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 CenturyMetropolitan: Roman [Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto|Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)]
- Bishop Anderano
- Arnolfo
- Enrico Minutoli
- Battista Pontini
- Giambattista Orsini, administrator
- Giovanni Francesco de Orsini
- Giulio de' Medici
- Giacomo Orsini
- Pope [Paul III|Alessandro Farnese (seniore)]
- Lópe de Alarcón
- Alessandro Farnese (iuniore)
- Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante
- Alessandro Farnese (iuniore)
- 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
Diocese of Bitonto
30 September 1982: Re-established from the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto''30 September 1986: United with Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto''
Auxiliary Bishops
- Domenico Padovano