Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste

Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo Archidioecesis Sipontinus-Vestanus-Sancti Ioannis Rotundi
Coat of arms of the current archbishop of the Archdiocese
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Foggia-Bovino
Statistics
Area	1,665 km2 (643 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 154,283 151,850 (est.) (98.4%)
Parishes	51
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd Century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo Maiorano (Manfredonia)
Co-cathedral	Basilica Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta in cielo (Vieste)
Secular priests	75 (diocesan) 54 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Domenico Cornacchia
Website
www.manfredonia.chiesacattolica.it

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sipontinus-Vestanus-Sancti Ioannis Rotundi) is a Latin Catholic non-Metropolitan Archdiocese in Foggia province, in Apulia, south-eastern Italy, which is part the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino

The historic Archdiocese of Siponto (precursor in a present suburb of Manfredonia) was elevated from the status of diocese in 1074. At that time it was known after its see, Siponto, and Sipontinus persisted as its Latin name. The present complex title reflects several mergers, part of a complex history before and after the see transfer in 1230.

On July 15, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Michele Castoro of the Diocese of Oria as Archbishop.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Manfredonia Cathedral, dedicated to Santo Lorenzo Maiorano, in Foggia, Puglia (Apulia region). It also has

- two more notable Shrines: Santuario di S. Maria delle Grazie Santuario di S. Maria delle Grazie, in San Giovanni Rotondo, and Santuario di S. Pio da Pietrelcina Santuario di S. Pio da Pietrelcina, in San Giovanni Rotondo.