Roman Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
| Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitanus | |
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 Cathedral in Conversano | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bari-Bitonto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,099 km2 (424 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 246,623 243,423 (98.7%) |
| Parishes | 56 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. della Mactia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domenico Padovano |
| Website | |
| www.conversano.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli (Latin: Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitanus), in Apulia, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Monopoli was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.
History
Conversano is the ancient Cupersanum. After the invasion of the Normans, it was for a while the seat of a duchy; later, however, it became a fief of the dukes of Atri. The first bishop whose date is certain was Hilarius, present at the Roman synod of 501. Local tradition, however, preserves the name of a previous bishop, Simplicius, who died in 492.
No other names are recorded up to the episcopate of Leo, mentioned in a document of 1088. Other bishops were:
- the Cistercian Stefano (c. 1266);
- Giovanni de Gropi (c. 1283);
- Antonio Guidotti (d. 1433);
- Paolo de Torcoli (d. 1482);
- Romolo de' Valenti (d. 1579);
- Giuseppe Palermo, appointed 1658;
- Andrea Brancaccia (1681).[1]
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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