Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitanus | |
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Cathedral in Conversano | |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Bari-Bitonto |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,099 km2 (424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 252,608 250,000 (99.0%) |
Parishes | 56 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
Co-cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. della Mactia |
Secular priests | 144 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Giuseppe Favale |
Website | |
www.conversano.chiesacattolica.it |
The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli (Latin: Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitanus), in Apulia, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Monopoli was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.[1][2]
History
Conversano is the ancient Cupersanum. After the invasion of the Normans, it was for a while the seat of a duchy; later, however, it became a fief of the dukes of Atri. The first bishop whose date is certain was Hilarius, present at the Roman synod of 501. Local tradition, however, preserves the name of a previous bishop, Simplicius, who died in 492.
No other names are recorded up to the episcopate of Leo, mentioned in a document of 1088.
Ordinaries
Diocese of Conversano
Erected: 5th Century
- Stefano, O.Cist. (c. 1266)[3]
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- Giovanni de Gropi (c. 1283)[3]
- ...
- Antonio Guidotti (9 Sep 1423 - 1432 Died)
- ...
- Andrea Veroli (29 Apr 1437 - 25 Sep 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)
- ...
- Paolo de Torcoli (d. 1482)[3]
- Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona (17 Feb 1483 - 1494 Died)[4]
- Vincenzo Pistacchio (1494 - 3 Nov 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Bitetto)[5]
- Donato Acquaviva d'Aragona (1499 - 1528 Died)[6]
- Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. (28 Jul 1529 - 11 Feb 1534 Resigned)
- Giacomo Antonio Carrozza (1534 - 1560 Died)[7]
- Giovanni Francesco Lottini (1560 - 1561 Resigned)
- Romolo de Valentibus (1561 - 1579 Died)[8]
- Francesco Maria Sforza (1579 - 1605 Died)
- Pietro Capullio, O.F.M. Conv. (31 Aug 1605 - Jun 1625 Died)
- Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. (18 Aug 1625 - 20 Sep 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Venafro)
- Antonio Brunachio (24 Nov 1632 - 1 Jan 1638 Died)
- Agostino Ferentillo (19 Apr 1638 - 7 Sep 1641 Died)
- Pietro Paolo Bonsi (26 May 1642 - 1658 Died)
- Giuseppe Palermo (8 Dec 1658 - 1 Sep 1670 Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Severina)
- Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. (23 Feb 1671 - 16 Jun 1679 Died)
- Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. (13 Jan 1681 - 18 Apr 1701 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)[9]
- Filippo Meda (23 Jan 1702 - 18 Jul 1733 Died)
- Giovanni Macario Valenti (28 Sep 1733 - 10 Apr 1744 Died)
- Filippo Felice del Prete (13 Apr 1744 - 22 Dec 1751 Died)
- Michele di Tarsia, C.P.O. (24 Jan 1752 - 7 May 1772 Died)
- Fabio Maria Palumbo, C.R. (7 Sep 1772 - 18 Mar 1786 Died)
- Nicola Vecchi (27 Feb 1792 - 18 Dec 1797 Appointed, Bishop of Teano)
- Gennaro Carelli (18 Dec 1797 - 3 Mar 1818 Died)
- Nicola Carelli (21 Feb 1820 - 14 Apr 1826 Died)
- Giovanni De Simone, C.M. (3 Jul 1826 - 13 Aug 1847 Died)
- Giuseppe-Maria Mucedola (11 Dec 1848 - 22 Mar 1865 Died)
- Salvatore Silvestris, C.SS.R. (23 Feb 1872 - 14 Feb 1879 Died)
- Augusto Antonio Vicentini (12 May 1879 - 13 May 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of L’Aquila)
- Casimiro Gennari (13 May 1881 - 6 Feb 1897 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Naupactus)
- Antonio Lamberti (19 Apr 1897 - 12 Aug 1917 Died)
- Domenico Lancellotti (14 Mar 1918 - 9 Jun 1930 Died)
- Domenico Argnani (30 Sep 1931 - 15 Jun 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino)
- Gregorio Falconieri (12 Sep 1935 - 24 May 1964 Retired)
- Antonio D'Erchia (21 Jan 1970 - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli)
Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
United: 30 September 1986 with Diocese of Monopoli
- Antonio D'Erchia (30 Sep 1986 - 11 Feb 1987 Retired)
- Domenico Padovano (13 Feb 1987 - 5 Feb 2016 Retired)
- Giuseppe Favale (5 Feb 2016 - )
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Conversano–Monopoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 1 2 3 Umberto Benigni. "Conversano." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 2016-10-02
- ↑ "Bishop Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Vincenzo Pistacchio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Donato Acquaviva d'Aragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Giacomo Antonio Carrozza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Romolo de Valentibus" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Nicola Cirillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
Books
- Ughelli, Ferdinando; Coleti, Niccolò (1721). Italia sacra, sive De Episcopis Italiae (in Latin). Tomus septimus (VII). Venice: apud Sebastianum Coleti. pp. 700–720.
acknowledgment
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Conversano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 40°58′00″N 17°07′00″E / 40.9667°N 17.1167°E