In a local Tarantine legend, according to a document of the 11th or 12th century,[3] the Gospel was preached in Taranto by St. Peter the Apostle. He had arrived in the city in AD 45, along with Saint Mark, on their way to Rome. Amasianus was a gardener or greengrocer, whom Peter converted to Christianity.[4] It is only much later that the Tarentines claim that Amasianus was consecrated a bishop. It is also stated that St. Cataldus was consecrated by St. Peter the Apostle.[5] The real Cataldus was an Irish bishop from Rachau (or Rachan) of the 6th century, who happened to die in Taranto during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.[6]
The city also honors the martyr St. Orontius. Orontius, the son of an imperial treasurer, had been converted to Christianity by Justus, a disciple of St. Paul, who had landed at the port of Saint Cataldus and preached to the population in the locality of Lecce in the time of Nero, despite harassment by imperial officials. They returned to Corinth, where St. Paul consecrated Orontius the first bishop of Lecce, and the party returned to Lecce to continue their evangelization.[7]
The first bishop whose date is known is Petrus (not Innocentius) (496).[3] In the pontificate of St. Gregory the Great (590–604), the names of three bishops who filled the episcopal chair are known: Andreas (590), Joannes (601), and Honorius (603). Archbishop Joannes (978) is the first who had the title of archbishop.
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The city of Taranto forms a single parish divided into four pittagerii, each of which contains a sub-pittagerio. It includes the Basilian Abbey of S. Maria di Talfano, where there are still some Albanians following the Greek Rite.
↑ Lanzoni, p. 316. See: John Lanigan (1829). An ecclesiastical history of Ireland. Vol.III. Dublin: J. Cummings. pp.123–128., who provides a rich collection of the scholarly contradictions that embellish the tale of Cataldus.
↑ Lanzoni, pp. 310-311, who points out that the story is very late.
↑ The name "Innocentius" is incorrectly reported, from a letter written by Pope Gelasius I to the Clergy, Leaders, and People of Taranto that he is sending a new bishop, Peter. Jaffé-Loewenfeld, Regesta pontificum Romanorum I, editio altera (Leipzig: Veit 1885), p. 86, no. 647. Lanzoni, p. 316, no. 2.
↑ Pope Gregory issued a decision that Bishop Andreas of Tarentum, if he has a concubine, must resign, and he must refrain from priestly functions for two months because the woman in question had been beaten 'de matriculis'. The Pope also ordered Bishop John of Gallipoli to see to it that Andreas obeyed and to protect the clergy who had been maltreated by Bishop Andreas. Jaffé-Loewenfeld, p. 157 no. 1249, 1250.
↑ The document of Gregory I is a forgery. Jaffé-Loewenfeld, p. 168, no. †1366. Lanzoni, p. 317.
↑ Pope Gregory I allowed Bishop Honorius to put into use the new baptistery which he had built. Jaffé-Loewenfeld, p. 211, no. 1889.
↑ Bishop John was present at the Roman Synod at the Lateran under Pope Martinus I: Ughelli, p. 125-126. J-D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus X (Florence 1764), p. 366.
↑ Bishop Germanus subscribed the decrees of the III Council of Constantinople: J-D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XI (Florence 1765), p. 773.
↑ Bishop Caesarius was present at the Roman Synod of Pope Zacharias: Ughelli, p. 126. J-D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XII (Florence 1766), p. 384c, gives the name Aufredus Taranto.
↑ A native of Naples, Gualterius had previously been Bishop of Anglona. Ughelli, p. 138. Eubel, I, pp. 90, 473.
↑ Gregory was a native of Capua. Ughelli, p. 138. Eubel, I, p. 473.
↑ Rogerius: Ughelli, pp. 138-139. Eubel, I, p. 473.
↑ Bishop-elect Bertrand was appointed Archbishop of Salerno on 7 January 1349 by Pope Clement VI, and then Archbishop of Embrun (8 January 1364). He was named Bishop of Viviers on 5 September 1365. He died in 1374. Eubel, I, pp. 234, 430, 473, 533.
↑ Jacobus had been titular Bishop of Corinth (Greece) (c. 1340–1349). Eubel, I, pp. 210, 473.
↑ Martinus had been Bishop of Sora (1364–1378). He was appointed Bishop of Tricarico (1378–1381) by Pope Gregory XI. He was appointed Archbishop of Taranto by Clement VII. Eubel, I, p. 473, 497.
↑ Matteo had been Bishop of Trani (1379–1384). He was appointed Archbishop of Taranto by Clement VII. He was still in office under Benedict XIII. Eubel, I, pp. 473, 492.
↑ A native of Amalfi, Marinus had been Archbishop of Brindisi. He was Chamberlain of Urban VI. He was promoted to the cardinalate by Urban VI somewhere between 1382 and 1385. He was executed by Urban VI in December 1386. Ughelli, pp. 139-140. Eubel, I, pp. 24 no. 32; 149; 473.
