Bari-Bitonto (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original ) (raw )
Past and Present Ordinaries
Bisanzio † (14 Jul 1025 Appointed - 6 Jan 1035 Died)
Nicola Effrem † (9 Aug 1035 Appointed - 27 Apr 1062 Died)
Andrea † ( 1062 Appointed - 1078 Died)
Ursone † (Jun 1078 Appointed - 14 Feb 1089 Died)
Elia , O.S.B. † (Feb 1089 Appointed - 23 May 1105 Died)
Riso (Risone) † (2 Apr 1112 Appointed - 1118 Died)
Gualtiero † ( 1118 Appointed - 1126 Died)
Matthieu , O.S.B. † (20 Dec 1126 Appointed - 1129 Died)
Ange † ( 1131 Appointed - )
Jean † ( 1151 Appointed - 31 Aug 1169 Died)
Rainaldo , O.S.B. † (Mar 1171 Appointed - 4 Feb 1188 Died)
Doferio (Dauferius) † (13 Dec 1188 Appointed - 27 Feb 1207 Died)
Berardo Costa † ( 1207 Appointed - 11 Sep 1213 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo )
Andrea de Celano † ( 1214 Appointed - 27 Sep 1225 Died)
Mariano Filangeri † (21 Dec 1226 Appointed - 6 Jul 1251 Died)
Enrico Filangeri , O.P. † (27 Apr 1252 Appointed - 11 Oct 1258 Died)
Giovanni Saraceno , O.F.M. Obs. † ( 1259 Appointed - 19 Aug 1280 Died)
Romoaldo Grisone † (20 Jun 1282 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1309 Died)
Landolfo † (24 Nov 1310 Appointed - 4 Oct 1336 Died)
Ruggero de Sanseverino † (24 Mar 1337 Appointed - 23 May 1347 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno )
Bartolomeo Carafa † (23 May 1347 Appointed - 16 Mar 1367 Died)
Niccol� Brancaccio † (12 Apr 1367 Appointed - 13 Jan 1377 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza )
Bartolomeo Prignano † (13 Jan 1377 Appointed - 8 Apr 1378 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome} ))
Landolfo Maramaldo † ( 1378 Appointed - 1384 Resigned)
Niccol� Acconciamuro † (5 Nov 1378 Appointed - 1387 Died)
Giacomo Carafa † ( 1384 Appointed - )
Guglielmo † (29 Jul 1387 Appointed - 1390 Resigned)
Roberto Sanseverino † (2 Jul 1390 Appointed - )
Giacomo Carafa † ( 1392 Appointed - 1 May 1400 Died)
Nicol� Pagano † (11 Aug 1400 Appointed - 1 Dec 1424 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto )
Francesco de Aiello † (11 Dec 1424 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Guido Guidano , O.F.M. † (13 Jul 1453 Appointed - 1454 Died)
Latino Orsini † (4 Dec 1454 Appointed - 6 Nov 1472 Resigned)
Antonio de Agello † (6 Nov 1472 Appointed - 22 Jan 1493 Died)
Giovanni Giacomo Castiglione † (13 Mar 1493 Appointed - 1513 Died)
Esteban Gabriel Merino † (9 May 1513 Appointed - 2 Sep 1530 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies )
Girolamo Grimaldi † (2 Sep 1530 Appointed - 20 Aug 1540 Resigned)
Girolamo Sauli † (20 Aug 1540 Appointed - 18 Apr 1550 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova )
Giacomo Puteo (del Pozzo) † (18 Apr 1550 Appointed - 16 Dec 1562 Resigned)
Antonio Puteo (del Pozzo) † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 14 Jul 1592 Died)
Giulio Cesare Riccardi † (30 Oct 1592 Appointed - 13 Feb 1602 Died)
Bonviso Bonvisi † (18 Mar 1602 Appointed - 1 Sep 1603 Died)
Galeazzo Sanvitale † (15 Mar 1604 Appointed - 1606 Resigned)
Decio Caracciolo Rosso † (3 Jul 1606 Appointed - 27 May 1613 Died)
Ascanio Gesualdo † (1 Jul 1613 Appointed - 27 Jan 1638 Died)
Diego Sersale † (20 Dec 1638 Appointed - 14 Jul 1665 Died)
Giovanni Granafei † (11 Oct 1666 Appointed - 18 Mar 1683 Died)
Tommaso Marie Ruffo , O.P. † (10 Apr 1684 Appointed - 30 Apr 1691 Died)
Carlo Loffredo , C.R. † (26 Nov 1691 Appointed - 10 Mar 1698 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua )
Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) † (7 Apr 1698 Appointed - 7 Mar 1728 Died)
Mih�ly Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan † (20 Sep 1728 Appointed - 2 Dec 1735 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of V�c )
Muzio Gaeta (Jr.) † (19 Dec 1735 Appointed - 16 Sep 1754 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua )
Luigi d’Alessandro † (16 Sep 1754 Appointed - 28 Jan 1770 Died)
Adelmo Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte , O.S.B. † (28 May 1770 Appointed - 15 Dec 1777 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua )
Giambattista Ettore Caracciolo , C.R. † (1 Jun 1778 Appointed - 22 May 1780 Died)
Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo , O.S.B. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa )
Baldassare Mormile , C.R. † (26 Jun 1805 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1818 Confirmed, Archbishop of Capua )
Nicola Coppola , C.O. † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1823 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nola )
Michele Basilio Clari (Clary) , O.S.B.I. † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 15 Feb 1858 Died)
Francesco Pedicini † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed - 6 Jun 1886 Died)
Enrico (Ernesto) Mazzella † (14 Mar 1887 Appointed - 14 Oct 1897 Died)
