Former Diocese of

Lipari

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Lipari / Liparen(sis) (Latin)

Suppressed

Notes: United æque principaliter with Patti 1157–1399.04.18

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Lipari (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Ignazio Cannavò
(1977.12.10 – 1986.09.30)

Born:1921.12.12 (Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1944.11.05
Consecrated Bishop:1970.12.13
Died:2015.10.19 († 93)

Auxiliary Bishop of Acireale (Italy) (1970.10.31 – 1976.02.21)

Titular Bishop of Octava (1970.10.31 – 1977.06.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1976.02.21 – 1977.06.03)

Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1976.12.20 – 1986.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1977.06.03 – 1986.09.30)

Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1977.06.03 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1977.12.10 – 1986.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1997.05.17)

Bishop Salvatore Nicolosi
(1963.03.21 – 1970.06.27)

Born:1922.02.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1944.10.22
Consecrated Bishop:1963.04.21
Died:2014.01.10 († 91)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1963.03.21 – 1970.06.27)

Bishop of Noto (Italy) (1970.06.27 – 1998.06.19)

Bishop Bernardino Salvatore Re, O.F.M. Cap.
(1928.04.11 – 1963.01.15)

Born:1883.10.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1907.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:1928.05.20
Died:1963.01.15 († 79)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1928.04.11 – 1963.01.15)

Bishop Angelo Paino (later Archbishop)
(1909.07.12 – 1921.01.10)

In fortitudine pax

Born:1870.06.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1894.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:1909.07.25
Died:1967.07.29 († 97)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1909.07.12 – 1921.01.10)

Titular Archbishop of Antinœ (1921.01.10 – 1923.02.23)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1921.01.10 – 1923.02.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1923.02.23 – 1963.03.07)

Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1923.02.23 – 1963.03.07)

Titular Archbishop of Serræ (1963.03.07 – 1967.07.29)

Bishop Francesco Maria Raiti, O. Carm.
(1903.06.22 – 1906.12.06)

Born:1864.02.07 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1903.05.17
Died:1932.05.01 († 68)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1903.06.22 – 1906.12.06)

Bishop of Trapani (Italy) (1906.12.06 – 1932.05.01)

Bishop Nicola Maria Audino
(1898.11.28 – 1903.06.22)

Born:1861.10.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1885.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1898.12.11
Died:1933.06.21 († 71)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1898.11.28 – 1903.06.22)

Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy) (1903.06.22 – 1933.06.21)

Bishop Giovanni Pietro Natoli
(1890.06.23 – 1898?)

Born:1829.04.18 (Lipari, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1852.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:1890.07.13
Died:1898? († 69)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1890.06.23 – 1898?)

Bishop Mariano Palermo
(1881.05.13 – 1887.03.18)

Born:1825.12.17 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1849.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1881.06.05
Died:1903.02.09 († 77)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1881.05.13 – 1887.03.18)

Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy) (1887.03.18 – 1903.02.09)

Bishop Ludovico Ideo, O.P.
(1858.06.24 – 1880.12.04)

Born:1811.04.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1834.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:1858.07.04
Died:1880.12.04 († 69)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1858.06.24 – 1880.12.04)

Bishop Bonaventura Atanasio, C.SS.R.
(1844.07.22 – 1858)

Born:1807.10.13
Ordained Priest:1831.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:1844.07.28
Died:1877.09.07 († 69)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1844.07.22 – 1858)

Bishop Visconte Maria Proto, O.S.B.
(1839.02.18 – 1844.06.17)

Born:1781.02.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1805.02.17
Consecrated Bishop:1839.04
Died:1854.10.13 († 73)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1839.02.18 – 1844.06.17)

Bishop of Cefalù (Italy) (1844.06.17 – 1854.10.13)

Bishop Giovanni Portelli
(1831.09.30 – 1838.01.28)

Consecrated Bishop:1831.11.27
Died:1838.01.28

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1831.09.30 – 1838.01.28)

Bishop Pietro Tasca
(1826.03.13 – 1827.09.27)

Born: (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1826.05.21
Died:1839.01.02

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1826.03.13 – 1827.09.27)

Bishop of Cefalù (Italy) (1827.09.27 – 1839.01.02)

Bishop Carlo Maria Lenzi, Sch. P.
(1818.05.25 – 1825.04.05)

Born:1761.02.08
Ordained Priest:1785.02.19
Consecrated Bishop:1818.06.07
Died:1825.04.05 († 64)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1818.05.25 – 1825.04.05)

Bishop Silvestro Todaro, O.F.M. Conv.
(1807.09.18 – 1816.07.22)

Born:1752.12.29
Ordained Priest:1775.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1808.02.07
Died:1821.04.21 († 68)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1807.09.18 – 1816.07.22)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1816.07.22 – 1821.04.21)

Bishop Antonino Reggio
(1804.10.29 – 1806.12.14)

Born:1738.10.28
Ordained Priest:1761.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1804.12.30
Died:1806.12.14 († 68)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1804.10.29 – 1806.12.14)

Bishop Domenico Spoto
(1802.08.09 – 1804.05.28)

