Diocese of Nardò–Gallipoli
Neritonen(sis)-Gallipolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nardò–Gallipoli, Italy
The Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli is a Latin Catholic see in Apulia, Italy, formed in 1986 by uniting the historic dioceses of Nardò (1413) and Gallipoli. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lecce, with its cathedral in Nardò and co-cathedral in Gallipoli.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Neritonen(sis)-Gallipolitan(us)
- Patron
- san Gregorio I el Iluminador<li>santa Águeda
- Annuario code
- 001002354
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 207,130
- Population
- 208,187
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.5%
- Priests
- 127
- Catholics per priest
- 1,631
- Extent
- 587 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 353
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Fernando Tarcisio Filograna
- Born
- 26 September 1952
- Birthplace
- Lequile
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta stands in Nardò–Gallipoli, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Basilica Concattedrale di Sant'Agata Vergine.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lecce
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lecce.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Brindisi–OstuniBrindisi–Ostuni
- Archdiocese of LecceLecce
- Archdiocese of OtrantoOtranto
- Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di LeucaUgento–Santa Maria di Leuca
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lecce, the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli (Latin: Dioecesis Neritonensis-Gallipolitana) is a Latin see of the Catholic Church in southern Italy.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.