Bishop presides over Mass in Troia on 80th anniversary of Madonna Incoronata statue’s stay in the city

The Bishop of Lucera-Troia presided over Mass at the Concattedrale Basilica in Troia on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Madonna Incoronata statue's presence in the city. The statue from the Sanctuary of the Incoronata in Foggia remained in Troia from 1943 to 1946.

During the liturgy, the Bishop administered the sacrament of Baptism to a child. Parish priest Don Stefano Mercurio Tronco presented the Bishop with a Marian chasuble on behalf of the community to mark the Bishop's ten years of episcopal ministry in the diocese.

The Bishop noted that he had prayed before the statue of the Madonna Incoronata during his installation in the diocese on February 4, 2017.