Roman Catholic Diocese of Bova

The diocese of Bova was a Roman Catholic diocese in Calabria in Italy^[1] from the seventh century until 1986.^[2][3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bova

Erected: 7th Century
Latin name: Bovensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria

• Giovanni Dominici, O.P. (1412–1419 Died)

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• Sante (1435–1441 Resigned)

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• Marcello Franci (1577–)
• Bartolomeo Corsini (1587–1590 Died)
• Giovanni Camerota (1592–1622 Died)
• Nicola Maria Madaffari (2 May 1622–1627 Died)
• Fabio Olivadisi (1627–1646 Appointed, Bishop of Catanzaro)
• Martino Megali (1646–1656 Died)
• Bernardino d’Aragona (1657–1669 Died)
• Marco Antonio Contestabile (1669–1699 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Gaudiosi, O.P. (1699–1714 Died)
• Paolo Stabile, O.M. (1718–1729 Died)
• Giuseppe Barone (1729–1731 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
• Tommaso Giosafat Melina 1731–1735 Died)
• Domenico de Marzano (1735–1752 Died)
• Stefano Moràbito (1752–1764 Resigned)
• Antonio Spedalieri (1764–1791 Died)
• Giuseppe Martini (1792–1802 Died)
• Nicola-Maria Laudisio, C.SS.R. (1819–1824 Confirmed, Bishop of Policastro)
• Giovanni Corcione (1824–1830 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Giove, O.F.M. Ref. (1832–1834 Confirmed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
• Vincenzo Rozzolino (1835–1849 Confirmed, Bishop of Caserta)
• Pasquale Taccone (1849–1850 Confirmed, Bishop of Teramo)
• Raffaele Ferrigno (1851–1856 Confirmed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Dalmazio d'Andrea, O.F.M. Cap. (1856–1870 Died)
• Antonio Piterà (1871–1876 Resigned)
• Nicola de Simone (1877–1895 Died)
• Raffaele Rossi (1895–1899 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Domenico Pugliatti (1900–1914 Died)
• Paolo Albera (1915–1921 Resigned)
• Andrea Taccone (1923–1929 Appointed, Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto)
• Giuseppe Cognata, S.D.B. (1933–1940 Resigned)
• Enrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. (1941–1943 Died)
• Antonio Lanza (1943–1950 Died)
• Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. (1950–1960 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Lenotti (1960–1962 Appointed, Bishop of Foggia)
• Aureliano Sorrentino (1962–1966 Appointed, Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo)
• Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. (1973–1977 Retired)
• Aureliano Sorrentino (1977–1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova)

References

1. Bova - Catholic Encyclopedia article
2. "Diocese of Bova" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Bova" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "^{article name needed}". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.

External links

• GCatholic.org