Diocese of Andria, Italy

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.01.29 – ...):

Bishop Luigi Mansi (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Andria (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luigi Mansi (72)
(2016.01.29 – ...)

Bishop of Andria (Italy)

Born:	1952.05.06 (Cerignola, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.03.12

Priest of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy) (1975.06.29 – 2016.01.29)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (2016.01.29 – ...)

Bishop Raffaele Calabro
(1988.11.19 – 2016.01.29)

In te Domine speravi

Born:	1940.07.10 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1964.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.01.06
Died:	2017.08.04 († 77)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1988.11.19 – 2016.01.29)

Bishop Giuseppe Lanave
(1969.03.29 – 1988.11.19)

Born:	1912.07.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1935.08.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.05.18
Died:	1996.12.08 († 84)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1969.03.29 – 1988.11.19)

Bishop Francesco Brustia
(1957.03.14 – 1969.03.29)

Born:	1907.11.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1932.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.05.05
Died:	1975.06.17 († 67)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1957.03.14 – 1969.03.29)

Titular Bishop of Sinna (1969.03.29 – 1970.01.15)

Bishop of Mondovì (Italy) (1970.01.15 – 1975.06.17)

Bishop Luigi Pirelli
(1952.02.26 – 1957.01.08)

Born:	1895.01.01 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1918.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.04.27
Died:	1964.08.14 († 69)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1952.02.26 – 1957.01.08)

Titular Bishop of Lysias (1957.01.08 – 1963.08.14)

Bishop of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy) (1963.08.14 – 1964.08.14)

Bishop Giuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T.
(1940.02.02 – 1952.01.01)

Gloria tibi trinitas ed captivis libertas

Born:	1901.08.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1924.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.03.31
Died:	1952.01.01 († 50)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1940.02.02 – 1952.01.01)

Bishop Paolo Rostagno
(1935.05.05 – 1939.05.05)

Born:	1883.04.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1908.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.08.04
Died:	1959.12.08 († 76)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1935.05.05 – 1939.05.05)

Bishop of Ivrea (Italy) (1939.05.05 – 1959.12.08)

Bishop Ferdinando Bernardi (later Archbishop)
(1931.04.11 – 1935.01.21)

Born:	1874.07.10 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1900.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.06.28
Died:	1961.11.18 († 87)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1931.04.11 – 1935.01.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy) (1935.01.21 – 1961.11.18)

Bishop Alessandro Macchi
(1922.12.11 – 1930.06.30)

Born:	1878.02.28 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1903.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.01.21
Died:	1947.08.01 († 69)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1922.12.11 – 1930.06.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Manfredonia (Italy) (1929 – 1931.06.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Vieste (Italy) (1929 – 1931.06.30)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1930.06.30 – 1947.08.01)

Bishop Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A. (later Cardinal)
(1917.03.22 – 1922.03.07)

Ora et labora

Born:	1864.05.06 (Busto Arsizio, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1887.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.05.16
Created Cardinal:	1922.12.11
Died:	1929.01.07 (Milano, Italy † 64)

Bishop of Squillace (Italy) (1911.04.05 – 1917.03.22)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1917.03.22 – 1922.03.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1922.03.07 – 1929.01.07)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1922.12.14 – 1929.01.07)

Bishop Giuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone
(1899.06.16 – 1916.12.15)

Born:	1840.01.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1863.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.06.25
Died:	1916.12.15 († 76)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1899.06.16 – 1916.12.15)

Bishop Federico Maria Galdi
(1872.02.23 – 1899.03.09)

Born:	1823.01.25
Ordained Priest:	1845.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1872.02.25
Died:	1899.03.09 († 76)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1872.02.23 – 1899.03.09)

Bishop Giovan Giuseppe Longobardi
(1852.03.18 – 1870.11.02)

Born:	1804.06.10
Ordained Priest:	1827.04.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.03.28
Died:	1870.11.02 († 66)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1852.03.18 – 1870.11.02)

Bishop Giuseppe Cosenza (later Cardinal)
(1832.07.02 – 1850.09.30)

Born:	1788.02.20 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1812.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1832.07.08
Created Cardinal:	1850.09.30
Died:	1863.03.30 (Capua, Italy † 75)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1832.07.02 – 1850.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1850.09.30 – 1863.03.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1850.10.03 – 1863.03.30)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Bolognese
(1822.04.19 – 1830.09.13)

Born:	1747.07.04
Ordained Priest:	1771.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.04.12
Died:	1830.09.13 († 83)

Bishop of Termoli (Italy) (1819.03.18 – 1822.04.19)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1830.09.13)

Bishop Salvatore Maria Lombardi
(1792.02.27 – 1821)

Ordained Priest:	1762.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1792.03.04
Died:	1821.01.27

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1792.02.27 – 1821)

Bishop Saverio Palica, O.S.B. Cel.
(1773.03.08 – 1791.04.08)

Consecrated Bishop:	1773.03.14
Died:	1791.04.08

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1773.03.08 – 1791.04.08)

Bishop-elect Francesco Ferrante
(1757.01.03 – ?)

Born:	1702.12.09
Ordained Priest:	1746.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1757.01.06

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1757.01.03 – ?)

Bishop Domenico Anelli
(1743.05.20 – 1756.07.14)

Born:	1698.12.08
Ordained Priest:	1721.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1739.02.01
Died:	1756.07.14 († 57)

Bishop of Acerno (Italy) (1739.02.01 – 1743.05.20)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1743.05.20 – 1756.07.14)

Bishop Cherubino Tommaso Nobilione, O.P.
(1726.12.09 – 1743)

Ordained Priest:	1692.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1726.08.18
Died:	1757.10.23

Bishop of Avellino (Italy) (1726.07.31 – 1726.12.09)

Bishop of Frigento (Italy) (1726.07.31 – 1726.12.09)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1726.12.09 – 1743)

Bishop Giovanni Paolo Torti Rogadei, O.S.B.
(1718 – 1726.12.09)

Born:	1668.04.22
Ordained Priest:	1692.03.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1718.05.29
Died:	1742.08.19 († 74)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1718 – 1726.12.09)

Bishop of Frigento (Italy) (1718 – 1726.12.09)

Bishop of Avellino (Italy) (1726.12.09 – 1742.08.19)

Bishop Antonio Adinolfi
(1706 – 1715.07.13)

Born:	1647.07.21
Ordained Priest:	1690.12.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1707.01.16
Died:	1715.07.13 († 67)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1706 – 1715.07.13)

Bishop Andrea Ariani
(1697 – 1706.08.17)

Born:	1651.02.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1697.01.20
Died:	1706.08.17 († 55)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1697 – 1706.08.17)

Bishop Francesco Antonio Triveri
(1692 – 1696)

Consecrated Bishop:	1692.01.27
Died:	1697.05

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1692 – 1696)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1696 – 1696 not possessed)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1696 – 1696)

Bishop Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B.
(1690.03.06 – 1691.12.19)

Consecrated Bishop:	1690.03.12
Died:	1695.07

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1690.03.06 – 1691.12.19)

Bishop of Molfetta (Italy) (1691.12.19 – 1695.07)

Bishop Alessandro Egizio
(1657 – 1689.04.02)

Died:

1689.04.02

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1657 – 1689.04.02)

Bishop Ascanio Cassiano
(1641 – 1657.06.12)

Born:	1606.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1642.01.26
Died:	1657.06.12 († 51)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1641 – 1657.06.12)

Bishop Felice Franceschini
(1632 – 1641)

Consecrated Bishop:	1632.05.02
Died:	1641

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1632 – 1641)

Bishop Alessandro Strozzi
(1626 – 1632)

Consecrated Bishop:	1626.06.01
Died:	1648.08.28

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1626 – 1632)

Bishop of San Miniato (Italy) (1632 – 1648.08.28)

Bishop Vincenzo Caputo
(1625.03.03 – 1626.02)

Ordained Priest:	1603
Consecrated Bishop:	1615.04.26
Died:	1626.02

Bishop of San Severo (Italy) (1615.03.23 – 1625.03.03)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1625.03.03 – 1626.02)

