Diocese of

Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italiano) / Uxentin(us)–S. Mariæ Leucaden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Lecce

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: S. Vincenzo Diacono e Martire, S. Maria di Leuca

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Piazza San Vincenzo, 73059 Ugento, Italy

Phone: 0833 555049

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.10.02 – ...):Bishop Vito Angiuli (72)Bishop Vito Angiuli (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vito Angiuli (72)Bishop Vito Angiuli (72)
(2010.10.02 – ...)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

In laudem gloriæ

Born:1952.08.06 (Sannicandro di Bari, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1977.04.23
Consecrated Bishop:2010.12.04

Priest of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) (1977.04.23 – 2010.10.02)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2000.03.05 – 2010.10.02)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (2010.10.02 – ...)

Bishop Vito De Grisantis
(2000.05.13 – 2010.04.01)

Major caritas

Born:1941.08.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1965.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:2000.06.26
Died:2010.04.01 († 68)

Priest of Lecce (Italy) (1965.06.27 – 2000.05.13)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (2000.05.13 – 2010.04.01)

Archbishop Domenico Caliandro (77)Bishop Domenico Caliandro (77) (later Archbishop)
(1993.04.23 – 2000.05.13)

Archbishop emeritus of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy)

Sicut oliva in fidelitate Domini

Born:1947.09.05 (Ceglie Messapico, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1971.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1993.06.28

Priest of Oria (Italy) (1971.03.18 – 1993.04.23)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (1993.04.23 – 2000.05.13)

Bishop of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy) (2000.05.13 – 2012.10.20)

Archbishop of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy) (2012.10.20 – 2022.12.09)

Archbishop Mario Miglietta
(1981.02.21 – 1992.11.14)

In veritate et caritate

Born:1925.01.25 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1947.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1979.01.14
Died:1996.02.29 († 71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1978.11.18 – 1979.04.30)

Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) (1978.11.18 – 1981.02.21)

Bishop of Nusco (Italy) (1978.11.18 – 1981.02.21)

Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy) (1978.11.18 – 1981.02.21)

Archbishop of Conza (Italy) (1979.04.30 – 1981.02.21)

Archbishop-Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (1981.02.21 – 1992.11.14)

Bishop Michele Mincuzzi (later Archbishop)
(1974.10.12 – 1981.01.27)

Born:1913.06.18 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1936.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1966.10.02
Died:1997.06.03 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Sinnipsa (1966.07.19 – 1974.10.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bari e Canosa (Italy) (1966.07.19 – 1974.10.12)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (1974.10.12 – 1981.01.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lecce (Italy) (1981.01.27 – 1988.12.07)

Archbishop Nicola Riezzo
(Apostolic Administrator 1969 – 1974.10.12)

Archbishop Gaetano Pollio (陽霖), P.I.M.E.
(Apostolic Administrator 1968 – 1969)

Bishop Giuseppe Ruotolo
(1959.08.01 – 1968.11.09)

Born:1898.11.15 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1922.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:1938.02.20
Died:1970.06.11 († 71)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1937.12.13 – 1959.08.01)

Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy) (1959.08.01 – 1968.11.09)

Titular Bishop of Atella (1968.11.09 – 1970.06.11)

Bishops of Ugento (Roman Rite)

Bishop Giuseppe Ruotolo
(1937.12.13 – 1959.08.01)

(see above)

Bishop Teodorico de Angelis
(1934.05.05 – 1936.11.23)

Born:1879.04.18 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1902.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:1934.06.24
Died:1957.05.05 († 78)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1934.05.05 – 1936.11.23)

Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani (Italy) (1936.11.23 – 1951.08.07)

Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis (1951.08.07 – 1957.05.05)

Bishop Antonio Lippolis
(1924.12.23 – 1932.11.18)

Born:1865.06.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1915.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:1915.06.29
Died:1942.12.22 († 77)

Bishop of Larino (Italy) (1915.01.01 – 1923.12.15)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1923.12.15 – 1924.10.22)

Titular Bishop of Samaria (1924.10.22 – 1924.12.23)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1924.12.23 – 1932.11.18)

Titular Bishop of Dionysias (1932.11.18 – 1942.12.22)

