Biccari
Biccari | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Biccari | |
 | |
Location of Biccari  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Frazioni | Tertiveri, Berardinone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianfilippo Mignogna (Biccari Cambia) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.30 km2 (41.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31-12-2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,899 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Biccaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71032 |
| Dialing code | 0881 |
| ISTAT code | 071006 |
| Patron saint | San Donato |
| Saint day | 7 August |
| Website | Official website |
Biccari is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
As Tortiboli (Latin Tortibulum), it was a bishopric, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Ecclesiastical history
In 1015 a Diocese of Tortiboli (Tortibulum) was established.
In 1425 it was suppressed, its territory being reassigned to the Diocese of Lucera.
- Suffragan Bishops of Tortiboli
(all Roman Rite; incomplete : first centuries unavailable)
- Antonio, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1383.03.11 – ?)
- Bartolomeo de Sperella, O.F.M. (1409.06.20 – 1425.08.31), previously Bishop of lesina (1408 – 1409.06.20); later Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1425.08.31 – death 1427)
Titular see
In 1968 the diocese was nominally restored as titular bishopric.
It has had the following incumbents, all of fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :
- Abraham Than (1968.12.19 – 1972.09.19)
- Sergio Adolfo Govi, Capuchin Franciscans (O.F.M. Cap.) (1975.06.05 – 1978.04.22)
- Agostino Vallini (1989.03.23 – 1999.11.13) (later Cardinal*)
- Joseph Vũ Duy Thống (2001.07.04 – 2009.07.25)
- Gennaro Acampa ( (2014.06.28 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Naples) (Italy)
Points of interest
- Historic Centre
- Byzantine tower of Biccari
- Tower Tertiveri
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Convent of St. Anthony (1477
- Church of the Annunciation
- Romanesque and Gothic church of San Quirico
- Cross roads of Port Wells (1473)
- Portal medieval Gallo Palace (Piazza Don Luigi Sturzo)
- Wooden altar carved and decorated in gold St. Michael (18th century)
- 800 Godfrey Palace with its majestic facades
- Fortified farms of Santa Maria and Imporchia
- Palazzo Pignatelli di Tertiveri
- Pescara Lake
Notable locals
- Donato Menichella (Biccari 1896 – Rome, 1984), general manager of the Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale from 1934 to 1944 and governor of the Banca d'Italia from 1947 to 1960
- Ralph DePalma (Biccari, 1882 – South Pasadena, 1956), American race car driver
- Filippo Gentile (Biccari, 1692 – Samnite Cerreto, 1771), bishop
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
Source and External links
 | This Apulia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |