Diocese of Policastro, Italy

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Policastro (Roman Rite)

Bishop Umberto Luciano Altomare
(1980.09.16 – 1986.02.03)

Born:	1914.12.12 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1940.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.06.19
Died:	1986.02.03 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Carpasia (1960.03.31 – 1962.07.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy) (1960.03.31 – 1962.07.10)

Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy) (1962.07.10 – 1970.08.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Venosa (Italy) (1966 – 1970)

Bishop of Diano–Teggiano (Italy) (1970.08.23 – 1986.02.03)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1980.09.16 – 1986.02.03)

Bishop Federico Pezzullo
(1937.01.23 – 1979.09.10)

Born:	1890.12.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1913.08.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.04.11
Died:	1979.09.10 († 88)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1937.01.23 – 1979.09.10)

Bishop Francesco Cammarota
(1927.08.13 – 1935.12.15)

Born:	1874.02.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1900
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.03.19
Died:	1935.12.15 († 61)

Bishop of Capaccio–Vallo (Italy) (1917.12.17 – 1935.12.15)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1927.08.13 – 1935.12.15)

Bishop Giovanni Vescia
(1899.04.04 – 1924.03.27)

Born:	1848.01.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1871.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.04.30
Died:	1924.08.06 († 76)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1899.04.04 – 1924.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Hiericho (1924.03.27 – 1924.08.06)

Bishop Giuseppe Cione
(1872.02.23 – 1898)

Died:

1898

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1872.02.23 – 1898)

Bishop Nicola Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R.
(1824.05.03 – 1862)

Died:

1862

Bishop of Bova (Italy) (1819.06.04 – 1824.05.03)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1824.05.03 – 1862)

Bishop Gaetano Barbaroli
(1819.06.04 – 1823)

Died:

1823

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1819.06.04 – 1823)

Bishop Ludovico Ludovici, O.F.M.
(1797.12.18 – 1819)

Died:

1819

Bishop of Crotone (Italy) (1792.03.26 – 1797.12.18)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1797.12.18 – 1819)

Bishop Giuseppe de Rosa
(1775.11.13 – 1793)

Died:

1793

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1775.11.13 – 1793)

Bishop Francesco Pantuliano
(1762.01.25 – 1775)

Died:

1775

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1762.01.25 – 1775)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Minucci, O.F.M. Conv.
(1747.05.15 – 1762)

Born:

(Italy)

Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) (1741 – 1747.05.15)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1747.05.15 – 1762)

Archbishop Andrea Roberti
(1713.11.27 – 1747)

Died:

1747

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ragusa (Croatia) (1708.10.03 – 1713.11.27)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1713.11.27 – 1747)

Bishop Marco Antonio de Rosa
(1705.12.14 – 1709.11.28)

Died:

1709.11.28

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1705.12.14 – 1709.11.28)

Bishop Giacinto Camillo Maradei
(1696.04.02 – 1705.09.02)

Died:

1705.09.02

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1696.04.02 – 1705.09.02)

Bishop Tommaso de Rosa
(1679.05.08 – 1695.10.07)

Died:

1695.10.07

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1662.01.16 – 1679.05.08)

Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1662.01.16 – 1679.05.08)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1679.05.08 – 1695.10.07)

Bishop Vincenzo Maria de Silva, O.P.
(1671.05.04 – 1679.04.10)

Died:

1702.07

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1671.05.04 – 1679.04.10)

Bishop of Calvi (Italy) (1679.04.10 – 1702.07)

Bishop Filippo Giacomo de Jacobio
(1652.08.26 – 1671)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1652.08.26 – 1671)

Bishop Pietro Magri
(1635.10.01 – 1651.10)

Died:

1651.10

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1635.10.01 – 1651.10)

Bishop Urbano Feliceo
(1629.03.14 – 1635)

Died:

1635

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1629.03.14 – 1635)

Bishop Giovanni Antonio Santonio
(1610.04.26 – 1628.05)

Died:

1628.05

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1610.04.26 – 1628.05)

Bishop Ilario Cortesi, C.R.
(1605.10.10 – 1608.09)

Died:

1608.09

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1605.10.10 – 1608.09)

Cardinal Filippo Spinelli
(1603 – 1605.06.06)

Born:	1566 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1592.05.06
Created Cardinal:	1604.06.09
Died:	1616.05.25 († 49)

Titular Archbishop of Rhodes (Greece) (1592.04.22 – 1603)

Coadjutor Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1592.04.22 – 1603)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1598.08.26 – 1603.07)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1603 – 1605.06.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1604.08.02 – 1616.05.25)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1605.06.06 – 1616.05.25)

