Diocese of Oria
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Diocese of Oria
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Apulia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tarent |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Taranto |
| Diocesan bishop | Vincenzo Pisanello |
| Vicar General | Giovanni Caliandro |
| surface | 922 km² |
| Parishes | 43 (12/31/2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 177,650 ( 12/31/2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 168,800 ( 12/31/2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (12/31/2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,507 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 38 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 195 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo |
| Website | www.diocesidioria.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria ( lat. : Dioecesis Uritana , ital. : Diocese of Oria ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Oria .
history
The diocese of Oria was established on May 8, 1591 by Pope Gregory XIV with the Apostolic Constitution Regiminis Universae Ecclesiae and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Taranto as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Oria (Italian)
- Entry on Diocese of Oria on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
