Roman Catholic Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino

The Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino (Latin: Dioecesis Vulturariensis et Montis Corbini) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Volturara Appula in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.^[1][2][3] The bishopric, which already existed in the 10th century, was united with that of Montecorvino in 1433.^[4] Giuseppe Cappelletti gives detailed information about most of its bishops.^[4] In 1818, as part of a reorganization of the dioceses within the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies,^[5] the diocese ceased to exist as a residential see and its territory became part of the diocese of Lucera.^[4] It is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.^[6]

History

• 1059: Established as Diocese of Vulturara^[2]
• 1433: Renamed as Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Montecorvino)^[2]
• 1818 June 27: Suppressed to the Diocese of Lucera^[2]
• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Vulturara^[2]
• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Montecorvino^[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino

1433: Formed from the union of the Diocese of Montecorvino and the Diocese of Vulturara
Latin name: Vulturariensis et Montis Corbini
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Benevento

• Alejandro Geraldini (1496 - 23 Nov 1516 Appointed, Bishop of Santo Domingo)^[7]
• Vincenzo Sabbatini (9 Sep 1519 - 1526 Died)^[8]
• Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) (10 Oct 1526 - 21 Nov 1526 Resigned)
• Giulio Mastrogiudice (21 Nov 1526 - 1537 Died)^[9]
• Giovanni Salviati (20 Jul 1530 - 15 Mar 1532 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista del Giudice (23 Jul 1537 - 1542 Died)^[10]
• Gerolamo Vecciani (18 Aug 1542 - 1550 Resigned)^[11]
• Federico Cesi (15 Jul 1550 - 14 Mar 1551 Resigned)
• Leonardo Benzoni (16 Mar 1551 - 24 Mar 1552 Died)^[12]
• Giulio Gentile (27 Apr 1552 - 9 Jan 1572 Died)^[13]
• Simone Majolo (16 Jun 1572 - 1597 Resigned)^[14]
• Leonardus Roselli (10 Nov 1597 - 1606 Resigned)^[15]
• Fabritius Cocci (27 Feb 1606 - Oct 1606 Died)^[16]
• Julius Lana (18 Dec 1606 - 1609 Died)^[17]
• Petrus Federici (31 Aug 1609 - 1613 Died)^[18]
• Paolo Pico, O.P. (15 Jul 1613 - 1614 Died)^[19]
• Bernardino Buratti (12 Jan 1615 - 9 Jan 1623 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Franciscus Buratti, O.P. (10 May 1623 - )^[20]
• Tommaso Carafa (20 Nov 1623 - 1637 Resigned)
• Maximilianus Raguzzi (17 Aug 1637 - 1639 Died)^[21]
• Bartolomeo Gessi (2 May 1639 - Aug 1642 Died)
• Bonaventura D’Avalos, O.S.A. (23 Feb 1643 - 13 Apr 1654 Appointed, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani)
• Marco Antonio Pisanelli (22 Jun 1654 - 30 Sep 1675 Appointed, Bishop of Sora)
• Domenico Sorrentino (27 Apr 1676 - Sep 1708 Died)
• Imperialis Pedicini (14 Mar 1718 - May 1724 Died)
• Domenico Rossi (26 Jun 1724 - Mar 1734 Died)
• Dominico Laymo (9 Jul 1734 - Feb 1760 Died)
• Giovanni Coccoli (21 Apr 1760 - 8 Jun 1795 Died)
• Nicola Martini (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed - 1808 Died)

1818 Suppressed to the Diocese of Lucera

References

1. "Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
2. "Titular Episcopal See of Vulturara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
3. "Titular Episcopal See of Montecorvino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
4. Giuseppe Cappelletti, Le Chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, Venezia 1864, vol. XIX, pp. 293-303
5. Bull De utiliori, in Bullarii romani continuatio, Tomus XV, Romae 1853, pp. 56-61
6. Ánnuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1010
7. "Bishop Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2015
8. "Bishop Vincenzo Sabbatini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
9. "Bishop Giulio Mastrogiudice" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
10. "Bishop Giovanni Battista del Giudice" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
11. "Bishop Gerolamo Vecciani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
12. "Bishop Leonardo Benzoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
13. "Bishop Giulio Gentile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
14. "Bishop Simone Majolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
15. "Bishop Leonardus Roselli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
16. "Bishop Fabritius Cocci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
17. "Bishop Julius Lana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
18. "Bishop Petrus Federici" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
19. "Bishop Paolo Pico, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
20. "Bishop Franciscus Buratti, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
21. "Bishop Maximilianus Raguzzi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016