Diocese of Aversa, Italy

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.01.15 – ...):

Bishop Angelo Spinillo (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Aversa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Angelo Spinillo (73)
(2011.01.15 – ...)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

Born:	1951.05.01 (Colle D’Anchise, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1978.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.05.13

Priest of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy) (1978.07.15 – 2000.03.18)

Bishop of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy) (2000.03.18 – 2011.01.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Teggiano–Policastro (Italy) (2011.01.15 – 2011.11.26)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (2011.01.15 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy (2012.05.22 – 2017.05.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Caserta (Italy) (2013.09.29 – 2014.03.21)

Archbishop Mario Milano (88)
(1998.02.28 – 2011.01.15)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Aversa (Italy)

Cum Maria Mater Jesu cum Petro et sub Petro

Born:	1936.04.23 (Lamezia Terme, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1960.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.01.06

Priest of Lamezia Terme (Italy) (1960.07.03 – 1989.12.14)

Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (Italy) (1989.12.14 – 1998.02.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1998.02.28 – 2011.01.15)

Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli
(1993.03.27 – 1997.06.30)

In claritate liber in caritate servus

Born:	1935.03.16 (Concerviano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1957.09.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.02.27
Died:	2020.08.03 (Rieti, Italy † 85)

Bishop of Aquino (Italy) (1983.01.21 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Pontecorvo (Italy) (1983.01.21 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Sora (Italy) (1983.01.21 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Sora–Aquino–Pontecorvo (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.03.27)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1993.03.27 – 1997.06.30)

Bishop of Viterbo (Italy) (1997.06.30 – 2010.12.11)

Bishop Giovanni Gazza
(1980.11.24 – 1993.03.27)

Born:	1924.07.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1949.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.12.08
Died:	1998.12.06 († 74)

Bishop-Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins (Brazil) (1962.11.12 – 1966.09.19)

Titular Bishop of Circesium (1962.11.12 – 1980.11.24)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1980.11.24 – 1993.03.27)

Bishop Antonio Cece
(1966.03.31 – 1980.06.10)

Born:	1914.06.10 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1936.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.06.29
Died:	1980.06.10 († 66)

Bishop of Ischia (Italy) (1956.05.03 – 1962.08.06)

Titular Bishop of Tamiathis (1962.08.06 – 1966.03.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1962.08.06 – 1966.03.31)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1966.03.31 – 1980.06.10)

Bishop Antonio Teutonico
(1936.07.28 – 1966.03.31)

Born:	1874.08.28 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1897.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1936.10.11
Died:	1978.05.31 († 103)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1936.07.28 – 1966.03.31)

Titular Bishop of Satafis (1966.03.31 – 1978.05.31)

Archbishop Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R.
(1931.12.16 – 1935.11.22)

Born:	1869.10.24 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1893.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1915.05.30
Died:	1935.11.22 († 66)

Bishop of Ozieri (Italy) (1915.04.18 – 1918.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1918.09.30 – 1921.09.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Campagna (Italy) (1918.09.30 – 1921.09.30)

Archbishop-Bishop of Campagna (Italy) (1921.09.30 – 1931.12.16)

Archbishop-Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1931.12.16 – 1935.11.22)

Bishop Settimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo
(1911.04.10 – 1930.11.23)

Born:	1862.09.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1885.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1898.04.17
Died:	1930.11.23 († 68)

Bishop of Alife (Italy) (1898.03.24 – 1911.04.10)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1911.04.10 – 1930.11.23)

Bishop Adolfo Turchi (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1911 – 1911.04.10)

Bishop Francesco Vento
(1897 – 1910.09.27)

Born:	1849.02.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1873.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.04.25
Died:	1910.09.27 († 61)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1897 – 1910.09.27)

Bishop Carlo Caputo (later Archbishop)
(1886.06.07 – 1897.04.19)

Born:	1843.11.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1867.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.04.01
Died:	1908.09.27 († 64)

Bishop of Monopoli (Italy) (1883.03.18 – 1886.06.07)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1886.06.07 – 1897.04.19)

Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1897.04.19 – 1908.09.27)

Bishop-Prelate of Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) (1902 – 1904.01.14)

