Diocese of Bitonto


The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9th century until being united into the diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto in 1818.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bitonto

Erected: 9th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari
  • Bishop Anderano
  • Arnolfo
  • Enrico Minutoli
  • Battista Pontini
  • Giambattista Orsini, administrator
  • Giovanni Francesco de Orsini
  • Giulio de' Medici
  • Giacomo Orsini
  • Alessandro Farnese
  • Lópe de Alarcón
  • Alessandro Farnese
  • Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante
  • Alessandro Farnese
  • Cornelio Musso
  • Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra
  • Flaminio Parisio
  • Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri
  • Giovanni Battista Stella
  • Fabrizio Carafa
  • Alessandro Crescenzi
  • Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona
  • Francesco Antonio Gallo
  • Filippo Massarenghi
  • Carlo de Ferrari
  • Giovanni Battista Capano
  • Domenico Maria Cedronio
  • Luca Antonio della Gatta
  • Giovanni Barba
  • Nicola Ferri
  • Orazio Berarducci
''27 June 1818: United with Diocese of Ruvo to form the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto''

Diocese of Bitonto

30 September 1982: Re-established from the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto
  • Andrea Mariano Magrassi
''30 September 1986: United with Archdiocese of Bari to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto''

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Domenico Padovano