The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie ( la, Archidioecesis Tranensis-Barolensis-Vigiliensis (-Nazarensis)) is a

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archbishopric in the administrative

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, in the southeastern Italian region of

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. In 1980 it became a

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diocese in the

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of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, when it was demoted to non-Metropolitan status. It received its current name in 1986, when the Archbishopric of Trani (suffragan until 1063) added to its title the names of two suppressed bishoprics merged into it."Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie"
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Special churches

The Archdiocese's archiepiscopal

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is ''Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola Pellegrino'', a

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, in

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. The Archdiocese also includes three Co-cathedrals, in the two bishoprics whose titles it adopted: they are ''Basilica Concattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore'', located in Barletta, ''Basilica Concattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo'', in

Bisceglie Bisceglie (; nap, label= Biscegliese, Vescégghie) is a city and municipality of 55,251 inhabitants in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in the Apulia region (''Italian'': ''Puglia''), in southern Italy. The municipality has the fourth hig ...

(both also Minor basilicas) and ''Concattedrale di S. Maria di Nazareth'', again in Barletta. Furthermore, the archdiocese comprises another Minor Basilica: ''Basilica del San Sepolcro'', in Barletta, and two Former Cathedrals: ''Chiesa San Giacomo Maggiore'', in Barletta, and ''Ex cattedrale San Stefano'', in Trinitapoli.

History

* Established circa 250 as Diocese of Trani (Italian) / Tranen(sis) (Latin), without known precursor see * Gained territory in 844 from Diocese of Canosa * Promoted in 1063 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani (Italiano) / Tranen(sis) (Latin) * Lost territories in 1100 to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nazareth, and to establish Diocese of Andria * Lost territory in 1327 to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nazareth in Barletta (at the ancient ''Barduli''). * Gained territory in 1424 from the suppressed Diocese of Salpi, lost it again in 1523 to (re)establish the Diocese of Salpi and on 1547.04.22 gained it back from the (again) suppressed Diocese of Salpi * Gained territories on 1818.06.27 from the suppressed above Metropolitan daughter Archdiocese of Nazareth in Barletta and from the Diocese of Canne, and gained the 'adopted' title of Nazareth ropping in Barletta* Lost territory on 1860.04.21 to (re)establish the Archdiocese of Barletta * Demoted on 1980.10.20 as non-metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani (Italiano) / Tranen(sis) (Latin) * Renamed on 1986.09.30 as Archdiocese of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italiano) / Tranen(sis)–Barolen(sis)–Vigilien(sis) (Latin), having gained territories (and adopting their titles) from the suppressed Archdiocese of Barletta (above daughter) and Diocese of Bisceglie * Gained in 1989 the (honorary) title of the see of Nazareth The legend of St. Magnus relates that there was at Trani about the middle of the third century a bishop, Redemptus, who was succeeded by St. Magnus. The legend is recent in origin, and its character is so fantastic that it is not to be believed. The first bishop whose date is known with certainty is Eutychius, who was present at the dedication of the Basilica of Monte Gargano in 493. Until the end of the tenth century Trani had certainly followed the

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, and Bishop Bernardo opposed the decree of the Patriarch Polyeuctes (968) introducing the

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; it is uncertain whether Joannes, bishop of Trani, who embraced the schism of Michael Caerularius and in consequence was deposed by

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(1059), belonged to the Greek Rite. His successor was Delius, and thenceforward Trani continued in the Latin Rite. In 1073 Trani fell into the hands of the Normans, and Count Pierre d'Hauteville became Count of Trani, though he was quickly put down by Robert Guiscard. In 1098 Nicholas the Pilgrim, a Byzantine Christian, died there; under another Byzantine the new cathedral was dedicated to that saint. Bertrand II (1157–87) tried to arrange a Byzantine–Sicilian marriage alliance.

Samarus Samarus (died 1201) was the Archbishop of Trani from 1192, when he succeeded Bertrand II, until his death. He was successful as a lawyer before becoming archbishop, and excelled at diplomacy after that. Samarus was a member of a family of governm ...

was granted the lordship of the Jews of Trani by Emperor Henry VI for his support against

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. Bartolommeo Brancacci (1328) distinguished himself on several embassies and was chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples. In 1455 the diocese of Cannae (Italian ''Canne'') was united with that of Nazareth.

