[[Image:Panbitonto.png|thumb|right|250px|Bitonto Cathedral]] The Italian Catholic '''diocese of Bitonto''', in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9th century until being united into the diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto in 1818.<ref name=CathHierBitonto>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/db210.html "Diocese of Bitonto"] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016</ref><ref name=GCathBitonto>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/bito0.htm "Diocese of Bitonto"] ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016</ref>
==Ordinaries== === Diocese of Bitonto=== ''Erected: 9th Century''<br> ''Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)'' * Bishop Anderano ({{circa}} 734; belonged either to Bitonto or the diocese of Bisignano) * Arnolfo (1087) *Enrico Minutoli (1382 - 1383 Appointed Archbishop of Trani) :'''...''' *Battista Pontini (1484 - 1500 Died) *Giambattista Orsini (12 June 1501 - 20 Dec 1501), ''administrator''<ref name=HierarchiaII>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol02eubeuoft/page/108/mode/2up?view=theater|first=Konrad|last=Eubel|authorlink=Konrad Eubel|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume=II|pages=109|date=1914|publisher=Libreria Regensbergiana|location=Münster|edition=second|ISBN=}} ''(in Latin)''</ref> *Giovanni Francesco de Orsini (20 Dec 1501 - 1517 Resigned)<ref name=HierarchiaII/><ref name=HierarchiaIII>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol03eube#page/xxxx/mode/2up|first=Konrad|last=Eubel|authorlink=Konrad Eubel|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume=III|pages=138|date=1923|publisher=Libreria Regensbergiana|location=Münster|edition=second|ISBN=}} ''(in Latin)''</ref> *Giulio de' Medici (18 Feb 1517 - 27 Feb 1517 Resigned)<ref name=HierarchiaIII/> *Giacomo Orsini (27 Feb 1517 - 24 Jan 1530 Resigned) *Alessandro Farnese (seniore) (24 Jan 1530 - 17 May 1532 Resigned) *Lópe de Alarcón (17 May 1532 - 1537 Resigned) *Alessandro Farnese (iuniore) (17 Jun 1537 - 8 Jan 1538 Resigned) *Sebastiano Deli di Castel Durante (11 Jan 1538 - 1544 Died) *Alessandro Farnese (iuniore) (1544 - 27 Oct 1544 Resigned) *Cornelio Musso (27 Oct 1544 - 13 Jan 1574 Died) *Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra (26 Apr 1574 - 1593 Died) *Flaminio Parisio (17 Sep 1593 - 1603 Died) *Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri (10 Sep 1603 - 23 Aug 1619 Died)<ref name=CathHierGiroBernPall>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpallant.html "Bishop Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri, O.F.M. Conv."] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016</ref> *Giovanni Battista Stella (13 Nov 1619 - 15 Dec 1621 Died) *Fabrizio Carafa (24 Jan 1622 - Mar 1651 Died)<ref name=CathHierFabCara>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcarafafa.htmll "Bishop Fabrizio Carafa"] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016</ref> *Alessandro Crescenzi (26 Aug 1652 - 14 May 1668 Resigned)<ref name=CathHierAlessCres>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcresal.html "Alessandro Cardinal Crescenzi, C.R.S. "] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 9, 2016</ref> *Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (14 May 1668 - 23 Aug 1672 Died)<ref name=CathHierTomAcqAra>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bacqdat.html "Bishop Tommaso Acquaviva d’Aragona, O.P."] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016</ref> *Francesco Antonio Gallo (3 Oct 1672 - Sep 1685 Died) *Filippo Massarenghi (13 May 1686 - 5 Jun 1688 Died)<ref name=CathHierFilMass>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmassaren.html "Bishop Filippo Massarenghi, C.O."] ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016</ref> *Carlo de Ferrari (6 Jun 1689 - Nov 1698 Died) *Giovanni Battista Capano (21 Jun 1700 - 14 Jan 1720 Died) *Domenico Maria Cedronio (20 Mar 1720 - May 1722 Died) *Luca Antonio della Gatta (6 Jul 1722 - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla) *Giovanni Barba (8 Jul 1737 - 13 Dec 1749 Died) *Nicola Ferri (23 Feb 1750 - 28 May 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna) *Orazio Berarducci (28 May 1770 - 1801 Died)
''27 June 1818: United with Diocese of Ruvo to form the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto''
===Diocese of Bitonto=== ''30 September 1982: Re-established from the Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto''
*Andrea Mariano Magrassi (30 Sep 1982 - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto)
''30 September 1986: United with Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto''
==Auxiliary Bishops== *Domenico Padovano (1984 to 30 Sep 1986)
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==References==
;Attribution *{{Catholic|wstitle=Ruvo and Bitonto}}
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