Bishop Antonio Lippolis
(1923.12.15 – 1924.10.22)

(see above)

Bishop Luigi Pugliese
(1896.06.22 – 1923.07.17)

Born:1850.12.26 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1895.06.30
Died:1923.07.17 († 72)

Bishop of Bisignano (Italy) (1895.06.05 – 1896.06.22)

Bishop of San Marco (Italy) (1895.06.05 – 1896.06.22)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1896.06.22 – 1923.07.17)

Bishop Vincenzo Brancia
(1890.02.26 – 1896.04.25)

Born:1818.01.30
Ordained Priest:1840.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1889.06.29
Died:1896.04.25 († 78)

Coadjutor Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1889.06.25 – 1890.02.26)

Titular Bishop of Amathus (1889.06.25 – 1890.07.26)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1890.02.26 – 1896.04.25)

Bishop Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.M.
(1877.06.22 – 1890.07.26)

Born:1834.03.12
Ordained Priest:1856.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1877.06.29
Died:1890.07.26 († 56)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1877.06.22 – 1890.07.26)

Bishop Salvatore Luigi Zola, C.R.L.
(1873.03.21 – 1877.06.22)

Born:1822.04.12 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1845.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:1873.03.30
Died:1898.04.28 († 76)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1873.03.21 – 1877.06.22)

Bishop of Lecce (Italy) (1877.06.22 – 1898.04.28)

Bishop Francesco Bruni, C.M.
(1835.05.19 – 1863.01.17)

Born:1802.07.12
Ordained Priest:1825.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:1837.06.04
Died:1863.01.17 († 60)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1835.05.19 – 1863.01.17)

Bishop Angelico Mestria, O.F.M. Cap.
(1828.01.28 – 1836.12.30)

Born:1760.02.15
Ordained Priest:1784.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:1828.02.03
Died:1836.12.30 († 76)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1828.01.28 – 1836.12.30)

Bishop Francesco Saverio de Urso, O.M.
(1824.12.20 – 1826.04.24)

Born:1770.12.03
Ordained Priest:1793.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1824.12.21
Died:1826.04.24 († 55)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1824.12.20 – 1826.04.24)

Bishop Camillo Alleva (later Archbishop)
(1818.06.26 – 1825.12.18)

Born:1770.03.12
Ordained Priest:1793.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:1818.06.28
Died:1829.10.30 († 59)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1818.06.26 – 1825.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy) (1825.12.18 – 1829.10.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Acerno (Italy) (1825.12.18 – 1829.10.30)

Bishop Giuseppe Corrado Panzini
(1792.03.17 – 1811.07.23)

Born:1732.09.10
Ordained Priest:1755.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1792.04.09
Died:1811.07.23 († 78)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1792.03.17 – 1811.07.23)

Bishop-elect Giuseppe Monticelli
(1782.09.16 – ?)

Born:1722.10.09
Ordained Priest:1746.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1782.12.21

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1782.09.16 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni Domenico Durante
(1768.09.19 – 1781.09.10)

Born:1707.12.22
Ordained Priest:1732.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1768.09.29
Died:1781.09.10 († 73)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1768.09.19 – 1781.09.10)

Bishop Tommaso Mazza
(1747.04.10 – 1768.01.25)

Born:1702.11.26
Ordained Priest:1728.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1747.04.16
Died:1787.04.05 († 84)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1747.04.10 – 1768.01.25)

Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (Italy) (1768.01.25 – 1787.04.05)

Archbishop Arcangelo Maria Ciccarelli, O.P.
(1738.11.24 – ?)

Born:1671.02.15
Ordained Priest:1694.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:1731.05.03

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanciano (Italy) (1731.04.30 – 1738.11.24)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1738.11.24 – ?)

