Diocese of Bisignano

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bisignano
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7th Century
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Nicola Piscicelli † (11 Sep 1445 Appointed - 21 Apr 1449 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Giovanni Frangipane † (14 May 1449 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Bernardino Ferrari † (22 Sep 1486 Appointed - 1498 Died)
• Francesco Piccolomini † (3 Dec 1498 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (24 Jan 1530 Appointed - 5 Mar 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Policastro)
• Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (5 Mar 1537 Appointed - 13 Mar 1549 Resigned)
• Domenico Somma † (13 Mar 1549 Appointed - 24 Dec 1558 Died)
• Sante Sacco † (7 Feb 1560 Appointed - 1563 Died)
• Luigi Cavalcanti † (30 Jan 1563 Appointed - 1564 Died)
• Martino Terracina † (28 Jul 1564 Appointed - 1566 Died)
• Filippo Spinola † (8 Feb 1566 Appointed - 9 Mar 1569 Appointed, Bishop of Nola)
• Prospero Vitelliano † (22 Apr 1569 Appointed - 1575 Resigned)
• Giovanni Andrea Signati † (23 Sep 1575 Appointed - Nov 1575 Died)
• Pompeo Belli † (2 Dec 1575 Appointed - 1584 Died)
• Domenico Petrucci † (23 Jul 1584 Appointed - 1598 Died)
• Bernardo del Nero, O.P. † (25 May 1598 Appointed - 1607 Resigned)
• Gian Giacomo Amati † (2 Apr 1607 Appointed - 1611 Died)
• Mario Orsini † (31 Jan 1611 Appointed - 15 Apr 1624 Appointed, Bishop of Tivoli)
• Alderano Bellati (Bellatto) † (15 Apr 1624 Appointed - 1626 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista de Paola † (27 May 1626 Appointed - 1657 Died)
• Carlo Filippo Mei, B. † (8 Jul 1658 Appointed - 1664 Died)
• Paolo Piromalli, O.P. † (15 Dec 1664 Appointed - 12 Jul 1667 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Sebastiani, O.C.D. † (22 Aug 1667 Appointed - 3 Oct 1672 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)
• Onofrio Manes † (3 Oct 1672 Appointed - 22 Nov 1679 Died)
• Giuseppe Consoli † (7 Oct 1680 Appointed - Mar 1706 Died)
• Pompilio Berlingieri † (17 May 1706 Appointed - 1713 Resigned)
• Orazio Capalbi † (Dec 1713 Appointed - 1721 Died)
• Felice Sollazzo Castriotta † (16 Jul 1721 Appointed - 18 Jun 1745 Resigned)
• Bonaventura Sculco † (21 Jun 1745 Appointed - 20 Sep 1781 Died)
• Lorenzo Maria Varano, O.P. † (18 Jun 1792 Appointed - 9 Dec 1803 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gian Giacomo Amati † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1607 to 1611)
• Fabrizio Arcella † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1530 to 5 Mar 1537)
• Alderano Bellati (Bellatto) † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1624 to 1626)
• Pompeo Belli † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1575 to 1584)
• Pompilio Berlingieri † (Bishop: 17 May 1706 to 1713)
• Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (Administrator: 5 Mar 1537 to 13 Mar 1549)
• Orazio Capalbi † (Bishop: Dec 1713 to 1721)
• Luigi Cavalcanti † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1563 to 1564)
• Giuseppe Consoli † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1680 to Mar 1706)
• Bernardo del Nero, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 May 1598 to 1607)
• Bernardino Ferrari † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1486 to 1498)
• Giovanni Frangipane † (Bishop: 14 May 1449 to 1486)
• Onofrio Manes † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1672 to 22 Nov 1679)
• Carlo Filippo Mei, B. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1658 to 1664)
• Mario Orsini † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1611 to 15 Apr 1624)
• Giovanni Battista de Paola † (Bishop: 27 May 1626 to 1657)
• Domenico Petrucci † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1584 to 1598)
• Francesco Piccolomini † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1498 to 1530)
• Paolo Piromalli, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Dec 1664 to 12 Jul 1667)
• Nicola Piscicelli † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1445 to 21 Apr 1449)
• Sante Sacco † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1560 to 1563)
• Bonaventura Sculco † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1745 to 20 Sep 1781)
• Giuseppe Maria Sebastiani, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1667 to 3 Oct 1672)
• Giovanni Andrea Signati † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1575 to Nov 1575)
• Felice Sollazzo Castriotta † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1721 to 18 Jun 1745)
• Domenico Somma † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1549 to 24 Dec 1558)
• Filippo Spinola † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1566 to 9 Mar 1569)
• Martino Terracina † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1564 to 1566)
• Lorenzo Maria Varano, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 9 Dec 1803)
• Prospero Vitelliano † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1569 to 1575)