Giulio Vaccaro † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 10 Mar 1924 Died)
Pietro Pomares y Morant † (16 Oct 1924 Appointed - 14 Dec 1924 Died)
Augusto Curi † (5 May 1925 Appointed - 28 Mar 1933 Died)
Marcello Mimmi † (31 Jul 1933 Appointed - 30 Aug 1952 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples} )
Enrico Nicodemo † (11 Nov 1952 Appointed - 27 Aug 1973 Died)
Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero , O.C.D. † (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 1 Aug 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin} )
Andrea Mariano Magrassi , O.S.B. † (24 Nov 1977 Appointed - 3 Jul 1999 Resigned)
Francesco Cacucci (3 Jul 1999 Appointed - 29 Oct 2020 Retired)
Giuseppe Satriano (29 Oct 2020 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
Date
Event
From
To
Diocese of Bari
4th Century
Erected
Diocese of Bari (erected)
Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
6th Century
Elevated
Diocese of Bari
Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
30 September 1986
United
Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)Diocese of Bitonto
Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
Statistics
Year
Catholics
Total Population
Percent Catholic
Diocesan Priests
Religious Priests
Total Priests
Catholics Per Priest
Permanent Deacons
Male Religious
Female Religious
Parishes
Source
Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
1886
211,601
.0%
711
0
33
OTC
1950
486,600
487,500
99.8%
234
124
358
1,359
208
837
56
ap1951
1959
532,000
535,000
99.4%
220
180
400
1,330
250
1,300
70
ap1960
1969
625,000
628,746
99.4%
199
235
434
1,440
332
1,604
82
ap1971
1980
630,000
640,655
98.3%
194
181
375
1,680
2
268
1,128
94
ap1981
Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
1990
650,000
680,000
95.6%
231
180
411
1,581
21
283
1,202
120
ap1991
1999
600,000
710,000
84.5%
251
175
426
1,408
40
255
893
123
ap2000
2000
600,000
710,000
84.5%
251
175
426
1,408
46
257
1,010
124
ap2001
2001
690,000
710,000
97.2%
228
166
394
1,751
48
239
909
124
ap2002
2002
690,000
710,000
97.2%
211
158
369
1,869
58
226
790
124
ap2003
2003
699,700
720,000
97.2%
210
180
390
1,794
59
289
718
126
ap2004
2004
712,000
720,000
98.9%
207
165
372
1,913
62
259
711
125
ap2005
2006
732,277
740,900
98.8%
207
155
362
2,022
66
246
791
125
ap2007
2012
745,898
753,987
98.9%
195
143
338
2,206
73
209
552
126
ap2013
2015
736,801
749,141
98.4%
196
155
351
2,099
76
210
493
126
ap2016
2018
739,533
752,923
98.2%
196
155
351
2,106
73
418
406
126
ap2019
2020
748,503
757,103
98.9%
187
167
354
2,114
71
353
415
126
ap2021
2022
757,506
757,830
100.0%
174
167
341
2,221
71
342
415
127
ap2023
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
Niccol� Acconciamuro † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1378 to 1387 )
Antonio de Agello † (Archbishop: 6 Nov 1472 to 22 Jan 1493 )
Francesco de Aiello † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1424 to 1453 )
Mih�ly Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1728 to 2 Dec 1735 )
Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero , O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 1 Aug 1977 )
Giacomo Boncore †
Bonviso Bonvisi † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1602 to 1 Sep 1603 )
Francesco Maria Brancaccio †
Niccol� Brancaccio † (Archbishop: 12 Apr 1367 to 13 Jan 1377 )
Nicol� Buonconsiglio †
Luciano Bux † (Priest: 2 Jul 1961 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jan 1995 to 5 Feb 2000 )
Giambattista Ettore Caracciolo , C.R. † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1778 to 22 May 1780 )
Decio Caracciolo Rosso † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1606 to 27 May 1613 )
Bartolomeo Carafa † (Archbishop: 23 May 1347 to 16 Mar 1367 )
Giacomo Carafa † (Archbishop: 1384 )
Giuseppe Casamassima † (Priest: 22 Sep 1787 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 1847 )
Giovanni Giacomo Castiglione † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1493 to 1513 )
Andrea de Celano † (Archbishop: 1214 to 27 Sep 1225 )
Michele Basilio Clari (Clary) , O.S.B.I. † (Archbishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 15 Feb 1858 )
Francesco Colasuonno † (Priest: 28 Sep 1947 to 6 Dec 1974 )
Nicola Coppola , C.O. † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 17 Nov 1823 )
Berardo Costa † (Archbishop: 1207 to 11 Sep 1213 )
Augusto Curi † (Archbishop: 5 May 1925 to 28 Mar 1933 )
Luigi d’Alessandro † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1754 to 28 Jan 1770 )
Domenico del Buono † (Priest: 1905 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 May 1920 to 24 Jul 1925 )
Stanislao Maria de Luca †
Nicola Effrem † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1035 to 27 Apr 1062 )
Enrico Filangeri , O.P. † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 1252 to 11 Oct 1258 )
