Archdiocese of Otranto

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Bishop(s) Donato Negro, Archbishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 11th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lecce Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 800 (309 Square Miles) Conference Region: Puglia Official Web Site: https://www.diocesiotranto.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza Basilica 1, 73028 Otranto [Lecce], Italia Telephone: 0836.80.00.00; 0836.80.11.33 Fax: 0836.80.11.33

Historical Details

• Diocese of Otranto
  • Latin Name: Hydruntina
  • Erected: 7th Century
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Tancredi degli Annibaldi † ( 1219 Appointed - )
• Giocondo Paladini † ( 1240 Appointed - )
• Matteo de Palma † (3 May 1253 Appointed - 1282 Died)
• Giacomo † (19 Aug 1283 Appointed - )
• Giacomo † ( 1303 Appointed - Aug 1309 Died)
• Thomas † (15 Apr 1310 Appointed - 1320 Died)
• Luca , O.P. † (30 Jan 1321 Appointed - 1329 Died)
• Orso Minutolo † (23 Jan 1329 Appointed - 27 Jun 1330 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (27 Jun 1330 Appointed - 1345 Died)
• Reginaldo † (12 Dec 1345 Appointed - 4 Jan 1351 Appointed, Archbishop of Patrae Veteres (Patras))
• Filippo di Lanzano † (20 May 1351 Appointed - 1363 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Giacomo d’Itri † (20 Dec 1363 Appointed - 18 Dec 1378 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca)
• Guglielmo da Urbino, O.F.M. † (15 Jan 1379 Appointed - 1393 Resigned)
• Tirello Caracciolo † ( 1380 Appointed - 24 Apr 1388 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Pietro † ( 1382 Appointed - 12 Apr 1389 Appointed, Archbishop of Taranto)
• Giovanni † (25 Jan 1390 Appointed - )
• Riccardo † (29 Mar 1393 Appointed - 1394 Removed)
• Filippo † (16 Apr 1395 Appointed - 1417 Died)
• Aragonio Malaspina † (23 Feb 1418 Appointed - 1424 Died)
• Nicolò Pagano † (1 Dec 1424 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Stefano Argercolo Pendinelli † (16 Jun 1451 Appointed - 1480 Died)
• Serafino da Squillace, O.F.M. † (20 Oct 1480 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Giovanni Giacomo Dino, O.F.M. † ( 1514 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Fabrizio Di Capua † (29 Mar 1514 Appointed - 1526 Resigned)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (9 Apr 1526 Appointed - 22 Mar 1536 Resigned)
• Pietro Antonio Di Capua † (22 Mar 1536 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Pedro Coderos † (21 Oct 1579 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Marcello Acquaviva † (25 Feb 1587 Appointed - 1606 Resigned)
• Lucio de Morra † (20 Nov 1606 Appointed - 1623 Died)
• Giovanni (Diego) Lopez de Andrade, O.S.A. † (20 Nov 1623 Appointed - 22 Aug 1628 Died)
• Fabrizio degli Antinori † ( 1630 Appointed - 1630 Died)
• Gaetano Cossa, C.R. † (7 May 1635 Confirmed - 1657 Died)
• Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaín, O. de M. † (24 Sep 1657 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1674 Died)
• Ambrogio Maria Piccolomini, O.S.B. † (27 May 1675 Appointed - 1682 Died)
• Ferdinando de Aguiar y Saavedra † (24 Apr 1684 Confirmed - Dec 1689 Died)
• Francesco Maria d’Aste, C.R. † (22 May 1690 Appointed - 12 Jul 1719 Died)
• Michele Orsi † (2 Mar 1722 Appointed - Jun 1752 Died)
