Roman Catholic Diocese of Andria

Diocese of Andria

Dioecesis Andriensis
Location
CountryItaly
MetropolitanBari-Bitonto
Statistics
Area799 km2 (308 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2015)
  • 141,229
  • 140,000 (est.) (99.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established11th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Patron saintRichard of Andria
Secular priests69 (diocesan)
20 (religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopLuigi Mansi
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The Diocese of Andria (Latin: Dioecesis Andriensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, seated at Andria Cathedral which is built over a church dedicated to St. Peter, about ten miles southwest of Trani. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. The diocese has 39 parishes, with one priest for every 1,573 Catholics.