Diocese of Andria
| Diocese of Andria | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Apulia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bari Bitonto |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto |
| Diocesan bishop | Luigi Mansi |
| surface | 799 km² |
| Parishes | 39 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 141,229 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 140,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 99.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 69 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,573 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 82 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Santa Maria Assunta |
| Website | www.diocesiandria.org |
The diocese of Andria ( Latin Dioecesis Andriensis , Italian Diocesi di Andria ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy with its seat in Andria .
It was founded in the 11th century and today has a size of 799 km². In 1452 it had temporarily incorporated the diocese of Montepeloso , which was split off from him and made independent in 1479.
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Andria - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Andria (Italian)
- Entry for the diocese of Andria on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Cathedral in Andria