↑ Petrus had been Bishop of Senigallia (1375–c.1386). He was appointed Patriarch of Grado by Urban VI on 12 November 1387. Eubel, I, pp. 266, 447, 473.
↑ Petrus had previously been Bishop of Otranto (1382–1389). Ughelli, pp. 140-141. Eubel, I, pp. 280, 473.
↑ Bartolommeo was transferred to the diocese of Salerno. He died on 4 September 1414. Ughelli, p. 141. Eubel, I, pp. 430, 473.
↑ A native of Teramo in the Abruzzi, Archbishop Giacomo was transferred to the diocese of Florence on 16 November 1401. He was transferred to Spoleto on 18 July 1410, and died there in 1417. Ughelli, p. 141. Eubel, I, pp. 251, 463, 473.
↑ Adimari had been Archbishop of Florence (1400–1401). He was appointed Archbishop of Pisa on 3 November 1406, and named a cardinal by Pope John XXIII on 6 June 1411. Eubel, I, pp. 32 no. 3; 400; 473.
↑ Ludovico was previously Bishop of Palermo (1387–1392, expelled), titular bishop of Antivari in Epirus (1395), titular Archbishop of Thessaloniki (Macedonia) (1395–1399), Bishop of Bergamo (1399–1400), and Bishop of Pisa (1400–1407). He was named a cardinal by Gregory XII on 19 September 1408. When Gregory XII was deposed by the Council of Pisa, Bonitus was deposed as well by Pope John XXIII. He died on 18 September 1413. Eubel, I, pp. 31, no. 5; 93, 396, 400, 473.
↑ Brancaccio was appointed Administrator by Pope John XXIII, and, according to Ughelli, held the post for nine years. He died in October 1427. Ughelli, p. 142. Eubel, I, pp. 25, 473.
↑ Berardi was a Neapolitan, of the family of the Counts of Tagliacozzi. He was appointed Cardinal-Priest on 18 December 1439 by Pope Eugenius IV, and assigned the titular church of Santi Nereo e Achilleo. He served as Nuncio in Germany to 1440. Ughelli, p. 142. Eubel, I, p. 473; II, pp. 7, no. 5; 26 no. 5.
↑ On March 1, 1442 Cesarini was named Apostolic Legate in Poland, Bohemia, Austria, and Hungary. He departed the Curia, which was still residing in Florence, on 14 March: Eubel II, p. 27 no. 29. He was appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati on 6 March 1443. E. Celani, in: Archivio della R. Società romana di storia patria (in Italian). Rome: Nella sede della Società alla biblioteca Vallicelliana. 1892. pp.238–241. He died in Hungary on 10 November 1444, in the battle of Varna.
↑ A native of Naples, Frangipani had been Bishop of Caiazzo (1572–1592), and then Bishop of Tricarico (1592–1605). He was Nuncio in Cologne from 1587–1596, and then Nuncio in the Spanish Netherlands (Flanders) from 1596 to 1606. He was nominated Archbishop of Taranto by King Philip II of Spain. He died on 24 July 1612. Ughelli, pp. 147-148. Eubel, III, p. 145. Gauchat, p. 127; 327, with note 3; p. 343, with note 3.
↑ Carrillo was created a cardinal by Pope Urban VIII on 30 August 1627, on the nomination of King Philip IV of Spain. Ughelli notes that he did not reside in his diocese. He died in Rome on 19 December 1649. Ughelli, p. 148. Gauchat, p. 21 no. 21; p. 343, with note 7.
↑ Pignatelli was born in Senise (diocese of Anglona) in 1652. He taught philosophy and theology in houses of the Theatine Order. He was nominated Archbishop of Taranto by the King of Spain on 7 March 1683, and received papal approval on 13 April 1683. He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Carlo Pio on 3 October 1683. He was named Nuncio to Poland on 20 March 1700. On 19 February 1703 he was transferred to the diocese of Naples. Pignatelli was created a cardinal on 17 December 1703, by Pope Clement XI and assigned the titular church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano. He was a candidate for the papacy in the Conclave of 1721, but his candidacy was vetoed by the King of Spain. He died on 5 December 1734. Ritzler, V, pp. 24 no.1; 283, with note 5; 368, with note 3.
↑ Stella was born in a country district called Modugno (Bari) in 1660, and was a Doctor in Civil and Canon Law (Naples, 1683). He was consecrated bishop in Rome by Cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci on 3 September 1713. He died in December 1725. Ritzler, V, p. 368, with note 4.
↑ Fabrizio was nominated by the Emperor, as King of Naples, on 21 June 1727, and approved by the Pope on 22 December. He was consecrated in Rome by Pope Benedict XIII on 27 December 1727. He was transferred to the diocese of Salerno on 11 December 1730. He died in March 1738. Ritzler, V, p. 368, with note 5.
