Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
| Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Apulia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bari Bitonto |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto |
| Diocesan bishop | Domenico Cornacchia |
| surface | 442 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 132,826 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 131,915 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 99.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,403 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 117 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Molfetta |
| Co-cathedral |
Santa Maria Assunta in Ruvo di Puglia Santa Maria Assunta in Giovinazzo San Michele Arcangelo in Terlizzi |
| address | Piazza Giovene 4 70056 Molfetta [Bari] Italia |
| Website | www.diocesimolfetta.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo- Giovinazzo-Terlizzi ( Latin Dioecesis Melphictensis-Rubensis-Iuvenacensis-Terlitiensis , Italian Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi ) is in Italy located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with headquarters in Molfetta .
A bishop of Molfetta is documented for the first time in 1136, an exact date of foundation is not known. The diocese, located in the ecclesiastical province of Bari , united the two dioceses Giovinazzo and Terlizzi on March 4, 1836 and was henceforth called Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. On September 30, 1986, the Diocese of Ruvo was also united with the diocese, which has been named after it since then.
The relics of Blessed Conrad of Bavaria , who died in Modugno in 1154, are kept in Molfetta Cathedral .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Walther Holtzmann : Italia Pontificia IX: Samnium - Apulia - Lucania . Berlin 1962, pp. 351-352
