Roman Catholic Diocese of Bovino

Bishop Giovanni Antonio Galderisi (1616–1658) blessed a statue of S. Dominic in the cathedral on 16 January 1631, in the hope of arresting the pestilence.

The mayor and city council named him their protector, and provided an annual sum for a votive light in front of his statue.

[9] The cathedral was administered by a corporative body called the Chapter, which was composed of three dignities (the Archdeacon, the Dean, and the Cantor) and six canons.

[11] In his first ad limina report, in 1660, Bishop Vincenzo Raviglioni informed the papacy that he had found the cathedral in a dilapidated state.

A concordat (treaty) was signed on 16 February 1818,[13] and in a separate document, dated 7 March 1818, Pius VII granted Ferdinand the right to nominate all bishops in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

[18] The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), in order to ensure that all Catholics received proper spiritual attention, decreed the reorganization of the diocesan structure of Italy and the consolidation of small and struggling dioceses.

Based on the revisions, a set of Normae was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation.