Ischia (Na): A commune in the province of Napoli.
Ischia, Diocese of:
Suffragans:
Metropolitan: Napoli.
Conference Region: Campania
Area: 46 km²/ mi²
Total Population: 46,702
Catholic Population:
Total Priests: 46(Diocesan: 35; Religious: 11)
Permanent Deacons: 5
Male Religious:
Female Religious:
Parishes: 25
History:
Ischitella (FG): A commune in the province of Foggia. Population: 4,427 (2006e).
Ischomachos (or Isomachos): An athlete of ancient Kroton. He was victor in the Stadion at the Olympian Games in 508 BC and 504 BC.
Iscla: Medieval name for Ischia.
Isernia, Province of: A province in the region of Molise. Population: 89,577 (2006e).
Isernia (IS): A city and provincial capital of the province of Isernia, in Molise. It situated 23 miles W of Campobasso on the west slope of the Apennines. Population: 21,608 (2006e).
Isernia-Venafro, Diocese of: A diocese in the ecclesiastical region of Abruzzo-Molise.
Islam in Italy: Although in medieval times, the vast majority of Muslims in Italy resided in the southern part of the country, only about 20% of the country’s million or so Muslims now reside there. The majority of Muslims in modern Italy are of North African origin. In 1992 there were approximately 304,000 Muslim immigrants in Italy, comprising about 29% of the total legal immigrant population. By the end of 1999, the Italian Ministry of Interior estimated that the Immigrant Muslim population had grown to between 650,000 and 700,000, of which 436,000 had legal status. Government statistics estimated that about 34% of the foreign population of Italy at the beginning of 2005 were Muslim, totaling between 960,000 and 1,030,000 (1.4% of the total Italian population.)
Isnello (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo.
Isola del Gran Sasso d’ltalia (TE): A commune in the province of Teramo.
Isola delle Femmine (PA): A commune in the province of Palermo.
Isola di Capo Rizzuto (KR): A commune in the province of Crotone. Population: 14,461 (2006e).
Isole Tremiti (FG): A commune in the province of Foggia. Population: 417 (2006e).
Isomachos: See Ischomachos.
Ispani (SA): A commune in the province of Salerno.
Ispica (RG): A commune in the province of Ragusa.
Itala (ME): A commune in the province of Messina.
Italian Emigration and Immigration:
Italian Emigration by Region
|
Region |
1883 |
1884 |
1885 |
1886 |
1887 |
1906 |
1907 |
1908 |
1911 |
1913 |
|
Piedmont |
52,335 |
78,663 | ||||||||
|
Liguria |
7,052 |
9,428 | ||||||||
|
Lombardy |
65,069 |
87,133 | ||||||||
|
Venetia |
97,588 |
123,853 | ||||||||
|
No. Italy |
222,044 |
299,077 | ||||||||
|
Emilia |
32,459 |
39,134 | ||||||||
|
Tuscany |
37,442 |
45,599 | ||||||||
|
Marches |
17,232 |
32,069 | ||||||||
|
Umbria |
12,098 |
17,851 | ||||||||
|
Latium |
9,121 |
25,962 | ||||||||
|
Cent. Italy |
108,352 |
160,615 | ||||||||
|
Abruzzi e Molise |
32,025 |
62,038 | ||||||||
|
Campania |
54,149 |
78,633 | ||||||||
|
Apulia |
21,318 |
41,837 | ||||||||
|
Basilicata |
10,426 |
16,153 | ||||||||
|
Calabria |
30,382 |
55,910 | ||||||||
|
Sicily |
50,789 |
146,061 | ||||||||
|
Sardinia |
5,359 |
12,274 | ||||||||
|
So. Italy |
203,448 |
412,906 | ||||||||
|
Total Italy |
169,101 |
147,017 |
157,193 |
167,829 |
215,665 |
787,977 |
704,675 |
486,674 |
533,844 |
872,598 |
Source: Rothwell. Foerster. The Italian Emigration of Our Times. 1924/1969; The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8
Destination of Italian Emigrants
|
1887 |
1906 |
1907 |
1908 | |
|
Europe |
82,474 | |||
|
Europe & Mediterranean |
276,042 |
288,774 |
248,101 | |
|
Egypt |
867 | |||
|
Tunis |
633 | |||
|
Algeria |
1,375 | |||
|
Transoceanic |
511,935 |
415,901 |
238,573 | |
|
U.S. & Canada |
38,853 | |||
|
Argentine Republic, |
54,499 | |||
|
Brazil & rest of South |
33,003 | |||
|
South America (w/o |
3,108 | |||
|
Asia, Africa, Oceania |
853 | |||
|
Total # Emigrants |
215,665 |
787,977 |
704,675 |
486,674 |
|
Source: Appleton’s Annual Cyclopedia 1888; The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. |
Italian Immigration to the United States
|
1831-1870 |
25,082 |
|
1870-1880 |
55,759 |
|
1880-1890 |
307,309 |
|
1890 |
52,093 |
|
1891 |
76,055 |
|
1892 |
62,137 |
|
1893 |
72,916 |
|
1894 |
43,967 |
|
1895 |
36,961 |
|
1896 |
68,060 |
|
1897 |
59,431 |
|
1898 |
58,613 |
|
1899 |
77,419 |
|
1900 |
100,135 |
|
1901 |
135,996 |
|
1902 |
178,375 |
|
1903 |
230,622 |
|
1904 |
193,296 |
|
1905 |
221,479 |
|
1906 |
273,120 |
|
1907 |
285,731 |
|
1908 |
128,503 |
|
Total: 1831-1908 |
2,743,059 |
|
Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia |
Italian-Americans: According to the National Italian American Foundation (www.niaf.org/research/contribution.demographic/ consulted 08/03/06) about 15% of the American population was of Italian ancestry. This meant that there were (1990) nearly 15 million Americans of full Italian background. If those with only partial Italian ancestry were considered, the number rose to c26 million. The states with the highest number of Italian Americans were (according to the 1990 US census): California: 1,500,000.Connecticut 650,000.Massachusetts 845,000.New Jersey 1,500,000.New York 2,900,000.Pennsylvania 1,400,000.Rhode Island 200,000.Florida (800,000).Illinois (730,000).Ohio (640,000).Michigan (412,000).Texas (314,000).Maryland (253,000).
According to the records of the United States Immigration Bureau, between 1821 and 1892, 526,749 Italians immigrated to the U.S. Over the subsequent 6 years (1893 to 1899), the number of Italian arrivals increased to 417,367.
Italian-Americans and Italians, Prejudice against
Considerable prejudice was shown towards Italian immigrants and their descendants in much of the United States during much of the 20th Century. Several derogatory terms came into use to refer to the immigrants and their offspring.
Derogatory terms used against Italians and Italian Americans
(Source: The Racial Slur Index. www.rsdb.org/)
(Warning: Some readers may find terms in this table to be offensive. This list is added for educational purposes. It is meant to show the extent of prejudice against Italian immigrants to America and to Americans of Italian descent.)