The Italian Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Latin: Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusina, Italian: Diocesi di Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa) is in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla was united with the Diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo. The Abbey of the Santissima Trinità at Venosa comes under the Diocese.
Pope Nicholas II made the diocese of Melfi immediately dependent on the Holy See; its first bishop was Baldwin. Its cathedral, a work of Roger Borsa, son of Robert Guiscard (1155), was destroyed by the earthquake of 1851.
Among its bishops was the theologian Alessandro de San Elpidio, a former general of the Augustinians (1328). In 1528, Clement VII, in view of the scarcity of its revenues, united the Diocese of Rapolla to that of Melfi, "aeque principaliter".
Latin Name: Melphiensis
Erected: 11th Century
Alexander of San Elpidio (1269–1326)
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Giovanni Dominici, O.P. (2 Mar 1412 - 21 Apr 1412 Appointed, Administrator of Bova)
Francesco Carosio (4 Jul 1412 - 26 Jan 1418 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani)
Giacomo Isolani (1420 - 24 Jan 1425 Resigned)
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el menor (September 19, 1494/December 3, 1498—August 1, 1503)
Juan Ferrer (bishop) (3 Dec 1498 - 26 Jul 1499 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Raffaele di Ceva, O.F.M. (26 Jul 1499 - 1513 Resigned)
Lorenzo Pucci (12 Aug 1513 - 16 Mar 1528 Resigned)
Latin Name: Melphiensis et Rapollensis
United: 16 May 1528 with Diocese of Rapolla
Giannotto Pucci (16 Mar 1528 - 1537 Died)
Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona (7 Feb 1537 - 16 Aug 1546 Died)
Roberto Pucci (7 Dec 1546 - 17 Jan 1547 Died)
Mario Ruffino (7 Feb 1547 - 1548 Died)
Alessandro Ruffino (27 Apr 1548 - 1573 Resigned)
Gaspare Cenci (8 Jan 1574 - 1590 Resigned)
Orazio Celsi (16 Jul 1590 - 1591 Died)
Marco Antonio Amidano (13 Sep 1591 - Nov 1591 Resigned)
Matteo Brumani, O.S.A. (13 Nov 1591 - 9 Aug 1594 Died)
Placido della Marra (6 Mar 1595 - 2 Dec 1620 Died)
Desiderio Scaglia, O.P. (17 Mar 1621 - 14 Nov 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Lazzaro Carafino (19 Dec 1622 - 7 Jan 1626 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Deodato Scaglia, O.P. (19 Jan 1626 - 18 Apr 1644 Appointed, Bishop of Alessandria)
Giacomo Raimondi (2 May 1644 - Dec 1644 Died)
Gerolamo Pellegrini (16 Jan 1645 - 12 Apr 1648 Died)
Luigi Branciforte (28 Sep 1648 - 1665 Died)
Giulio Caracciolo, C.R. (1 Mar 1666 - 1671 Resigned)
Tommaso de Franchi (24 Aug 1671 - May 1696 Died)
Francesco Antonio Triveri, O.F.M. Conv. (24 Sep 1696 - May 1697 Died)
Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (2 Dec 1697 - Oct 1724 Died)
Mondilio Orsini, C.O. (20 Nov 1724 - 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
Giovanni Saverio Lioni (22 Nov 1730 - 5 Mar 1735 Died)
Domenico Rossi (Rosso e Colonna), O.S.B. (26 Sep 1735 - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
Luca Antonio della Gatta (8 Jul 1737 - 25 Sep 1747 Died)
Pasquale Teodoro Basta (29 Jan 1748 - 27 Dec 1765 Died)
Ferdinando de Vicariis, O.S.B. (14 Apr 1766 - 19 Jun 1780 Died)
Filippo d’Aprile (27 Feb 1792 - Apr 1811 Died)
Gioacchino de Gemmis (26 Jun 1818 - 12 Dec 1822 Died)
Vincenzo Ferrari, O.P. (3 May 1824 - 4 May 1828 Died)
Luigi Bovio, O.S.B. (18 May 1829 - 6 Nov 1847 Died)
Ignazio Maria Selitti (5 Nov 1849 - 1880 Resigned)
Giuseppe Camassa (4 Aug 1881 - 15 Apr 1912 Resigned)
Alberto Costa (4 Jan 1912 - 7 Dec 1928 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) (29 Jul 1930 - 6 Nov 1934 Died)
Domenico Petroni (1 Apr 1935 - 5 Oct 1966 Retired)
Giuseppe Vairo (5 Mar 1973 - 25 Oct 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
Armando Franco (25 Oct 1976 - 12 Sep 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Oria)
Vincenzo Cozzi (12 Sep 1981 - 13 Dec 2002 Retired)
Latin Name: Dioecesis Melphiensis-Rapollensis-Venusinus
United: 30 September 1986 with Diocese of Venosa
Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (13 Dec 2002 - )
