Diocese of Andria Dioecesis Andriensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Metropolitan | Bari-Bitonto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 799 km2 (308 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 141,229 140,000 (est.) (99.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Patron saint | Richard of Andria [1] |
| Secular priests | 69 (diocesan) 20 (religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luigi Mansi |
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The Diocese of Andria (Latin: Dioecesis Andriensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, seated at Andria Cathedral which is built over a church dedicated to St. Peter, about ten miles southwest of Trani. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. The diocese has 39 parishes, with one priest for every 1,573 Catholics.[2][3]
- ^ Saints.SQPN.com
- ^ "Diocese of Andria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Andria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]