Diocese of Ruvo

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ruvo
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 30 September 1982
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Ruvo (Ruo)(di Puglia)
  • Latin Name: Rubensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto
  • Latin Name: Rubensis et Bituntina
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Nicola Perrese † ( 1336 Appointed - 1343 Died)
• Giovanni de Ariano † (4 Feb 1344 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Stefano , O.F.M. † ( 1349 Appointed - )
• Antonio † (24 Mar 1390 Appointed - 1398 Died)
• Domenico Orsi † ( 1399 Appointed - 1414 Died)
• Sisto Coletti, O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1399 Appointed - Apr 1399 Appointed, Bishop of Giovinazzo)
• Simone da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (26 Jan 1418 Appointed - 7 Apr 1431 Appointed, Bishop of Alessano)
• Pietro de Rosa † (17 Dec 1432 Appointed - 1443 Died)
• Cristoforo de San Pietro, O.F.M. † (11 Dec 1443 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Pietro Santorio † (26 Jan 1452 Appointed - 1469 Died)
• Antonio Coletti † (6 Oct 1469 Appointed - 1480 Died)
• Antonio Rocca † (10 Oct 1480 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Francesco Spalluccia † (2 Oct 1486 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Giulio de Mirto † ( 1512 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
• Giovanni Francesco de Mirto † (19 Mar 1520 Appointed - 1578 Resigned)
• Orazio de Mirto † (9 Apr 1578 Appointed - 1589 Resigned)
• Gaspare Pasquali, O.F.M. Conv. † (3 Jul 1589 Appointed - 31 May 1604 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Giuseppe Saluzzo † (13 Sep 1604 Appointed - 29 Dec 1620 Died)
• Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. † (29 Mar 1621 Appointed - May 1646 Died)
• Marco Romano (Cristalli), C.R. † (19 Nov 1646 Appointed - Sep 1649 Died)
• Ferdinando Apicello † (2 May 1650 Appointed - 28 Aug 1656 Appointed, Bishop of Larino)
• Giovanni Battista Volpi † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 1663 Died)
• Gabriele Tontoli † (24 Sep 1663 Appointed - Nov 1665 Died)
• Giuseppe Caro † (11 Jan 1666 Appointed - Sep 1671 Died)
• Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. † (15 Jan 1672 Appointed - 29 Dec 1672 Died)
• Domenico Sorrentino † (13 Mar 1673 Appointed - 27 Apr 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino)
• Domenico Gallesi † (22 Jun 1676 Appointed - Nov 1679 Died)
• Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto † (11 Mar 1680 Appointed - 1698 Died)
• Francesco Morgioni † (19 Dec 1698 Appointed - 18 May 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Minori)
• Bartolomeo Gambadoro † (14 Dec 1705 Appointed - Aug 1730 Died)
• Giulio de Turris † (12 Feb 1731 Appointed - 24 Jun 1759 Died)
• Pietrangelo Ruggieri † (24 Sep 1759 Appointed - 14 Feb 1807 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria Manieri, O.F.M. Conv. † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 1833 Died)
• Niccola Marone † (15 Feb 1838 Confirmed - 18 Jun 1853 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Materozzi † (12 Sep 1853 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1884 Died)
• Luigi Bruno † (8 Jul 1884 Succeeded - 10 Jan 1893 Died)
• Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (19 Jan 1893 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
• Pasquale Berardi † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 21 Apr 1921 Appointed, Archbishop of Gaeta)
• Placido Ferniani † (7 Apr 1922 Appointed - 22 May 1925 Died)
• Domenico del Buono † (24 Jul 1925 Appointed - 16 Jan 1929 Died)
• Andrea Taccone † (27 Aug 1929 Appointed - 30 Apr 1949 Resigned)
• Aurelio Marena † (16 Mar 1950 Appointed - 21 Nov 1978 Retired)
• Antonio Bello † (30 Sep 1982 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi)

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
Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto
1886		36,000	.0%			192	0				8	OTC
1950	86,800	87,000	99.8%	75	5	80	1,085		5	102	21	ap1951
1970	70,200	70,457	99.6%	52	6	58	1,210		7	185	25	ap1971
1980	79,850	80,102	99.7%	44	6	50	1,597		11	130	26	ap1981
Diocese of Ruvo

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nicola Girasoli (Priest: 15 Jun 1980 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Vito Piccinonna
• Francesco Savino (Priest: 24 Aug 1978 to 30 Sep 1982)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ferdinando Apicello † (Bishop: 2 May 1650 to 28 Aug 1656)
• Giovanni de Ariano † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1344 to 1348)
• Antonio Bello † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1982 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Pasquale Berardi † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 21 Apr 1921)
• Simone da Brindisi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1418 to 7 Apr 1431)
• Luigi Bruno † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Mar 1882; Bishop: 8 Jul 1884 to 10 Jan 1893)
• Oronzo Caldarola † (Priest: 1 Sep 1895 to 8 May 1916)
• Giuseppe Caro † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1666 to Sep 1671)
• Antonio Coletti † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1469 to 1480)
• Sisto Coletti, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1399 to Apr 1399)
• Sebastiano d’Alessandro, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1672 to 29 Dec 1672)
• Domenico del Buono † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1925 to 16 Jan 1929)
• Placido Ferniani † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1922 to 22 May 1925)
• Domenico Gallesi † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1676 to Nov 1679)
• Bartolomeo Gambadoro † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1705 to Aug 1730)
• Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1680 to 1698)
• Vincenzo Maria Manieri, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 1833)
• Aurelio Marena † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1950 to 21 Nov 1978)
• Niccola Marone † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1838 to 18 Jun 1853)
• Vincenzo Materozzi † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1853 to 8 Jul 1884)
• Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1621 to May 1646)
• Giovanni Francesco de Mirto † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1520 to 1578)
• Giulio de Mirto † (Bishop: 1512 to 1520)
• Orazio de Mirto † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1578 to 1589)
• Francesco Morgioni † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1698 to 18 May 1705)
• Domenico Orsi † (Bishop: 1399 to 1414)
• Gaspare Pasquali, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1589 to 31 May 1604)
• Nicola Perrese † (Bishop: 1336 to 1343)
• Antonio Rocca † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1480 to 1486)
• Marco Romano (Cristalli), C.R. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1646 to Sep 1649)
• Pietro de Rosa † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1432 to 1443)
• Pietrangelo Ruggieri † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1759 to 14 Feb 1807)
• Giuseppe Saluzzo † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1604 to 29 Dec 1620)
• Cristoforo de San Pietro, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1443 to 1451)
• Pietro Santorio † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1452 to 1469)
• Domenico Sorrentino † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1673 to 27 Apr 1676)
• Francesco Spalluccia † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1486 to 1512)
• Tommaso de Stefano (Stefani) † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 24 Mar 1898)
• Andrea Taccone † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1929 to 30 Apr 1949)
• Gabriele Tontoli † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1663 to Nov 1665)
• Giulio de Turris † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1731 to 24 Jun 1759)
• Francesco Vitagliano † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jun 1876 to 30 Mar 1882)
• Giovanni Battista Volpi † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 1663)
• Antonio † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1390 to 1398)
• Stefano , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1349 - )

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