Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo
Sipontin(us)-Vestan(us)-Sancti Ioannis Rotundi
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Manfredonia, Italy
This Latin Rite archdiocese in Apulia, Italy traces to the ancient see of Siponto, raised to metropolitan rank in 1074. Though titled an archdiocese, it is now a suffragan of Foggia-Bovino and is led by Archbishop Franco Moscone since 2018.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Sipontin(us)-Vestan(us)-Sancti Ioannis Rotundi
- Patron
- Saint Lawrence of Siponto
- Annuario code
- 001002139
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 144,647
- Population
- 145,137
- Catholic share
- 99.7%
- Priests
- 74
- Catholics per priest
- 1,955
- Extent
- 1,665 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 87
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
- Franco Moscone
- Born
- 10 December 1957
- Birthplace
- Alba
- Institute
- CHIERICI REGOLARI DI SOMASCA (SOMASCHI)
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
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo Maiorano, Manfredonia stands in Manfredonia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta, Vieste.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Foggia-Bovino
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cerignola–Ascoli SatrianoCerignola–Ascoli Satriano
- Archdiocese of Foggia–BovinoFoggia–Bovino
- Diocese of Lucera–TroiaLucera–Troia
- Diocese of San SeveroSan Severo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the civil province of Foggia in Apulia, south-eastern Italy, the Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sipontina-Vestana-Sancti Ioannis Rotundi) is a Latin Church non-metropolitan archdiocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino. Its roots lie in the historic Archdiocese of Siponto, a precursor seated in what is today a suburb of Manfredonia, which was raised from the rank of diocese in 1074.
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].