Diocese of Monopoli

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Monopoli, in the province of Bari, existed from the eleventh century to 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli.^[1]

[edit] History

The episcopal see at Monopoli was created in 1062, and its first prelate was Deodatus. The cathedral was erected by the second bishop, Romualdus, in 1073.

In 1118 Polignano, a small town situated on a high promontory along the Adriatic, was united to this diocese. The diocese was historically immediately subject to the Holy See, but came under the archdiocese of Bari.^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia page

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.