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Archdiocese of Otranto

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Bishop(s)

  • Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop
  • Donato Negro, Archbishop Emeritus

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


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Otranto
7th CenturyErectedDiocese of Otranto (erected)
Archdiocese of Otranto
11th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Otranto Archdiocese of Otranto
27 June 1818Territory AddedDiocese of Castro di Puglia (suppressed) Archdiocese of Otranto
20 October 1980ElevatedArchdiocese of Otranto (no longer a metropolitan)
16 July 1988Territory AddedDiocese of Narḍ-Gallipoli (S. Michele Arcangelo, Beata Vergine Maria di Costantinopoli, and S. Barbara Vergine e Martire (all in Galatina)) Archdiocese of Otranto
16 July 1988Territory LostArchdiocese of Otranto (Sant'Antonio da Padova and Sant'Eufemia (both in Tricase)) Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
16 July 1988Territory LostArchdiocese of Otranto (Presentazione del Signore (in Melendugno)) Archdiocese of Lecce

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Otranto
188686,147.0%389059OTC
1950187,937187,941100.0%142301721,0924323159ap1951
1970189,370189,400100.0%106371431,3244730065ap1971
1980198,000198,046100.0%111271381,4343624167ap1981
1990202,800203,30099.8%113301431,4183524980ap1991
1999198,468198,96899.7%114291431,3873222880ap2000
2000197,000197,50099.7%115291441,3683222880ap2001
2001196,000196,50099.7%115271421,3803022580ap2002
2002198,468198,96899.7%116281441,3783221880ap2003
2003196,042198,04299.0%118281461,34253621680ap2004
2004197,042198,04299.5%117281451,35853220880ap2005
2013201,400202,40099.5%107191261,59852013680ap2014
2016191,700193,70099.0%105221271,50952312480ap2017
2019188,000189,00099.5%102211231,52852317880ap2020
2021185,760188,26098.7%100211211,53542312080ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Otranto
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 910, to Page 911
  • 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
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 72, Page 1,076, and Page 1,077
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 107, and Page 108

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