Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Foggia

The Archdiocese of Foggia was briefly a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Apulia, Italy, created in 1979. In 1986 it was merged with the Diocese of Bovino to form the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.[1]

It had previously been the Diocese of Foggia, which was created in June 1855.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino". catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ↑ "Foggia". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

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