Diocese of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi

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The Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi is a Latin Church diocese in Apulia, Italy, formed in 1986 by uniting four historic sees. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, led since January 2026 by Bishop Domenico Basile.

Bishop
Domenico Basile
Latin name
Melphicten(sis)-Ruben(sis)-Iuvenacen(sis)-Terlitien(sis)
Erected
30 September 1986
Cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (Molfetta)
Co-cathedral
Concattedrali: Santa Maria Assunta (Ruvo), Santa Maria Assunta (Giovinazzo), San Michele Arcangelo (Terlizzi)
Patron
San Corrado di Baviera
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Puglia (Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto)
Catholics
125,758
Chancery
Vescovado, Piazza Giovene 4, 70056 Molfetta [Bari], Italia
Telephone
Tel. 080.337.42.26; fax 080.337.42.31

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002264 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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