Diocese of Venosa, Italy

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Venosa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vincenzo Cozzi
(1981.09.12 – 1986.09.30)

Born:	1926.11.26 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1950.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.10.25
Died:	2013.07.03 († 86)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1981.09.12 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1981.09.12 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1981.09.12 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 2002.12.13)

Bishop Armando Franco
(1976.10.25 – 1981.09.12)

In verbo veritatis

Born:	1922.05.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1947.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.01.09
Died:	1997.12.15 († 75)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1976.10.25 – 1981.09.12)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1976.10.25 – 1981.09.12)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1976.10.25 – 1981.09.12)

Bishop of Oria (Italy) (1981.09.12 – 1997.12.15)

Archbishop Giuseppe Vairo
(1973.03.05 – 1976.10.25)

Induimur arma lucis

Born:	1917.01.24 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1940.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.08.20
Died:	2001.07.25 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Uthina (1961.07.08 – 1962.01.19)

Bishop of Gravina (Italy) (1962.01.19 – 1971.12.23)

Bishop of Irsina (Italy) (1962.01.19 – 1971.12.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1970.12.22 – 1976.08.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Venosa (Italy) (1972 – 1973.03.05)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1973.03.05 – 1976.10.25)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1973.03.05 – 1976.10.25)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1973.03.05 – 1976.10.25)

Archbishop-Bishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1976.08.21 – 1977.11.28)

Bishop of Tricarico (Italy) (1976.10.25 – 1977.12.03)

Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1977.11.28 – 1979.02.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Potenza (Italy) (1977.12.03 – 1986.09.30)

Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy) (1977.12.03 – 1986.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1993.01.19)

Archbishop Giuseppe Vairo
(Apostolic Administrator 1972 – 1973.03.05)

Bishop Umberto Luciano Altomare
(Apostolic Administrator 1966 – 1970)

Bishop Domenico Petroni
(1935.04.01 – 1966.10.05)

Born:	1881.10.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1908.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.08.31
Died:	1978.02.02 († 96)

Bishop of Anglona–Tursi (1930.07.29 – 1935.04.01)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1935.04.01 – 1966.10.05)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1935.04.01 – 1966.10.05)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1935.04.01 – 1966.10.05)

Titular Bishop of Marazanæ regiæ (1966.10.05 – 1970.11.30)

Bishop Luigi dell’Aversana
(1931.01.14 – 1934.11.06)

Born:	1871.01.28 (Italy)
Died:	1934.11.06 († 63)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1930.07.29 – 1934.11.06)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1930.07.29 – 1934.11.06)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1931.01.14 – 1934.11.06)

Bishop Alberto Costa
(1924.04.30 – 1928.12.07)

Born:	1873.03.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1896.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.04.28
Died:	1950.08.02 († 77)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1912.01.04 – 1924.04.30)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1912.01.04 – 1924.04.30)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1924.04.30 – 1928.12.07)

Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1928.12.07 – 1950.08.02)

Bishop Angelo Petrelli
(1913.05.20 – 1923.09.11)

Born:	1863.06.13 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1913.08.24
Died:	1923.09.11 († 60)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1913.05.20 – 1923.09.11)

Bishop Felice Del Sordo
(1907.07.15 – 1911.10.12)

Born:	1850.02.10 (Italy)
Died:	1928.07.07 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis (1906.10.14 – 1907.07.15)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1907.07.15 – 1911.10.12)

Bishop of Alife (Italy) (1911.10.12 – 1928.07.07)

Bishop Lorenzo Antonelli
(1891.06.01 – 1905.07.13)

Born:	1843.01.24 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1891.06.01
Died:	1905.07.13 († 62)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1891.06.01 – 1905.07.13)

Bishop Francesco Maria Imparati, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1880.02.27 – 1890.06.23)

Born:	1838.07.09 (Italy)
Died:	1892.07.11 († 54)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1880.02.27 – 1890.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1890.06.23 – 1892.07.11)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1890.06.23 – 1892.07.11)

Bishop Girolamo Volpe
(1878.07.15 – 1880.02.27)

Born:	1824.08.09 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1847
Died:	1885.08.09 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Teja (1876.04.03 – 1878.07.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1876.04.03 – 1878.07.15)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1878.07.15 – 1880.02.27)

Bishop of Alife (Italy) (1880.02.27 – 1885.08.09)

Bishop Nicola de Martino
(1871.12.22 – 1878.07.09)

Ordained Priest:	1841.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1871.12.31
Died:	1881.05.10

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1871.12.22 – 1878.07.09)

Titular Bishop of Samos (1878.07.15 – 1881.05.10)

Bishop Antonio Michele Vaglio
(1848.12.22 – 1865.07.28)

Died:

1865.07.28

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1848.12.22 – 1865.07.28)

