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other territorial divisions that are by law equivalent to dioceses should be attached to an ecclesiastical province. Therefore dioceses which are now directly subject to the
Apostolic See and which are not united to any other are either to be brought together to form a new ecclesiastical province, if that be possible, or else attached to that province which is nearer or more convenient. They are to be made subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of the bishop, in keeping with the norms of the common law. 3) Wherever advantageous, ecclesiastical provinces should be grouped into ecclesiastical regions for the structure of which juridical provision is to be made.
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A Neapolitan, Alfonso was the brother of
Gundisalvo, his predecessor. He was appointed bishop on 9 March 1530. He resigned on 20 April 1534. There is no evidence of his being consecrated a bishop; there is evidence that he was not yet consecrated 22 January 1531, when he obtained an extension, and on
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40. Therefore, in order to accomplish these aims this sacred synod decrees as follows: 1) The boundaries of ecclesiastical provinces are to be submitted to an early review and the rights and privileges of metropolitans are to be defined by new and suitable norms. 2) As a general rule all dioceses and
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of the body of the Virgin Mary into heaven, was administered and served by a
Chapter. The cathedral Chapter was composed of three dignities (the Archdeacon, the Cantor, and the Treasurer) and twenty-four Canons. In 1671, there were twenty Canons. In 1741, there were again twenty-four Canons. In 1885,
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Cardinal d'Aragona, the natural brother of King
Alfonso I of Sicily, was Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Lecce from 10 December 1498 to 24 March 1502. He resigned upon the appointment of Bishop Piscicelli. There is no evidence he was ever consecrated a bishop. Ughelli, p. 82 (who notes he
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The seminary building was built between 1694 and 1709, by Bishop
Michele Pignatelli and Bishop Fabrizio Pignatelli, to designs by Giuseppe Cino. In 1885, the seminary had thirteen teachers and thirty clerics studying for the priesthood; in the previous five years there had been four ordinations and
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The word BENE occurs next to his name in an inscription; it is uncertain whether Bene is a cognomen or an adverb, but there is no other example of such a cognomen in Lecce. Bishop
Formosus began the construction of the old cathedral. Ughelli, pp. 70-71. Gams, p. 890 column 1. Kehr, p. 423. Di Leo
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D'Ambrosio had been
Archbishop of Mafredonia-Vieste e San Giovanni Rotondo since 2003. He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce on 16 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. Archbishop d'Ambrosio reached the mandatory age for retirement at the age of 75 on 15 September 2017, and therefore voluntarily
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issued a decree on 20 October 1980, elevating Lecce to the status of metropolitan see. He also created the new ecclesiastical province of Lecce, whose constituent bishoprics (suffragans) were to be: Brindisi (no longer a metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the title of
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Born in
Pisciotta (Salerno) of a noble Neapolitan family in 1695, Pappacoda had been a Referendary of the Tribunal of the Two Signatures in the Roman Curia, and had been Bishop of Capaccio in the Kingdom of Naples (1635–1639). He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce on 30 May 1639 by
1448:. At the age of 20, he was named Vice-President of Urbino, and in 1646 Inquisitor of Malta. He was named Bishop of Lecce on 4 May 1681. He established the seminary of Lecce. Pignatelli actually served as Prefect of the Papal Household, and was named a cardinal by
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Marcantonio's father Bussi de'Tolomei was a courtier of the kings of Naples, through whom
Marcantonio received several benefices. He was named Bishop of Lecce on 18 July 1485. He died in 1498 after a reign of thirteen years. Ughelli, p. 82. Eubel II, p.
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Michele
Pignatelli was born at Cassano. He was appointed Bishop of Lecce on 26 January 1682. He died on 10 November 1695. He held a diocesan synod in March 1687. He began the construction of the seminary building. Cappelletti, p. 316. Ritzler-Sefrin,
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on 8 March 1484. The Pope died, however, before the bulls of institution had been signed, and therefore the transfer never took effect. Caracciolo chose to remain in Aquino. He was never Bishop of Lecce. Ughelli, p. 82. Eubel II, p.
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A native of Lecce, Castromediano was only twenty-three when appointed, and was therefore only Administrator for four years. He founded the hospital and other institutions for children and the poor. Eubel III, p. 224 with note
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Up until 1960, Lecce had been a suffragan (subordinate) of the archbishopric of Otranto. Reacting to the large increase in population, and to the fact that Lecce had been made a provincial capital by the Italian government,
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The Archdeacon and Capitular Vicar, Msgr. Carmelo Cosma, in his letter of congratulations to the people of Lecce on 10 May 1872, speaks of the "la vacante Cattedrale di Lecce, rimuovendo il lungissimo lutto vedovile."
