Diocese of Andria

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Bishop(s) Raffaele Calabro, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Split: 1479 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 799 (308 Square Miles) Conference Region: Puglia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiandria.it/ Mailing Address: Vescovado, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 23, 70031 Andria [Bari], Italia Telephone: 0883.59.30.32 Fax: 0883.59.30.32

Historical Details

• Diocese of Andria
  • Latin Name: Andriensis
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Andria-Montepeloso
  • Latin Name: Andriensis-Montis Pelusii
  • United: 1452
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio de Franchis, C.R. † ( 1603 Appointed - 1625 Died)
• Giuseppe Cosenza † (2 Jul 1832 Appointed - 30 Sep 1850 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Longobardi † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - )
• Federico Maria Galdi † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - )
• Giuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone † (16 Jun 1899 Appointed - 15 Dec 1916 Died)
• Eugenio Tosi, O.SS.C.A. † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 7 Mar 1922 Appointed, Archbishop of Milano {Milan})
• Alessandro Macchi † (11 Dec 1922 Appointed - 30 Jun 1930 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
• Ferdinando Bernardi † (11 Apr 1931 Appointed - 21 Jan 1935 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Paolo Rostagno † (5 May 1935 Appointed - 5 May 1939 Appointed, Bishop of Ivrea)
• Giuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T. † (2 Feb 1940 Appointed - 1 Jan 1952 Died)
• Luigi Pirelli † (26 Feb 1952 Appointed - 8 Jan 1957 Resigned)
• Francesco Brustia † (14 Mar 1957 Appointed - 29 Mar 1969 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Lanave † (29 Mar 1969 Appointed - 19 Nov 1988 Retired)
• Raffaele Calabro (19 Nov 1988 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Andria
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Andria (erected)
Diocese of Andria-Montepeloso
1452	United	Diocese of Andria Diocese of Montepeloso	Diocese of Andria-Montepeloso
Diocese of Andria
1479	Split	Diocese of Andria-Montepeloso	Diocese of Andria Diocese of Montepeloso

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Andria
1958	138,450	138,900	99.7%	83	20	103	1,344		30	204	29	ap1960
1970		127,800	.0%	93	32	125	0		38	155	30	ap1971
1980	124,500	126,792	98.2%	71	30	101	1,232		33	165	36	ap1981
1990	127,000	132,045	96.2%	68	36	104	1,221	8	39	147	35	ap1991
1999	133,000	135,816	97.9%	67	28	95	1,400	10	30	113	36	ap2000
2000	133,500	136,266	98.0%	61	26	87	1,534	10	27	116	37	ap2001
2001	133,800	136,768	97.8%	64	26	90	1,486	10	29	113	37	ap2002
2002	130,000	137,088	94.8%	65	22	87	1,494	10	25	108	37	ap2003
2003	131,000	137,586	95.2%	70	21	91	1,439	10	22	110	37	ap2004
2004	132,000	138,740	95.1%	71	25	96	1,375	10	26	73	37	ap2005
2006	135,000	140,148	96.3%	73	21	94	1,436	10	22	91	39	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Raffaele Calabro (Bishop: 19 Nov 1988 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ferdinando Bernardi † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1931 to 21 Jan 1935)
• Francesco Brustia † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1957 to 29 Mar 1969)
• Giuseppe Cosenza † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 30 Sep 1850)
• Antonio del Giudice † (Priest: 22 Feb 1936 to 18 Apr 1962)
• Giuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1940 to 1 Jan 1952)
• Antonio de Franchis, C.R. † (Bishop: 1603 to 1625)
• Federico Maria Galdi † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1872)
• Giuseppe Lanave † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1969 to 19 Nov 1988)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Longobardi † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852)
• Alessandro Macchi † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1922 to 30 Jun 1930)
• Luigi Pirelli † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1952 to 8 Jan 1957)
• Paolo Rostagno † (Bishop: 5 May 1935 to 5 May 1939)
• Giuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1899 to 15 Dec 1916)
• Eugenio Tosi, O.SS.C.A. † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 7 Mar 1922)