Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca

Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Dioecesis Uxentinus-S. Mariae Leucadensis

Ugento Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Lecce
Statistics
Area 475 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
122,000
120,000 (98.4%)
Parishes 43
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1250 (766 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Vito Angiuli
Website
www.diocesiugento.org

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca (Latin: Dioecesis Uxentinus-S. Mariae Leucadensis) in Apulia, has existed under this name since 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lecce. The historic Diocese of Ugento has existed since the thirteenth century.[1]

History

Under the Byzantine domination Ugento had Greek bishops. Of the Latin bishops the first known was the Benedictine Simeon, of unknown date.

Other bishops were:

In 1818 the diocese of Alessano (the ancient Leuca) was united to that of Ugento. The Greek rite flourished in many places in this diocese until 1591, when it was abolished by Bishop Ercole Lancia. The diocese used to be a suffragan of the archdiocese of Otranto.[2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ugento

Erected: 13th Century[3]

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Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca

Name Changed: 1 August 1959

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca" retrieved February 6, 2016
  4. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Pedro Guerrero" retrieved February 6, 2016
  5. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Lucas de Franchis" retrieved February 6, 2016
  6. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.S.A." retrieved February 6, 2016
  7. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Luis Jiménez, O. de M." retrieved February 6, 2016
  8. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Girolamo Martini" retrieved February 6, 2016
  9. Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Andreas Lanfranchi, C.R." retrieved February 6, 2016

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 39°56′00″N 18°10′00″E / 39.9333°N 18.1667°E / 39.9333; 18.1667

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