• Marcello Papiniano-Cusani † (12 Mar 1753 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1754 Confirmed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Nicolò Caracciolo, C.R. † (1 Apr 1754 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1766 Resigned)
• Giulio (Giovanni Michele) Pignatelli, O.S.B. † (16 Feb 1767 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1784 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Maria Morelli, C.R. † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 22 Aug 1822 Died)
• Andrea Mansi, O.F.M. Disc. † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1832 Died)
• Vincenzo Andrea Grande † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 13 Feb 1871 Died)
• Giuseppe Caiazzo, O.E.S.A. † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 25 Jul 1883 Died)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 23 May 1887 Appointed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Salvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 23 Jan 1890 Died)
• Gaetano Caporali, C.Pp.S. † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - 23 Nov 1911 Died)
• Giuseppe Ridolfi † (10 Aug 1912 Appointed - 12 Aug 1915 Resigned)
• Nicola Giannattasio † (7 Dec 1916 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Carmelo Patané † (11 Jan 1918 Appointed - 7 Jul 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Catania)
• Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. † (24 Oct 1930 Appointed - 10 Jul 1952 Retired)
• Raffaele Calabria † (10 Jul 1952 Succeeded - 12 Jul 1960 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Benevento)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (8 Sep 1960 Appointed - 5 Feb 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno))
• Nicola Riezzo † (28 Apr 1969 Appointed - 27 Jan 1981 Retired)
• Vincenzo Franco † (27 Jan 1981 Appointed - 8 Apr 1993 Retired)
• Francesco Cacucci (8 Apr 1993 Appointed - 3 Jul 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto)
• Donato Negro (29 Apr 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Otranto
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Otranto (erected)
Archdiocese of Otranto
11th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Otranto	Archdiocese of Otranto
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Castro di Puglia (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Otranto
20 October 1980	Elevated		Archdiocese of Otranto (became a Suffragan)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Otranto
1886		86,147	.0%			389	0				59	OTC
1950	187,937	187,941	100.0%	142	30	172	1,092		43	231	59	ap1951
1970	189,370	189,400	100.0%	106	37	143	1,324		47	300	65	ap1971
1980	198,000	198,046	100.0%	111	27	138	1,434		36	241	67	ap1981
1990	202,800	203,300	99.8%	113	30	143	1,418		35	249	80	ap1991
1999	198,468	198,968	99.7%	114	29	143	1,387		32	228	80	ap2000
2000	197,000	197,500	99.7%	115	29	144	1,368		32	228	80	ap2001
2001	196,000	196,500	99.7%	115	27	142	1,380		30	225	80	ap2002
2002	198,468	198,968	99.7%	116	28	144	1,378		32	218	80	ap2003
2003	196,042	198,042	99.0%	118	28	146	1,342	5	36	216	80	ap2004
2004	197,042	198,042	99.5%	117	28	145	1,358	5	32	208	80	ap2005
2013	201,400	202,400	99.5%	107	19	126	1,598	5	20	136	80	ap2014
2016	191,700	193,700	99.0%	105	22	127	1,509	5	23	124	80	ap2017
2019	188,000	189,000	99.5%	102	21	123	1,528	5	23	178	80	ap2020