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was destroyed in 1083 by Robert Guiscard, with the exception of the cathedral and the episcopal residence. It had bishops in the sixth century, for Gregory the Great entrusted the see to the care of the

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; its bishops are again mentioned after the tenth century. In 1534 Cannae was separated from Nazareth and united to the diocese of Monteverde, but in 1552 the united dioceses were incorporated with Nazareth. In 1860 the See of Nazareth (Barletta) was united with Trani, the archbishop of which had been appointed in 1818 perpetual administrator of the see of Bisceglie. With the See of Trani is united the ancient diocese of Salpe (Salapia of the Greeks), its known bishops comprising Palladius (465) and 23 successors before the definitive union in 1547. Another is the see of Carnia, which had bishops before the time Gregory, who entrusted it to the care of the Bishop of Reggio Calabria; in 649 it had a new ordinary, but later the city fell into decay.

Bishops and Archbishops

Diocese of Trani

''Erected: 5th Century'' *Eutychius (attested 493, 502, 503) *Suthinius (attested 761) : eo*Leopardus *Oderisius (Auderis) (attested 834) *Rhodostamos (attested 983) *Chrysostomos (attested 999) :... : erardus (or Bernardus) (?):... *Joannes (attested 1053, deposed 1059) *Delius

Archdiocese of Trani

''Elevated: 11th Century'' *Bisantius (attested 1063) *Bisantius : eterandus (1129)*Hubaldus (attested 1130 to 1138) *Bisantius (attested 1150) *Bertrandus (c.1157 – after September 1187) *Samarus (Sanmarus) (attested 1192 – 1201/1202) *G(regorius), O.S.B (1202) *Bartholomaeus (1203 – 1225/1226) *Jacobus, O.P. (1227 – 1263?) *Nicolaus (1267 – 1276/1277) :*Opizo (1280–1287) (Administrator) *Philippus (5 November 1288 – 1295/1297) *Joannes de Anagnia, O.Min. (17 June 1297 – 1299) *Oddo (6 November 1299 – 1317) *Bartholomaeus (8 July 1317 – 1327) *Bartholomaeus Brancaccio (23 December 1327 – 14 November 1341) *Andreas (4 March 1342 – 1342) * Guilelmus de Rosières, O.S.B. (4 April 1343 – 28 February 1344) *Philippus, O.P. (26 March 1344 – 1348) *Maugerius de Salerno, O.P. (5 November 1348 – 1352) *Jacobus Tura Scottini (5 November 1352 – 1378) *Matthaeus Spinae (26 January 1379 – ? ) (Avignon Obedience) *Antonius de Lamberto (c. 1379 – 24 January 1383) (Roman Obedience) * Enrico Minutoli (1383 – Sep 1389) (Roman Obedience) *

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(7 Nov 1393 – 1418 Died) * Francesco Carosio (26 Jan 1418 – 27 Apr 1427 Died) *

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de Bianchis (16 Jun 1427 – 1438 Died) *

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(8 Jun 1439 – 23 Dec 1450) *

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(1450 – 1478 Died) *

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, O.S.B. (1 Apr 1478 – 21 Nov 1481 Died) *

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(1481 – 1493 Died) *

Juan Castellar y de Borja Juan Castellar y de Borja (1441–1505) (called the Cardinal of Trani and the Cardinal of Monreale) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Juan Castellar y de Borja was born in Valencia in late 1441, the son of Galcerán d ...

(23 Aug 1493 – 9 Aug 1503) *Cardinal

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(9 Aug 1503 – 22 Jul 1506 Died) *Cardinal Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. (1506 – 18 Jul 1516 Died) *Cardinal

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(30 Jul 1517 – 3 Jul 1551 Resigned) ::''Territory Added: 1547 from suppressed Diocese of Salpi *Bartolommeo Serristori (3 July 1551 – 1555) *

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, C.R. (20 Dec 1555 – 9 Aug 1559) *

Juan Battista de Ojeda Juan Battista de Ojeda (died 1574) also Giovanni Battista de Hogeda or Giovanni Battista de Oxeda was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (personal title) of Agrigento (1571–1574) and Archbishop of Trani (1560–1571). ''(in Lati ...

(26 Jan 1560 – 27 Aug 1571) *

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, O.F.M. Obs. (17 Mar 1572 – 1575 Died) * Scipione de Tolfa (10 Dec 1576 – 20 Dec 1593) * Giulio Caracciolo (31 Mar 1593 – 8 Jan 1597 Appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cassano all’Jonio) ''(in Latin)'' *

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(4 Aug 1598 – 1603 Died) * Juan de Rada, O.F.M. (17 Aug 1605 – 16 Jan 1606) * Diego Alvarez (bishop), O.P. (19 Mar 1607 – Dec 1634 Died) *

Tommaso d'Ancora Tommaso d'Ancora, C.R. or Tommaso d'Ariconi (1583–1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Trani (1635–1656) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Mottola (1630–1634). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Tommaso d'Ancora was born in S ...

