Roman Catholic Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti Dioecesis Altamurensis-Gravinensis-Aquavievensis | |
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Cathedral in Altamura | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bari-Bitonto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,309 km2 (505 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1248 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta Concattedrale di S. Eustachio |
| Secular priests | 65 (diocesan) 24 (Religious Orders) 11 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Mario Paciello |
| Map | |
| www.diocesidialtamura.it | |
The Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti (Latin: Dioecesis Altamurensis-Gravinensis-Aquavievensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy, 40 km (25 miles) south-west of the coastal city of Bari. In 1986 the territorial prelature of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti was united with the diocese of Gravina. The present diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.
The seat of the bishop is at Altamura Cathedral, with Acquaviva Cathedral and Gravina Cathedral as co-cathedrals.