Diocese of Conversano–Monopoli, Italy

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.02.05 – ...):

Bishop Giuseppe Favale (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Conversano–Monopoli (Roman Rite)

Bishop Giuseppe Favale (64)
(2016.02.05 – ...)

Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

Born:	1960.02.29 (Palagiano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1985.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.04.09

Priest of Castellaneta (Italy) (1985.07.06 – 2016.02.05)

Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) (2016.02.05 – ...)

Bishop Domenico Padovano
(1987.02.13 – 2016.02.05)

Fraternitate invicem diligentes

Born:	1940.09.27 (Mola di Bari, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1965.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1982.10.24
Died:	2019.05.10 (Mola di Bari, Italy † 78)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1982.09.30 – 1984)

Titular Bishop of Mazaca (1982.09.30 – 1987.02.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bitonto (Italy) (1984 – 1986.09.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.02.13)

Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) (1987.02.13 – 2016.02.05)

Bishop Antonio D’Erchia
(1986.09.30 – 1987.02.11)

Iter para tutum

Born:	1911.05.14 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1933.12.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.03.19
Died:	1997.10.06 († 86)

Titular Bishop of Podalia (1962.12.17 – 1969.06.29)

Bishop-Prelate of Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) (1962.12.17 – 1969.06.29)

Bishop-Prelate of Altamura (Italy) (1962.12.17 – 1969.06.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Conversano (Italy) (1964.05.24 – 1970.01.21)

Bishop of Monopoli (Italy) (1969.06.29 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1970.01.21 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1987.02.11)

Bishops of Conversano (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antonio D’Erchia
(1970.01.21 – 1986.09.30)

(see above)

Bishop Antonio D’Erchia
(Apostolic Administrator 1964.05.24 – 1970.01.21)

Bishop Gregorio Falconieri
(1935.09.12 – 1964.05.24)

Born:	1885.02.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1908.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.12.01
Died:	1964.11.28 († 79)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1935.09.12 – 1964.05.24)

Titular Bishop of Silli (1964.05.24 – 1964.11.28)

Bishop Domenico Argnani
(1931.09.30 – 1935.06.15)

Born:	1880.09.25 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1904.09.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.12.06
Died:	1947.10.01 († 67)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1931.09.30 – 1935.06.15)

Bishop of Macerata (Italy) (1935.06.15 – 1947.10.01)

Bishop of Tolentino (1935.06.15 – 1947.10.01)

Bishop Domenico Lancellotti
(1918.03.14 – 1930.06.10)

Born:	1858.10.16 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.05.03
Died:	1930.06.10 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Delcus (1909.04.29 – 1911.04.21)

Bishop of Troia (Italy) (1911.04.21 – 1918.03.14)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1918.03.14 – 1930.06.10)

Bishop Antonio Lamberti
(1897.04.19 – 1917.08.12)

Born:	1859.04.29 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1882.10.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.05.16
Died:	1917.08.12 († 58)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1897.04.19 – 1917.08.12)

Bishop Casimiro Gennari (later Cardinal)
(1881.05.13 – 1897.02.06)

Born:	1839.12.29 (Maratea, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1863.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1881.05.15
Created Cardinal:	1901.04.15
Died:	1914.01.31 (Roma, Italy † 74)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1881.05.13 – 1897.02.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1886 – 1887)

Assessor of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1895.11.15 – 1901.04.15)

Titular Archbishop of Naupactus (1897.02.06 – 1901.04.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1901.04.18 – 1914.01.31)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1908.10.20 – 1914.01.31)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1909.04.29 – 1911)

Bishop Augusto Antonino Vicentini (later Archbishop)
(1879.05.12 – 1881.05.13)

Born:	1829.12.16
Ordained Priest:	1854.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1879.05.22
Died:	1892.09.11 († 62)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1879.05.12 – 1881.05.13)

Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy) (1881.05.13 – 1892.09.11)

Bishop-elect Salvatore Silvestris, C.SS.R.
(1872.02.23 – ?)

