Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto
Baren(sis)-Bituntin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Bari–Bitonto, Italy, Italy
The Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto is a metropolitan see in Puglia, Italy, formed in 1986 when the historic Diocese of Bitonto was merged into the ancient Archdiocese of Bari. Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano has led it since 2020, serving about 757,000 Catholics.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Baren(sis)-Bituntin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Sabinus of Canosa and Saint Nicholas of Myra
- Annuario code
- 001000832
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 757,506
- Population
- 757,830
- Catholic share
- 100.0%
- Priests
- 174
- Catholics per priest
- 4,353
- Extent
- 1,264 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 599
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Giuseppe Satriano
- Born
- 8 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Brindisi
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Bari Cathedral stands in Bari–Bitonto, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Bitonto Cathedral.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bari-Bitonto
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AndriaAndria
- Diocese of Conversano–MonopoliConversano–Monopoli
- Archdiocese of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie–NazarethTrani–Barletta–Bisceglie–Nazareth
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southeastern Italy's Puglia (Apulia) region, the country's 'Heel', holds the metropolitan Latin Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto (Latin: Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina), covering the administrative Bari province. The see took its present form in 1986, when the historical diocese of Bitonto was absorbed into the Archdiocese of Bari.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].