Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina | |
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 Cathedral in Bari | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bari-Bitonto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,264 km2 (488 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 749,141 736,801 (98.4%) |
| Parishes | 126 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale-Basilica di S. Maria |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta |
| Secular priests | 196 (diocesan) 155 (Religious Orders) 76 Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Giuseppe Satriano |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arcidiocesibaribitonto.it | |
The Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto (Latin: Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina) is Metropolitan Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the administrative Bari province, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy (the 'Heel'), created in 1986, when the historical diocese of Bitonto was subsumed in the Archdiocese of Bari.[1][2]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016