Bishop Michele de Gattis
(1837.10.02 – 1847.04.23)

Died:

1847.04.23

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1837.10.02 – 1847.04.23)

Bishop Federico Guarini, O.S.B.
(1828.06.23 – 1837.09)

Died:

1837.09

Archpriest of Altamura (Italy) (1818 – 1828.06.23)

Titular Bishop of Nyssa (1818.03.16 – 1828.06.23)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1828.06.23 – 1837.09)

Bishop Luigi Maria Parisio (later Archbishop)
(1827.04.09 – 1827.06.25)

Died:

1854

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1827.04.09 – 1827.06.25)

Bishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1827.06.25 – 1848.12.31)

Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1848.12.31 – 1854)

Bishop Nicola Caldora
(1818.06.26 – 1827)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1818.06.26 – 1827)

Bishop Salvatore Gonnelli
(1792.06.18 – 1801?)

Died:

1801?

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1792.06.18 – 1801?)

Bishop Pietro Silvio Di Gennaro
(1779.07.12 – 1786?)

Died:

1786?

Bishop of Minervino (1776.07.15 – 1779.07.12)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1779.07.12 – 1786?)

Bishop Gaspare Barletta
(1764.12.17 – 1778)

Died:

1778

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1764.12.17 – 1778)

Bishop Giuseppe Giusti
(1743.06.02 – 1764)

Died:

1764

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1743.06.02 – 1764)

Bishop Francesco Antonio Salomone
(1738.09.03 – 1743)

Died:

1766.05.16

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1738.09.03 – 1743)

Bishop of Carinola (1760.03.03 – 1766.05.16)

Bishop Pietro Antonio Corsignani
(1727.03.17 – 1738.07.23)

Died:

1751.10.17

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1727.03.17 – 1738.07.23)

Bishop of Sulmona (Italy) (1738.07.23 – 1751.10.17)

Bishop of Valva (Italy) (1738.07.23 – 1751.10.17)

Bishop Felipe Itúrbide, O. Carm. (later Archbishop)
(1726.07.31 – 1727.03.17)

Born:	1686.05.01 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1710.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1726.08.10

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1726.07.31 – 1727.03.17)

Titular Archbishop of Side (1727.03.17 – 1727.06.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ragusa (Croatia) (1727.06.25 – 1728.01.01)

Bishop Giovanni Michele Teroni, B.
(1718.01.10 – 1726)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1726

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1718.01.10 – 1726)

Apostolic Administrator of Orvieto (Italy) (1718.03.10 – 1721.09.06)

Archbishop Placido Stoppa, C.R.
(1699.04.11 – 1710.12)

Died:

1710.12

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ragusa (Croatia) (1693.06.08 – 1699.04.11)

Archbishop-Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1699.04.11 – 1710.12)

Bishop Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi
(1685.05.14 – 1698.10)

Died:

1698.10

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1685.05.14 – 1698.10)

Bishop Francesco Maria Neri
(1678.01.10 – 1685)

Died:

1685

Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1672.05.16 – 1678.01.10)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1678.01.10 – 1685)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Desio
(1674.05.07 – 1677)

Died:

1677

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1674.05.07 – 1677)

Archbishop Giacinto Torisi, O.P.
(1654.10.05 – 1674.03.25)

Born:	1605.01.16 (Italy)
Died:	1674.03.25 († 69)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1654.10.05 – 1674.03.25)

Titular Archbishop of Myra (1672.05.02 – 1674.03.25)

Bishop Antonio Pavonelli, O.F.M. Conv.
(1648.05.18 – 1653.09.23)

Died:

1653.09.23

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1648.05.18 – 1653.09.23)

Bishop Sallustio Pecolo
(1640.12.03 – 1648)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1640.12.03 – 1648)

Bishop Gaspare Conturla
(1638.01.15 – 1640.04)

Died:

1640.04

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1638.01.15 – 1640.04)

Bishop Bartolomeo Frigerio
(1635.09.27 – 1636.11.13)

Died:

1636.11.13

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1635.09.27 – 1636.11.13)

Bishop Andrea Pierbenedetto
(1611.03.04 – 1634)

Died:

1634

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1611.03.04 – 1634)

Bishop Mario Moro
(1605.08.03 – 1610)

Died:

1610

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1605.08.03 – 1610)

Bishop Sigismondo Donati
(1598.08.17 – 1605.03.07)

Died:

1641.11.19

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1598.08.17 – 1605.03.07)

Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1605.03.07 – 1641.11.19)

Bishop Vincenzo Calcio, O.P.
(1591.02.18 – 1598.05.03)

Died:

1598.05.03

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1591.02.18 – 1598.05.03)

Bishop Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv.
(1587.02.18 – 1591.02.18)

Consecrated Bishop:	1587.02.24
Died:	1601.05.18

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1587.02.18 – 1591.02.18)

