Diocese of Bitonto

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bitonto
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (20 Dec 1501 Appointed - 1517 Resigned)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (18 Feb 1517 Appointed - 27 Feb 1517 Resigned)
• Giacomo Orsini † (27 Feb 1517 Appointed - 24 Jan 1530 Resigned)
• Alessandro Farnese † (24 Jan 1530 Appointed - 17 May 1532 Resigned)
• Lópe Alarcón † (17 May 1532 Appointed - 1537 Resigned)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (17 Jun 1537 Appointed - 8 Jan 1538 Resigned)
• Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante † (11 Jan 1538 Appointed - 1544 Died)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † ( 1544 Appointed - 27 Oct 1544 Resigned)
• Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. † (27 Oct 1544 Appointed - 13 Jan 1574 Died)
• Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra † (26 Apr 1574 Appointed - 1593 Died)
• Flaminio Parisio † (17 Sep 1593 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. † (10 Sep 1603 Appointed - 23 Aug 1619 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Stella † (13 Nov 1619 Appointed - 15 Dec 1621 Died)
• Fabrizio Carafa † (24 Jan 1622 Appointed - Mar 1651 Died)
• Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (26 Aug 1652 Appointed - 14 May 1668 Resigned)
• Tommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P. † (14 May 1668 Appointed - 23 Aug 1672 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Gallo † (3 Oct 1672 Appointed - Sep 1685 Died)
• Filippo Massarenghi, C.O. † (13 May 1686 Appointed - 5 Jun 1688 Died)
• Carlo de Ferrari † (6 Jun 1689 Appointed - Nov 1698 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R. † (21 Jun 1700 Appointed - 14 Jan 1720 Died)
• Domenico Maria Cedronio, O.P. † (20 Mar 1720 Appointed - May 1722 Died)
• Luca Antonio della Gatta † (6 Jul 1722 Appointed - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla)
• Giovanni Barba † (8 Jul 1737 Appointed - 12 Sep 1749 Died)
• Nicola Ferri † (23 Feb 1750 Appointed - 18 May 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
• Orazio Berarducci † (28 May 1770 Appointed - 1801 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Tommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 May 1668 to 23 Aug 1672)
• Lópe Alarcón † (Bishop: 17 May 1532 to 1537)
• Giovanni Barba † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1737 to 12 Sep 1749)
• Orazio Berarducci † (Bishop: 28 May 1770 to 1801)
• Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1700 to 14 Jan 1720)
• Fabrizio Carafa † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1622 to Mar 1651)
• Domenico Maria Cedronio, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1720 to May 1722)
• Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1652 to 14 May 1668)
• Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1538 to 1544)
• Luca Antonio della Gatta † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1722 to 8 Jul 1737)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (Administrator: 18 Feb 1517 to 27 Feb 1517)
• Alessandro Farnese † (Administrator: 24 Jan 1530 to 17 May 1532)
• Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (Administrator: 17 Jun 1537 to 8 Jan 1538)
• Carlo de Ferrari † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1689 to Nov 1698)
• Nicola Ferri † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1750 to 18 May 1770)
• Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1574 to 1593)
• Francesco Antonio Gallo † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1672 to Sep 1685)
• Filippo Massarenghi, C.O. † (Bishop: 13 May 1686 to 5 Jun 1688)
• Cornelio Musso, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1544 to 13 Jan 1574)
• Giacomo Orsini † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1517 to 24 Jan 1530)
• Giovanni Battista Orsini † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1501 to 1517)
• Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1603 to 23 Aug 1619)
• Flaminio Parisio † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1593 to 1603)
• Giovanni Battista Stella † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1619 to 15 Dec 1621)