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chapter 40, the Episcopal Conference of Apulia petitioned the Holy See (Pope) that Lecce be made a metropolitan and that a new ecclesiastical province be created. After wide consultations among all affected parties,
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Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi sive summorum pontificum, S. R. E. cardinalium, ecclesiarum antistitum series... A pontificatu Pii PP. VII (1800) usque ad pontificatum Gregorii PP. XVI (1846)
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1497:(Naples, 1696). He was named Bishop of Lecce on 2 April 1696. He completed the seminary building, and restored the episcopal palace. He died on 12 May 1734. Cappelletti, p. 316. Ritzler-Sefrin,
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Born at Balvano (diocese of Muro) in 1827, Laspro was named Bishop of Gallipoli on 22 March 1860. He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce on 6 May 1872. On 20 Mar 1877, Laspro was appointed
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in May 1409. Eubel I, p. 305. His followers were also deposed. When the schism was ended, Tommaso Morganti was appointed Bishop of Nocera on 17 March 1419. He died in 1437. Eubel I, p. 373.
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archbishop), Otranto (no longer a metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the title of archbishop), Gallipoli, Nardò, Ostuno, and Uxentina-S. Mariae Leucadensis (Ugento).
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on 1 September 1681. He was named Governor of Viterbo, and then Nuncio in Florence, for which post he was appointed titular Archbishop of Larisa (Greece). He was subsequently appointed
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Born in Naples in 1615, Pignatelli was the son of Fabrizio Pignatelli, Prince of Minervina. He studied in Rome at the Seminario Romano and the Collegio Romano, obtaining the degree of
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Many years ago, Lecce was known as Lupiæ, Lupia, Lycia, and Aletium. Beginning around the year 1060, Lecce became the seat of a Norman count. One of its notable counts,
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issued the bull "Cum a Nobis" on 28 September 1960, separating Lecce from its relationship with the diocese of Otranto and making it directly subject to the Holy See.
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A Florentine and Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Florence, Martelli was appointed Bishop of Lecce on 9 April 1511. He was transferred to the diocese of
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674:
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Joannes had been Canon Cantor of the cathedral Chapter of Bari. He held the episcopal throne from 1339 to 1348. Cappelletti, p. 313. Eubel I, p. 304.
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Acquaviva was the son of the Duke of Nardò. He had been Bishop of Assano (1512–1517). He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce on 18 May 1517 by
838:
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990:: the Vicar General, the diocesan Master of Ceremonies, the Rector of the diocesan seminary, and the parish priest of the parish of the cathedral.
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There was also a collegiate church, the Collegiata di Campi Salentino, which had twenty-seven Canons, headed by an Archpriest and four dignities.
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1356:, under an agreement with the Cardinal d'Aragona, who held the right to return after his resignation; the Cardinal took the diocese of Assano
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Because of the war between the papacy and Manfred, Walter did not reside in his bishopric, but probably in Brindisi. Kamp, p. 733.
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by Leo X on 18 May 1517. He died in 1523. He was proficient in Latin, Greek and Tuscan. Ughelli, p. 83. Eubel III, pp. 224, 253.
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Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi... A pontificatu Pii PP. X (1903) usque ad pontificatum Benedictii PP. XV (1922)
1735:
1146:, p. 101. Ughelli, p. 79 (who conflates Robertus de Sancto Blasio with Robertus Volterico). Eubel I, p. 304. Kamp, pp. 732-733.
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Hierarchia catholica Medii et recentioris aevi... A Pontificatu PII PP. IX (1846) usque ad Pontificatum Leonis PP. XIII (1903)
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1936:
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was a prisoner in France from 1809 to 1814, and refused to make or ratify episcopal appointments. In the Kingdom of Naples,
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1460:. L.M. De Palma, "Le relazioni 'ad limina' di Antonio Pignatelli vescovo di Lecce (1671-1682)," in L.M. De Palma (ed.),
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Bishop Robertus restored the cathedral, according to an inscription of 1230 on the façade of the cathedral. De Simone,
1090:(1975), "Contributo per una nuova Lecce sacra, I. La serie dei vescovi di Lecce di N. Fatalo, Parte seconda," pp. 8-14.
1313:
Piscicelli was a cleric of Naples and a Protonotary Apostolic. He was approved as Bishop of Lecce on 24 March 1502 by
1975:
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Thomas had been Abbot of S. Nicola e Cataldi (Lecce). He was elected by the cathedral Chapter, but then provided by
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wrote to Bishop Fulco, confirming the possessions of the diocese of Lecce. Kehr, p. 423, no. 3. Kamp, pp. 731-732.