Bishop Antonio de Franchis, C.R.
(1604.01.23 – 1625)

Died:

1625

Bishop of Ravello (Italy) (1600 – 1604.01.23)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1604.01.23 – 1625)

Bishop Vincenzo Bassi
(1598.05.25 – 1603.12.09)

Died:

1603.12.09

Bishop of Šibenik (Croatia) (1589 – 1598.05.25)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1598.05.25 – 1603.12.09)

Bishop Luca Antonio Resta
(1582.04.27 – 1597.10.05)

Consecrated Bishop:	1565.11.18
Died:	1597.10.05

Bishop of Castro (Italy) (1565.10.26 – 1578.08.11)

Bishop of Nicotera (Italy) (1578.08.11 – 1582.04.27)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1582.04.27 – 1597.10.05)

Bishop Luca Fieschi
(1566 – 1582.03.28)

Consecrated Bishop:	1566.02.17
Died:	1610

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1566 – 1582.03.28)

Bishop of Albenga (Italy) (1582.03.28 – 1610)

Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi
(Apostolic Administrator 1517.01 – 1517.11)

Bishop Giovanni Francesco Fieschi
(1517 – 1565)

Died:

1565

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1517 – 1565)

Bishop Simone de Nor
(1516 – 1517)

Died:

1517

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1516 – 1517)

Bishop Andrea Pastore
(1515 – 1516)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1515 – 1516)

Bishop Antonio de Boccamoro
(1503 – 1515)

Died:

1515

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1503 – 1515)

Bishop Geronimo Porcari
(1495 – 1503)

Died:

1503

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1495 – 1503)

Bishop Angelo Fiore
(1477 – 1495.08)

Died:

1495.08

Bishop of Montepeloso (Italy) (1477 – 1479)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1477 – 1495.08)

Bishop Martino Sotomayor, O. Carm.
(1471.09.18 – 1477.03)

Died:

1477.03

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1471.09.18 – 1477.03)

Bishop of Montepeloso (Italy) (1471.09.18 – 1477.03)

Bishop Francesco Bertini
(1465.10.20 – 1471.09.18)

Died:

1476

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1465.10.20 – 1471.09.18)

Bishop of Montepeloso (Italy) (1465.10.20 – 1471.09.18)

Bishop of Capaccio (Italy) (1471.09.18 – 1476)

Bishop Matteo Antonio
(1463.04.03 – ?)

Bishop of Lavello (Italy) (1454.02.15 – 1463.04.03)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1463.04.03 – ?)

Bishop Antonio de Gioanneto
(1460 – 1463)

Died:

1463

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1460 – 1463)

Bishop of Montepeloso (Italy) (1460 – 1463)

Bishop Antonello, O.F.M.
(1452.09.20 – 1460)

Died:

1460

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1452.09.20 – 1460)

Bishop of Montepeloso (Italy) (1452.09.20 – 1460)

Bishop Giovanni Dondeo
(1435 – 1451)

Died:

1451

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1435 – 1451)

Bishop Andrea de Aurea
(1427 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1427 – ?)

Bishop Francesco de Nigris
(1418 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1418 – ?)

Bishop Melillo
(1390 – 1418)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1390 – 1418)

Bishop Francesco
(? – 1385?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (? – 1385?)

Bishop Lucido
(1381? – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1381? – ?)

Bishop Benedetto
(1376 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1376 – ?)

Bishop Nicola
(? – 1376)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (? – 1376)

Bishop Giovanni
(1356 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1356 – ?)

Bishop Andrea
(1349 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1349 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1348 – 1349)

Died:

1349

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1348 – 1349)

Bishop Giacomo
(1345 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1345 – ?)

Bishop Egidio
(? – 1322)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (? – 1322)

Bishop Domenico
(1319 – ?)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1319 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(? – 1318)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (? – 1318)

Bishop Placido
(1290 – 1304)

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1290 – 1304)

Saint Bishop Riccardo
(1158? – 1196?)

Feast:

06.09

Bishop of Andria (Italy) (1158? – 1196?)

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Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stefano Porro (1891.12.14 – 1904.03.23)

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