Diocese of Polignano (Polinianum)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Polignano (Polinianum)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Matteo d&drsquo;Atri, O.P. † (19 Jan 1330 Appointed - )
• Bonajunta de Boscolis † (15 Mar 1333 Appointed - )
• Nicola di Bari, O.P. † (16 Feb 1344 Appointed - 1363 Died)
• Nicolò Albus † (28 Feb 1364 Appointed - 8 Jan 1375 Appointed, Bishop of Molfetta)
• Pavo de Griffis † (8 Jan 1375 Appointed - 27 Nov 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Tropea)
• Angelo de Cupersano, O.F.M. † (27 Oct 1382 Appointed - 12 Jul 1393 Appointed, Bishop of Conversano)
• Lupulo del Lago † (10 Nov 1390 Appointed - )
• Angelo Afflitti † (7 Sep 1391 Appointed - 14 Dec 1401 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
• Cristoforo , O.E.S.A. † (14 Dec 1401 Appointed - )
• Paolo Alfatati † (3 Jul 1420 Appointed - 14 Jun 1423 Appointed, Bishop of Bitonto)
• Raone , O.F.M. † (12 Apr 1424 Appointed - 1460 Died)
• Claudio † (15 Nov 1460 Confirmed - 1472 Died)
• Latino Orsini † ( 1468 Appointed - 1472 Resigned)
• Giacomo Colas de Toraldo † (8 Jan 1473 Appointed - )
• Michele Claudio † (2 Mar 1506 Appointed - 7 Feb 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
• Christoforo Magnacurius † (7 Feb 1508 Appointed - 1517 Resigned)
• Giacomo Framarini † (21 Aug 1517 Appointed - 1540 Resigned)
• Rosmano Casamassima † (28 Nov 1541 Appointed - 1544 Resigned)
• Pyrrhus Antonio Casamassima † (17 Mar 1544 Appointed - 1570 Died)
• Francesco Angelo Gazzino, O.P. † (20 Nov 1570 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• Pietro Francesco Ferri † (2 Jun 1572 Appointed - 1580 Died)
• Raffaele Tomei † (27 May 1580 Appointed - 1598 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Guanzato † (31 Jul 1598 Appointed - 1607 Died)
• Giovanni Maria Guanzelli, O.P. † (25 Jun 1607 Appointed - Sep 1619 Died)
• Francesco Nappi † (20 Nov 1619 Appointed - Nov 1628 Died)
• Girolamo Parisani † (14 Mar 1629 Appointed - 1638 Died)
• Antonio del Pezzo † (14 Jun 1638 Appointed - 27 Nov 1641 Appointed, Archbishop of Sorrento)
• Giovanni Domenico Moroli, O.S.B. † (13 Jan 1642 Appointed - 1649 Died)
• Vincenzo Pineri, O.F.M. Conv. † (11 Oct 1649 Appointed - 14 Mar 1672 Resigned)
• Scipione de Martinis † (2 May 1672 Appointed - 6 Apr 1681 Died)
• Ignatius Fiumi, O.P. † (23 Jun 1681 Appointed - 22 May 1694 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Capilupi † (13 Sep 1694 Appointed - 3 May 1716 Died)
• Pietro Antonio Pini † (14 Mar 1718 Appointed - Nov 1736 Died)
• Andreas Venditti (Vinditti) † (6 May 1737 Appointed - 8 Jun 1767 Died)
• Francesco Broccoli † (14 Dec 1767 Appointed - Jul 1775 Died)
• Mattia Santoro † (11 Sep 1775 Appointed - 27 Nov 1797 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• None

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Angelo Afflitti † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1391 to 14 Dec 1401)
• Nicolò Albus † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1364 to 8 Jan 1375)
• Paolo Alfatati † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1420 to 14 Jun 1423)
• Nicola di Bari, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1344 to 1363)
• Bonajunta de Boscolis † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1333 - )
• Francesco Broccoli † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1767 to Jul 1775)
• Giovanni Battista Capilupi † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1694 to 3 May 1716)
• Pyrrhus Antonio Casamassima † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1544 to 1570)
• Rosmano Casamassima † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1541 to 1544)
• Michele Claudio † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1506 to 7 Feb 1508)
• Giacomo Colas de Toraldo † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1473)
• Angelo de Cupersano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1382 to 12 Jul 1393)
• Matteo d&drsquo;Atri, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1330)
• Antonio del Pezzo † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1638 to 27 Nov 1641)
• Pietro Francesco Ferri † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1572 to 1580)
• Ignatius Fiumi, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1681 to 22 May 1694)
• Giacomo Framarini † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1517 to 1540)
• Francesco Angelo Gazzino, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1570 to 1572)
• Pavo de Griffis † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1375 to 27 Nov 1390)
• Giovanni Battista Guanzato † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1598 to 1607)
• Giovanni Maria Guanzelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1607 to Sep 1619)
• Lupulo del Lago † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1390)
• Christoforo Magnacurius † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1508 to 1517)
• Scipione de Martinis † (Bishop: 2 May 1672 to 6 Apr 1681)
• Giovanni Domenico Moroli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1642 to 1649)
• Francesco Nappi † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1619 to Nov 1628)
• Latino Orsini † (Administrator: 1468 to 1472)
• Girolamo Parisani † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1629 to 1638)
• Vincenzo Pineri, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1649 to 14 Mar 1672)
• Pietro Antonio Pini † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1718 to Nov 1736)
• Mattia Santoro † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1775 to 27 Nov 1797)
• Raffaele Tomei † (Bishop: 27 May 1580 to 1598)
• Gasparre Toraldo †
• Andreas Venditti (Vinditti) † (Bishop: 6 May 1737 to 8 Jun 1767)
• Claudio † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1460 to 1472)
• Cristoforo , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1401)
• Raone , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1424 to 1460)

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