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The cathedral of Lecce, which was, like nearly all the cathedrals in the Kingdom of Naples, dedicated in honor of
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Gudiano had been Bishop of Alessano (1431–1438). He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce on 6 August 1438 by
805:
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separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made it directly subject to the
798:
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on 12 February 1508. He died in 1511. Ughelli, pp. 82-83. Eubel II, pp. 177; III, pp. 205 with note 2; 224.
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on 16 February 1818, which gave the King the right to nominate to all vacant bishoprics in the kingdom.
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Matteo had previously been Bishop of Gravina (1482–1508). He was transferred to the diocese of Lecce by
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1107:, editio novissima, Tomus XXII (Venice: A. Zatta 1769), p. 215. Ughelli, p. 71. Cappelletti, p. 313.
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74:
1360:. Acquaviva died in 1525. Ughelli, p. 83. Marciano di Severano, p. 557. Eubel III, pp. 103, 224.
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after the unification of Italy, there were four dignities (the Archdeacon, the Treasurer, the
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Vescovi e città nell'epoca barocca: Una capitale di periferia, Lecce al tempo del Pappacoda
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I. Prosopographische Grundlegung: 2. Apulien und Kalabrien. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag.
1920:(in Italian). Vol. Tomo vigesimo primo (21). Venezia: G. Antonelli. pp. 311–317.
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created the ecclesiastical province of Lecce, with the Archdiocese of Otranto becoming a
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2043:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus nonus (9). Venice: apud Sebastianum Coleti. pp. 67–86.
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La chiave del concordato dell'anno 1818 e degli atti emanati posteriormente al medesimo
1429:. He rebuilt the cathedral. He died on 17 December 1670. Cappelletti, p. 316. Gauchat,
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date of Bishop Theodorus, as assigned by Ughelli, p. 80, without documentary evidence.
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of March 1179, immediately after Archbishop Jonathas of Hydruntum. J.D. Mansi (ed.),
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and the Theologus); there were sixteen other Canons. In 2019, there were ten Canons (
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Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo
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Thomas is believed to have been an appointee of Gregory XII, who was deposed by the
285:. The diocese has existed since the 11th century. On 28 September 1960, in the bull
1687:. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Acerno. He died on 23 November 1915.
1596:
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1802:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
1791:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
1780:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.
1587:
Cappelletti, p. 316. From 1797 to 1815 most of Italy was under French occupation.
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The date depends entirely on Ughelli IX, p. 80, who gives no source. Kamp, p. 734.
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The parish priest, since the cathedral was also a parish, one of four in the city.
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1254:. He died in 1454. Ughelli, p. 82. Cappelletti, p. 314. Eubel II, pp. 102, 177.
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Fabrizio Pignatelli was born at Montecorvino (Acerno), and held the degree of
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1851:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus VI (1730-1799). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio
1813:(in Latin). Vol. Tomus IV (1592-1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana
1769:(in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz. p. 890.
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A bishop Peturejus of Litiensis Castrensis subscribed the decrees of the
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Bruno Pellegrino, "Nicola Caputo (1774-1862) tra religione e politica,"
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13 March 1532, when he obtained another. Eubel III, p. 224 with note 7.
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154:
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Nicola Caputo de' Marchesi di Cerreto (21 Dec 1818 – 6 Nov 1862 died)
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423:, and in accordance with the norms laid out in the council's decree,
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1945:
De Leo, Pietro (1973). "Contributo per una nuova Lecce Sacra," in:
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Gundisalvus di Sangro, a Neapolitan: Eubel III, p. 224 with note 6.
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1714:. It was accepted on 29 September 2017. CV: Arcidiocesi di Lecce,
1619:(in Italian). Vol. primo. Napoli: Stamperia di Niccola Mosca.
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Studii e memorie storiche sull'antica Lupiae o Sibari del Salente
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Italia sacra sive De Episcopis Italiae, et insularum adjacentium
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on 3 May 1815. A concordat was finally signed with the restored
1317:. He died in 1507. Ughelli, p. 82. Eubel II, p. 177 with note 3.
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2022:(in Italian). Napoli: stamperia dell' Iride. pp. 554–561.
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of 13 May 1181. Kehr, p. 423, no. 2, note. Kamp, pp. 730-731.
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66:
1870:(in Latin). Vol. VII. Monasterii: Libr. Regensburgiana.
1694:(in Italian). Roma: La Civiltà Cattolica. 1915. p. 244.