Bishop-Prelate of Altamura (Italy) (1902 – 1904.01.14)

Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (1904.01.14 – 1907.08)

Bishop Domenico Zelo
(1855.03.23 – 1885.10.11)

Born:	1803.01.30
Ordained Priest:	1826.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1855.03.25
Died:	1885.10.11 († 82)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1855.03.23 – 1885.10.11)

Bishop Antonio Saverio De Luca (later Cardinal)
(1845.11.24 – 1853.12.22)

Born:	1805.10.28 (Bronte, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1839.02.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.12.08
Created Cardinal:	1863.03.16
Died:	1883.12.28 (Roma, Italy † 78)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1845.11.24 – 1853.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1853.12.22 – 1863.03.16)

Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (1853.12.24 – 1856.09.09)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1856.09.09 – 1863.03.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1863.10.01 – 1878.07.15)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1864.12.28 – 1878)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1873.03.21 – 1874.01.16)

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1877 – 1883.12.28)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1878.07.15 – 1883.12.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1878.07.15 – 1883.12.28)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1878.07.15 – 1883.12.28)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies (1878.08.13 – 1883.12.28)

Bishop Sisto Riario Sforza (later Cardinal)
(1845.04.24 – 1845.11.24)

Born:	1810.12.05 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1833.09.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.05.25
Created Cardinal:	1846.01.19
Died:	1877.09.29 (Napoli, Italy † 66)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1845.04.24 – 1845.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (1845.11.24 – 1877.09.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1846.04.16 – 1877.09.29)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1865 – 1866)

Bishop Francesco Saverio Durini, O.S.B. Cel.
(1823.11.17 – 1844.01.15)

Born:	1759.12.03
Ordained Priest:	1784.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1818.12.27
Died:	1844.01.15 († 84)

Bishop of Marsi (Italy) (1819 – 1823.11.17)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1823.11.17 – 1844.01.15)

Bishop Agostino Tommasi
(1818.06 – 1821.11.09)

Born:	1769.08.12
Ordained Priest:	1793.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1818.04.12
Died:	1821.11.09 († 52)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1818.06 – 1821.11.09)

Archbishop Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo, O.S.B.
(1804.10.29 – 1814.08.03)

Born:	1748.05.04
Ordained Priest:	1771.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1792.03.04
Died:	1814.08.03 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1792.02.27 – 1804.10.29)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1804.10.29 – 1814.08.03)

Bishop Francesco Del Tufo, C.R.
(1779.07.12 – 1803.06.17)

Born:	1726.07.10
Ordained Priest:	1760.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1779.07.18
Died:	1803.06.17 († 76)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1779.07.12 – 1803.06.17)

Bishop Niccolò Borgia
(1765.03.27 – 1779.04.06)

Born:	1700.05.06
Ordained Priest:	1723.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1751.07.11
Died:	1779.04.06 († 78)

Bishop of Cava (Italy) (1751 – 1765.03.27)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1765.03.27 – 1779.04.06)

Bishop Giovanbattista Caracciolo
(1761.02.16 – 1765)

Born:	1695.12.29
Ordained Priest:	1718.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1761.02.22
Died:	1765.01.06 († 69)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1761.02.16 – 1765)

Bishop Filippo Niccolò Spinelli
(1735.09.26 – 1761)

Born:	1703.12.01
Ordained Priest:	1727.02.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1735.10.02
Died:	1761.01.20 († 57)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1735.09.26 – 1761)

Archbishop Ercole Michele d’Aragona
(1734.09.27 – 1735.07)

Born:	1682.12.07 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1723.05.23
Died:	1735.07 († 52)

Bishop of Mileto (Italy) (1723.05.12 – 1734.09.27)

Titular Archbishop of Perge (1725.09.26 – 1734.09.27)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1734.09.27 – 1735.07)

Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao
(1730.12.11 – 1734.09.26)

Born:	1670.07.12 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1714.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1717.04.11
Created Cardinal:	1731.09.24
Died:	1744.10.24 († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1714.09.02 – 1730.12.11)

Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1716.10.23 – 1720.09.28)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1720.09.28 – 1730.12.11)

Archbishop-Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1730.12.11 – 1734.09.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1731.11.19 – 1740.08.29)

Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat (1733.10 – 1740.02.06)

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1737 – 1744.10.24)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1737.11.29 – 1744.10.24?)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1738.08.27 – 1744.10.24?)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1740.08.29 – 1744.10.24)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1741.01.02 – 1742.01.22)

Cardinal Innico Caracciolo
(1697.02.25 – 1730.09.06)

Born:	1642.07.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1697.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1697.03.24
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1715.05.29
Revealed as Cardinal:	1715.12.16
Died:	1730.09.06 († 88)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1697.02.25 – 1730.09.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1716.03.30 – 1730.09.06)

Cardinal Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina
(1687.07.07 – 1697.01.16)

Born:	1630 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1686.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1687.10.05
Died:	1697.01.16 († 66)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1687.07.07 – 1697.01.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1687.07.07 – 1697.01.16)

Bishop Paolo Carafa
(1665 – 1686.03.07)

Consecrated Bishop:	1665.07.26
Died:	1686.03.07

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1665 – 1686.03.07)

Cardinal Carlo Carafa della Spina
(1644.07.13 – 1665.06.06)

Born:	1611.04.21 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1645.01.01
Created Cardinal:	1664.01.14
Died:	1680.10.19 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1644.07.13 – 1665.06.06)

Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1653.02.01 – 1654.11)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1658.08.13 – 1664.01.14)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1665.04.13 – 1675.05.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1675.05.27 – 1680.10.19)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1676.02.24 – 1678.01.10)

Bishop Carlo Carafa
(1616 – 1644)

Consecrated Bishop:	1616.09.21
Died:	1644.04

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1616 – 1644)

Cardinal Filippo Spinelli
(1605.06.06 – 1616.05.25)

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

Titular Archbishop of Rhodes (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 Bernardino Morra
(1598.10.08 – 1605)

Consecrated Bishop:	1598.10.25
Died:	1605

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1598.10.08 – 1605)

Bishop Pietro Orsini
(1591.04.05 – 1598)

Consecrated Bishop:	1580.04.17
Died:	1598

Titular Bishop of Hippo Regius (1580.04.11 – 1581.05.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1580.04.11 – 1581.05.16)

Bishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1581.05.16 – 1591.04.05)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1591.04.05 – 1598)

Bishop Giorgio Manzolo
(1582 – 1591)

Died:

1591.03.03

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1582 – 1591)

Bishop Balduino de Balduinis
(1554.03.30 – 1582.04.18)

Died:

1582.04.18

Bishop of Mariana (France) (1550.12.17 – 1554.03.30)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1554.03.30 – 1582.04.18)

Patriarch Fabio de Columna
(1532 – 1554)

Consecrated Bishop:	1539.04.01
Died:	1554

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1532 – 1554)

Patriarch of Constantinople (1550.03.19 – 1554)

Cardinal Pompeo Colonna
(Apostolic Administrator 1529.04.20 – 1529.09.24)

Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga
(Apostolic Administrator 1524 – 1528)

Cardinal Sigismondo Gonzaga
(Apostolic Administrator 1524 – 1524.07.01)

Bishop Antonio Scaglione
(1519 – 1524)

Consecrated Bishop:

1520.11.30

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1519 – 1524)

Bishop Silvio Pandone
(1515 – 1519.02.08)

Died:

1519.02.08

Bishop of Boiano (Italy) (1489.07.29 – 1515)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1515 – 1519.02.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Boiano (Italy) (1515 – 1519.02.08)

Cardinal Luigi d’Aragona
(Apostolic Administrator 1501.03.10 – 1515.05.21)

Bishop Giovanni Paolo Vassalli
(1474 – 1500)

Died:

1501

Bishop of Potenza (Italy) (1463 – 1469.08.01)

Bishop of Troia (Italy) (1469.08.01 – 1501)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1474 – 1500)

Bishop Pietro Brandi
(1471 – 1474)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1471 – 1474)

Bishop Giacomo Carafa della Spina
(1430 – ?)

Died:

1471

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1430 – ?)

Bishop Pietro Caracciolo
(1427 – ?)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1427 – ?)

