Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Trani
  • Latin Name: Tranensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Trani
  • Latin Name: Tranensis
  • Elevated: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Trani e Bisceglie
  • Latin Name: Tranensis et Vigiliensis
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Trani e Nazareth e Bisceglie
  • Latin Name: Tranensis et Nazarensis et Vigiliensis
  • Name Changed: 22 September 1828
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie)
  • Latin Name: Tranensis et Barolensis (et Nazarensis et Vigiliensis)
  • Name Changed: 21 April 1860
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Nicola † (28 May 1267 Appointed - )
• Opizzo Fieschi † (1 Apr 1280 Appointed - 4 Jun 1288 Appointed, Administrator of Genova)
• Filippo † (5 Nov 1288 Appointed - 1295 Died)
• Giovanni d’Anagni, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jun 1297 Appointed - 1299 Died)
• Oddone Arcioni † (6 Nov 1299 Appointed - 1314 Died)
• Bartolomeo † (8 Jul 1317 Appointed - 11 Jan 1328 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Bartolomeo Brancaccio † (23 Dec 1327 Appointed - 14 Nov 1341 Died)
• Andrea di Veroli † (4 Mar 1342 Appointed - 1343 Died)
• Guillaume de Rosières, O.S.B. † (4 Apr 1343 Appointed - 28 Feb 1344 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Filippo de Neapoli, O.P. † (26 Mar 1344 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Maugerio de Salerno, O.P. † (5 Nov 1348 Appointed - 1352 Died)
• Giacomo Tura Scottini, O.P. † (5 Nov 1352 Appointed - 1378 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Luni)
• Antonio de Lamberto † ( 1379 Appointed - 24 Jan 1383 Died)
• Matteo Spina † (26 Jan 1379 Appointed - 28 May 1384 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Enrico Minutoli † ( 1383 Appointed - Sep 1389 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Riccardo Silvestri † (24 Dec 1390 Appointed - 1393 Died)
• Giacomo Cubello † (7 Nov 1393 Appointed - 1418 Died)
• Francesco Carosio † (26 Jan 1418 Appointed - 27 Apr 1427 Died)
• Giacomo Barrili † (16 Jun 1427 Appointed - 1438 Died)
• Latino Orsini † (8 Jun 1439 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1450 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Urbino)
• Giovanni Orsini † (23 Dec 1450 Appointed - 1478 Died)
• Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. † (1 Apr 1478 Appointed - 21 Nov 1481 Died)
• Giovanni Attaldo † (17 Dec 1481 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Juan Castellar y de Borja † (23 Aug 1493 Appointed - 9 Aug 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
• Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (9 Aug 1503 Appointed - 22 Jul 1506 Died)
• Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † ( 1506 Appointed - 18 Jul 1516 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico de Cupis † (30 Jul 1517 Appointed - 3 Jul 1551 Resigned)
• Bartolomeo Serristori † (3 Jul 1551 Appointed - 1555 Died)
• Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (20 Dec 1555 Appointed - 9 Aug 1559 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Piacenza)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 27 Aug 1571 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento (Girgenti))
• Angelo Oraboni, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Mar 1572 Appointed - 10 May 1575 Died)
• Scipione della Tolfa † (10 Dec 1576 Appointed - 20 Dec 1593 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Giulio Caracciolo † (31 Mar 1593 Appointed - 8 Jan 1597 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cassano all’Jonio)
• Andrea de Franchis † (4 Aug 1598 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Juan (Giovanni) de Rada, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Aug 1605 Appointed - 16 Jan 1606 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Patti)
• Diego (Didaco) Alvarez, O.P. † (19 Mar 1607 Appointed - 10 May 1632 Died)
• Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. † (8 Jan 1635 Confirmed - 1656 Died)
• Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. † (16 Oct 1656 Confirmed - 13 Apr 1665 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. † (15 Feb 1666 Appointed - 19 Oct 1676 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cassano all’Jonio)
• Pablo Jiménez Alejandro (Ximenes) † (14 Mar 1678 Appointed - 21 Dec 1693 Died)
• Pietro de Torres † (24 Jan 1695 Confirmed - Oct 1709 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Davanzati † (22 Nov 1717 Appointed - 16 Feb 1755 Died)
• Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti, C.R. † (12 May 1755 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1769 Died)
• Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. † (18 Dec 1769 Appointed - 27 Feb 1792 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pozzuoli)
• Luigi Trasmondi, O.S.B. † (18 Jun 1792 Confirmed - 1804 Died)
• Luigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. † (29 Oct 1804 Appointed - 15 Jul 1820 Died)
• Gaetano Maria de Franci, C.R.M. † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1847 Died)
• Giuseppe de’ Bianchi Dottula † (22 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1892 Died)
• Domenico Marinangeli † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 5 Feb 1898 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria})
• Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 19 May 1906 Died)
• Francesco Paolo Carrano † (1 Sep 1906 Appointed - 18 Mar 1915 Died)
• Giovanni Régine † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 4 Oct 1918 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Leo † (17 Jan 1920 Appointed - 20 Jan 1939 Died)
• Francesco Petronelli † (25 May 1939 Appointed - 16 Jun 1947 Died)
• Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. † (10 Nov 1947 Appointed - 3 Jul 1971 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Carata † (28 Aug 1971 Appointed - 15 Dec 1990 Retired)
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † (15 Dec 1990 Appointed - 13 Nov 1999 Retired)
• Giovanni Battista Pichierri † (13 Nov 1999 Appointed - 26 Jul 2017 Died)
• Leonardo D’Ascenzo (4 Nov 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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 Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie)
1886		130,288	.0%			269	0				12	OTC
1950	254,000	254,629	99.8%	125	47	172	1,476		30	510	35	ap1951
1970	243,080	243,465	99.8%	102	66	168	1,446		81	610	48	ap1971
1980	247,305	249,841	99.0%	104	55	159	1,555		65	446	55	ap1981
Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth)
1990	264,000	269,542	97.9%	89	50	139	1,899		54	438	56	ap1991
1999	270,187	282,687	95.6%	103	44	147	1,838	6	51	346	58	ap2000
2000	270,934	283,434	95.6%	104	43	147	1,843	16	49	340	58	ap2001
2001	272,226	284,726	95.6%	109	40	149	1,827	16	43	335	58	ap2002
2002	272,914	285,414	95.6%	106	38	144	1,895	16	40	323	60	ap2003
2003	274,260	286,760	95.6%	107	37	144	1,904	16	39	314	60	ap2004
2004	274,060	286,560	95.6%	104	34	138	1,985	16	36	302	61	ap2005
2010	279,680	292,200	95.7%	103	35	138	2,026	25	39	265	64	ap2011
2014	279,900	292,420	95.7%	108	37	145	1,930	25	40	244	66	ap2015
2017	280,103	295,459	94.8%	120	30	150	1,867	25	37	150	66	ap2018
2020	277,822	293,063	94.8%	113	27	140	1,984	27	30	135	66	ap2021
2022	276,500	286,932	96.4%	120	18	138	2,003	27	18	120	66	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Leonardo D’Ascenzo (Archbishop: 4 Nov 2017 - )
• Lorenzo Leuzzi
• Francesco Monterisi (Priest: 16 Mar 1957 to 24 Dec 1982)
• Giovanni Ricchiuti (Priest: 9 Sep 1972 to 27 Jul 2005)
• Michele Seccia (Deacon: 27 Dec 1975; Priest: 26 Nov 1977 to 20 Jun 1997)
• Vincenzo Turturro

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1947 to 3 Jul 1971)
• Diego (Didaco) Alvarez, O.P. † (Archbishop: 19 Mar 1607 to 10 May 1632)
• Giovanni d’Anagni, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1297 to 1299)
• Oddone Arcioni † (Archbishop: 6 Nov 1299 to 1314)
• Giovanni Attaldo † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1481 to 1493)
• Giacomo Barrili † (Archbishop: 16 Jun 1427 to 1438)
• Bartolomeo Brancaccio † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1327 to 14 Nov 1341)
• Gaetano Maria Capece, C.R. † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1769 to 27 Feb 1792)
• Giulio Caracciolo † (Archbishop: 31 Mar 1593 to 8 Jan 1597)
• Giuseppe Carata † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1965; Archbishop: 28 Aug 1971 to 15 Dec 1990)
• Francesco Carosio † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1418 to 27 Apr 1427)
• Francesco Paolo Carrano † (Archbishop: 1 Sep 1906 to 18 Mar 1915)
• Giuseppe Casale †
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1990 to 13 Nov 1999)
• Juan Castellar y de Borja † (Archbishop: 23 Aug 1493 to 9 Aug 1503)
• Domenico Andrea Cavalcanti, C.R. † (Archbishop: 12 May 1755 to 3 Feb 1769)
• Giacomo Cubello † (Archbishop: 7 Nov 1393 to 1418)
• Giovanni Domenico de Cupis † (Administrator: 30 Jul 1517 to 3 Jul 1551)
• Tommaso d’Ancora (Ariconi), C.R. † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1635 to 1656)
• Giuseppe Antonio Davanzati † (Archbishop: 22 Nov 1717 to 16 Feb 1755)
• Giuseppe de’ Bianchi Dottula † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1848 to 22 Sep 1892)
• Domenico Dell’Aquila †
• Scipione della Tolfa † (Archbishop: 10 Dec 1576 to 20 Dec 1593)
• Donato Maria Dell’Olio † (Priest: 23 Dec 1871 to 14 Dec 1891)
• Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 15 Feb 1666 to 19 Oct 1676)
• Vincenzo Maria Farano †
• Opizzo Fieschi † (Administrator: 1 Apr 1280 to 4 Jun 1288)
• Andrea de Franchis † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1598 to 1603)
• Gaetano Maria de Franci, C.R.M. † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 26 Jun 1847)
• Vincenzo Franco †
• Pablo Jiménez Alejandro (Ximenes) † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1678 to 21 Dec 1693)
• Antonio de Lamberto † (Archbishop: 1379 to 24 Jan 1383)
• Giuseppe Maria Leo † (Archbishop: 17 Jan 1920 to 20 Jan 1939)
• Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1503 to 22 Jul 1506)
• Domenico Marinangeli † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 5 Feb 1898)
• Enrico Minutoli † (Archbishop: 1383 to Sep 1389)
• Ignacio Monterisi †
• Filippo de Neapoli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 26 Mar 1344 to 1348)
• Juan Battista (Giovanni Battista) de Ojeda (Hogeda, Oxeda) † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1560 to 27 Aug 1571)
• Angelo Oraboni, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1572 to 10 May 1575)
• Cosma Orsini, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 1 Apr 1478 to 21 Nov 1481)
• Giovanni Orsini † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1450 to 1478)
• Latino Orsini † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1439 to 23 Dec 1450)
• Francesco Petronelli † (Archbishop: 25 May 1939 to 16 Jun 1947)
• Giovanni Battista Pichierri † (Archbishop: 13 Nov 1999 to 26 Jul 2017)
• Luigi Maria Pirelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 29 Oct 1804 to 15 Jul 1820)
• Juan (Giovanni) de Rada, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 17 Aug 1605 to 16 Jan 1606)
• Giovanni Régine † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 4 Oct 1918)
• Guillaume de Rosières, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1343 to 28 Feb 1344)
• Marino Russo †
• Maugerio de Salerno, O.P. † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1348 to 1352)
• Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 13 Apr 1665)
• Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1555 to 9 Aug 1559)
• Bartolomeo Serristori † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1551 to 1555)
• Riccardo Silvestri † (Archbishop: 24 Dec 1390 to 1393)
• Matteo Spina † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1379 to 28 May 1384)
• Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 19 May 1906)
• Emilio Alfonso Todisco Grande †
• Pietro de Torres † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1695 to Oct 1709)
• Luigi Trasmondi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 18 Jun 1792 to 1804)
• Giacomo Tura Scottini, O.P. † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1352 to 1378)
• Giulio Vaccaro † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 30 Nov 1896 to 24 Mar 1898)
• Andrea di Veroli † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1342 to 1343)
• Giovanni Vescia † (Priest: 23 Dec 1871 to 18 Apr 1899)
• Marco Vigerio della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 1506 to 18 Jul 1516)
• Bartolomeo † (Archbishop: 8 Jul 1317 to 11 Jan 1328)
• Filippo † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1288 to 1295)
• Nicola † (Archbishop: 28 May 1267)

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