Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca

Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Dioecesis Uxentina-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 (768 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 Uxentina-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][2]


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.[3]

Pope Francis visited the Diocese on Friday 20 April 2018.[4]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ugento

Erected: 13th Century[2]

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  • Nicola Spinelli (30 Aug 1713 – 5 Jun 1718 Died)
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  • Andrea Maddalena, C.R.M. (2 Mar 1722 – 27 Sep 1724 Confirmed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
  • Francesco Bataller, O. Carm. (19 Dec 1725 – 1 Dec 1735 Died)
  • Giovanni Rossi, C.R. (11 Apr 1736 – 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
  • Gennaro Carmignani, C.R. (8 Jul 1737 – 24 Nov 1738 Confirmed, Bishop of Gaeta)
  • Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. (19 Dec 1738 – 11 Feb 1747 Resigned)
  • Tommaso Mazza (10 Apr 1747 – 25 Jan 1768 Confirmed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
  • Giovanni Donato Durante (19 Sep 1768 – 10 Sep 1781 Died)
  • Giuseppe Monticelli (16 Dec 1782 – 1791 Died)
  • Giuseppe Corrado Panzini (26 Mar 1792 – 23 Jul 1811 Died)
  • Camillo Alleva (26 Jun 1818 – 13 Dec 1824 Resigned)
  • Francesco Saverio d'Urso (20 Dec 1824 – 24 Apr 1826 Died)
  • Angelico Méstria, O.F.M. Cap. (28 Jan 1828 – 30 Dec 1836 Died)
  • Francesco Bruni (bishop), C.M. (19 May 1837 – 17 Jan 1863 Died)
  • Salvatore Luigi Zola, C.R.L. (21 Mar 1873 – 22 Jun 1877 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
  • Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.F.M. (22 Jun 1877 – 26 Jul 1890 Died)
  • Vincenzo Brancia (26 Jul 1890 – 25 Apr 1896 Died)
  • Luigi Pugliese (22 Jun 1896 – 17 Jul 1923 Died)
  • Antonio Lippolis (15 Dec 1923 – 16 Oct 1924 Resigned)
  • Teodorico de Angelis (5 May 1934 – 23 Nov 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani)
  • Giuseppe Ruotolo (13 Dec 1937 – 9 Nov 1968 Resigned)

Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca

Name Changed: 1 August 1959

Notes

  1. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  2. 1 2 Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/04/20/0287/00617.html
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 351. (in Latin)

 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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