Diocese of Montecorvino
| Motta Montecorvino | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Motta Montecorvino | |
 Motta Montecorvino
Location of Motta Montecorvino in Italy
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| Coordinates: 41°30′N 15°7′E / 41.500°N 15.117°ECoordinates: 41°30′N 15°7′E / 41.500°N 15.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |
 Apulia
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| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.70 km2 (7.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2003) | |
| • Total | 918 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mottesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 71030 |
| Dialing code | 0881 |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
Motta Montecorvino (Pugliese: A Mottè) is a town, comune (municipality), former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Foggia in the Apulian region of southeast Italy.
The city was losing its population in the early fifteenth century, and then an earthquake on 5 December 1456 reduced it to rubble and ruins, apart from a guard tower. Even its cathedral was destroyed..
The diocese was nominally restored in 1968 [simultaneously with former united see Diocese of Vulturara] as Titular bishopric of Montecorvino (Italian) / Montis Corbini (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank with an Archiepiscopal exception
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