Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo
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The Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sipontina–Vestana–Sancti Ioannis Rotundi) is a Latin Church non-Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the civil province of Foggia, in Apulia, south-eastern Italy,[1] which is part the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino[2]
Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo Archidioecesis Sipontina–Vestana–Sancti Ioannis Rotundi | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Foggia–Bovino |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,665 km2 (643 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 151,446 150,600 (guess) (99.1%) |
Parishes | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo Maiorano (Manfredonia) |
Co-cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta in cielo (Vieste) |
Secular priests | 71 (diocesan) 51 (Religious Orders) 4 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Franco Moscone |
Map | |
Website | |
Archdiocese of Manfredonia (in Italian) |
The historic Archdiocese of Siponto (precursor in a present suburb of Manfredonia) was elevated from the status of diocese in 1074. At that time it was known after its see, Siponto, and Sipontina persisted as its Latin name. The present complex title reflects several mergers, part of a complex history before and after the see transfer in 1230.