Roman Catholic Diocese of Bitonto

The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9th century until being united into the diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto in 1818.[1][2]

Bitonto Cathedral

History

Bishop Anderano (about 734) belonged either to Bitonto or the diocese of Bisignano; Arnolfo (1087) was the first undoubted Bishop of Bitonto. Other bishops include:

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bitonto

Erected: 9th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)

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  • Giovanni Battista Orsini (bishop) (20 Dec 1501 - 1517 Resigned)
  • Giulio de' Medici (18 Feb 1517 - 27 Feb 1517 Resigned)
  • Giacomo Orsini (bishop) (27 Feb 1517 - 24 Jan 1530 Resigned)
  • Alessandro Farnese (24 Jan 1530 - 17 May 1532 Resigned)
  • Lópe Alarcón (17 May 1532 - 1537 Resigned)
  • Alessandro Farnese (iuniore) (17 Jun 1537 - 8 Jan 1538 Resigned)
  • Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante (11 Jan 1538 - 1544 Died)
  • Alessandro Farnese (iuniore) (1544 - 27 Oct 1544 Resigned)
  • Cornelio Musso (bishop), O.F.M. Conv. (27 Oct 1544 - 13 Jan 1574 Died)
  • Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra (26 Apr 1574 - 1593 Died)
  • Flaminio Parisio (17 Sep 1593 - 1603 Died)
  • Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. (10 Sep 1603 - 23 Aug 1619 Died)[4]
  • Giovanni Battista Stella (13 Nov 1619 - 15 Dec 1621 Died)
  • Fabrizio Carafa (bishop) (24 Jan 1622 - Mar 1651 Died)[5]
  • Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), C.R.S. (26 Aug 1652 - 14 May 1668 Resigned)[6]
  • Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona, O.P. (14 May 1668 - 23 Aug 1672 Died)[7]
  • Francesco Antonio Gallo (3 Oct 1672 - Sep 1685 Died)
  • Filippo Massarenghi, C.O. (13 May 1686 - 5 Jun 1688 Died)[8]
  • Carlo de Ferrari (6 Jun 1689 - Nov 1698 Died)
  • Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R. (21 Jun 1700 - 14 Jan 1720 Died)
  • Domenico Maria Cedronio, O.P. (20 Mar 1720 - May 1722 Died)
  • Luca Antonio della Gatta (6 Jul 1722 - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
  • Giovanni Barba (8 Jul 1737 - 13 Dec 1749 Died)
  • Nicola Ferri (23 Feb 1750 - 28 May 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
  • Orazio Berarducci (28 May 1770 - 1801 Died)

27 June 1818: United with Diocese of Ruvo to form the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto

Diocese of Bitonto

30 September 1982: Re-established from the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto

30 September 1986: United with Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto

Auxiliary Bishops
  • Domenico Padovano (1984 to 30 Sep 1986)

Notes
  1. "Diocese of Bitonto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Bitonto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13280b.htm
  4. "Bishop Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Bishop Fabrizio Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
  6. "Alessandro Cardinal Crescenzi, C.R.S. " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 9, 2016
  7. "Bishop Tommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
  8. "Bishop Filippo Massarenghi, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016

References
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ruvo and Bitonto". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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