Roman Catholic Diocese of Bitonto

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9th century until being united into the diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto in 1818.[1][2]

Bitonto Cathedral

Ordinaries

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Diocese of Bitonto

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Erected: 9th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)

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27 June 1818: United with Diocese of Ruvo to form the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto

Diocese of Bitonto

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30 September 1982: Re-established from the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto

30 September 1986: United with Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto

Auxiliary Bishops

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  • Domenico Padovano (1984 to 30 Sep 1986)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Bitonto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Bitonto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 109. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 138. (in Latin)
  5. ^ "Bishop Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Fabrizio Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
  7. ^ "Alessandro Cardinal Crescenzi, C.R.S. " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 9, 2016
  8. ^ "Bishop Tommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Filippo Massarenghi, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016

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