Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1169
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Lettere (Litterae)
  • Latin Name: Litterensis
  • Erected: 984
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Antonio de Celano † (26 Sep 1440 Appointed - 1455 Died)
• Gabriele Pontangeli † (30 Jan 1455 Appointed - 1478 Died)
• Antonio de Miraballis † (14 Jan 1478 Appointed - 1503 Died)
• Andrea Curiale † (7 Jul 1503 Appointed - 1517 Resigned)
• Valentino d’Apreja (De Apreis) † (23 Mar 1517 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Bartolomeo Capobianco † (28 Jan 1540 Appointed - 1547 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) † (14 Feb 1547 Appointed - 1562 Died)
• Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 1565 Resigned)
• Giovanni Antonio Astorch (Astorco) † (7 Nov 1565 Appointed - 1567 Died)
• Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. † (19 Sep 1567 Appointed - 10 May 1570 Appointed, Bishop of Terni)
• Filippo Fasio Capponi † (9 Jun 1570 Appointed - Oct 1570 Died)
• Aurelio Griani, O.F.M. † (8 Nov 1570 Appointed - 1576 Died)
• Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli † (19 Sep 1576 Appointed - 1590 Died)
• Giovanni Leonardo Bottiglieri † (14 Jan 1591 Appointed - 1599 Died)
• Francesco Brusco † (27 Sep 1599 Appointed - 1625 Died)
• Andrea Caputo † ( 1625 Succeeded - Mar 1650 Died)
• Onofrio de Ponte † ( 1650 Appointed - 13 May 1676 Died)
• Antonio Molinari † (2 Dec 1676 Appointed - 11 Jul 1698 Died)
• Giovanni Cito † (22 Dec 1698 Appointed - 15 Oct 1708 Died)
• Domenico Antonio Gagliano, C.R. † (14 Oct 1709 Appointed - 5 Jul 1713 Died)
• Domenico Galisi † (24 Jan 1718 Appointed - Feb 1730 Died)
• Francesco Castello † (22 Nov 1730 Appointed - Mar 1733 Died)
• Agostino Giannini † (13 Apr 1733 Appointed - Feb 1767 Died)
• Francesco D’Afflitto † (10 Jul 1767 Appointed - 24 Sep 1786 Died)
• Bartolomeo Criscuolo † (27 Feb 1792 Appointed - 1793 Died)
• Bernardo Maria della Torre † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 21 Dec 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Antonio Astorch (Astorco) † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1565 to 1567)
• Giovanni Leonardo Bottiglieri † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1591 to 1599)
• Francesco Brusco † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1599 to 1625)
• Bartolomeo Capobianco † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1540 to 1547)
• Filippo Fasio Capponi † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1570 to Oct 1570)
• Andrea Caputo † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Jul 1622; Bishop: 1625 to Mar 1650)
• Francesco Castello † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1730 to Mar 1733)
• Antonio de Celano † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1440 to 1455)
• Giovanni Cito † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1698 to 15 Oct 1708)
• Bartolomeo Criscuolo † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 1793)
• Andrea Curiale † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1503 to 1517)
• Francesco D’Afflitto † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1767 to 24 Sep 1786)
• Valentino d’Apreja (De Apreis) † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1517 to 1539)
• Bernardo Maria della Torre † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 21 Dec 1818)
• Bartolomeo Ferro, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1567 to 10 May 1570)
• Domenico Antonio Gagliano, C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1709 to 5 Jul 1713)
• Domenico Galisi † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1718 to Feb 1730)
• Agostino Giannini † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1733 to Feb 1767)
• Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1576 to 1590)
• Aurelio Griani, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1570 to 1576)
• Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 1565)
• Antonio de Miraballis † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1478 to 1503)
• Antonio Molinari † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1676 to 11 Jul 1698)
• Giovanni Antonio Pandosi (De Pantusa) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1547 to 1562)
• Gabriele Pontangeli † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1455 to 1478)
• Onofrio de Ponte † (Bishop: 1650 to 13 May 1676)