List of bishops and archbishops of Naples

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples (Latin : Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic archdioceses in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the diocese of Naples was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century. [1] Two of Archbishops of Naples have been elected Pope, Paul IV and Innocent XII. [2] [3]

Bishops of Naples
NameYears
Asprenas
Epithymetus
Maro
Probus
Paulus I
Agrippinus
Eustathius
Ephebus (Euphebius)
Calepodius attested 343
St Fortunatus I attested 344
Maximus banned 356
Zosimusc. 356 – c. 362
Severus c. 362 – c. 408
Ursus
John I† 432
Nostrianus 432 – after 452
Timasius
Felix
Soterattested 465
Victor Ic. 492/6
Stephen Ic. 499/501
Pomponius
John II Mediocris
Vincent554 – 578
Redux581 – ?
Demetrius ? – 591
Fortunatus II593 – 600
Paschasius600 – ?
John III
Caesarius
Gratiosus
Eusebius
Leontiusattested 649
Adeodatus
Agnellusattested 680
Julianus ? – 701
Laurentius701 – 717/8
Sergius I717/8 – ?
Cosmas
Calvus750 – 763
Paul II763 – 768
Stephen II767/8 – 799/800
Paul IIIc. 800 – 821
Tiberius821 – 841
John IV c. 842 – 849
Athanasius I 849 – 872
Athanasius II 876 (875?) – 898
Stephen III898 – ?
Athanasius III937 – ?
Nicetas962 – ?
Gregory I966 – ?
Archbishops of Naples
Sergius II1005–1033
John V1033–1045
Victor II1045–1059
Sergius III1059–1071
John VI1071–1080
Landulf1080–1094
Peter I1094–1100
Gregory II1116–1118
Marinus1118–1151
Sergius IV1176–1190
Anselm1191–1214
Thomas of Capua 1215–1216
Peter II of Sorrento1217–1247
Bernadino Caracciolo dei Rossi1252–1262
Delfino1262–1266
Aiglerio de Borgogna1266–1281
Filippo Minutolo1288–1301
Beato Giacomo da Viterbo1302–1307
Uberto d'Ormont1308–1320
Matteo Filomarino1322–1323
Bertoldo Orsini1323–1326
Annibale di Ceccano 1326–1328
Giovanni Orsini1328–1359
Bertrando de Meyshones1359–1363
Pietro de Grazia1363–1365
Bernardo de Bouquet1365–1368
Bernardo de Rhodez1368–1379
Tommaso de Ammanati1379–1388
Ludovico Bozzuto1378–1384
Nicola Zanasio1384–1389
Guglielmo Guindazzo1388–1399
Enrico Capece Minutolo 1389
Nicola Pagano1399–1401
Giordano Orsini 1401–1405
Giovanni Bozzutto1407–1415
Giacomo dei Rossi1418–1435
Nicola de Diano1418–1435
Gaspare de Diano1438–1451
Rinaldo Piscicello 1451–1457
Oliviero Carafa 1458–1484
Alessandro Carafa1484–1505
Vincenzo Carafa1505–1530
Francesco Carafa1530–1544
Rainuccio Farnese 1544–1549
Gian Pietro Carafa 1549–1555
Alfonso Carafa1557–1565
Mario Carafa1565–1576
Beato Paolo Burali d'Arezzo, C.R.1576–1578
Annibale di Capua1578–1595
Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza)1596–1603
Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore) 1605–1612
Decio Carafa1613–1626
Francesco Boncompagni1626–1641
Ascanio Filomarino 1641–1666
Innico Caracciolo1667–1685
Antonio Pignatelli 1686–1691
Giacomo Cantelmo 1691–1702
Francesco Pignatelli1703–1734
Giuseppe Spinelli 1734–1754
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo 1802–1832
Luigi Ruffo-Scilla 1802–1832
Filippo Giudice Caracciolo 1833–1844
Sisto Riario Sforza 1845–1877
Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla 1878–1897
Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco 1898–1923
Michele Zezza di Zapponeta 1923–1923
Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S.1924–1952
Marcello Mimmi 1952–1958
Alfonso Castaldo 1958–1966
Corrado Ursi 1966–1987
Michele Giordano 1987–2006
Crescenzio Sepe 2006-2020
Domenico Battaglia incumbent

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