Lecce (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Michele Seccia, Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta, Coadjutor Archbishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Brindisi-Ostuni (Archdiocese) Nard�-Gallipoli Otranto (Archdiocese) Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseElevated: 20 October 1980 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare Kilometers: 750 (289 Square Miles)Conference Region: Puglia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilecce.org/ Mailing Address: Palazzo Arcivescovile, Piazza Duomo 5, 73100 Lecce, ItaliaTelephone: 0832.156.622Fax: 0832.244.761

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of Lecce
1886 80,357 .0% 430 0 31 OTC
1950 163,000 164,000 99.4% 180 90 270 603 170 580 39 ap1951
1970 225,274 225,324 100.0% 155 65 220 1,023 83 560 52 ap1971
Archdiocese of Lecce
1980 247,096 247,177 100.0% 142 71 213 1,160 99 519 65 ap1981
1990 265,376 269,708 98.4% 148 66 214 1,240 3 86 427 74 ap1991
1999 255,000 257,804 98.9% 151 55 206 1,237 25 78 393 76 ap2000
2000 266,000 268,580 99.0% 151 54 205 1,297 27 67 358 76 ap2001
2001 265,000 267,224 99.2% 152 60 212 1,250 30 76 324 76 ap2002
2002 274,770 276,979 99.2% 153 60 213 1,290 30 75 324 76 ap2003
2003 250,123 252,923 98.9% 148 60 208 1,202 31 75 324 76 ap2004
2004 258,225 260,988 98.9% 140 60 200 1,291 31 74 334 76 ap2005
2013 273,697 274,517 99.7% 122 58 180 1,520 38 75 277 77 ap2014
2016 295,280 296,580 99.6% 115 47 162 1,822 35 63 248 77 ap2017
2019 289,770 291,300 99.5% 125 58 183 1,583 34 68 230 77 ap2020
2021 269,390 270,210 99.7% 124 55 179 1,504 33 65 209 77 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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