Born:	1815.12.16
Ordained Priest:	1838.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1872.02.25

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1872.02.23 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni Maria Mucedola
(1848.12.11 – 1865.03.22)

Born:	1807.02.01
Died:	1865.03.22 († 58)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1848.12.11 – 1865.03.22)

Bishop Giovanni De Simone
(1826.07.03 – 1847.08.13)

Born:	1761.10.18
Ordained Priest:	1787.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.04.21
Died:	1847.08.13 († 85)

Bishop of Trivento (Italy) (1821 – 1826.07.03)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1826.07.03 – 1847.08.13)

Bishop Nicola Carelli
(1820.02.21 – 1826.04.14)

Born:	1748.03.11
Ordained Priest:	1772.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1820.04.02
Died:	1826.04.14 († 78)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1820.02.21 – 1826.04.14)

Bishop Gennaro Carelli
(1797.12.18 – 1818.03.03)

Ordained Priest:	1766.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1797.12.31
Died:	1818.03.03

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1797.12.18 – 1818.03.03)

Bishop Nicola Vecchi
(1792.02.27 – 1797.12.18)

Born:	1749.02.10
Ordained Priest:	1773.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1792.03.04
Died:	1808 († 59)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1792.02.27 – 1797.12.18)

Bishop of Teano (Italy) (1797.12.18 – 1808)

Bishop Fabio Palumbo, C.R.
(1772.09.07 – 1786.03.18)

Born:	1708.09.26
Ordained Priest:	1731.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1772.09.13
Died:	1786.03.18 († 77)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1772.09.07 – 1786.03.18)

Bishop Michele di Tarsia, P.O.C.R.
(1752.01.24 – 1772.05.07)

Born:	1696.09.26
Ordained Priest:	1720.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1752.01.30
Died:	1772.05.07 († 75)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1752.01.24 – 1772.05.07)

Bishop Filippo Felice del Prete
(1744.04.13 – 1751.01.01)

Ordained Priest:	1712.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1744.04.26
Died:	1751.01.01

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1744.04.13 – 1751.01.01)

Bishop Giovanni Macario Valenti
(1733.09.28 – 1744.01)

Ordained Priest:	1733.09.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1733.11.15
Died:	1744.01

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1733.09.28 – 1744.01)

Bishop Filippo Meda
(1701.07.16 – 1733.07.18)

Born:	1665.10.14
Ordained Priest:	1690.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1702.01.29
Died:	1733.07.18 († 67)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1701.07.16 – 1733.07.18)

Bishop Andrea Brancaccio (later Archbishop)
(1681.01.13 – 1701.04.18)

Consecrated Bishop:	1681.01.26
Died:	1725.06.04

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1681.01.13 – 1701.04.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza (Italy) (1701.04.18 – 1725.06.04)

Bishop Giovanni Stefano Sanarica
(1671.02.23 – 1679.06.16)

Born:	1637.07.28
Ordained Priest:	1660.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1671.03.08
Died:	1679.06.16 († 41)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1671.02.23 – 1679.06.16)

Bishop Giuseppe Palermo (later Archbishop)
(1658.12.08 – 1670.09.01)

Died:

1673.11

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1658.12.08 – 1670.09.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Severina (Italy) (1670.09.01 – 1673.11)

Bishop Pietro Paolo Bonsi
(1642.05.26 – 1657)

Died:

1657

Bishop of Acerno (Italy) (1638.04.13 – 1642.05.26)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1642.05.26 – 1657)

Bishop Agostino Ferentillo
(1638.04.19 – 1641.09.07)

Died:

1641.09.07

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1638.04.19 – 1641.09.07)

Bishop Antonio Brunachio
(1632.11.24 – 1638.01.01)

Died:

1638.01.01

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1632.11.24 – 1638.01.01)

Bishop Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P.
(1625.08.18 – 1632.09.20)

Died:

1635.09.10

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1625.08.18 – 1632.09.20)

Bishop of Venafro (Italy) (1632.09.20 – 1635.09.10)

Bishop Pietro Capullio, O.F.M. Conv.
(1605.08.31 – 1625.06.24)

Died:

