Tradition assigns the Christian origin of Andria to an Englishman, St. Richard, chosen as bishop by Pope Gelasius I, about 492 AD.[4] The story has been dismissed as fable by some scholars.[5] A Bishop Christopher of Andria is reported at the II Council of Nicaea in 787, but inspection shows that he was Christopher Bishop of Saint Cyriacus (Gerace).[6]
^Lanzoni, pp. 302-303: Le prove addotte dall'Ughelli e da altri scrittori per mostrare che le diocesi di Andria, Bisceglie (Vigiliae), Canne, Conversano (Cupersanum) e Ruvo (Rubum) sono anteriori al 604, non hanno alcun valore....Riccardus ... porvienne dale leggende graganiche.... Kehr, p. 307: Quo autem tempore episcopatus institutus sit, penitus ignoratur neque admitti potest pia Andrensium traditio, quae s. Riccardum Anglicum saec. V primum Andren. ep. fuisse voluit.... ('...the pious tradition of Andria that the Englishman Richard was the first bishop of Andria in the fifth century cannot be admitted....').
^J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XIII (Florence: A. Zatta 1767), p. 383. Ughelli, p. 925. Gams, p. 848. See Louis Duchesne, (1902), "Les évèchés de Calabre," Mélanges Paul Fabre: études d'histoire du moyen âge (in French). Paris: A. Picard et fils. 1902. p. 15.
^John Joseph A'Becket (1907). "Diocese of Andria."The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907; retrieved: 28 April 2019.
^Bishop Richardus was present at the Lateran Council of 1179. J. D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XXII (Venice: A. Zatta 1778), p. 461. Ughelli, VII, pp. 925-926. Kamp, p. 563.
^Lucidus was removed by Urban VI, probably because he supported Clement VII in the Great Western Schism.
^Franciscus was provided by Urban VI in the wake of the beginning of the Great Western Schism. Eubel, I, p. 90
^Milillus was a native of Andria, and had previously been Bishop of Salpe (1400–1413). He served as Bishop of Andria for eighteen years. Ughelli, pp. 926-927. Eubel, I, p. 90, 431.
^Franciscus had previously been Bishop of Salpe (1413–1418). Ughelli, p. 927. Eubel, I, p. 90, 431. Gams intrudes an Andrea Doria, O.S.B., who was actually Bishop of Andros (1427–1436). Eubel, I, p. 89.
^Florus was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). He renovated the choir stalls in the cathedral, and reroofed the episcopal residence. Ughelli, p. 931. Gams, p. 849.
^Fra Antonio needed a dispensation for illegitimacy. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica, III, p. 109 with note 3.
^Pastor was only in his 27th year when appointed. He required a dispensation. Eubel III, p. 109, with n. 4.
^Resta held the degree Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). He had previously been Bishop of Castro (1565–1578), and Bishop of Nicotera (1578–1582). Eubel, III, pp. 109, 158, 258.
^Vincenzo Basso was a priest of the diocese of Cremona, who held the degree of Doctor of Canon Law. He had previously been Bishop of Sebenico in Dalmatia (1589–1598). Eubel, III, pp. 109, 299. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 83 with note 2.
^De Franchis had previously been Bishop of Ravello (1600–1603), but he resigned before 30 July 1603. He was not appointed to Andria until 23 January 1604. Gauchat, IV, pp. 83 with note 3; 292 with note 2.
^Cassiani was born at Monteregali (diocese of Reate) in 1606. He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). Gauchat, IV, p. 83 with note 7.
^Egizio was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law). Gauchat, IV, p. 83 with note 8.
^Vecchia was born in Venice in 1628. He was transferred to the diocese of Molfetta on 19 December 1691. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, pp. 85 with note 3; 265 with note 4.
^Triveri was born in Biella (diocese of Vercelli). He was a Master of theology, and became Inquisitor of Padua in 1672; in August 1674 he moved to the same post in Florence. In 1692 he became general secretary of the Inquisition. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo on 27 January 1692. He was transferred to the diocese of Melfi on 24 September 1696. He died in May 1697. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, pp. 85 with note 4; p. 265 with note 4.
^Torti was transferred to the diocese of Avellino on 9 December 1726. He died on 19 August 1742. Ritzler-Sefrin, V, pp. 85 with note 7; 109 with note 9.
^Nobilione: Ritzler-Sefrin, V, pp. 85 with note 8.
^Anelli was born in Andria in 1698. He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law) (Rome, Sapienza 1739). He was Vicar-General of Andria and co-visitor of the diocese. He was Bishop of Acerno (1739–1743), consecrated in Rome on 1 February 1739 by the titular Archbishop of Tyre, Giovanni di Lerma. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 63, 83 with note 2.
^Born in 1714, Palica was a native of Barletta (diocese of Trani). A member of the Celestine Congregation of the Benedictine Order, he served as master of novices, Dean of the royal monastery of Sulmona, abbot of the monastery of Barletta, Monte S. Aagelo Luceriae, and abbot of the monastery of the Holy Trinity in Santa Severa. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome on 14 March 1773 by Cardinal Lazzaro Pallavicino. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 83 with note 4.
^Lombardi was born at Maddaloni (diocese of Caserta) in 1739. He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law) (Naples 1761). He was a vicar general of the dioceses of Boiano, Caiazzo, Taranto, and Materano. He was nominated bishop of Andria by the King of Naples on 16 December 1791, and approved by Pope Pius VI on 27 February 1792. He was consecrated in Rome on 4 March 1792 by Cardinal Francesco Zelada. Cappelletti, XXI, p. 82. Gams, p. 849. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 83 with note 5.
^Bolognese had previously been Bishop of Termoli (1818–1822). Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, pp. 74, 366.
^Born in 1788, Cosenza was a native of Naples, held a doctorate in theology, and was Canon Theologian of the Cathedral Chapter of Naples. Cosenza was transferred to the diocese of Capua on 10 September 1850. He was named a Cardinal by Pope Pius IX on 30 September 1850. He died on 30 March 1863. Ritzler-Sefrin, VII, pp. 74; VIII, p. 51, 180. Martin Bräuer (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 1862. ISBN978-3-11-026947-5.
Ughelli, Ferdinando; Coleti, Niccolò (1721). Italia sacra, sive De Episcopis Italiae (in Latin). Vol. Tomus septimus (VII). Venice: apud Sebastianum Coleti. pp. 920–935.
Acknowledgment
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: a'Becket, John Joseph (1913). "Diocese of Andria". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