Born:1729.06.20 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1802.09.21
Died:1808.12.29 († 79)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1802.08.09 – 1804.05.28)

Bishop of Cefalù (Italy) (1804.05.28 – 1808.12.29)

Bishop Giuseppe Coppula
(1778.12.14 – 1789.02.16)

Born:1720.03.01
Ordained Priest:1747.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1778.12.20
Died:1789.02.16 († 68)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1778.12.14 – 1789.02.16)

Archbishop Bonaventura Prestandrea, O.F.M. Conv.
(1769.11.20 – 1777.12.21)

Born:1705.11.03 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1769.11.30
Died:1777.12.21 († 72)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1769.11.20 – 1777.12.21)

Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1769.12.18 – 1777.12.21)

Archbishop Vincenzo Maria de Francisco e Galletti, O.P.
(1753.04.09 – 1769.07.19)

Born:1691.06.16 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1714.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1753.04.23
Died:1769.07.19 († 78)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1753.04.09 – 1769.07.19)

Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1757.12.19 – 1769.07.19)

Bishop Francesco Maria Miceli
(1743.01.28 – 1753.01.02)

Born:1676.12.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1700.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:1729.07.10
Died:1753.01.02 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palæstina (1729.02.07 – 1743.01.28)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1743.01.28 – 1753.01.02)

Bishop Bernardo Maria Beamonte, O.C.D.
(1733.05.11 – 1742.07.19)

Born:1678.09.18 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1728.08.01
Died:1742.07.19 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Œa (1728.07.20 – 1733.05.11)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1733.05.11 – 1742.07.19)

Bishop Pietro Vincenzo Platamone, O.P.
(1722.01.02 – 1733.02.13)

Ordained Priest:1689.03.26
Consecrated Bishop:1722.04.06
Died:1733.02.13

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1722.01.02 – 1733.02.13)

Bishop Nicola Maria Tedeschi, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(1710.03.10 – 1722.02.28)

Born:1670.10.05 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1710.05.04
Died:1741.09.29 († 70)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1710.03.10 – 1722.02.28)

Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Bithynia (1722.03.02 – 1741.09.29)

Bishop Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R.
(1694.07.19 – 1709.12.17)

Consecrated Bishop:1694.07.25
Died:1709.12.17

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1694.07.19 – 1709.12.17)

Bishop Gaetano de Castillo
(1691.01.08 – 1694.03.22)

Born:1658.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1691.01.21
Died:1694.03.22 († 35)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1691.01.08 – 1694.03.22)

Bishop Francesco Arata
(1663.08.18 – 1690.05.25)

Consecrated Bishop:1663.12.27
Died:1690.05.25

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1663.08.18 – 1690.05.25)

Bishop Adamo Gentile
(1660 – 1662.11)

Consecrated Bishop:1660.11.21
Died:1662.11

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1660 – 1662.11)

Bishop Benedetto Geraci
(1650 – 1660.08.18)

Consecrated Bishop:1651.01.08
Died:1660.08.18

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1650 – 1660.08.18)

Bishop Agostino Candido
(1645.06.12 – 1650.08)

Consecrated Bishop:1645.06.15
Died:1650.08

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1645.06.12 – 1650.08)

Bishop Giuseppe Candido
(1627.11.29 – 1644.12.09)

Consecrated Bishop:1628.01.02
Died:1644.12.09

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1627.11.29 – 1644.12.09)

Bishop Alberto Caccano, O.P.
(1619.04.02 – 1627.08.09)

Died:1627.08.09

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1619.04.02 – 1627.08.09)

Bishop Alfonso Vidal, O.F.M.
(1599.11.23 – 1618.11.17)

Died:1618.11.17

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1599.11.23 – 1618.11.17)

Bishop Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, O.E.S.A.
(1593.05.31 – 1599)

Born:1545 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1593.06.07
Died:1618.02.14 († 72)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1593.05.31 – 1599)

Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico) (1607.05.07 – 1608.11.17)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1608.11.17 – 1618.02.14)

Bishop Martín Acuña, O. Carm.
(1585.12.11 – 1593)

Died:1593

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1585.12.11 – 1593)

Bishop Paolo Bellardito
(1580.10.17 – 1585)

Consecrated Bishop:1580.10.28

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1580.10.17 – 1585)

Bishop Pietro Cancellieri
(1571.10.03 – 1580)

Consecrated Bishop:1571.10.07
Died:1580

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1571.10.03 – 1580)

Archbishop Antonio Giustiniani, O.P.
(1564.05.12 – 1571)

Died:1571

Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos (Greece) (1562.12.16 – 1564.05.12)

Archbishop-Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1564.05.12 – 1571)

Bishop Filippo Lancia
(1554.04.13 – 1564)

Died:1564

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1554.04.13 – 1564)

Bishop Baldo Ferratini
(1534.08.20 – 1558.11.28)

Consecrated Bishop:1537.04.08

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1534.08.20 – 1558.11.28)

Bishop of Amelia (Italy) (1558.11.28 – 1562)

Bishop Gregorio Magalotti
(1532.08.23 – 1534.08.20)

Died:1537.09

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1532.08.23 – 1534.08.20)

Bishop of Chiusi (Italy) (1534.08.20 – 1537.09)

Bishop Pietro
(? – 1530?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (? – 1530?)

