List of the bishops of Melfi-Rapolla

The following people were bishops of Melfi-Rapolla (Basilicata, Italy ):

• Giannotto Pucci (March 16, 1528--1537 †)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona (February 7, 1537 - August 16, 1546 †)
• Roberto Pucci , Cardinal (December 7, 1546 - January 17, 1547 †)
• Mario Ruffino (February 7, 1547--1548 †)
• Alessandro Ruffino (resigned 1548 - 1574)
• Gaspare Cenci (resigned January 8, 1574 - 1590)
• Orazio Celsi (July 16, 1590--1591 †)
• Marco Antonio Amidano (resigned September 13, 1591 - 1591)
• Matteo Brumano CRSA (November 13, 1591 - August 9, 1594 †)
• Placido della Marra (March 6, 1595 - December 2, 1620 †)
• Desiderio Scaglia OP (March 17, 1621 - November 14, 1622) then Bishop of Como
• Lazzaro Caraffino † (December 19, 1622 - January 7, 1626) then Bishop of Como
• Deodato Scaglia OP † (January 19, 1626 - April 18, 1644) then Bishop of Alessandria
• Giacomo Raimondi (May 2, 1644 - 1644 †)
• Gerolamo Pellegrini (January 16, 1645 - April 12, 1648 †)
• Luigi Branciforte (September 28, 1648--1666 †)
• Giulio Caracciolo CRth (resigned March 1, 1666 - August 24, 1671)
• Tommaso De Franchis (August 24, 1671 - May 1696 †)
• Francesco Antonio Triveri (September 24, 1696 - May 1697 †)
• Antonio Spinelli CR (December 2, 1697 - October 1724 †)
• Mondilio Orsini CO (November 20, 1724 - March 8, 1728) then Archbishop of Capua
• Giovanni Saverio De Leoni (November 22, 1730 - March 5, 1735 †)
• Domenico Rosso OSB Cel. (September 26, 1735 - July 8, 1737) then Archbishop of Palermo
• Luca Antonio della Gatta (July 8, 1737 - September 25, 1747 †)
• Pasquale Teodoro Basta (January 29, 1748 - December 27, 1765 †)
• Ferdinando De Vicariis OSB (April 14, 1766 - June 20, 1780 †)
  • Vacancy (1780–1792)
  • Agostino Gervasio , OSA † (November 17, 1784 - February 27, 1792) Elekt, then Archbishop of Capua
• Filippo de Aprile (February 27, 1792--1811 †)
  • Vacancy (1811-1818)
• Gioacchino de Gemmis (June 26, 1818 - December 12, 1822 †)
• Vincenzo Ferrari OP (May 3, 1824 - May 4, 1828 †)
• Luigi Bovio OSB (May 18, 1829 - November 6, 1847 †)
• Ignazio Sellitti (resigned November 5, 1849 - 1880)
• Giuseppe Camassa (resigned August 4, 1881 - April 15, 1911)
• Alberto Costa (January 4, 1912 - December 7, 1928) then Archbishop of Lecce
• Luigi dell'Aversana (July 29, 1930 - November 6, 1934 †)
• Domenico Petroni (resigned April 1, 1935 - October 5, 1966)
  • Vacancy (1966–1973)
• Giuseppe Vairo (resigned March 5, 1973 - October 25, 1976)
• Armando Franco (October 25, 1976 - September 12, 1981) then Bishop of Oria
• Vincenzo Cozzi (September 12, 1981 - September 30, 1986) then first Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa

Web links

• Entry on Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 15, 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferdinand IV. Has transferred Gervasio to Gallipoli without the consent of the Pope. The litigation did not end until February 27, 1792.