Established 1248 (769 years ago) Province Province of Bari Country Italy | Parishes 40 Area 1,309 km² Phone +39 080 311 7024 | |
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The Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti (Latin: Dioecesis Altamurensis-Gravinensis-Aquavievensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Apulia, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year, the territorial prelature of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti was united with the diocese of Gravina. The present diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto.
Contents
- History
- Territorial Prelature of Altamura
- Territorial Prelature of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti
- Diocese of Altamura Gravina Acquaviva delle Fonti
- References
The seat of the bishop is at Altamura Cathedral, with Acquaviva Cathedral and Gravina Cathedral as co-cathedrals.
History
Altamura was once a territorial prelature: an archipresbyterate, declared exempt from episcopal jurisdiction by Pope Innocent IV in 1248, and again by Pope Innocent VIII (1484–92). Acquaviva delle Fonti, a town of the Campagna, was declared similarly exempt by Pope Pius IX and united with Altamura on 17 August 1848.
Territorial Prelature of Altamura
Erected: 1248
Latin Name: Altamurensis
Territorial Prelature of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti
Name Changed: 17 August 1848
Latin Name: Altamurensis et Aquavievensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa
Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Gravina
Latin Name: Altamurensis-Gravinensis-Aquavievensis