Roman Catholic Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino

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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 Diocese 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]

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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

The Diocese of Vulturara was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Vulturara in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was erected in 1059. In 1433, it was united with the Diocese of Montecorvino to form the Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino.

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Alessandro Geraldini was a Renaissance humanist scholar at the Spanish court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He is known for his support of Christopher Columbus. He served as tutor to the royal children and later accompanied the Infanta Catharine of Aragon to England, as her confessor. He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1496-1516); and in 1519, at 64 years of age, he traveled to the Spanish settlements in the New World, and became Bishop of Santo Domingo (1516-1524).

Vincenzo Sabbatini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1519–1526).

Giulio Mastrogiudice was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1526–1537).

1818 Suppressed to the Diocese of Lucera

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia diocese of the Catholic Church

The Diocese of Lucera-Troia is a Roman Catholic bishopric in Apulia, in southern Italy, with its episcopal seat at Lucera Cathedral. The present diocese was formed in 1986 by combining the older diocese of Lucera with the diocese of Troia, the seat of which was Troia Cathedral, now a co-cathedral of the united diocese.

Giovanni Battista del Giudice was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1537–1542).

Gerolamo Vecciani was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1542–1550).

Leonardo Benzoni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1551–1552).

Giulio Gentile was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1552–1572).

Simone Majolo was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1572–1597).

Leonardus Roselli was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1597–1606).

Fabritius Cocci was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1606).

Giulio Lana or Julius Lana was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1606–1609).

Pietro Federici or Petrus Federici (1571–1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1609–1613).

Paolo Pico was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1613–1614).

Franciscus Buratti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623).

Maximilianus Raguzzi was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1637–1639).

Antonio d'Aquino was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1618-1627) and Bishop of Sarno (1595-1618).

Tommaso Carafa was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1639–1664) and Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623–1637).

Francesco Boccapaduli was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675–1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652–1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647–1652), Bishop of Città di Castello (1647–1672), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638–1647).

Domenico Sorrentino (1640–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1676–1708) and Bishop of Ruvo (1673–1676).

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Titular Episcopal See of Vulturara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
  3. 1 2 "Titular Episcopal See of Montecorvino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 187.(in Latin)
  8. ↑ "Bishop Alejandro Geraldini (Gerardini, Gueraldini)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2015
  9. ↑ "Bishop Vincenzo Sabbatini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  10. ↑ "Bishop Giulio Mastrogiudice" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  11. ↑ "Bishop Giovanni Battista del Giudice" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  12. ↑ "Bishop Gerolamo Vecciani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  13. ↑ "Bishop Leonardo Benzoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  14. ↑ "Bishop Giulio Gentile" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  15. ↑ "Bishop Simone Majolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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  17. ↑ "Bishop Leonardus Roselli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  18. ↑ "Bishop Fabritius Cocci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  19. ↑ "Bishop Julius Lana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  20. ↑ "Bishop Petrus Federici" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  21. ↑ "Bishop Paolo Pico, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  22. ↑ "Bishop Franciscus Buratti, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  23. ↑ "Bishop Tommaso Carafa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 10, 2016
  24. ↑ "Bishop Maximilianus Raguzzi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  25. 1 2 3 4 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 419.(in Latin)
  26. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 446.(in Latin)

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