The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli ( la, Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitana), in

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, has existed since 1986, when the

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was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a

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of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto."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

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. Local tradition preserves the name of a bishop, Simplicius, who attended the Roman synod of 487 and died in 492, but he belongs to legend, not history. Ferdinando Ughelli prints the narrative of Francesco Giuliano of Conversano concerning Simplicius, but states that it seems to him to be highly suspect, and maybe deliberately invented falsehoods or corrupt, since there are some things found in it which cannot be true. The first alleged bishop of Conversano was

Hilarius Hilarius is the given name of: * Hilarius of Aquileia (died c. 284), saint, bishop of Aquileia, Italy * Hilarius or Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), Bishop of Poitiers and Doctor of the Church * Hilary the Deacon (Latin: Hilarius Diac ...

, present at the Roman synod of 501. His name however is a false reading of the acts of the synod; he actually belonged to Tempsa in the Abruzzi, not to Conversano in Apulia. No other names are recorded up to the episcopate of Leo, mentioned in a document of 1088. In 1670 (and 1744) the Chapter of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Body of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven was composed of four dignities (the Archdeacon, the Archpriest, the Cantor and the Primicerius) and twenty-six Canons. In the city of approximately 7,000 inhabitants (1744) there were five religious houses for men and three monasteries for men.

Bishops

Diocese of Conversano

to 1400

:... * Leo (attested 1088) :... *Cafisius (attested 1179, 1180) *Guilelmus (attested 1188 – April 1202) *''Ignotus'' (attested 1207) *Concilius (attested April 1212 – 9 October 1231) * Stefano, O.Cist. (attested 1267 – 1274)Umberto Benigni.
Conversano
" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 2016-10-02. Ughelli, VII, pp. 705-708. Kamp, pp. 628-629. ;... * Giovanni de Gropi (c. 1283) ;... * Guillelmus (attested 1318, 1321) * Petrus Baccari (attested 1335, 1342) * Stefano (7 January 1351 – 1355?) * Petrus de Ytro (19 February 1356 – ) * Guilelmus (Avignon Obedience) * Angelo de Cupersano, O.Min. (12 July 1393 – ) (Avignon Obedience) * Amicus (Antonius) (Roman Obedience) * Jacobus ( – 22 December 1399) (Roman Obedience)

1400 to 1600

* Franciscus *Stefano de Alfano (9 March 1403 – 1423) *Antonio Guidotti (9 Sep 1423 – 1432 Died) :*Marino Orsini (4 November 1432 – 29 April 1437) (Administrator) * Andrea Veroli (29 Apr 1437 – 25 Sep 1439)"Bishop Andrea Veroli"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 10, 2017 * Donato Bottini,

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(9 October 1439 – 4 September 1448) *Pietro de Miggola, O.M. (4 September 1448 – 1464) *Paolo de Torcoli (30 November 1465 – d. 1482) *

Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona (died 1494) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Conversano (1483–1494), and Bishop of Bitetto (1482–1483)."Bishop Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *

Vincenzo Pistacchio Vincenzo Pistacchio was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitetto (1499–1518) and Bishop of Conversano (1494–1499).Bishop of Bitetto)"Bishop Vincenzo Pistacchio"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Donato Acquaviva d'Aragona (1499 – 1528 Died)"Bishop Donato Acquaviva d'Aragona"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016 * Antonio Sanseverino,

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(28 Jul 1529 – 11 Feb 1534 Resigned) * Giacomo Antonio Carrozza (1534 – 1560 Died)"Bishop Giacomo Antonio Carrozza"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016 * Giovanni Francesco Lottini (1560 – 1561 Resigned) * Romolo de Valentibus (1561 – 1579 Died)"Bishop Romolo de Valentibus"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016 *Francesco Maria Sforza (1579 – 1605 Died)

1600 to 1800

* Pietro Capullio, O.F.M. Conv. (31 Aug 1605 – 24 Jun 1625 Died) * Vincenzo Martinelli (bishop), O.P. (18 Aug 1625 – 20 Sep 1632) *

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(24 Nov 1632 – 1 Jan 1638 Died) *

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(19 Apr 1638 – 7 Sep 1641 Died) * Pietro Paolo Bonsi (26 May 1642 – 1658 Died) *

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(8 Dec 1658 – 1 Sep 1670) * Giovanni Stefano Sanarica (Senarega), O.S.B. (23 Feb 1671 – 16 Jun 1679 Died) *

Andrea Brancaccio Andrea Brancaccio, Theatines, C.R. (1644 – 4 June 1725) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1701–1725) and Bishop of Conversano (1681–1701). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Andrea Brancaccio was born in Naples, Italy ...

, C.R. (13 Jan 1681 – 18 Apr 1701)"Bishop Nicola Cirillo"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016. *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,

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(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)

1800 to 1986

*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,

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(23 Feb 1872 – 14 Feb 1879 Died) *Augusto Antonio Vicentini (12 May 1879 – 13 May 1881) * Casimiro Gennari (13 May 1881 – 6 Feb 1897) *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) *Gregorio Falconieri (12 Sep 1935 – 24 May 1964 Retired) *Antonio D'Erchia (21 Jan 1970 – 30 Sep 1986) (Appointed Bishop of the renamed Conversano-Monopoli) Cattedrale 008

Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli

''United: 30 September 1986 with

Diocese of Monopoli The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli, in the province of Bari, existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli. History The episcopal see at Monopoli was created in 1062, and its ...

'' *Antonio D'Erchia (30 Sep 1986 – 11 Feb 1987 Retired) *

Domenico Padovano Domenico Padovano (27 September 1940 – 10 May 2019) was an Italian Catholic prelate. Born in Mola di Bari, Padovano was ordained to the priesthood in 1965, and held several auxiliary bishop roles of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto The Roman ...

(13 Feb 1987 – 5 Feb 2016 Retired) *Giuseppe Favale (5 Feb 2016 – )Diocesi di Conversano Monopoli
''S. E. Mons Giuseppe Favale''
retrieved: 2017-03-12.

References

Books

Reference Works

* (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * pp. 946–947. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * *

Studies

* * *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien

' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975. *Kehr, Paulus Fridolin (1962). ''Italia pontificia. Regesta pontificum Romanorum.'' ttp://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002440&mediaType=application/pdf Vol. IX: Samnia – Apulia – Lucania Berlin: Weidmann. (in Latin), pp. 358–368. * * * *

Acknowledgment

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