Cathedral in Monopoli The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli , in the province of Bari , existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli .[1] [2]
History
The episcopal see at Monopoli was created in 1062, and its first prelate was Deodatus. The cathedral was erected by the second bishop , Romualdus, in 1073.
In 1118, the Diocese of Polignano , located in Polignano , a small town situated on a high promontory along the Adriatic , was united to this diocese . The diocese was historically immediately subject to the Holy See , but came under the archdiocese of Bari .[3]
Ordinaries
Diocese of Monopoli
Erected: 11th Century
Latin Name: Monopolitanus
... ... Francesco Carbone (Dec 1382 – 17 Dec 1384 Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna)... ... ... ... Alfonso Alvarez Guerrero (2 Jul 1572 – 1577 Died)
Alfonso Porzio (19 Jul 1577 – 1598 Died)
Juan López (bishop of Crotone) (15 Nov 1598 – 1608 Resigned)[4]
Giovanni Giacomo Macedonio (17 Mar 1608 – 12 Sep 1624 Died)[4]
Giulio Masi (18 Jul 1627 – 1636 Died)[4]
Francesco Surgenti (Sorgente) (9 Jan 1640 – 13 Oct 1651 Died)[4]
Benedicto Sánchez de Herrera (12 Jan 1654 – 24 Mar 1664 Confirmed, Bishop of Pozzuoli )[4]
Giuseppe Cavalieri (José Caballero) (9 Jun 1664 – 14 Aug 1696 Died)[4]
Carolus de Tilly (3 Jun 1697 – 1698 Died)
Gaetano De Andrea (15 Sep 1698 – Jan 1702 Died)
Alfonso Francesco Dominquez (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, Bishop of Acerra )
Giuseppe Cacace (25 May 1761 – 1778 Died)
Domenico Russo (20 Mar 1780 – 1783 Died)
Raimondo Fusco (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 )
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 )
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 )
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, Bishop of Mantova )
Antonio D’Erchia (29 Jun 1969 – 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli )