The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli, in the

province of Bari The Province of Bari ( it, provincia di Bari, nap, pruvincia 'e Bari, nap, label= Barese, provinge de Bare) was a province in the region of Apulia, Italy. Its capital was the city of Bari. It has an area of , and a total population of 1,594,10 ...

, existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the

diocese of Conversano-Monopoli The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli ( la, Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitana), in Apulia, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Monopoli was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan ...

History

The

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Monopoli Monopoli (; Monopolitano: ) is a town and municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,246 ...

was created in 1062, and its first

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was Deodatus. The

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was erected by the second

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, Romualdus, in 1073. In 1118, the Diocese of Polignano, located in

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, a small town situated on a high

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along the

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, was united to this

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. The diocese was historically immediately subject to the

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, but came under the

archdiocese of Bari The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto ( la, Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina) is Metropolitan Latin rite archbishopric in the administrative Bari province, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy (the 'Heel'), created in 1986, when ...

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Ordinaries

Diocese of Monopoli

''Erected: 11th Century''
''Latin Name: Monopolitanus'' :... *

Dionigi di Borgo San Sepolcro Dionigi di Borgo San Sepolcro OESA (Roberti of Roberti, Dennis) ( 1300 – 31 March 1342) was an Augustinian monk who was at one time Petrarch's confessor, and who taught Boccaccio at the beginning of his education in the humanities. He was Bi ...

(17 Mar 1340 – 31 Mar 1342 Died) :... *

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(Dec 1382 – 17 Dec 1384 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna) :... *

Marco de Teramo Marco de Teramo (died 1439) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sarno (1418–1439), Bishop of Bertinoro (1404–1418), and Bishop of Monopoli (1400–1404). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 24 March 1400, Marco de Teramo was appointe ...

(24 Mar 1400 – 15 Dec 1404 Appointed,

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) :... *Giosuè Mormile (9 Mar 1413 – 18 Dec 1430 Appointed,

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) :... *Michele Claudio (1508– ) :... *

Alfonso Alvarez Guerrero Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

(2 Jul 1572 – 1577 Died) *

Alfonso Porzio Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

(19 Jul 1577 – 1598 Died) *

Juan López (bishop of Crotone) Juan López, O.P. (died 1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1598–1608) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Crotone (1595–1598). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Juan López was ordained a priest in the Ord ...

, O.P. (15 Nov 1598 – 1608 Resigned) ''(in Latin)'' *

Giovanni Giacomo Macedonio Giovanni Giacomo Macedonio (1563–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1608–1627). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giovanni Giacomo Macedonio was born in Naples, Italy in 1563. Wikipedia:SPS, On 17 Mar 1608, he was ap ...

(17 Mar 1608 – 12 Sep 1624 Died) *

Giulio Masi Giulio Masi (1570–1636) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1627–1636) and Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611–1627). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giulio Masi was born in Arezzo, Italy in 1570. On 18 May 1611, he was appointed duri ...

(18 Jul 1627 – 1636 Died) *

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(Sorgente), C.R. (9 Jan 1640 – 13 Oct 1651 Died) * Benedicto Sánchez de Herrera (12 Jan 1654 – 24 Mar 1664 Confirmed,

Bishop of Pozzuoli The Diocese of Pozzuoli ( la, Dioecesis Puteolana) is a Roman Catholic bishopric in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples,Giuseppe Cavalieri (José Caballero) (9 Jun 1664 – 14 Aug 1696 Died) * Carolus de Tilly (3 Jun 1697 – 1698 Died) * Gaetano De Andrea, C.R. (15 Sep 1698 – Jan 1702 Died) *Alfonso Francesco Dominquez,

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(7 Apr 1704 – Feb 1706 Died) *Nicola Centomani (11 Apr 1707 – Jan 1722 Died) *Giulio Antonio Sacchi (14 Feb 1724 – Jul 1738 Died) *Francesco Iorio (Jorio) (24 Nov 1738 – 15 Aug 1754 Died) *Ciro de Alteriis (16 Dec 1754 – 6 Apr 1761 Confirmed,

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) *Giuseppe Cacace (25 May 1761 – 1778 Died) *Domenico Russo (20 Mar 1780 – 1783 Died) *Raimondo Fusco,

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(14 Feb 1785 – 1802 Died) *Lorenzo Villani (26 Jun 1805 – 10 Mar 1823 Died) *Michele Palmieri (3 May 1824 – 24 Nov 1842 Died) *Luigi Giamporcaro (17 Jun 1844 – 2 Jan 1854 Died) *Francesco Pedicini (23 Mar 1855 – 27 Sep 1858 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)) *Luigi Riccio (20 Jun 1859 – Confirmed – 23 Mar 1860 Confirmed,

Bishop of Caiazzo The Diocese of Caiazzo is a former Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the province of Caserta, southern Italy, abolished in 1986, when it was united into the Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Capua.

) *Federico Tolimieri (23 Mar 1860 – 2 Jun 1869 Died) *Antonio Dalena (22 Dec 1871 – 18 Jan 1883 Died) * Carlo Caputo (15 Mar 1883 – 7 Jun 1886 Appointed,

Bishop of Aversa The Diocese of Aversa ( la, Dioecesis Aversana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is situated in the ''Terra di Lavoro'' (Liburia), seven miles north of Naples, and eight miles south of C ...

) *Francesco d’Albore (7 Jun 1886 – 4 Sep 1901 Resigned) *Francesco di Costanzo (4 Mar 1902 – 19 Dec 1912 Resigned) *Nicola Monterisi (22 Aug 1913 – 15 Dec 1919 Appointed,

Archbishop of Chieti The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526. History Chieti is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Go ...

) *Agostino Migliore (14 Feb 1920 – 2 Dec 1925 Died) *Antonio Melomo (7 Feb 1927 – 28 Aug 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia) *Gustavo Bianchi (28 Mar 1941 – 12 Aug 1951 Died) *Carlo Ferrari (17 Apr 1952 – 19 Oct 1967 Appointed,

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) *Antonio D’Erchia (29 Jun 1969 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli)

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