Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli

Historical Details

• Diocese of Conversano
  • Latin Name: Conversanensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 599 (231 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Guidotti † (9 Sep 1423 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Andrea Veroli † (29 Apr 1437 Appointed - 25 Sep 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)
• Sulpicio Acquaviva d’Aragona † (17 Feb 1483 Appointed - 1494 Died)
• Vincenzo Pistacchio † ( 1494 Appointed - 3 Nov 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Bitetto)
• Donato Acquaviva d’Aragona † ( 1499 Appointed - 1528 Died)
• Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (28 Jul 1529 Appointed - 11 Feb 1534 Resigned)
• Giacomo Antonio Carrozza † ( 1534 Appointed - 1560 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Lottini † ( 1560 Appointed - 1561 Resigned)
• Romolo de Valentibus † ( 1561 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Francesco Maria Sforza † ( 1579 Appointed - 1605 Died)
• Pietro Capullio, O.F.M. Conv. † (31 Aug 1605 Appointed - Jun 1625 Died)
• Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. † (18 Aug 1625 Appointed - 20 Sep 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Venafro)
• Antonio Brunachio † (24 Nov 1632 Appointed - 1 Jan 1638 Died)
• Agostino Ferentillo † (19 Apr 1638 Appointed - 7 Sep 1641 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Bonsi † (26 May 1642 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Giuseppe Palermo † (8 Dec 1658 Appointed - 1 Sep 1670 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
• Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. † (23 Feb 1671 Appointed - 16 Jun 1679 Died)
• Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. † (13 Jan 1681 Appointed - 18 Apr 1701 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Filippo Meda † (23 Jan 1702 Appointed - 18 Jul 1733 Died)
• Giovanni Macario Valenti † (28 Sep 1733 Appointed - Jan 1744 Died)
• Filippo Felice del Prete † (13 Apr 1744 Appointed - 22 Dec 1751 Died)
• Michele di Tarsia, C.P.O. † (24 Jan 1752 Appointed - 7 May 1772 Died)
• Fabio Palumbo, C.R. † (7 Sep 1772 Appointed - 18 Mar 1786 Died)
• Nicola Vecchi † (27 Feb 1792 Appointed - 18 Dec 1797 Appointed, Bishop of Teano)
• Gennaro Carelli † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 3 Mar 1818 Died)
• Nicola Carelli † (21 Feb 1820 Confirmed - 14 Apr 1826 Died)
• Giovanni De Simone, C.M. † (3 Jul 1826 Confirmed - 13 Aug 1847 Died)
• Giuseppe-Maria Mucedola † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 22 Mar 1865 Died)
• Salvatore Silvestris, C.SS.R. † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 13 Feb 1879 Died)
• Augusto Antonio Vicentini † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 13 May 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of L’Aquila)
• Casimiro Gennari † (13 May 1881 Appointed - 6 Feb 1897 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Naupactus)
• Antonio Lamberti † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 12 Aug 1917 Died)
• Domenico Lancellotti † (14 Mar 1918 Appointed - 10 Jun 1930 Died)
• Domenico Argnani † (30 Sep 1931 Appointed - 15 Jun 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino)
• Gregorio Falconieri † (12 Sep 1935 Appointed - 24 May 1964 Retired)
• Antonio D’Erchia † (21 Jan 1970 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli)
• Domenico Padovano (13 Feb 1987 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Conversano
1950	90,000	90,000	100.0%	91	21	112	803		40	175	18	ap1951
1969	105,000	105,797	99.2%	76	44	120	875		59	202	27	ap1971
1980	112,500	115,662	97.3%	65	44	109	1,032		54	176	29	ap1981
Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
1990	232,576	237,576	97.9%	106	30	136	1,710		89	220	56	ap1991
1999	242,000	243,360	99.4%	102	49	151	1,602	9	63	225	56	ap2000
2000	245,900	247,093	99.5%	102	50	152	1,617	9	61	224	56	ap2001
2001	245,000	247,224	99.1%	104	48	152	1,611	13	58	185	56	ap2002
2002	245,000	247,551	99.0%	106	39	145	1,689	13	51	179	57	ap2003
2003	245,500	248,032	99.0%	103	39	142	1,728	12	51	153	56	ap2004
2004	246,761	249,261	99.0%	98	37	135	1,827	12	49	163	56	ap2005
2006	243,423	246,623	98.7%	98	45	143	1,702	11	59	157	56	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Domenico Padovano (Bishop: 13 Feb 1987)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Donato Acquaviva d’Aragona † (Bishop: 1499 to 1528)
• Sulpicio Acquaviva d’Aragona † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1483 to 1494)
• Domenico Argnani † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1931 to 15 Jun 1935)
• Pietro Paolo Bonsi † (Bishop: 26 May 1642 to 1658)
• Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1681 to 18 Apr 1701)
• Antonio Brunachio † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1632 to 1 Jan 1638)
• Pietro Capullio, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1605 to Jun 1625)
• Gennaro Carelli † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 3 Mar 1818)
• Nicola Carelli † (Priest: 14 Mar 1772; Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 14 Apr 1826)
• Giacomo Antonio Carrozza † (Bishop: 1534 to 1560)
• Filippo Felice del Prete † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1744 to 22 Dec 1751)
• Antonio D’Erchia † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 May 1964 to 29 Jun 1969; Bishop: 21 Jan 1970 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Giovanni De Simone, C.M. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 13 Aug 1847)
• Michele di Tarsia, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1752 to 7 May 1772)
• Gregorio Falconieri † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1935 to 24 May 1964)
• Agostino Ferentillo † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1638 to 7 Sep 1641)
• Casimiro Gennari † (Priest: 21 Mar 1863; Bishop: 13 May 1881 to 6 Feb 1897)
• Antonio Guidotti † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1423 to 1432)
• Antonio Lamberti † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 12 Aug 1917)
• Domenico Lancellotti † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1918 to 10 Jun 1930)
• Antonio Lippolis † (Priest: 22 Sep 1888 to 1 Jun 1915)
• Giovanni Francesco Lottini † (Bishop: 1560 to 1561)
• Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1625 to 20 Sep 1632)
• Filippo Meda † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1702 to 18 Jul 1733)
• Giuseppe-Maria Mucedola † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1848 to 22 Mar 1865)
• Giuseppe Palermo † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1658 to 1 Sep 1670)
• Fabio Palumbo, C.R. † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1772 to 18 Mar 1786)
• Vincenzo Pistacchio † (Bishop: 1494 to 3 Nov 1499)
• Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † (Priest: 18 Dec 1954 to 13 May 1980)
• Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1671 to 16 Jun 1679)
• Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Administrator: 28 Jul 1529 to 11 Feb 1534)
• Martino Scarafile † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1980 to 31 Oct 1985)
• Francesco Maria Sforza † (Bishop: 1579 to 1605)
• Salvatore Silvestris, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 13 Feb 1879)
• Giovanni Macario Valenti † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1733 to Jan 1744)
• Romolo de Valentibus † (Bishop: 1561 to 1579)
• Nicola Vecchi † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 18 Dec 1797)
• Andrea Veroli † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1437 to 25 Sep 1439)
• Augusto Antonio Vicentini † (Bishop: 12 May 1879 to 13 May 1881)