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Cacucci (Archbishop: 8 Apr 1993 to 3 Jul 1999)
• Franco Coppola (Priest: 12 Sep 1981 to 16 Jul 2009)
• Bruno Musarò (Priest: 19 Sep 1971 to 3 Dec 1994)
• Donato Negro (Archbishop: 29 Apr 2000 - )
• Vincenzo Pisanello (Priest: 23 Jun 1984 to 23 Jan 2010)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Marcello Acquaviva † (Archbishop: 25 Feb 1587 to 1606)
• Gabriel Adarzo de Santander y Martínez de Viaín, O. de M. † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1657 to 3 Apr 1674)
• Ferdinando de Aguiar y Saavedra † (Archbishop: 24 Apr 1684 to Dec 1689)
• Tancredi degli Annibaldi † (Archbishop: 1219)
• Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione †
• Luigi Bienna † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1845 to 2 Jul 1882)
• Salvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 23 May 1887 to 23 Jan 1890)
• Giuseppe Caiazzo, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 25 Jul 1883)
• Raffaele Calabria † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 May 1950; Archbishop: 10 Jul 1952 to 12 Jul 1960)
• Gaetano Caporali, C.Pp.S. † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1890 to 23 Nov 1911)
• Fabrizio Di Capua † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1514 to 1526)
• Pietro Antonio Di Capua † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1536 to 1579)
• Nicolò Caracciolo, C.R. † (Archbishop: 1 Apr 1754 to 23 Sep 1766)
• Tirello Caracciolo † (Archbishop: 1380 to 24 Apr 1388)
• Andrea Cassato † (Priest: 20 Sep 1856; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 1 May 1913)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 9 Apr 1526 to 22 Mar 1536)
• Domenico Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jul 1884 to 23 May 1887)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 23 May 1887)
• Pedro Coderos † (Archbishop: 21 Oct 1579 to 1585)
• Giuseppe Consenti, C.SS.R. †
• Gaetano Cossa, C.R. † (Archbishop: 7 May 1635 to 1657)
• Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1930 to 10 Jul 1952)
• Francesco Maria d’Aste, C.R. † (Archbishop: 22 May 1690 to 12 Jul 1719)
• Fabrizio degli Antinori † (Archbishop: 1630 to 1630)
• Giovanni Giacomo Dino, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1514 to 1514)
• Vincenzo Franco † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1981 to 8 Apr 1993)
• Nicola Giannattasio † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1916 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Vincenzo Andrea Grande † (Archbishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 13 Feb 1871)
• Giacomo d’Itri † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1363; Administrator: 18 Jan 1376 to 18 Dec 1378)
• Filippo di Lanzano † (Archbishop: 20 May 1351 to 1363)
• Giovanni (Diego) Lopez de Andrade, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1623 to 22 Aug 1628)
• Aragonio Malaspina † (Archbishop: 23 Feb 1418 to 1424)
• Andrea Mansi, O.F.M. Disc. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 1 Mar 1832)
• Luigi Martella † (Priest: 10 Apr 1977 to 13 Dec 2000)
• Orso Minutolo † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1329 to 27 Jun 1330)
• Lorenzo Mongiò Galatino, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Vincenzo Maria Morelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 22 Aug 1822)
• Lucio de Morra † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1606 to 1623)
• Michele Orsi † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1722 to Jun 1752)
• Nicolò Pagano † (Archbishop: 1 Dec 1424 to 1451)
• Marino Paglia †
• Giocondo Paladini † (Archbishop: 1240)
• Matteo de Palma † (Archbishop: 3 May 1253 to 1282)
• Marcello Papiniano-Cusani † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1753 to 11 Feb 1754)
• Carmelo Patané † (Archbishop: 11 Jan 1918 to 7 Jul 1930)
• Luigi Marcello Pellegrini †
• Stefano Argercolo Pendinelli † (Archbishop: 16 Jun 1451 to 1480)
• Ambrogio Maria Piccolomini, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 May 1675 to 1682)
• Giulio (Giovanni Michele) Pignatelli, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 16 Feb 1767 to 20 Jun 1784)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (Archbishop: 8 Sep 1960 to 5 Feb 1969)
• Giuseppe Ridolfi † (Archbishop: 10 Aug 1912 to 12 Aug 1915)
• Nicola Riezzo † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1969 to 27 Jan 1981)
• Serafino da Squillace, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 20 Oct 1480 to 1514)
• Guglielmo da Urbino, O.F.M. † (Administrator: 15 Jan 1379 to 1393)
• Filippo † (Archbishop: 16 Apr 1395 to 1417)
• Giacomo † (Archbishop: 19 Aug 1283)
• Giacomo † (Archbishop: 1303 to Aug 1309)
• Giovanni † (Archbishop: 25 Jan 1390)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1330 to 1345)
• Luca , O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Jan 1321 to 1329)
• Pietro † (Archbishop: 1382 to 12 Apr 1389)
• Reginaldo † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1345 to 4 Jan 1351)
• Riccardo † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1393 to 1394)
• Thomas † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1310 to 1320)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Otranto Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 279, and Page 280 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 166 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 212 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 205 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 223 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 238

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