Archdiocese of Otranto Archidioecesis Hydruntina Arcidiocesi di Otranto | |
|---|---|
 Otranto Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lecce |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 193,700 (est.) 191,700 (guess) (99.0%) |
| Parishes | 80 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata |
| Secular priests | 105 (diocesan) 22 (Religious Orders) 5 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Donato Negro |
| Website | |
| diocesiotranto.it | |
The Archdiocese of Otranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Hydruntina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The seat of the diocese is at Otranto Cathedral in the city of Otranto, Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.[1][2]
The current archbishop is Donato Negro.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Otranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Otranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016