 1898)
• Luigi Bommarito † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1976; Bishop: 2 May 1980 to 1 Jun 1988)
• Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1607 to May 1622)
• Ludovico Bonito †
• Damaso Pio de Bono †
• Antonio Branciforte Colonna † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Apr 1776 to 31 Jul 1786)
• Nicol� de Burellis † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1398 to 1400)
• Ignazio Cafisi † (Priest: 23 Dec 1786; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 10 Apr 1844)
• Pietro de Calvis, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jul 1485)
• Giovanni Cardella † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1400 to 1401)
• Giovanni Cardellis, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1472 to Feb 1479)
• Juan de Castro † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1479 to 29 Sep 1506)
• Antonino Cavaleri † (Priest: 22 Dec 1742; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1764; Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 11 Dec 1792)
• Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. †
• Giuliano Cibo (Cybo) † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1506 to 1537)
• Giuseppe Cognata, S.D.B. †
• Francisco Jos� Crespos de Escobar † (Bishop: 2 May 1672 to 17 May 1674)
• Pietro Maria d’Agostino † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 18 Jul 1835)
• Ignazio d’Amico † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1666 to 15 Dec 1668)
• Anselmo de la Pe�a, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1723 to 4 Aug 1729)
• Francesco del Pozzo † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1591 to 7 Mar 1593)
• Francesco Fasola † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1954 to 11 Nov 1960)
• Filippo Ferrerio, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1414 to 1422)
• Angelo Ficarra † (Priest: 12 Jul 1908 to 12 Oct 1936)
• Matteo de Fugardo † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1362)
• Gerlando Maria Genuardi †
• Matteo da Gimara, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1442 to 1445)
• Pietro Gioeni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Dec 1743 to 13 Dec 1761)
• Lorenzo Gioeni d’Aragona † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to Oct 1754)
• Francesco Gisulfo e Osorio † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1658 to Dec 1664)
• Saverio Granata, C.R. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 29 Apr 1817)
• Pietro Gravina †
• Diego Ha�do † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1585 to 14 Aug 1589)
• Filippo Hambaldi, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1328)
• Filippo Jacolino †
• Vincenzo Maria Jacono † (Priest: 21 May 1921; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1950 to 16 Feb 1954)
• Bertoldo di Labro † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1304)
• Ottaviano de Labro † (Bishop: 12 May 1350 to 8 Nov 1362)
• Bartolomeo Maria Lagumina † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 5 May 1931)
• Antonio Lanza, C.R. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 24 May 1775)
• Calogero Lauricella † (Priest: 12 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1961 to 8 Sep 1964)
• Benedetto Lavecchia Guarnieri, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Baldassare Leone † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1818 to 22 Jul 1820)
• Calogero Licata † (Deacon: 19 Dec 1896; Priest: 17 Dec 1897 to 14 Apr 1916)
• Domenico-Maria-Giuseppe Lo Jacono, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 24 Mar 1860)
• Antonio Lombardo † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1579 to 23 Jan 1585)
• Melchiorre Lo Piccolo †
• Andrea Lucchesi Palli † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 4 Oct 1768)
• Cesare Marullo † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1574 to 11 Sep 1577)
• Lorenzo di Mesassal, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1422 to 1441)
• Ignazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 21 Aug 1839)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Aug 1571 to 1574)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1594 to 16 Jan 1606)
• Matteo Orsini, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1326 to 15 Jun 1327)
• Salvatore Pappalardo †
• Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1932; Archbishop (Personal Title): 29 Mar 1952 to 20 Jul 1963)
• Giuseppe Petralia † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1963 to 2 May 1980)
• Giovanni di Pinu, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1401)
• Rodolfo Pio † (Administrator: 10 Oct 1544 to 2 May 1564)
• Antonio Ponticorona, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1445 to 1451)
• Francesco Ram�rez, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Aug 1697 to 27 Aug 1715)
• Bernardino Salvatore Re, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Gilforte Riccobono † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1392 to 23 Oct 1395)
• Ottavio Ridolfi † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1623 to 6 Jul 1624)
• Francesco Maria Rini (Rhini), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1676 to 4 Aug 1696)
• Juan Rojas † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1577 to 21 May 1578)
• Goffredo de Roncioni, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1263 to 28 Jan 1271)
• Ferdinando S�nchez de Cu�llar, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 May 1653 to 4 Jan 1657)
• Luigi Suppa, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1565 to 29 Sep 1569)
• Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia † (Bishop: 28 May 1537 to 10 Oct 1544)
• Francesco Traina † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1627 to Oct 1651)
• Domenico Turano † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 2 Feb 1885)
• Nicolaus de Valle, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Aug 1525)
• Domenico Xarth, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1452 to 1471)
• Bartolomeo † (Bishop: 1171 to Apr 1192)
• Gentile † (Bishop: 1154 to 1171)
• Goberto † (Bishop: 1275 to 23 Aug 1286)
• Guido † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1273)

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