↑ Galiano was born in S. Giovanni Rotondo (Siponto) in 1681. He joined the Celestine Congregation of the Benedictine Order, and taught theology in the houses of his Order; he also taught history at the Sapienza in Rome. He became an Abbot, then Procurator General, and finally Abbot General of the Congregation. He was nominated to the diocese of Taranto by the Emperor on 31 March 1731, and approved by Pope Clement XII on 30 April. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Antonio Zondadari on 27 May 1731. He resigned on 31 March 1732 and was named titular bishop of Thessaloniki (Greece); he became Major Chaplain to King Charles VII of Naples. He died on 26 July 1753. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 392 with note 2; p. 404.
↑ Casimiro Rossi was born in Naples in 1685, and was a Master of theology (Naples, 1722). The Emperor, as King of Naples, nominated him on 4 September 1732; he was approved on 19 January 1733 by Pope Clement XII, and consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Troiano d'Acquaviva on 25 January 1733. Rossi was transferred to Salerno on 5 May 1738. He died in Naples on 27 December 1758. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 363 with note 3; 393 with note 3. De Marco (1988), pp. 27-43.
↑ Giovanni Rossi was born in Capo di Monte (Naples) in 1688. He lectured in philosophy and canon law for his Order, of which he was twice Procurator General. He was a Qualificator of the Holy Office (Inquisition). He was named Bishop of Ugento (1736–1737), and was consecrated a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Antonio Zondadari on 22 April 1736. He was transferred to the post of Archbishop of Acerenza and Matera (1737–1738), and then to Taranto on 21 May 1738. He died on 20 February 1750. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 64, with note 3; 393 with note 4; 424, with note 2. De Marco (1988), pp. 43-65, 106, 114.
↑ Sersale was born in Sorrento in 1702, the son of the Signore of Capua. He studied at the University of Naples, obtaining the doctorate in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law) in 1743. He was named a Canon of the Cathedral of Naples by Cardinale Giuseppe Spinelli (1741). At the suggestion of Cardinal Spinelli, King Carlos III named Sersale to the diocese of Brindisi on 27 August 1743; the appointment was approved by Pope Benedict XIV on 9 September 1743; he was consecrated in Naples by Cardinal Spinelli on 29 September 1743. Sersale was nominated to the See of Taranto by King Carlos III on 24 September 1750, and approved by Benedict XIV on 16 November 1750. He was transferred to the See of Naples on 11 February 1754 in succession to Cardinal Spinelli, who had been named Bishop of Palestrina and Protector of the Kingdom of Naples before the Holy See. Sersale was named a cardinal by Benedict XIV on 22 April 1754. He died on 24 June 1775. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 17 no. 54; 132, with note 2; 393 with note 5.
↑ Sanchez was born in Naples in 1705. He entered the Congregation of Cassino in the Benedictine Order in 1720, and became a priest in 1728. He became a lecturer in theology in his Congregation in 1735, and then public lecturer in the University of Naples. On 2 April 1748 he was nominated Bishop of Ariano by the King of Naples, and was consecrated in Rome on 12 May by Cardinal Ioachim Ferdinand Portocarrero. He was transferred to the archdiocese of Taranto on 22 April 1754, on the nomination of the King of Naples made on 7 March. Sanchez was transferred to the archdiocese of Salerno on the nomination of the King of Naples (24 February 1759), in succession to Casimiro Rossi, on 28 May 1759. He resigned on 13 March 1783, and was appointed the titular Archbishop of Tarsus; he died in 1788. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 99 with note 2; 363 with note 4; 393 with note 6; 394 with note 7.
↑ Mastrilli was born in Tufino (Nola) in 1699. He was a lecturer in Scripture in the houses of his Order, a master of novices, twice Provost of the house of the Holy Apostles in Naples. He was nominated archbishop of Taranto by the King of Naples on 3 July 1759, and consecrated in Rome on 15 July by Henry Stuart, Cardinal York. He died in October 1777. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 393 with note 7. De Marco (1988), pp. 83-86, 92-95, 108, 113-114.
↑ Capecelatro was born in Naples in 1744, and was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law) from the Sapienza in Rome (1773). He was a Canon of the Cathedral of Naples. Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, p. 393 with note 8. De Marco (1988), Chapter IV, pp. 109-185. Alfonso Pepe (2010). Giuseppe Capecelatro. L'uomo di due secoli (in Italian). Naples: Alfredo Guida. ISBN978-88-6042-712-0.
↑ Cecchini was born in Bagni di Lucca in 1853. He was Rector and Administrator of the Basilica of the B.V.M. de Pompeii. He was then Archpriest-Prelate of Altamura and Aquaviva delle Fonti (1904–1909), and titular Bishop of Halicarnassos (Turkey). On the resignation of Archbishop Jorio, Cecchini was named Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Taranto. Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome: Italie et Méditerranée (in French). Rome: L'Ecole française de Rome. 2005. pp.700 note 14. ISBN978-2-7283-0744-9.
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