Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni

Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium

Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis
Brindisi Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceLecce
Statistics
Area1,253 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
263,650 (est.)
259,400 (est.)
Parishes58 Decrease
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th Century
CathedralCattedrale della Visitazione e S. Giovanni Battista
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Maria Assunta
Secular priests113 Decrease (diocesan)
31 Decrease (Religious Orders)
Permanent Deacons 16 Increase
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGiovanni Intini
Bishops emeritusRocco Talucci
Settimio Todisco
Website
www.brindisiostuni.chiesacattolica.it
Ostuni Cathedral

The Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium (Latin: Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.[1][2]

The historical archdiocese of Brindisi was promoted from a diocese in the tenth century. The territory of the diocese of Ostuni was added to it in 1821. The archdiocese lost its status as metropolitan see in 1980.[3]

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page