Bishop Antonio Zeno
(1515.01.26 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1515.01.26 – ?)

Bishop Luigi de Amato
(1506.09.19 – 1515.01.26)

Died:1530

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1497 – 1506.09.19)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1506.09.19 – 1515.01.26)

Bishop of San Marco (Italy) (1515.01.26 – 1530)

Bishop Giacomo Carduini
(1489.10.09 – 1506)

Died:1506

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1489.10.09 – 1506)

Bishop Francesco de Stylo, O.P.
(1461.06.19 – 1479)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1461.06.19 – 1479)

Bishop Bartolomeo de Salvo
(1432.10.17 – 1457?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1432.10.17 – 1457?)

Bishop Antonio de Conte
(1419.07.31 – 1432.07.31)

Died:1432.07.31

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1419.07.31 – 1432.07.31)

Bishop Tommaso
(1403? – 1419)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1403? – 1419)

Bishop of Marsi (Italy) (1419 – 1430)

Bishop Antonio
(1400.07.13 – 1403?)

Died:1403?

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1400.07.13 – 1403?)

Bishop Francesco Gattolo
(1397.12.18 – 1400)

Died:1400

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1397.12.18 – 1399.04.18)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1397.12.18 – 1400)

Bishop Ubertino Lipari, O.F.M.
(1390.05.16 – 1397.08.18)

Died:1399

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1373.11.28 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1373.11.28 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1390.05.16 – 1397.08.18)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1390.05.16 – 1397.08.18)

Bishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1397.08.18 – 1399)

Bishop Francesco, O.P.
(1386.05.30 – 1388.03.18)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1386.05.30 – 1388.03.18)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1386.05.30 – 1388.03.18)

Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy) (1388.03.18 – 1391)

Bishop Ubertino Lipari, O.F.M.
(1373.11.28 – 1386 deposed)

Died:1399

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1373.11.28 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1373.11.28 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1390.05.16 – 1397.08.18)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1390.05.16 – 1397.08.18)

Bishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1397.08.18 – 1399)

Bishop Giovanni Graffeo, O.F.M.
(1360.07.17 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1360.07.17 – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1360.07.17 – ?)

Bishop Pietro Tommaso, O. Carm. (later Patriarch, Saint)
(1354.11.16 – 1359.05.10)

Born:1305 (France)
Died:1366.01.06 (Famagusta, Italy † 60)
Beatified:1609 (equipollently)
Canonised:1628 (equipollently)
Feast:01.06

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1354.11.16 – 1359.05.10)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1354.11.16 – 1359.05.10)

Bishop of Corone (Greece) (1359.05.10 – 1363.03.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Crete (Greece) (1363.03.06 – 1364.07.05)

Patriarch of Constantinople (1364.07.05 – 1366.01.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Corone (Greece) (1364.07.05 – 1366.01.06)

Patriarch and religious of Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmelites).

Bishop Pietro de Pernis, O.F.M.
(1346.02.25 – 1354.01.22)

Died:1354.01.22

Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1340 – 1346.02.25)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1346.02.25 – 1354.01.22)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1346.02.25 – 1354.01.22)

Bishop Vincenzo, O.F.M.
(1343.11.27 – 1346)

Died:1346

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1343.11.27 – 1346)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1343.11.27 – 1346)

Fr. Francesco Di Pietro
(1342 – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1342 – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1342 – ? not possessed)

Bishop Pietro, O.P.
(1325 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1325 – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1325 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1304.01.31 – 1324)

Died:1324

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1304.01.31 – 1324)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1304.01.31 – 1324)

Bishop Pandolfo
(1286.03.07 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1286.03.07 – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1286.03.07 – ?)

Bishop Matteo
(1284 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1284 – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1284 – ?)

Bishop Bartolomeo Varello, O.P.
(1254.01.05 – 1282)

Died:1282

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1254.01.05 – 1282)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1254.01.05 – 1282)

Bishop Filippo
(1250 – 1254)

Died:1254

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1250 – 1254)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1250 – 1254)

Bishop Rinaldo
(1248.02.15 – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1248.02.15 – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1248.02.15 – ?)

Bishop Pagano
(1229.10.10 – 1246.03.22)

Died:1246.03.22

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1229.10.10 – 1246.03.22)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1229.10.10 – 1246.03.22)

Bishop Giacomo d’Amalfi (later Archbishop)
(1222? – 1225.09.25)

Died:1242

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1222? – 1225.09.25)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1222? – 1225.09.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1225.09.25 – 1242)

Bishop Anselmo
(1207? – ?)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1207? – ?)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1207? – ?)

Bishop Stefano
(1180 – 1199)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1180 – 1199)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1180 – 1199)

Bishop Gilberto
(1157 – 1166)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1157 – 1166)

Bishop of Patti (Italy) (1157 – 1166)

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