Bisceglie diocese

The Diocese of Bisceglie ( lat. : Dioecesis Vigiliensis ) was one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bisceglie .

history

Cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo in Bisceglie

The Bisceglie diocese was established in the 8th century. The first bishop was Maurus .

On June 27, 1818, the Diocese of Bisceglie was annexed to the Archdiocese of Trani by Pope Pius VII .

The Diocese of Bisceglie had been subordinate to the Archdiocese of Trani as a suffragan since the 11th century .

See also

• List of the Bishops of Bisceglie
• List of former Catholic dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in Italy

Web links

• Entry on Bisceglie diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry about the Diocese of Bisceglie on Giga-Catholic (English)
• Gaetano Moroni: Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni , vol. LXXXIX, Venezia 1856, pp. 80-91.
• Giuseppe Gabrieli: Bibliografia di Puglia (PDF; 1.7 MB), Part II, p. 339.