The Diocese of Terlizzi (Latin: Dioecesis Terlitiensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Terlizzi the region of Apulia in southern Italy, in the province of Bari, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea. Erected in the 11th century, in 1749, it was united with the Diocese of Giovinazzo to form the Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi. [1] [2]
Terlizzi is a town and comune of the region of Apulia in southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, in the midst of a fertile plain. As of 2016, its population was some 27,000.
The diocese of Ruvo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. From 1818 to 1982, it was united with the diocese of Bitonto, as the diocese of Ruvo and Bitonto.
The diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which was established in 1986, when the diocese of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi was united with the diocese of Ruvo. Giovinazzo is only four miles south-east of Molfetta along the Adriatic coast, and Ruvo only ten miles inland to the south-west; Terlizzi is likewise only four miles from Molfetta, some four miles nearer than Ruvo. The historical diocese of Molfetta was expanded in 1818. The current diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.
Molfetta Cathedral, otherwise the Church of the Assumption and of Saint Ignatius Loyola, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Molfetta, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Ignatius Loyola. Originally a Jesuit church, it became the seat of the bishops of Molfetta in the late 18th century. Since 1986 it has been the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi.
The Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Giovinazzo, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia. In 1836, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Molfetta–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi.
Marcello Planca was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1517–1528).
Ludovico Furconio was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1528–1549).
Juan Antolínez Brecianos de la Rivera was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1549–1574).
Juan Antolínez Brecianos de la Rivera was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1589–1610).
Gregorio Santacroce was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1610–1611).
Giacinto Gaetano Chiurlia was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1693–1730).
Alessio Celadoni di Celadonia was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1508–1517) and Bishop of Gallipoli (1494–1508).
Carlo Maranta was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tropea (1657–1664) and Bishop of Giovinazzo (1637–1657).
Giulio Masi (1570–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1627–1636) and Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611–1627).
Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1691–1695) and Bishop of Andria (1690–1691).
Carlo Loffredo, C.R. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Capua (1698–1701), Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1691–1698), and Bishop of Molfetta (1670–1691).
Domenico Belisario de Bellis was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1696–1701).
Grimaldo Turculis was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1395–1399?).
Giacomo Ponzetti or Giacomo Poncetti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1518–1553).
Francesco de' Marini (1630–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1676–1700), Titular Archbishop of Amasea (1671–1676), Bishop of Molfetta (1666–1670), and Bishop of Albenga (1655–1666).
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