1625.06.24

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1605.08.31 – 1625.06.24)

Bishop Francesco Maria Sforza
(1579.08.26 – 1605.07.18)

Died:

1605.07.18

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1579.08.26 – 1605.07.18)

Bishop Romolo de Valentibus
(1561.01.15 – 1579.06.08)

Died:

1579.06.08

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1561.01.15 – 1579.06.08)

Bishop Giovanni Francesco Lottini
(1560.09.04 – 1561.01)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1560.09.04 – 1561.01)

Bishop Giacomo Antonio Carrozza
(1534.02.11 – 1560)

Died:

1560

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1534.02.11 – 1560)

Cardinal Antonio Sanseverino, S.M.O.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1529.07.28 – 1534.02.11)

Bishop Donato Acquaviva d’Aragona
(1499.12.03 – 1528)

Died:

1528

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1499.12.03 – 1528)

Bishop Vincenzo Pistacchio
(1494 – 1499.11.03)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1494 – 1499.11.03)

Bishop of Bitetto (1499.11.03 – 1518)

Bishop Sulpicio Acquaviva d’Aragona
(1483.02.17 – 1494)

Died:

1494

Bishop of Bitetto (1482.04.26 – 1483.02.17)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1483.02.17 – 1494)

Bishop Paolo de Turculis
(1465.11.30 – 1482)

Died:

1482

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1465.11.30 – 1482)

Bishop Pietro di Migolla, O.F.M.
(1448.09.04 – 1464)

Died:

1464

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1448.09.04 – 1464)

Bishop Donato Bottini, O.E.S.A.
(1439.10.09 – 1448.09.04)

Died:

1463

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1439.10.09 – 1448.09.04)

Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) (1448.09.04 – 1463)

Bishop of Valva (Italy) (1448.09.04 – 1463)

Bishop Nicola de Cursizio
(1439 – 1439)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1439 – 1439)

Bishop Andrea Percibelli de Veroli
(1437.04.27 – 1439.09.25)

Died:

1478

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1437.04.27 – 1439.09.25)

Bishop of Boiano (Italy) (1439.09.25 – 1452.09.11)

Bishop of Urbino (Italy) (1452.09.11 – 1463.05.26)

Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy) (1463.05.26 – 1464.10.08)

Bishop of Camerino (Italy) (1464.10.08 – 1478)

Fr. Marino Orsini (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1432.11.04 – 1437)

Bishop Antonio Domininardi
(1423.09.09 – 1432)

Died:

1432

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1423.09.09 – 1432)

Bishop Stefano Alfano
(1403.03.09 – 1423)

Died:

1423

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1403.03.09 – 1423)

Bishop Francesco
(1399? – ?)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1399? – ?)

Bishop Angelo di Conversano, O.F.M.
(1393.07.12 – 1404▼)

Bishop of Polignano (1382.10.27 – 1393.07.12▼)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1393.07.12 – 1404▼)

Bishop Giacomo
(1390 – 1399.12.22)

Died:

1422

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1390 – 1399.12.22)

Bishop of Guardialfiera (1399.12.22 – 1422)

Bishop Pietro
(1385 – 1390)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1385 – 1390)

Bishop Antonio
(1379 – 1385)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1379 – 1385)

Bishop Pietro de Renza
(1356.02.19 – 1379)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1356.02.19 – 1379)

Bishop Stefano
(1351.01.07 – ?)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1351.01.07 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1343 – 1347)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1343 – 1347)

Bishop Pietro Baccario
(1335 – 1342)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1335 – 1342)

Bishop Guglielmo
(1318 – 1321?)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1318 – 1321?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1301? – ?)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1301? – ?)

Bishop Amando
(1291? – ?)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1291? – ?)

Bishop Giovanni de Cropis
(1283 – 1291)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1283 – 1291)

Bishop Stefano, O. Cist.
(1264 – 1274)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1264 – 1274)

Bishop Concilio
(1221 – 1260)

Bishop of Conversano (Italy) (1221 – 1260)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Martino Scarafile (1980.12.20 – 1985.10.31)

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