Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria

Diocese of Oria

Dioecesis Uritana
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceTaranto
Statistics
Area921 km2 (356 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 177,743
  • 167,800 (est.) (98.4%)
Parishes43
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 May 1591
CathedralOria Cathedral (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo)
Patron saintBarsanuphius of Gaza
Secular priests76 (diocesan)
42 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopVincenzo Pisanello
Map
Website
www.diocesidioria.it

The Diocese of Oria (Latin: Dioecesis Uritana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto.