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Suffragan diocese Oria, Italy

Diocese of Oria

Uritan(us)

The Diocese of Oria is a Latin Church diocese in Apulia, southern Italy, established in 1591. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto, with Oria Cathedral as its seat.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo, Oria, in Oria, Italy.

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Established
1591
Catholics
167,800
Priests
76
Territory
921 km²

Parishes and churches

44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Vincenzo Pisanello
Born
3 May 1959
Birthplace
Galatina

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The cathedral

Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta in Cielo, Oria stands in Oria, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Apulia is home to the Diocese of Oria, a Latin see of the Catholic Church whose Latin title is Dioecesis Uritana and whose metropolitan is the Archdiocese of Taranto.

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