823:
Michele Mincuzzi (27 January 1981 – 7 December 1988 retired)
1988:
Lecce e i suoi monumenti: descritti ed illustrati. La città
1924:
1917:
Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni
1892:(in Latin). Vol. IX. Padua: Messagero di San Antonio.
2019:
Descrizione, origini, e successi della provincia d'Otranto
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was a prisoner in France in 1798 and 1799, where he died.
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Cenni storici sulle chiese ... del Regno del Due Sicilie
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Giovene was Archpriest of Molfetta. Ritzler-Sefrin,
1621:R. Aubert; J. Beckmann; P. Corish; R. Lill (1980),
1346:
436:
860:"Lecce (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
1967:Il capitolo cattedrale di Lecce e il suo archivio
1401:
1279:, and was transferred to the diocese of Lecce by
1105:Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio
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1947:La Zagaglia: rassegna di scienze, lettere e arti
1796:Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Eubel, Conradus (ed.).
1666:Lecce ed il suo vescovo nel dí 22 settembre 1872
723:Scipione Sersale (3 Feb 1744 – 11 Jul 1751 died)
2093:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lecce
1716:"Arcivescovo Mons. Domenico Umberto d'Ambrosio"
1566:On 18 Dec 1797 Spinelli was transferred to the
1625:(London: Burns & Oates 1980), pp. 126-127.
1612:
1462:Studi su Antonio Pignatelli papa Innocenzo XII
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1623:The Church between Revolution and Restoration
1510:On 3 Feb 1744), Ruffo was transferred to the
1216:Ciccaro was appointed on 19 December 1412 by
811:Gennaro Trama (14 Feb 1902 – 9 Nov 1927 died)
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1067:72 (Città del Vaticano 1980), pp. 1076-1077.
882:
820:(17 December 1950 – 27 January 1981 retired)
814:Alberto Costa (7 Dec 1928 – 2 Aug 1950 died)
1913:
1848:Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi
1456:on 12 January 1682, and later was elected
999:Pietro De Simone, "Lecce," in: V. D'Avino,
911:. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
835:(16 April 2009 - 29 September 2017 retired)
483:Gualterus de Massafra (attested 1254, 1255)
414:
30:
2085:
2071:
1875:Remigius Ritzler; Pirminus Sefrin (1978).
1464:(Lecce 1992), pp. 75-113. Ritzler-Sefrin,
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1304:was only Administrator). Eubel II, p. 177.
1040:53 (Città del Vaticano 1961), pp. 345-346.
1003:(Napoli: Ranucci 1848), p. 297 column 1.
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1984:
1603:were "kings" until Murat's defeat at the
1433:IV, pp. 134 with note 5; 220 with note 2.
899:
829:(7 December 1988 – 16 April 2009 retired)
2203:Dioceses established in the 11th century
2015:
1756:
804:Evangelista (Michael Antonio) di Milia,
720:Giuseppe Maria Ruffo (25 May 1735 –1744)
371:
1963:
1806:
1730:Seccia was elevated from Bishop of the
1116:Bishop Petrus is attested in a bull of
534:Antonius de Viterbo, O.Min. (1389–1412)
455:Teodoro Bonsecolo (attested 1092, 1101)
2190:
2125:Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
1734:by Pope Francis on 29 September 2017)
2066:
1885:
1807:Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935).
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1784:
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1732:Roman Catholic Diocese of Teramo-Atri
1454:Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faenza
2016:Leverano, Girolamo Marci di (1855).
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977:(Savona: Andrea Ricci 1885), p. 633.
635:Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona
516:Nicolaus de Tarento (1384– ? )
513:Antonius de Ferraris (1373– ? )
486:Robertus de Sancto Blasio (c. 1260?)
316:
1233:. He died in 1438. Eubel I, p. 305.
906:"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lecce"
768:Giuseppe Maria Giovene (1807–1818)
16:Roman Catholic archdiocese in Italy
13:
2030:. Lecce: tip. Modernissima, 1932.
1985:De Simone, Luigi Giuseppe (1874).
1832:. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio
1740:"Arcivescovo Mons. Michele Seccia"
857:
760:
510:Robertus (Guarini) (1348– ? )
14:
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2198:Roman Catholic dioceses in Apulia
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1663:Giuseppe Andrea De Fazio (1872).
1649:Rassegna Storica del Risorgimento
1468:V, pp. 11 no. 2; 244 with note 3.
