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

• 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)
• Nicola Falconi † (Bishop: 1413 to 1442)
• 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)
• 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 2, Page 268

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