Titular Episcopal See of Alessano, Italy 🇮🇹

Titular Bishop

Titular Archbishop (2005.08.24 – ...):

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (79)

Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Alessano (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gaetano Paolo de Miceli, P.O.C.R. (later Archbishop)
(1792.02.27 – 1804.10.29)

Born:	1744.09.08 (Lombardi, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1767.10.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1792.03.04
Died:	1813.10.22 († 69)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1792.02.27 – 1804.10.29)

Archbishop of Rossano (Italy) (1804.10.29 – 1813.10.22)

Bishop Dionigi Latomo
(1754.12.16 – 1780.01.08)

Born:	1703.03.14
Ordained Priest:	1729.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1754.12.21
Died:	1780.01.08 († 76)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1754.12.16 – 1780.01.08)

Archbishop Luigi D’Alessandro
(1743.07.15 – 1754.09.16)

Born:	1693.06.19 (Portici, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1716.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1732.05.11
Died:	1770.01.28 (Bari, Italy † 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Severina (Italy) (1731.05.07 – 1743.07.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1743.07.15 – 1754.09.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1754.09.16 – 1770)

Bishop Giovanni Belardino Giannelli
(1718.01.10 – 1743.01.05)

Born:	1660.01.31
Ordained Priest:	1711.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1718.01.16
Died:	1743.01.05 († 82)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1718.01.10 – 1743.01.05)

Bishop Vincenzo della Marra, C.R.L.
(1695.05.16 – 1712.04.27)

Born:	1645?
Consecrated Bishop:	1695.05.23
Died:	1712.04.27 († 66)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1695.05.16 – 1712.04.27)

Bishop Andrea Tontoli
(1667.02.07 – 1695.02.07)

Born:	1627?
Consecrated Bishop:	1667.02.13
Died:	1696.10.21 († 68)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1667.02.07 – 1695.02.07)

Bishop of Vieste (Italy) (1695.02.07 – 1696.10.21)

Bishop Giovanni Granafei (later Archbishop)
(1653.06.09 – 1666.11.10)

Born:	1605? (Brindisi, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1653.06.22
Died:	1683.03.18 († 77)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1653.06.09 – 1666.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1666.11.10 – 1683.03.18)

Bishop Francesco Antonio Roberti
(1648.11.23 – 1653)

Born:	1593?
Consecrated Bishop:	1648.11.30
Died:	1653 († 60)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1648.11.23 – 1653)

Bishop Placido Padiglia, O.S.B. Cel.
(1634.11.27 – 1648.06.14)

Born:	1579?
Consecrated Bishop:	1627.09.26
Died:	1648.06.14 († 68)

Bishop of Lavello (Italy) (1627.09.20 – 1634.11.27)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1634.11.27 – 1648.06.14)

Bishop Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R.
(1612.07.16 – 1634.09.23)

Born:	1583
Consecrated Bishop:	1612.08.01
Died:	1634.09.23 († 50)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1612.07.16 – 1634.09.23)

Bishop Celso Mancini
(1597.04.14 – 1612.04.01)

Born:	1542?
Died:	1612.04.01 († 69)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1597.04.14 – 1612.04.01)

Bishop Giulio Doffi, O.P.
(1595.03.06 – 1596.08.27)

Born:	1535?
Consecrated Bishop:	1595.04.02
Died:	1596.08.27 († 60)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1595.03.06 – 1596.08.27)

Bishop Orazio Rapari
(1594.10.03 – 1595)

Born:	1544?
Died:	1595 († 51)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1594.10.03 – 1595)

Bishop Sestilio Mazuca
(1592.06.19 – 1594)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1592.06.19 – 1594)

Bishop Settimio Borsari
(1591.11.20 – 1592.06.12)

Consecrated Bishop:	1591.11.30
Died:	1594.04.29

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1591.11.20 – 1592.06.12)

Bishop of Casale Monferrato (Italy) (1592.06.12 – 1594.04.29)

Bishop Ercole Lamia
(1578.08.11 – 1591)

Died:

1591

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1578.08.11 – 1591)

Bishop Cesare Busdrago (later Archbishop)
(1574.10.01 – 1578.08.11)

Died:

1585.10

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1574.10.01 – 1578.08.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) (1578.08.11 – 1585.10)

Bishop Giacomo Galletti
(1560.10.02 – 1574)

Died:

1574

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1560.10.02 – 1574)

Bishop Giulio Galletti
(1555.01.07 – 1560)

Died:

1564.07.24

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1555.01.07 – 1560)

Bishop Leonardo de Magistris
(1551.08.21 – 1554)

Consecrated Bishop:	1540.04.06
Died:	1554

Bishop of Capri (Italy) (1540.02.13 – 1551.08.21)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1551.08.21 – 1554)

Bishop Annibale Magalotti
(1549.01.18 – 1551)

Died:

1551

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1549.01.18 – 1551)

Bishop Evangelista Cittadini
(1542.04.26 – 1549)

Consecrated Bishop:	1544.12.28
Died:	1559

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1542.04.26 – 1549)

Bishop Benedetto de Sanctis
(1540.03.15 – 1542)

Died:

1542

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1540.03.15 – 1542)

Bishop Francesco Antonio Balduini
(1531.11.15 – 1539)

Died:

1539

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1531.11.15 – 1539)

Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini
(Apostolic Administrator 1526.07.20 – 1531.11.15)

Cardinal Agostino Trivulzio
(Apostolic Administrator 1521.06.03 – 1526.07.20)

Bishop Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona
(1518.05.17 – 1521.06.03)

Born:	1489?
Died:	1525 († 36)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1512.03.03 – 1517.05.18)

Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1517.05.18 – 1525)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1518.05.17 – 1521.06.03)

Cardinal Luigi d’Aragona
(Apostolic Administrator 1517.05.18 – 1518.05.17)

Bishop Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d’Aragona
(1512.03.03 – 1517.05.18)

(see above)

Bishop Giovanni Giacomo del Balzo
(1488 – 1512)

Died:

1512

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1488 – 1512)

Bishop Benedetto del Balzo
(1465 – 1488)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1465 – 1488)

Bishop Lorenzo, O.P.
(1438.08.13 – ?)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1438.08.13 – ?)

Bishop Guiduccio Guidano (later Archbishop)
(1432.09.16 – 1438.08.06)

Died:

1454?

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1432.09.16 – 1438.08.06)

Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1438.08.06 – 1453.07.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1453.07.13 – 1454)

Bishop Simone da Brindisi, O.F.M.
(1432.04.11 – 1432)

Died:

1432

Bishop of Ruvo (Italy) (1418.01.26 – 1432.04.11)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1432.04.11 – 1432)

Bishop Giacomo del Balzo
(1431? – ?)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1431? – ?)

Bishop Domenico di Napoli
(1425? – ?)

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1425? – ?)

Bishop Paolo
(1402.01.07 – 1405)

Died:

1405

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (1402.01.07 – 1405)

Bishop Berengario
(? – 1402.02.27)

Died:

1429

Bishop of Alessano (Italy) (? – 1402.02.27)

Bishop of Castro (Italy) (1402.02.27 – 1429)

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Bishop: Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) (82) (1992.09.28 – 2004.01.24)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Natalino Pescarolo (1990.04.07 – 1992.05.04)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1984.06.27 – 1987.07.07)
Titular Bishop: Bishop William Russell Houck (1979.03.28 – 1984.04.11)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez (1968.12.18 – 1978.02.21)