Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce

Archdiocese of Lecce

Archidioecesis Lyciensis
Lecce Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceLecce
Statistics
Area750 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
296,580
295,280 (99.6%)
Parishes77
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11th century
CathedralCattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta
Secular priests115 (diocesan)
47 (Religious Orders)
35 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMichele Seccia
Bishops emeritusDomenico Umberto D’Ambrosio
Map
Website
www.diocesilecce.org

The Archdiocese of Lecce (Latin: Archidioecesis Lyciensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. The diocese has existed since the 11th century.[1] On 28 September 1960, in the bull Cum a nobis, Pope John XXIII separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made it directly subject to the Holy See. In the bull Conferentia Episcopalis Apuliae issued on 20 October 1980, Pope John Paul II created the ecclesiastical province of Lecce, with the Archdiocese of Otranto becoming a suffragan diocese.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Lecce (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 7 July 2017. The date of 1057 is actually a floruit date of Bishop Theodorus, as assigned by Ughelli, p. 80, without documentary evidence.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Lecce" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lecce" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016.[self-published source]