Diocese of Mottola (Motula)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Mottola (Motula)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1023
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Taranto
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Nicola de Genupia † (17 Mar 1468 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Pietro Guercio (de Quercius) † (13 Aug 1512 Appointed - 1524 Died)
• Guido Guidone † (10 Feb 1525 Appointed - 1528 Died)
• Vito Ferrato † (7 Aug 1528 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Angelo Pasquali, O.P. † (6 Mar 1537 Appointed - 1550 Died)
• Scipione Rebiba † (12 Oct 1551 Appointed - 13 Apr 1556 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Cesare Gesualdo † (13 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1566 Died)
• Giovanni Ludovico da Campania † (5 Jul 1566 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Giacomo Micheli † (3 Aug 1579 Appointed - 1599 Died)
• Silvestro Tufo, C.R. † (29 Nov 1599 Appointed - Oct 1600 Died)
• Benedetto Rossi, C.R. † (3 Dec 1601 Appointed - 1621 Died)
• Francesco Saluzzo † (2 May 1622 Appointed - 1627 Resigned)
• Serafino Rinaldo (de Nuceria), O.P. † (14 Apr 1627 Confirmed - )
• Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. † (9 Sep 1630 Confirmed - 8 Jan 1635 Confirmed, Archbishop of Trani)
• Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. † (15 Jan 1638 Appointed - 1648 Died)
• Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. † (24 Aug 1648 Confirmed - 1651 Died)
• Giovanni Camponeschi, O.F.M. † (22 Jun 1654 Confirmed - 1657 Died)
• Gennaro De Andrea † (8 Aug 1661 Confirmed - 1664 Died)
• Ludovico della Quadra † (21 Jul 1664 Confirmed - 15 Jan 1695 Resigned)
• Francesco della Marra † (2 Apr 1696 Appointed - Aug 1696 Died)
• Michele Maria Dentice † (27 Mar 1697 Appointed - Oct 1698 Died)
• Pier Paolo Mastrilli † (26 Nov 1703 Appointed - 7 Apr 1713 Died)
• Biagio Antonio Copeti † (15 May 1719 Appointed - May 1727 Died)
• Antonio Bianchi di Gennaro, O.F.M. † (24 Apr 1728 Appointed - Aug 1729 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese † (12 Feb 1731 Appointed - Aug 1732 Died)
• Nicola Paolo Pandolfelli † (20 Jan 1734 Appointed - 1766 Died)
• Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. † (2 Jun 1766 Appointed - Mar 1791 Died)
• Agostino Adriani † (18 Jun 1792 Appointed - 1795 Died)
• Michele Palmieri † (29 Jan 1798 Appointed - 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Bishop of Troia)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Agostino Adriani † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 1795)
• Antonio Bianchi di Gennaro, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1728 to Aug 1729)
• Giovanni Ludovico da Campania † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1566 to 1579)
• Giovanni Camponeschi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1654 to 1657)
• Giovanni Antonio Chiaiese † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1731 to Aug 1732)
• Biagio Antonio Copeti † (Bishop: 15 May 1719 to May 1727)
• Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1630 to 8 Jan 1635)
• Tommaso d’Aquino, C.R. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1648 to 1651)
• Gennaro De Andrea † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1661 to 1664)
• Francesco della Marra † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1696 to Aug 1696)
• Ludovico della Quadra † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1664 to 15 Jan 1695)
• Michele Maria Dentice † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1697 to Oct 1698)
• Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1638 to 1648)
• Vito Ferrato † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1528 to 1537)
• Nicola de Genupia † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1468 to 1471)
• Cesare Gesualdo † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1560 to 1566)
• Pietro Guercio (de Quercius) † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1512 to 1524)
• Guido Guidone † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1525 to 1528)
• Pier Paolo Mastrilli † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1703 to 7 Apr 1713)
• Giacomo Micheli † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1579 to 1599)
• Stefano (Ildefonso) Ortiz Cortes, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1766 to Mar 1791)
• Michele Palmieri † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1798 to 29 Oct 1804)
• Nicola Paolo Pandolfelli † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1734 to 1766)
• Angelo Pasquali, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1537 to 1550)
• Scipione Rebiba † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1551 to 13 Apr 1556)
• Serafino Rinaldo (de Nuceria), O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1627)
• Benedetto Rossi, C.R. † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1601 to 1621)
• Francesco Saluzzo † (Bishop: 2 May 1622 to 1627)
• Silvestro Tufo, C.R. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1599 to Oct 1600)