▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁different ▁metropol itan ▁A ▁major ▁administrative ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁Ap ul ia ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council , ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁norm s ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁dec ree , ▁Christ us ▁Domin us ▁chapter ▁ 4 0 , ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁of ▁Ap ul ia ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁( P ope ) ▁that ▁F og gio ▁be ▁made ▁a ▁metropol itan ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province ▁be ▁organized ; ▁F og gia ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁directly ▁dependent ▁upon ▁the ▁Holy ▁See , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁province ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁After ▁wide ▁consult ations ▁among ▁all ▁affected ▁parties , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁issued ▁the ▁b ull ▁" S ac ror um ▁Ant ist ites " ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁in ▁which ▁he , ▁first ▁of ▁all , ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province ▁of ▁S ip onto ▁( Man fred onia ), ▁and ▁elev ated ▁F og gia ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁metropol itan ▁see . ▁He ▁then ▁created ▁the ▁new ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province ▁of ▁F og gia , ▁whose ▁constitu ent ▁bishop rics ▁( su ff rag ans ) ▁were ▁to ▁be : ▁ ▁Man fred onia ▁( no