Bishop of Senigallia (Italy) (1591.02.18 – 1601.05.18)

Bishop Giovanni Gerolamo Mareri
(1585.03.20 – 1587.01.28)

Died:

1587.01.28

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1585.03.20 – 1587.01.28)

Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Sanfelice
(1584.05.04 – 1585.03.06)

Died:

1585.03.06

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1584.05.04 – 1585.03.06)

Bishop Baldassarre Giustiniani
(1572.02.06 – 1584.03.13)

Died:

1584.03.13

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1572.02.06 – 1584.03.13)

Bishop Giovanni Antonio Locatelli
(1567.12.12 – 1571.09.07)

Died:

1571.09.07

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1567.12.12 – 1571.09.07)

Bishop Paolo Oberti, O.P.
(1567.03.21 – 1567.09.13)

Died:

1567.09.13

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1567.03.21 – 1567.09.13)

Bishop Francesco Rusticucci
(1566.08.21 – 1567.01.31)

Died:

1587

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1566.08.21 – 1567.01.31)

Bishop of Fano (Italy) (1567.01.31 – 1587)

Bishop Simone Gattola
(1551.04.27 – 1566.04)

Died:

1566.04

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1551.04.27 – 1566.04)

Bishop Alvaro Della Quadra
(1542.05.22 – 1551)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1542.05.22 – 1551)

Bishop of L’Aquila (Italy) (1553.09.13 – 1561)

Bishop Fernando de Gerona, O.E.S.A.
(1528.03.23 – 1542)

Bishop of Asti (Italy) (1525.05.12 – 1528.03.23)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1528.03.23 – 1542)

Bishop Guido de’ Medici (later Archbishop)
(1527 – 1528.01.03)

Died:

1537

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1527 – 1528.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) (1528.01.03 – 1537)

Bishop Tommaso da San Cipriano, O.P.
(1519 – ?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1519 – ?)

Bishop Lamberto Arbaud
(1510 – ?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1510 – ?)

Bishop Bernardino Bongiovanni
(1501.06.14 – 1509)

Died:

1509

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1501.06.14 – 1509)

Bishop Antonio Fabregas
(1499.05 – 1501)

Died:

1501

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1499.05 – 1501)

Bishop Sigismondo Pappacoda (later Cardinal)
(1493.12.03 – 1499.05.10)

Born:	1456.03.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:	1527.11.21
Died:	1536.11.03 († 80)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1493.12.03 – 1499.05.10)

Bishop of Tropea (Italy) (1499.05.10 – 1536.11.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1527.12? – 1536.11.03)

Bishop Nicola Gerolamo Porfido
(1459.10.17 – 1469?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1459.10.17 – 1469?)

Bishop Nicola Solimele
(1457 – 1459)

Died:

1459

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1457 – 1459)

Bishop Nicola Solimene
(1457 – 1459)

Died:

1459

Bishop of Acerno (Italy) (1436.08.27 – 1457)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1457 – 1459)

Bishop Roberto Procopii
(1431.06.01 – 1457)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1431.06.01 – 1457)

Bishop Domenico da Monteleone, O.P.
(1419.11.13 – 1431)

Died:

1431

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1419.11.13 – 1431)

Bishop Andrea Fusco
(1400 – 1419)

Died:

1419

Bishop of Scala (1390 – 1394?)

Bishop of Ravello (1397 – 1400)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1400 – 1419)

Bishop Giovanni
(1395? – 1400)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1395? – 1400)

Bishop of Grosseto (Italy) (1400 – 1400)

Bishop Francesco Veneraneri
(1386 – ?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1386 – ?)

Bishop Giannotto
(1385? – 1386)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1385? – 1386)

Bishop Lorenzo
(1383? – ?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1383? – ?)

Bishop Tommaso
(1363.06.14 – 1367?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1363.06.14 – 1367?)

Bishop Goffredo
(1363 – 1363)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1363 – 1363)

Bishop Pietro
(1360.08.13 – ?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1360.08.13 – ?)

Bishop Raimondo Agonti de Clareto, O. Carm.
(1334.08.17 – 1360.08.13)

Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1331.04.15 – 1334.08.17)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1334.08.17 – 1360.08.13)

Bishop Pietro (later Archbishop)
(1331? – 1334.07.04)

Died:

1343

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1331? – 1334.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1334.07.04 – 1343)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1334.07.04 – 1343)

Bishop Guido
(1299? – 1302?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1299? – 1302?)

Bishop Giacomo
(1254? – 1261)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1254? – 1261)

Bishop Bono
(1223? – 1241?)

Bishop of Venosa (Italy) (1223? – 1241?)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Girolamo Volpe (1876.04.03 – 1878.07.15)

Former Diocese of

Venosa

Italy

Celebrations

History

Past Ordinaries

Former Prelates