Mariano Filangeri † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1226 to 6 Jul 1251 )
Vito Antonio Fioni †
Muzio Gaeta (Jr.) † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1735 to 16 Sep 1754 )
Muzio Gaeta (Sr.) † (Archbishop: 7 Apr 1698 to 7 Mar 1728 )
Ascanio Gesualdo † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1613 to 27 Jan 1638 )
Giovanni Granafei † (Archbishop: 11 Oct 1666 to 18 Mar 1683 )
Girolamo Grimaldi † (Administrator: 2 Sep 1530 to 20 Aug 1540 )
Romoaldo Grisone † (Archbishop: 20 Jun 1282 to 3 Feb 1309 )
Gennaro Maria Guevara Suardo , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 29 Oct 1804 )
Guido Guidano , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1453 to 1454 )
Antonio Lamberti †
Giuseppe Lanave †
Carlo Loffredo , C.R. † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1691 to 10 Mar 1698 )
Nicola Lorusso †
Andrea Mariano Magrassi , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1977 to 3 Jul 1999 )
Landolfo Maramaldo † (Archbishop: 1378 to 1384 )
Enrico (Ernesto) Mazzella † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1887 to 14 Oct 1897 )
Orazio Mazzella † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1896 to 24 Mar 1898 )
Esteban Gabriel Merino † (Archbishop: 9 May 1513 to 2 Sep 1530 )
Michele Milella , O.P. †
Marcello Mimmi † (Archbishop: 31 Jul 1933 to 30 Aug 1952 )
Michele Mincuzzi † (Priest: 25 Jul 1936 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jul 1966 to 12 Oct 1974 )
Baldassare Mormile , C.R. † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 6 Apr 1818 )
Enrico Nicodemo † (Archbishop: 11 Nov 1952 to 27 Aug 1973 )
Jolando Nuzzi †
Latino Orsini † (Administrator: 4 Dec 1454 to 6 Nov 1472 )
Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina , O.P. †
Domenico Padovano † (Priest: 29 Jun 1965 ; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Sep 1982 to 1984 )
Nicol� Pagano † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1400 to 1 Dec 1424 )
Francesco Pedicini † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 6 Jun 1886 )
Adelmo Gennaro Pignatelli di Belmonte , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 28 May 1770 to 15 Dec 1777 )
Pietro Pomares y Morant † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1924 to 14 Dec 1924 )
Bartolomeo Prignano † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1377 to 8 Apr 1378 )
Antonio Puteo (del Pozzo) † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 14 Jul 1592 )
Giacomo Puteo (del Pozzo) † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1550 to 16 Dec 1562 )
Giulio Cesare Riccardi † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1592 to 13 Feb 1602 )
Tommaso Marie Ruffo , O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Apr 1684 to 30 Apr 1691 )
Roberto Sanseverino † (Archbishop: 2 Jul 1390 )
Ruggero de Sanseverino † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1337 to 23 May 1347 )
Galeazzo Sanvitale † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1604 to 1606 )
Giovanni Saraceno , O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 1259 to 19 Aug 1280 )
Girolamo Sauli † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1540 to 18 Apr 1550 )
Diego Sersale † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1638 to 14 Jul 1665 )
Giulio Vaccaro † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 10 Mar 1924 )
Andrea † (Archbishop: 1062 to 1078 )
Ange † (Archbishop: 1131 - )
Bisanzio † (Archbishop: 14 Jul 1025 to 6 Jan 1035 )
Doferio (Dauferius) † (Archbishop: 13 Dec 1188 to 27 Feb 1207 )
Elia , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: Feb 1089 to 23 May 1105 )
Gualtiero † (Archbishop: 1118 to 1126 )
Guglielmo † (Archbishop: 29 Jul 1387 to 1390 )
Jean † (Archbishop: 1151 to 31 Aug 1169 )
Landolfo † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1310 to 4 Oct 1336 )
Matthieu , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1126 to 1129 )
Rainaldo , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: Mar 1171 to 4 Feb 1188 )
Riso (Risone) † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1112 to 1118 )
Ursone † (Archbishop: Jun 1078 to 14 Feb 1089 )
Source(s)
Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 128, and Page 129
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 102
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 129
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 110
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 114
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 116
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 856, to Page 857
Crontassi Iconografia ed Araldica dell'Episcopato Pugliese, Page 104, to Page 111
Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 662, to Page 665
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