Bishop Ferdinando Spinelli
(1581.12.04 – 1605)

Died:

1605

Bishop of Nicastro (Italy) (1575.09.23 – 1581.12.04)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1581.12.04 – 1605)

Bishop Ludovico Bentivoglio
(1577.06.14 – 1581.11.26)

Died:

1602.09.19

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1577.06.14 – 1581.11.26)

Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy) (1581.11.26 – 1602.09.19)

Bishop Nicola Francesco de Massanella
(1543.06.07 – 1577)

Died:

1577

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1543.06.07 – 1577)

Cardinal Uberto Gàmbara
(Apostolic Administrator 1542.01.09 – 1543.06.07)

Bishop Fabio Arcella (later Archbishop)
(1537.03.05 – 1542)

Died:

1560

Bishop of Bisignano (Italy) (1530.01.24 – 1537.03.05)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1537.03.05 – 1542)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1549.01.18 – 1560)

Cardinal Andrea Matteo Palmieri
(Apostolic Administrator 1535.07.05 – 1537.01.20)

Cardinal Benedetto Accolti
(Apostolic Administrator 1531.02.06 – 1535.07.05)

Bishop Giovanni Pirro Scorna
(1516.08.19 – 1530.02.06)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1516.08.19 – 1530.02.06)

Bishop Bernardino Laureo
(1504.04.22 – 1516)

Died:

1516

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1504.04.22 – 1516)

Cardinal Luigi d’Aragona
(Apostolic Administrator 1501 – 1504.04.22)

Bishop Gabriele Altilio
(1493.01.08 – 1501)

Died:

1501

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1493.01.08 – 1501)

Bishop Girolamo Almensa, O.P.
(1485.01.10 – 1493.01.04)

Died:

1493.01.04

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1485.01.10 – 1493.01.04)

Bishop Gabriele Guidano
(1471.09.08 – 1484)

Died:

1484

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1471.09.08 – 1484)

Bishop Francesco Enrico Languardo, O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1466.05.28 – 1470)

Died:

1482.12.08

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1466.05.28 – 1470)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1470 – 1482.12.08)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1470 – 1482.12.08)

Bishop Girolamo de Vinea
(1455 – 1466)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1455 – 1466)

Bishop Carlo Fellapane, O.E.S.A.
(1445.04.07 – 1455)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1445.04.07 – 1455)

Bishop Giacomo Lancellotto
(1438.10.20 – 1445)

Died:

1445

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1438.10.20 – 1445)

Bishop Nicola, O.S.B.I.
(1418.02.23 – 1438)

Died:

1438

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1418.02.23 – 1438)

Bishop Nicola
(1403 – 1417)

Died:

1417

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1361.12.22 – 1392)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1403 – 1417)

Bishop Luca
(1392 – 1403.02.07)

Died:

1413

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1392 – 1403.02.07)

Bishop of Belcastro (1403.02.07 – 1413)

Bishop Nicola
(1361.12.22 – 1392)

Died:

1417

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1361.12.22 – 1392)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1403 – 1417)

Bishop Tommaso
(? – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop Pagano
(1302 – 1330)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1302 – 1330)

Bishop Bartolomeo
(1278 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1278 – ?)

Bishop Fabiano
(? – 1256.07.18)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (? – 1256.07.18)

Bishop of San Marco (Italy) (1256.07.18 – ?)

Bishop Marco
(1256.07.18 – ?)

Bishop of San Marco (Italy) (? – 1256.07.18)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1256.07.18 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni Castellonata
(1254.10 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1254.10 – ?)

Bishop Gabriele, O.F.M.
(1218 – 1222)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1218 – 1222)

Bishop Gerardo
(1211 – 1218)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1211 – 1218)

Bishop Giovanni
(1172 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1172 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1166 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1166 – ?)

Bishop Goffredo
(1139 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1139 – ?)

Bishop Ottone
(1120 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1120 – ?)

Bishop Pietro
(1120 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1120 – ?)

Bishop Arnaldo
(1110 – ?)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1110 – ?)

Saint Bishop Pietro Pappacarbone, O.S.B.
(1079 – 1109)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1123.03.04 (Cava de ’Tirreni, Italy)
Canonised:	1893.12.21 (equipollently)

Bishop of Policastro (Italy) (1079 – 1109)

Bishop and religious of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines). Third abbot of Badia di Cava.

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Archbishop Filippo Spinelli (later Cardinal) (1592.04.22 – 1603)

Former Diocese of

Policastro

Italy

Celebrations

History

Past Ordinaries

Former Prelates