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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento

Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Dioecesis Uxentinus-S. Mariae Leucadensis
Cattedrale di Ugento.jpg
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 (767 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.

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.

Erected: 13th Century

Name Changed: 1 August 1959

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". 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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