The Diocese of Terlizzi (Latin: ''Dioecesis Terlitiensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of

Terlizzi Terlizzi ( Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the region of Apulia in southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, in the midst of a fertile plain. , its population was some 27 ...

the region of Apulia in southern

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, in the

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, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the

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. The diocese of Giovinazzo, which included the town (''oppidum'') of Terlizzi, was erected in the 11th century."Diocese of Terlizzi"
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History

In 1749, the diocese of Terlizzi was established, and was united with the Diocese of Giovinazzo, to form the Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi.

After Napoleon

Following the extinction of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, the

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authorized the restoration of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Since the French occupation had seen the abolition of many Church institutions in the Kingdom, as well as the confiscation of most Church property and resources, it was imperative that Pope Pius VII and King Ferdinand IV reach agreement on restoration and restitution. A concordat was finally signed on 16 February 1818, and ratified by Pius VII on 25 February 1818. Ferdinand issued the concordat as a law on 21 March 1818. The right of the king to nominate the candidate for a vacant bishopric was recognized, as in the Concordat of 1741, subject to papal confirmation (preconisation). On 27 June 1818, Pius VII issued the bull ''De Ulteriore'', in which, among many other things, he dealt with dioceses which had been directly subject to the Holy See. The decision was made to suppress permanently the united dioceses of Giovenazzo and Terlizzi, once the current incumbent had vacated the seats, and to incorporate the two dioceses into the diocese of Molfetta. On 4 March 1836,

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, in the bull "Aeterni Patris", united the dioceses of Giovenazzo and Terlizzi with the diocese of Molfetta. It was determined that there would be only one priestly seminary for the three dioceses, in Molfetta. Molfetta remained directly subject to the Holy See.

Bishops of Goivenazzo e Terlizzi

*Paolo de Mercurio (1731 – 1752) *Giuseppe Orlandi,

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(24 Apr 1752 - 15 Apr 1776 Died) *Michele Continisi (16 Dec 1776 - May 1810 Died) *Domenico Antonio Cimaglia (25 May 1818 - 2 October 1818)Cimaglia was nominated bishop of Giovenazzo e Terlizzi on 20 March 1818, by

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinand I ...

, and confirmed by Pope Pius VII on 25 May 1818. On 14 June, he was nominated

Bishop of Molfetta The diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi ( la, Dioecesis Melphictensis-Rubensis-Iuvenacensis-Terlitiensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which was established in 1986, when the diocese of Molfe ...

, and on 2 Oct 1818 confirmed. Ritzler & Sefrin, ''Hierarchia catholica'' VII, pp. 227, 262.

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