The Diocese of Bitetto (Latin Dioecesis Bitectensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the town of Bitetto in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli."Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016 "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

History 1100: Established as Diocese of Bitetto 1818 June 27: Suppressed to the Archdiocese of Bari 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto

Bishops Diocese of Bitetto Erected: 1100 Carlo Archamono (23 Mar 1422 – 1432 Died) ... Leonardo del Giudice (17 Apr 1452 – 1481 Died) Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona (26 Apr 1482 – 17 Feb 1483 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano)"Bishop Sulpicio Acquaviva d'Aragona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Vincenzo Pistacchio (3 Nov 1499 – 1518 Resigned)"Bishop Vincenzo Pistacchio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Andreas Mozenicus (19 Jun 1522 – ) Giovanni Salviati (10 Jan 1532 – 5 Mar 1539 Resigned) Valeriano Muti (5 Jul 1599 – 15 Nov 1602 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)"Bishop Valeriano Muti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016 Baldassarre Pusterla (7 Apr 1603 – 1605 Died) Livio Limatola (13 Mar 1606 – 1611 Died) Giulio Mattei (18 May 1611 – 1624 Died) Michael Masserotti (Misserotti), O.F.M. Conv. (26 Feb 1624 – 1630 Died) Sigismondo Taddei (8 Jan 1631 – 27 Nov 1641 Appointed, Bishop of Caiazzo) Marco Antonio Tomati (16 Dec 1641 – 1655 Resigned) Francesco Gaeta (Caieta) (30 Aug 1655 – 2 Mar 1669 Died)"Bishop Francisco Gaeta (Caieta)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016 Gaspare Toralto (3 Jun 1669 – 16 Nov 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico) Giacomo Santoro (26 Apr 1677 – Nov 1683 Died) Francesco Onofrio Hodierna (24 Apr 1684 – 4 Jan 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona)"Bishop Francesco Onofrio Hodierna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016"Bishop Francesco Onofrio Odierna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 Gioacchino Francesco Caprini (Carpi) (24 Jan 1718 – 20 Apr 1729 Died) Lazzaro Sangiovanni (6 Jul 1729 – 5 Oct 1736 Died) Francesco Franco (19 Nov 1736 – 10 May 1745 Appointed, Bishop of Nicotera) Angelo Maria Marculli, O.S.A. (10 May 1745 – 6 Oct 1770 Died) Hyacinthus Maria Barberio, O.F.M. Conv. (4 Mar 1771 – 1 Jan 1798 Died)

See also Catholic Church in Italy

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