Cardinal Rinaldo Brancaccio
(Apostolic Administrator 1418 – 1427.03.27)

Bishop Erecco Brancaccio
(Apostolic Administrator 1386 – 1392)

Cardinal Marino Giudice
(Apostolic Administrator 1381.11.13 – 1386.01.11)

Bishop Bartolomeo
(1379 – 1380)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1379 – 1380)

Bishop Poncello Orsini (later Cardinal)
(1370.06.19 – 1378.09.18)

Born:	(Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1370?
Created Cardinal:	1378.09.18
Died:	1395.02.02

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1370.06.19 – 1378.09.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1378.09.18 – 1395.02.02)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1390.07 – 1395.02.02)

Bishop Angelo Ricasoli
(1357 – 1369)

Died:

1403.11

Bishop of Sora (Italy) (1355 – 1357)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1357 – 1369)

Bishop of Firenze (Italy) (1369 – 1382)

Bishop of Faenza (Italy) (1385 – 1391)

Bishop of Arezzo (Italy) (1391 – 1403.11)

Bishop Giovanni di Bari
(1342 – 1351)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1342 – 1351)

Bishop Bartolomeo
(1337 – 1340)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1337 – 1340)

Bishop Raimondo de Mausaco, O.F.M.
(1326.02.21 – 1337)

Bishop of Alba (Italy) (1311 – 1321.02.21)

Bishop of Chieti (Italy) (1321.02.21 – 1326.02.21)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1326.02.21 – 1337)

Bishop Guglielmo da Sallone, O.F.M.
(1324.06.01 – 1325)

Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy) (1317? – 1324.06.01)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1324.06.01 – 1325)

Bishop Pietro di Beauvais
(1309 – 1321)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1309 – 1321)

Bishop Pietro Turrite
(1299 – 1309)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1299 – 1309)

Bishop Leonardo Patrasso de Guerrino (later Cardinal)
(1297.06.17 – 1299.07.20)

Born:	1230?
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:	1300.03.02
Died:	1311.12.07 († 80)

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1273? – 1297.06.17)

Bishop of Alatri (Italy) (1290 – 1295.01.03)

Bishop of Jesi (Italy) (1295.01.03 – 1297.06.17)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1297.06.17 – 1299.07.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Ostia–Velletri (Italy) (1298.02.25 – 1299.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1299.07.20 – 1300.03.02)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1300.03.02 – 1311.12.07)

Bishop Landolfo Brancaccio
(1296 – 1297)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1296 – 1297)

Bishop Adamo d’Amiens
(1276 – 1296)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1276 – 1296)

Bishop Fidanza da Spoleto
(1261 – 1274)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1261 – 1274)

Bishop Giovanni
(1259 – 1264)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1259 – 1264)

Fr. Simone Paltineri (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1254.11.17 – 1256)

Bishop Federico
(? – 1254)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (? – 1254)

Bishop Giovanni Lamberti
(1229 – 1235)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1229 – 1235)

Bishop Matteo
(1225 – 1226)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1225 – 1226)

Bishop Basuino
(1215 – 1221)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1215 – 1221)

Bishop Gentile
(1198 – 1210)

Bishop of Isernia (Italy) (? – 1195)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1198 – 1210)

Bishop Lamberto
(1192 – ?)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1192 – ?)

Bishop Falcone
(1180 – 1191)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1180 – 1191)

Bishop Gualtiero
(1158 – 1175)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1158 – 1175)

Bishop Giovanni
(1141 – 1152)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1141 – 1152)

Bishop Giovanni
(1134 – 1140)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1134 – 1140)

Bishop Roberto
(1119 – 1132)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1119 – 1132)

Bishop Roberto
(1104 – 1113)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1104 – 1113)

Bishop Giovanni
(1094 – 1101)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1094 – 1101)

Saint Bishop Guitmondo, O.S.B.
(1088 – 1094)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1088 – 1094)

Bishop and religious of Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines).

Bishop Goffredo
(1059 – 1080)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1059 – 1080)

Bishop Azzolino
(1053 – ?)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1053 – ?)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Antonio Cece (1962.08.06 – 1966.03.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Lodovico Caracciolo di Castagneta (1883.08.09 – 1890.11.08)

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