Diocese of Oria Dioecesis Uritana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taranto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 921 km2 (356 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 177,743 167,800 (est.) (98.4%) |
| Parishes | 43 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 May 1591 |
| Cathedral | Oria Cathedral (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo) |
| Patron saint | Barsanuphius of Gaza |
| Secular priests | 76 (diocesan) 42 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vincenzo Pisanello |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidioria.it | |
The Diocese of Oria (Latin: Dioecesis Uritana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto.[1][2]
- ^ "Diocese of Oria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Oria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016