Diocese of Ostuni

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ostuni
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Brindisi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Gilles de Altracia, O.P. † (19 Jul 1329 Appointed - 1336 Died)
• Francesco Cavalerio † (24 Mar 1337 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• Pietro Calice, O.P. † (1 Apr 1362 Appointed - 12 Jul 1370 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa))
• Ugo de Scuria, O.F.M. † (12 Jul 1370 Appointed - 1374 Died)
• Bartolomeo Mezzavacca † (16 Jun 1374 Appointed - Apr 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Nicola de Severola, O.F.M. † (18 Jun 1380 Appointed - )
• Giovanni de Andria † ( 1383 Appointed - 1412 Died)
• Antonio Paluci, O.F.M. † (13 Feb 1413 Appointed - 1423 Died)
• Jean de Pede † (25 Oct 1423 Appointed - 25 Feb 1437 Appointed, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante)
• Nicola de Arpono † (25 Feb 1437 Appointed - 1470 Died)
• Bartolomeo Antonio de Salmen † (24 Sep 1470 Appointed - 1478 Died)
• Francesco Spalluci de Pontecuro † (29 Apr 1478 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Carlo Gualandi † (5 Jul 1484 Appointed - 1498 Died)
• Francesco Riccardi † (24 Jan 1499 Appointed - 27 Mar 1504 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (5 Dec 1509 Appointed - 1516 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio de Rogeriis † (11 May 1517 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• Pietro Bovio † (21 Oct 1530 Appointed - 1550 Resigned)
• Giovanni Carlo Bovio † ( 1550 Succeeded - 21 Jun 1564 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Vincenzo Cornelio (Cajetani) † (25 Oct 1564 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Carafa † (5 Nov 1578 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico d’Ettore † (28 Jan 1604 Appointed - 1606 Died)
• Vincenzo Meligne † (17 May 1606 Appointed - 1639 Died)
• Fabio Magnesi † (9 Jan 1640 Appointed - Aug 1659 Died)
• Carlo Personè † (26 Jan 1660 Appointed - 22 Aug 1678 Died)
• Benedetto Milazzi † (10 Apr 1679 Appointed - Nov 1706 Died)
• Bisanzio Fili † (11 Apr 1707 Appointed - Apr 1720 Died)
• Conus Luchini dal Verme † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 12 Apr 1747 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Scoppa † (15 May 1747 Appointed - 25 Feb 1782 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Brancaccio † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1794 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• None

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Gilles de Altracia, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1329 to 1336)
• Giovanni de Andria † (Bishop: 1383 to 1412)
• Nicola de Arpono † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1437 to 1470)
• Giovanni Carlo Bovio † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Dec 1546; Bishop: 1550 to 21 Jun 1564)
• Pietro Bovio † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1530 to 1550)
• Giovanni Battista Brancaccio † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 15 Oct 1794)
• Pietro Calice, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1362 to 12 Jul 1370)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1509 to 1516)
• Giulio Cesare Carafa † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1578 to 1603)
• Francesco Cavalerio † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1337 to 1361)
• Vincenzo Cornelio (Cajetani) † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1564 to 1578)
• Giovanni Domenico d’Ettore † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1604 to 1606)
• Bisanzio Fili † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to Apr 1720)
• Carlo Gualandi † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1484 to 1498)
• Conus Luchini dal Verme † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1720 to 12 Apr 1747)
• Fabio Magnesi † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1640 to Aug 1659)
• Vincenzo Meligne † (Bishop: 17 May 1606 to 1639)
• Bartolomeo Mezzavacca † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1374 to Apr 1378)
• Benedetto Milazzi † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1679 to Nov 1706)
• Antonio Paluci, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1413 to 1423)
• Filiberto Pascali (Pascale) †
• Jean de Pede † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1423 to 25 Feb 1437)
• Carlo Personè † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1660 to 22 Aug 1678)
• Francesco Riccardi † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1499 to 27 Mar 1504)
• Giovanni Antonio de Rogeriis † (Bishop: 11 May 1517 to 1530)
• Bartolomeo Antonio de Salmen † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1470 to 1478)
• Francesco Antonio Scoppa † (Bishop: 15 May 1747 to 25 Feb 1782)
• Ugo de Scuria, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 12 Jul 1370 to 1374)
• Nicola de Severola, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1380)
• Francesco Spalluci de Pontecuro † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1478 to 1484)

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