986:Four of these Canons were Canons
975:Statistica ecclesiastica d'Italia
92:750 km (290 sq mi)
2138:
808:(10 Nov 1898 – 17 Sep 1901 died)
801:(22 Jun 1877 – 27 Apr 1898 died)
730:(15 Nov 1751 – 19 Feb 1783 died)
699:Antonio Pignatelli del Rastrello
677:(12 Feb 1552 – 17 Aug 1560 died)
572:(20 Jul 1453 – 24 Dec 1483 died)
504:Robertus de Noha (attested 1301)
437:Bishops and Archbishops of Lecce
320:
45:
1949:, 57-58 (1973), pp. 3–24 (
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689:(10 May 1591 – 6 Mar 1639 died)
669:Giovanni Battista Castromediano
609:
299:Conferentia Episcopalis Apuliae
172:Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta
2110:Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni
1970:(in Italian). Lecce: Milella.
1914:Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1870).
1763:Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873).
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507:Joannes de Glandis (1339–1348)
470:Robertus Volterico (1212–1230)
458:Formosus (attested 1114, 1115)
391:), and eight honorary Canons.
1:
2055:Catholic Encyclopedia article
1785:Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914).
1774:Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913).
1710:submitted his resignation to
845:
841:(29 September 2017 – present)
683:(29 Nov 1560 – 1591 resigned)
2005:Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1962).
1738:. CV: Arcidiocesi di Lecce,
1246:. He was transferred to the
660:(20 Apr 1534 – 26 Feb 1535)
269:ecclesiastical territory or
7:
1964:De Luca, Francesco (2005).
1959:65-66 (1975), pp. 3–34
833:Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio
464:Petrus Guarinus (1179–1182)
362:Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
301:issued on 20 October 1980,
220:Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio
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2224:
2115:Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli
1907:
1742:; retrieved 20 June 2019.
1718:; retrieved 20 June 2019.
1388:Medici: Eubel III, p. 224.
864:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
791:Valerio Laspro (1872–1877)
461:Penetranus (attested 1179)
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1144:Lecce ed i suoi monumenti
1017:Lecce ed i suoi monumenti
671:(26 Feb 1535 – 1552 died)
643:(19 Jan 1525 – 1530 died)
398:sixty deaths of priests.
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735:
701:(1671 –1682)
661:
651:Bishop-elect
650:
610:1500 to 1800
602:
601:(1498–1502)
529:
523:
517:
491:Bishop-elect
490:
476:Sede vacante
475:
448:
424:
418:
405:
396:
393:
382:
375:
356:, contested
351:
341:October 2016
338:
334:adding to it
329:
298:
286:
267:Latin Church
254:
252:
164:11th century
145:Latin Church
136:
126:Denomination
104:(as of 2016)
99:- Total
28:
18:
2177: /
2001:(in German)
1951:prima parte
1080:IX, p. 423.
1015:De Simone,
786:(1862–1872)
755:(1797–1818)
738:(1783–1792)
717:(1696–1734)
711:(1682–1695)
695:(1639–1670)
637:(1517–1525)
631:(1511–1517)
625:(1508–1511)
619:(1502–1507)
592:(1485–1498)
584:(1484–1485)
556:(1429–1438)
546:(1412–1429)
540:(1409–1412)
287:Cum a nobis
281:, southern
271:archdiocese
161:Established
121:Information
2192:Categories
2165:18°10′09″E
2162:40°21′07″N
2011:(in Latin)
1354:Pope Leo X
1256:(in Latin)
1218:John XXIII
1193:(in Latin)
988:ex officio
846:References
501:Godefredus
206:Archbishop
155:Roman Rite
97:Population
84:Statistics
597:Cardinal
498:Gervasius
169:Cathedral
138:Sui iuris
1019:, p. 94.
806:OFM Cap.
360:for the
295:Holy See
113:Parishes
57:Location
1908:Studies
877:floruit
442:to 1500
383:Parocco
313:History
273:of the
265:) is a
240:Website
200:Francis
106:296,580
62:Country
1974:
1935:
1896:
1855:6 July
1836:6 July
1817:6 July
1076:Kehr,
869:7 July
279:Apulia
141:church
1341:Narni
283:Italy
259:Latin
79:Lecce
67:Italy
1972:ISBN
1933:ISBN
1894:ISBN
1857:2016
1838:2016
1819:2016
1599:and
1294:177.
1284:177.
871:2017
253:The
196:Pope
151:Rite
89:Area
1683:by
1570:by
1514:by
1398:10.
799:CRL
745:OSB
728:CRS
582:OFM
564:OFM
554:OSB
552:,
449:...
336:.
277:in
226:Map
2194::
862:.
797:,
709:CR
707:,
580:,
562:,
309:.
289:,
261::
116:77
2086:e
2079:t
2072:v
1980:.
1941:.
1902:.
1859:.
1840:.
1821:.
1220:.
873:.
343:)
339:(
257:(
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