(Ariconi), C.R. (8 Jan 1635 Confirmed – 1656 Died)"Archbishop Tommaso d'Ancora (Ariconi), C.R."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 11, 2017 * Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. (16 Oct 1656 Confirmed – 13 Apr 1665 * Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. (15 Feb 1666 – 19 Oct 1676 * Pablo Jiménez Alejandro (Ximenes) (14 Mar 1678 – 21 Dec 1693 Died) *

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(24 Jan 1695 Confirmed – Oct 1709 Died) *Giuseppe Antonio Davanzati (22 Nov 1717 – 16 Feb 1755 Died) *Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti, C.R. (12 May 1755 Confirmed – 3 Feb 1769 Died) *Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. (18 Dec 1769 – 27 Feb 1792) *Luigi Trasmondi, O.S.B. (18 Jun 1792 – 1804 Died) *Luigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. (29 Oct 1804 – 15 Jul 1820 Died)

Archdiocese of Trani – Bisceglie

''United with Diocese of Bisceglie: 27 June 1818'' *Gaetano Maria de Franci, C.R.M. (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed – 26 Jun 1847 Died)Spaccucci, Felice and Curci, Giuseppe (1991)
Cronotassi degli arcivescovi di Trani
in: F. Spaccucci and G. Curci, ''Storia dell'arcidiocesi di Trani'', Napoli 1991, pp. 127–152.

Archdiocese of Trani – Nazareth – Bisceglie

''Name Changed: 22 September 1828'' *Giuseppe de’ Bianchi Dottula (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed – 22 Sep 1892 Died)

Archdiocese of Trani – Barletta – Nazareth – Bisceglie

''Latin Name: Tranensis et Barolensis (et Nazarensis et Vigiliensis)''
''Name Changed: 21 April 1860'' *Domenico Marinangeli (16 Jan 1893 – 5 Feb 1898) *Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) (24 Mar 1898 – 19 May 1906 Died) *Francesco Paolo Carrano (1 Sep 1906 – 18 Mar 1915 Died) *Giovanni Régine (6 Dec 1915 – 4 Oct 1918 Died) *Giuseppe Maria Leo (17 Jan 1920 – 20 Jan 1939 Died) *Francesco Petronelli (25 May 1939 – 16 Jun 1947 Died) *Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. (10 Nov 1947 – 3 Jul 1971 Resigned) *Giuseppe Carata (28 Aug 1971 – 15 Dec 1990 Retired)

Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth)

''Latin Name: Archidioecesis Tranensis-Barolensis-Vigiliensis (-Nazarensis)''
''Name Changed: 30 September 1986'' *

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, M.S.C. (15 Dec 1990 – 13 Nov 1999 Retired) *

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(13 Nov 1999 – 26 July 2017)Arcidiocesi di Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
Biography of Archbishop Pichierri
retrieved: 2017-03-17. * Leonardo D'Ascenzo (since 4 Nov 2017)

Gallery of Co-cathedrals

References and Notes

Sources and external links

Reference Works

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

Studies

* * *Di Biase, Pietro (2013). ''Vescovi, clero e popolo. Lineamenti di storia dell'Arcidiocesi di Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie.'' Rotas, Barletta. (in Italian) *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien
I. Prosopographische Grundlegung, Bistumer und Bistümer und Bischöfe des Konigreichs 1194–1266: 2. Apulien und Calabrien
' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975. *Kehr, Paulus Fridolin (1962). ''Italia pontificia. Regesta pontificum Romanorum.'
Vol. IX: Samnia – Apulia – Lucania
Berlin: Weidmann. (in Latin), pp. 358–368. * * * * *Spaccucci, Felice and Curci, Giuseppe (2015). "Storia dell'arcidiocesi di Trani," *Spaccucci, Felice and Curci, Giuseppe (1991)
Cronotassi degli arcivescovi di Trani
in: F. Spaccucci and G. Curci, ''Storia dell'arcidiocesi di Trani'', Napoli 1991, pp. 127–152. *

External links

Acknowledgment

* Benigni, Umberto.

" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912, retrieved: 2017-03-15. :: {{DEFAULTSORT:Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, Roman Catholic Archdiocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Apulia

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