Diocese of Lacedonia, Italy

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Lacedonia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv.
(1976.03.24 – 1986.09.30)

Born:	1911.11.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1934.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.07.01
Died:	2008.02.17 († 96)

Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1962.04.02 – 1966.02.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ndola (Zambia) (1962.04.02 – 1966.02.01)

Bishop of Ndola (Zambia) (1966.02.01 – 1975.07.10)

Bishop of Ariano (Italy) (1976.03.24 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1976.03.24 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1988.06.11)

Bishop Agapito Simeoni
(1974.05.09 – 1976.01.02)

Born:	1914.10.21 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1939.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.06.11
Died:	1976.01.02 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Marazanæ regiæ (1972.04.24 – 1974.05.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Avellino (Italy) (1972.04.24 – 1974.05.09)

Bishop of Ariano (Italy) (1974.05.09 – 1976.01.02)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1974.05.09 – 1976.01.02)

Archbishop Cristoforo Demonico Carullo, O.F.M.
(1940.02.02 – 1968.01.31)

Born:	1889.08.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1914.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.04.28
Died:	1968.01.31 († 78)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1940.02.02 – 1968.01.31)

Apostolic Administrator of Conza (Italy) (1945 – 1946.09.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Bisaccia (Italy) (1945 – 1946.09.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1945 – 1946.09.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1946.09.15 – 1968.01.31)

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1946.09.15 – 1968.01.31)

Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1946.09.15 – 1968.01.31)

Archbishop Giulio Tommasi
(1928.01.20 – 1936.08.15)

Born:	1855.08.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1879.07
Died:	1936.08.15 († 81)

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1897.04.19 – 1921.09.30)

Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1897.04.19 – 1936.08.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1921.09.30 – 1936.08.15)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1928.01.20 – 1936.08.15)

Bishop Francesco Maffei (later Archbishop)
(1916.05.22 – 1926.06.24)

Born:	1855.11.22 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1916.10.08
Died:	1937.10.25 († 81)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1916.05.22 – 1926.06.24)

Titular Archbishop of Limisa (1926.06.24 – 1937.10.25)

Bishop Cosimo Agostino
(1913.07.28 – 1915.06.01)

Born:	1860.04.16 (Italy)
Died:	1918.03.30 († 57)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1913.07.28 – 1915.06.01)

Bishop of Ariano (Italy) (1915.06.01 – 1918.03.30)

Bishop Gaetano Pizzi
(1907.07.21 – 1912.11.05)

Born:	1854.02.15 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.09.15
Died:	1921.07.18 († 67)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1907.07.21 – 1912.11.05)

Bishop of San Severo (Italy) (1912.11.05 – 1921.07.18)

Bishop Nicolo Zimarino
(1895.11.30 – 1906.12.01)

Born:	1847.02.12 (Italy)
Died:	1920.07 († 73)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1895.11.30 – 1906.12.01)

Bishop of Gravina (Italy) (1906.12.01 – 1920.07)

Bishop of Irsina (Italy) (1906.12.01 – 1920.07)

Bishop Diomede Falconio, O.F.M. (later Cardinal)
(1892.07.11 – 1895.11.29)

Deus meus et omnia

Born:	1842.09.20 (Pescocostanzo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1866.01.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.07.17
Created Cardinal:	1911.11.27
Died:	1917.02.08 (Roma, Italy † 74)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1892.07.11 – 1895.11.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1895.11.29 – 1899.08.03)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1895.11.29 – 1899.08.03)

Apostolic Delegate to Canada and Newfoundland (1899.08.03 – 1902.09.30)

Titular Archbishop of Larissa (1899.08.03 – 1911.11.27)

Apostolic Delegate to United States of America (1902.09.30 – 1911)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli (1911.11.30 – 1914.05.25)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri (1914.05.25 – 1917.02.08)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious (1916.02.26 – 1917.02.08)

Bishop Francesco Niola (later Archbishop)
(1888.06.01 – 1891.12.14)

Born:	1842.02.11 (Italy)
Died:	1920.08.14 († 78)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1888.06.01 – 1891.12.14)

Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1891.12.14 – 1920.08.14)

Bishop Giovanni Maria Diamare
(1885.03.27 – 1888.06.01)

Born:	1837.04.20 (Italy)
Died:	1914 († 77)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1885.03.27 – 1888.06.01)

Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (Italy) (1888.06.01 – 1914)

Bishop Pietro Alfonso Iorio (later Archbishop)
(1880.02.27 – 1885.03.27)

Born:	1841.04.26 (Italy)
Died:	1911.11.15 († 70)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1880.02.27 – 1885.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy) (1885.03.27 – 1908.11.15)

Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1908.11.15 – 1911.11.15)

Bishop Benedetto Augusto
(1871.12.22 – 1879.12.16)

Died:

1879.12.16

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1871.12.22 – 1879.12.16)

Bishop Francesco Maiorsini (later Archbishop)
(1859.06.20 – 1871.10.27)

Born:	1812.01.30 (Italy)
Died:	1893 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Helenopolis (1854.11.30 – 1859.06.20)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1859.06.20 – 1871.10.27)

Archbishop of Amalfi (Italy) (1871.10.27 – 1893)

Bishop Luigi Napolitano
(1845.01.20 – 1857.11.26)

Died:

1857.11.26

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1845.01.20 – 1857.11.26)

Bishop Luigi Giamporcaro
(1843.06.19 – 1844.06.17)

Died:

1854.01.02

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1843.06.19 – 1844.06.17)

Bishop of Monopoli (Italy) (1844.06.17 – 1854.01.02)

Bishop Michele Lanzetta
(1834.01.20 – 1842.04.25)

Born:	1767.05.17 (Italy)
Died:	1842.04.25 († 74)

Bishop of Oria (Italy) (1829.07.01 – 1832)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1834.01.20 – 1842.04.25)

Bishop Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M.
(1828.06.23 – 1832.10.25)

Died:

1832.10.25

Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (Italy) (1820.02.21 – 1822.04.19)

Bishop of Potenza (Italy) (1820.02.21 – 1822.04.19)

Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1828.06.23)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1828.06.23 – 1832.10.25)

Bishop Desiderio Mennone, C.SS.R.
(1824.05.24 – 1825.04.11)

Died:

1825.04.11

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1824.05.24 – 1825.04.11)

Bishop Vincenzo Ferrari, O.P.
(1819.06.04 – 1824.05.03)

Died:

1828.05.04

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1819.06.04 – 1824.05.03)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1824.05.03 – 1828.05.04)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1824.05.03 – 1828.05.04)

Bishop Francesco Ubaldo Romanzi
(1798.01.29 – 1816.10.30)

Died:

1816.10.30

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1798.01.29 – 1816.10.30)

Bishop Nicolò de Amato
(1749.07.21 – 1789.08.31)

Died:

1789.08.31

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1749.07.21 – 1789.08.31)

Bishop Tommaso Aceti
(1744.09.07 – 1749.04.10)

Died:

1749.04.10

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1744.09.07 – 1749.04.10)

Bishop Claudio Domenico Albini
(1736.02.27 – 1744.07.25)

Died:

1744.07.25

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1736.02.27 – 1744.07.25)

Bishop Gennaro Scalea
(1718.01.24 – 1736.04.14)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1739.07.18

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1718.01.24 – 1736.04.14)

Bishop of San Severo (Italy) (1736.04.14 – 1739.07.18)

Bishop Giambattista Morea
(1684.10.02 – 1711.12.11)

Died:

1711.12.11

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1684.10.02 – 1711.12.11)

Bishop Benedetto Bartoli
(1672.09.12 – 1684.09.18)

Died:

1685

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1672.09.12 – 1684.09.18)

Bishop of Belcastro (1684.09.18 – 1685)

Bishop Pier Antonio Capobianchi
(1663.03.12 – 1672.09.09)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1663.03.12 – 1672.09.09)

Bishop Giacomo Giordano
(1651.10.28 – 1661.11.09)

Died:

1661.11.09

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1651.10.28 – 1661.11.09)

Bishop Ambrosio Viola, O.P.
(1649.10.11 – 1651.10.01)

Died:

1651.10.01

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1649.10.11 – 1651.10.01)

Bishop Gian Giacomo Cristoforo
(1649.04.12 – 1649.05.08)

Died:

1649.05.08

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1649.04.12 – 1649.05.08)

Bishop Ferdinando Bruni, O.F.M.
(1625.10.06 – 1648)

Died:

1648

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1625.10.06 – 1648)

Bishop Gian Gerolamo Campanili
(1608.11.24 – 1625.01.27)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1608.11.24 – 1625.01.27)

Bishop of Isernia (Italy) (1625.01.27 – 1626.06.22)

Bishop Giacomo Candido
(1606.11.13 – 1608.09.22)

Died:

1608.09.22

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1606.11.13 – 1608.09.22)

Bishop Giovanni Paolo Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv.
(1602.11.27 – 1606)

Died:

1606

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1602.11.27 – 1606)

Bishop Marco Pedacca, O.S.B.
(1584.03.14 – 1602.01.27)

Died:

1602.01.27

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1584.03.14 – 1602.01.27)

Bishop Gianfranco Carducci
(1565.05.26 – 1584.02.22)

Died:

1584.02.22

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1565.05.26 – 1584.02.22)

Bishop Paolo Cappelletto
(1551.07.24 – 1564)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1551.07.24 – 1564)

Bishop Scipione Dura
(1538.09.23 – 1551)

Died:

1551

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1538.09.23 – 1551)

Cardinal Antonio Sanseverino, S.M.O.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1538.02.25 – 1538.09.24)

Bishop Antonio Dura
(1506.07.29 – 1538)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1506.07.29 – 1538)

Bishop Niccolò de Rubini
(1486.06.02 – 1505.08.08)

Died:

1505.08.08

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1486.06.02 – 1505.08.08)

Bishop Giovanni dei Porcari
(1481.08.27 – 1486)

Died:

1486

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1481.08.27 – 1486)

Bishop Petruccio de Migliolo
(1463.01.30 – 1481)

Died:

1481

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1450.06.12 – 1463.01.30)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1463.01.30 – 1481)

Bishop Giacomo Purfida
(1452.08.11 – 1463.04.08)

Died:

1480

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1452.08.11 – 1463.04.08)

Bishop of Ariano (Italy) (1463.04.08 – 1480)

Bishop Giovanni
(? – 1452)

Died:

1452

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (? – 1452)

Bishop Antonio
(1440? – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1440? – ?)

Bishop Nicolò
(1428.10.11 – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1428.10.11 – ?)

Bishop Giacinto
(1417.12.23 – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1417.12.23 – ?)

Bishop Adinolfo
(1401.12.03 – 1417?)

Died:

1417?

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1401.12.03 – 1417?)

Bishop Jacopo de Marzia
(1399.03.10 – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1399.03.10 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni de Nerone, O.F.M.
(1396.01.24 – 1399 deposed)

Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy) (1392 – 1396.01.24)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1396.01.24 – 1399 deposed)

Bishop Guglielmo Neritono, O.F.M.
(1392.01.24 – 1396.01.24)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1392.01.24 – 1396.01.24)

Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy) (1396.01.24 – ?)

Bishop Antonio
(1386 – 1392)

Died:

1392

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1386 – 1392)

Bishop Paolo de’ Manassi, O.F.M.
(1352.05.18 – 1385?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1352.05.18 – 1385?)

Bishop Francesco de’ Marzii, O.F.M.
(1345.02.23 – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1345.02.23 – ?)

Bishop Nicolò de Arnoldo
(1321? – 1345)

Died:

1345

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1321? – 1345)

Bishop Daniele
(1292? – 1303)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1292? – 1303)

Bishop Ruggero
(? – 1275.08.26)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (? – 1275.08.26)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1275.08.26 – 1280)

Bishop Antonio
(1265? – ?)

Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy) (1265? – ?)

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