Diocese of Bisceglie

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bisceglie
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trani
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

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Past Ordinaries

• Simone di Raiano † (5 Nov 1348 Appointed - 1372 Died)
• Giacomo Federici, O. Carm. † (4 Jan 1391 Appointed - 1399 Died)
• Francesco Falconi † ( 1396 Appointed - )
• Nicola Falconi † ( 1413 Appointed - 1442 Died)
• Giacomo Pietro de Gravina † ( 1442 Appointed - 1476 Died)
• Bernardino Barbiani, O.F.M. † (9 Aug 1476 Appointed - 24 Aug 1487 Appointed, Bishop of Bisaccia)
• Martino de Maggio (Madio da Tramonti) † (24 Aug 1487 Appointed - 18 Nov 1507 Died)
• Antonio Lupicino † (19 Nov 1507 Appointed - 1524 Resigned)
• Geronimo Sifola † (11 May 1524 Appointed - 1565 Died)
• Giovanni Andrea Signati † (22 Aug 1565 Appointed - 23 Sep 1575 Appointed, Bishop of Bisignano)
• Leonardo Bonaccorsi † (23 Sep 1575 Appointed - 1576 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm. † (22 Aug 1576 Appointed - 25 Jun 1582 Died)
• Nicola Secadenari † ( 1583 Appointed - 30 Jul 1583 Died)
• Alessandro Cospis † (7 Oct 1583 Appointed - 15 May 1609 Died)
• Antonio Albergati † (3 Aug 1609 Appointed - 1627 Resigned)
• Nicola Bellolatto † (8 Mar 1627 Appointed - 15 Jul 1636 Died)
• Bernardino Scala † (12 Jan 1637 Appointed - 18 May 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Montefeltro)
• Guglielmo Gaddi † (31 Aug 1643 Appointed - 1652 Died)
• Giuseppe Lomellini, O.S.B. † (26 Aug 1652 Appointed - 25 Aug 1657 Died)
• Cesare Cancellotti, C.O. † (1 Apr 1658 Appointed - 26 Jun 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche))
• Giovanni Battista Penna, O.S.A. † (9 Apr 1663 Appointed - 2 Jul 1664 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Ricci, O.F.M. Obs. † (15 Sep 1664 Appointed - 28 Apr 1685 Died)
• Giuseppe Crispini † (10 Sep 1685 Appointed - 13 Nov 1690 Appointed, Bishop of Amelia)
• Pompeo Sarnelli † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - 7 Jul 1724 Died)
• Antonio da Frosinone Pacicco, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - Mar 1739 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Leonardis † (15 Jul 1739 Appointed - 30 Apr 1762 Died)
• Donato Antonio Giannelli † (22 Nov 1762 Appointed - 1791 Died)
• Salvatore Palica, O.S.B. † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 1800 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
8th Century	Erected		Diocese of Bisceglie (erected)
27 June 1818	United	Diocese of Bisceglie Archdiocese of Trani	Archdiocese of Trani e Bisceglie

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Albergati † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1609 to 1627)
• Bernardino Barbiani, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1476 to 24 Aug 1487)
• Nicola Bellolatto † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1627 to 15 Jul 1636)
• Leonardo Bonaccorsi † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1575 to 1576)
• Cesare Cancellotti, C.O. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1658 to 26 Jun 1662)
• Alessandro Cospis † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1583 to 15 May 1609)
• Giuseppe Crispini † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1685 to 13 Nov 1690)
• Francesco Falconi † (Bishop: 1396)
• Nicola Falconi † (Bishop: 1413 to 1442)
• Giacomo Federici, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1391 to 1399)
• Guglielmo Gaddi † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1643 to 1652)
• Donato Antonio Giannelli † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1762 to 1791)
• Giacomo Pietro de Gravina † (Bishop: 1442 to 1476)
• Francesco Antonio Leonardis † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1739 to 30 Apr 1762)
• Giuseppe Lomellini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1652 to 25 Aug 1657)
• Antonio Lupicino † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1507 to 1524)
• Martino de Maggio (Madio da Tramonti) † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1487 to 18 Nov 1507)
• Antonio da Frosinone Pacicco, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to Mar 1739)
• Salvatore Palica, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 1800)
• Giovanni Battista Penna, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1663 to 2 Jul 1664)
• Simone di Raiano † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1348 to 1372)
• Francesco Antonio Ricci, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1664 to 28 Apr 1685)
• Pompeo Sarnelli † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to 7 Jul 1724)
• Bernardino Scala † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1637 to 18 May 1643)
• Nicola Secadenari † (Bishop: 1583 to 30 Jul 1583)
• Geronimo Sifola † (Bishop: 11 May 1524 to 1565)
• Giovanni Andrea Signati † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1565 to 23 Sep 1575)
• Salvatore Silvestri, C.SS.R. †
• Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1576 to 25 Jun 1582)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 527 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 268 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 334 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 368, and Page 369 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 415 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 442

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