Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Apulia |
Ecclesiastical province | Bari Bitonto |
Diocesan bishop |
Francesco Cacucci (since July 3, 1999) |
Vicar General | Domenico Ciavarella |
surface | 1,265 km² |
Parishes | 126 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Residents | 752.923 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics | 739,533 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
proportion of | 98.2% |
Diocesan priest | 196 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious priest | 155 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,107 |
Permanent deacons | 73 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Friars | 406 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
Religious sisters | 418 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | San Sabino in Bari |
Co-cathedral | San Valentino in Bitonto |
address | Piazza Odegitria 30 70122 Bari Italia |
Website | www.arcidiocesibaribitonto.it |
Suffragan dioceses |
Bishopric Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Bishopric Andria Bishopric Conversano-Monopoli Bishopric Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi Archdiocese Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto ( lat. : Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Bari-Bitonto ) is in Italy located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Bari .
history
The diocese of Bari was founded in the 4th century. After the victory of the Byzantine general over the Ostrogoths in the battle of Mons Lactarius in 552, the diocese of Bari was subordinate to the Patriarch of Constantinople , who elevated it to an archbishopric in the 6th century . In 1071, after three years of siege , the Normans under Robert Guiskard conquered Bari, the last important Italian city still in the possession of Byzantium. From then on, the Archdiocese of Bari was again subordinate to the Pope.
On September 30, 1986, Pope John Paul II united it with the Bishopric of Bitonto to form the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.
See also
- List of the Archbishops of Bari
- List of the Bishops of Bitonto
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- List of former Catholic dioceses
literature
- Arcidiocesi di Bari-Bitonto: Proprio della liturgia delle ore dell'Arcidiocesi di Bari-Bitonto e della pontificia basilica di S. Nicola . Ecumenica editrice, Bari 1989.
- Gerardo Cioffari: Storia della chiesa di Bari. Dalle origini alla fine del dominio bizantino (1071) . Centro Studi Nicolaiani, Bari 1992.
- Salvatore Palese, Dario Morfini (ed.): Culto eucaristico nella storia dell'Arcidiocesi di Bari. Testimonianze liturgiche, artistiche, devozionali e pastorali . Edipuglia, Bari 2004, ISBN 88-7228-408-2 .
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto (Italian)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Archdiocese of Bari at Catholic Encyclopedia (English)