Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli

Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitanus
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Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Bari-Bitonto
Statistics
Area
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

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Co-cathedral in Monopoli

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.

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

• the Cistercian Stefano (c. 1266)

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• Giovanni de Gropi (c. 1283)

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• Antonio Guidotti (9 Sep 1423 - 1432 Died)

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• Andrea Veroli (29 Apr 1437 - 25 Sep 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Boiano)

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• Paolo de Torcoli (d. 1482)
• Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona (17 Feb 1483 - 1494 Died)
• Vincenzo Pistacchio (1494 - 3 Nov 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Bitetto)
• Donato Acquaviva d'Aragona (1499 - 1528 Died)
• Antonio Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. (28 Jul 1529 - 11 Feb 1534 Resigned)
• Giacomo Antonio Carrozza (1534 - 1560 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Lottini (1560 - 1561 Resigned)
• Romolo de Valentibus (1561 - 1579 Died)
• 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)
• 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 - )

Notes

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