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Diocese of Andria

Andrien(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Apulia, Italy, established in the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, seated at Andria Cathedral and led by Bishop Luigi Mansi since 2016.

The see

Rank
Suffragan diocese
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
1063
Latin
Andrien(sis)
Patron
Saint Richard of Andria
Annuario code
001000689

The see in figures

Catholics
143,616
Population
145,041
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
99.0%
Priests
72
Catholics per priest
1,995
Extent
799 km²
Catholics per km²
180

Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The bishop

Bishop
Luigi Mansi
Born
6 May 1952
Birthplace
Cerignola

A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.

The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Andria, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The province of Bari-Bitonto

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

History

About ten miles southwest of Trani, in Apulia, the Latin diocese of Andria (Latin: Dioecesis Andriensis) is seated at Andria Cathedral, which is built over a church dedicated to St. Peter. A suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, the diocese counts 39 parishes and one priest for every 1,573 Catholics.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.