The Italian Catholicdiocese 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.[1][2]
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^ a bEubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 138. (in Latin)
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^"Alessandro Cardinal Crescenzi, C.R.S. " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 9, 2016
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^"Bishop Filippo Massarenghi, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ruvo and Bitonto". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.