 After 1409, the diocese of Tortiboli - created before 1236 - was united to Lucera, although under its Latin name Tortibulum it remains a titular diocese.In 1818, the united dioceses of Montecorvino and Vulturaria were added to Lucera.Motta Montecorvino had gained a bishopric in the tenth century, counting among its bishops Saint Albert of Montecorvino.