Diocese of Alessano

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alessano
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 13th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Otranto
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Leuca
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Goffredo † ( 1282 Appointed - 23 Nov 1282 Appointed, Bishop of Ugento)
• Guglielmo Ferrari † ( 1291 Appointed - 7 Feb 1308 Died)
• Ricardo , O.P. † (6 Sep 1333 Appointed - 1343 Died)
• Giovanni Fornaro, O.P. † (16 Feb 1344 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Giovanni Sorano † (19 Jan 1349 Appointed - 1362 Died)
• Giovanni Anglico † (3 Nov 1362 Appointed - 1373 Died)
• Bartolomeo di San Germano, O.F.M. † (19 Dec 1373 Appointed - 1379 Died)
• Francesco Guerriero † ( 1380 Appointed - 1386 Died)
• Berengario † (6 Jan 1387 Appointed - 27 Feb 1402 Appointed, Bishop of Castro di Puglia)
• Nicola di Alessano, O.F.M. † (16 Jan 1387 Appointed - )
• Feulo (Paolo) † (7 Jun 1402 Appointed - 1405 Died)
• Giovanni Sanfelice † (12 Oct 1405 Appointed - 24 Sep 1423 Appointed, Bishop of Muro Lucano)
• Domenico Moriconi, O.P. † (11 Oct 1424 Appointed - 1431 Died)
• Giacomo del Balzo † ( 1431 Appointed - )
• Simone da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (7 Apr 1431 Appointed - Aug 1431 Died)
• Guido Guidano, O.F.M. † (16 Sep 1431 Appointed - 6 Aug 1438 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Lorenzo Persona de Licio, O.P. † (13 Aug 1438 Appointed - )
• Benedetto del Balzo (Baucio) † ( 1465 Appointed - 1488 Resigned)
• Giovanni Giacomo del Balzo † (10 Mar 1488 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona † (3 Mar 1512 Appointed - 18 May 1517 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (18 May 1517 Appointed - 17 May 1518 Resigned)
• Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona † (17 May 1518 Appointed - 1525 Died)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (3 Jun 1521 Appointed - 20 Jul 1526 Resigned)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (20 Jul 1526 Appointed - 15 Nov 1531 Resigned)
• Francesco Antonio Balduino † (15 Nov 1531 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Benedetto de Sanctis † (15 Mar 1540 Appointed - 1542 Died)
• Evangelista Cittadini † (26 Apr 1542 Appointed - 1548 Resigned)
• Annibale Magalotti † (18 Jan 1549 Appointed - 1551 Died)
• Leonardo de Magistris † (21 Aug 1551 Appointed - 1554 Died)
• Giulio Galletto † (7 Jan 1555 Appointed - 1560 Resigned)
• Giacomo Galletto † (2 Oct 1560 Appointed - 1 Oct 1574 Died)
• Cesare Busdrago † (1 Oct 1574 Appointed - 11 Aug 1578 Appointed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Ercole Lamia † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - 1591 Died)
• Settimio Borserio † (20 Nov 1591 Appointed - 12 Jun 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
• Sextilius Mazuca (Massuca) † (19 Jun 1592 Appointed - 1594 Resigned)
• Orazio Rapario † (3 Oct 1594 Appointed - 1595 Died)
• Giulio Doffo, O.P. † (6 Mar 1595 Appointed - 27 Aug 1596 Died)
• Celso Mancino, C.R.L. † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 1 Apr 1612 Died)
• Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R. † (16 Jul 1612 Appointed - 23 Sep 1634 Died)
• Placido Padiglia, O.S.B. † (27 Nov 1634 Appointed - 14 Jun 1648 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Roberti † (23 Nov 1648 Appointed - 1653 Died)
• Giovanni Granafei † (9 Jun 1653 Appointed - 11 Oct 1666 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa))
• Andrea Tontoli † (7 Feb 1667 Appointed - 16 Feb 1695 Appointed, Bishop of Vieste)
• Vincenzo della Marra, C.R.L. † (16 May 1695 Appointed - 27 Apr 1712 Died)
• Giovanni Giannelli † (10 Jan 1718 Appointed - 5 Jan 1743 Died)
• Luigi d’Alessandro † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 16 Sep 1754 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa))
• Dionigi Latomo Massa † (16 Dec 1754 Appointed - 8 Jan 1780 Died)
• Gaetano Paolo de Miceli, C.P.O. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 29 Oct 1804 Appointed, Archbishop of Rossano)

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• None

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1512 to 18 May 1517)
• Nicola di Alessano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1387)
• Giovanni Anglico † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1362 to 1373)
• Francesco Antonio Balduino † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1531 to 1539)
• Giacomo del Balzo † (Bishop: 1431)
• Settimio Borserio † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1591 to 12 Jun 1592)
• Simone da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1431 to Aug 1431)
• Cesare Busdrago † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1574 to 11 Aug 1578)
• Giovanbattista Caracciolo, C.R.S. †
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 20 Jul 1526 to 15 Nov 1531)
• Evangelista Cittadini † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1542 to 1548)
• Luigi d’Alessandro † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Jul 1743 to 16 Sep 1754)
• Luigi d’Aragona † (Administrator: 18 May 1517 to 17 May 1518)
• Benedetto del Balzo (Baucio) † (Bishop: 1465 to 1488)
• Giovanni Giacomo del Balzo † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1488 to 1512)
• Vincenzo della Marra, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 16 May 1695 to 27 Apr 1712)
• Giulio Doffo, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1595 to 27 Aug 1596)
• Guglielmo Ferrari † (Bishop: 1291 to 7 Feb 1308)
• Giovanni Fornaro, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1344 to 1348)
• Giacomo Galletto † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1560 to 1 Oct 1574)
• Giulio Galletto † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1555 to 1560)
• Giovanni Giannelli † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1718 to 5 Jan 1743)
• Giovanni Granafei † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1653 to 11 Oct 1666)
• Francesco Guerriero † (Bishop: 1380 to 1386)
• Guido Guidano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1431 to 6 Aug 1438)
• Ercole Lamia † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1578 to 1591)
• Dionigi Latomo Massa † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1754 to 8 Jan 1780)
• Annibale Magalotti † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1549 to 1551)
• Leonardo de Magistris † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1551 to 1554)
• Celso Mancino, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1597 to 1 Apr 1612)
• Sextilius Mazuca (Massuca) † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1592 to 1594)
• Gaetano Paolo de Miceli, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 29 Oct 1804)
• Domenico Moriconi, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1424 to 1431)
• Placido Padiglia, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1634 to 14 Jun 1648)
• Lorenzo Persona de Licio, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1438)
• Orazio Rapario † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1594 to 1595)
• Francesco Antonio Roberti † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1648 to 1653)
• Benedetto de Sanctis † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1540 to 1542)
• Giovanni Sanfelice † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1405 to 24 Sep 1423)
• Bartolomeo di San Germano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1373 to 1379)
• Giovanni Sorano † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1349 to 1362)
• Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R. † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1612 to 23 Sep 1634)
• Andrea Tontoli † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1667 to 16 Feb 1695)
• Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 3 Jun 1521 to 20 Jul 1526)
• Berengario † (Bishop: 6 Jan 1387 to 27 Feb 1402)
• Feulo (Paolo) † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1402 to 1405)
• Goffredo † (Bishop: 1282 to 23 Nov 1282)
• Ricardo , O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1333 to 1343)

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