Bishop Gennaro Carmignano, C.R.
(1737.07.08 – 1738.11.24)

Born:1702.08.20
Ordained Priest:1725.12
Consecrated Bishop:1737.07.14
Died:1770.08.11 († 67)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1737.07.08 – 1738.11.24)

Bishop of Gaeta (Italy) (1738.11.24 – 1770.08.11)

Bishop Giovanni Rosso, C.R. (later Archbishop)
(1736.04.11 – 1737.07.08)

Born:1688.04.16
Ordained Priest:1711.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1736.04.22
Died:1750.02.20 († 61)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1736.04.11 – 1737.07.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1737.07.08 – 1738.05.21)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1737.07.08 – 1738.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy) (1738.05.21 – 1750.02.20)

Bishop Francesco Battaller, O. Carm.
(1725.12.19 – 1735.12.01)

Consecrated Bishop:1726.01.13
Died:1735.12.01

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1725.12.19 – 1735.12.01)

Bishop Andrea Maddalena, C.R.M. (later Archbishop)
(1722.02.02 – 1724.09.11)

Born: (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1700.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:1722.03.08
Died:1743.07.11

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1722.02.02 – 1724.09.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Brindisi (Italy) (1724.09.11 – 1743.07.11)

Bishop Nicola Spinelli
(1713.08.30 – 1718.06.05)

Born:1661.02.03
Ordained Priest:1692.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:1713.09.03
Died:1718.06.05 († 57)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1713.08.30 – 1718.06.05)

Bishop Pedro Lázaro Terrer, O.F.M. Obs.
(1705.02.09 – 1709.05.09)

Ordained Priest:1681.12.20
Died:1709.05.09

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1705.02.09 – 1709.05.09)

Bishop Antonio Carafa, C.R.
(1663.02.12 – 1704.05.09)

Consecrated Bishop:1663.02.18
Died:1704.05.09

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1663.02.12 – 1704.05.09)

Bishop Lorenzo Enzines, O. Carm.
(1659.06.23 – 1660.11.23)

Born:1599.03
Consecrated Bishop:1659.08.17
Died:1660.11.23 († 61)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1659.06.23 – 1660.11.23)

Bishop Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R.
(1650.12.19 – 1659)

Consecrated Bishop:1651.01.08
Died:1659

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1650.12.19 – 1659)

Bishop Agostino Barbosa
(1649.03.22 – 1649.11.19)

Born:1590.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:1649.04.05
Died:1649.11.19 († 59)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1649.03.22 – 1649.11.19)

Bishop Geronimo Martini
(1637.03.30 – 1648)

Ordained Priest:1613
Consecrated Bishop:1637.04.26

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1637.03.30 – 1648)

Bishop Luis Jiménez, O. de M.
(1627.08.30 – 1636)

Consecrated Bishop:1627.09.08
Died:1636

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1627.08.30 – 1636)

Bishop Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.E.S.A.
(1616.01.11 – 1627)

Consecrated Bishop:1616.01.17
Died:1634.11.20

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1616.01.11 – 1627)

Bishop Luca Franchi
(1614 – 1615)

Died:1615

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1614 – 1615)

Bishop Pedro Guerrero
(1599.12.15 – 1613)

Died:1613

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1599.12.15 – 1613)

Bishop Giuseppe de Rossi (later Archbishop)
(1596.03.11 – 1599.03.29)

Died:1610.02.05

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1596.03.11 – 1599.03.29)

Bishop of L’Aquila (Italy) (1599.03.29 – 1605.09.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) (1605.09.12 – 1610.02.05)

Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1605.09.12 – 1610.02.05)

Bishop Desiderio Mazzapica, O. Carm.
(1566 – 1593.04.28)

Died:1593.04.28

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1566 – 1593.04.28)

Bishop Antonio Sebastiani Minturno
(1559 – 1565.07.13)

In tenebris fulget

Died:1574

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1559 – 1565.07.13)

Bishop of Crotone (Italy) (1565.07.13 – 1574)

Bishop Bonaventura, O.F.M. Obs.
(1537 – 1558)

Died:1558

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1537 – 1558)

Bishop Carlo Borromeo
(1530.03.09 – 1537.07.06)

Died:1540

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1530.03.09 – 1537.07.06)

Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy) (1537.07.06 – 1540)

Bishop Andrea
(1517 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1517 – ?)

Bishop Mauro de Sinibaldis
(1494 – 1517)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1494 – 1517)

Bishop Antonio Giaconi
(1489.07.17 – 1494.03.07)

Died:1514

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1489.07.17 – 1494.03.07)

Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy) (1494.03.07 – 1514)

Bishop Nicola
(? – 1489)

Died:1489

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (? – 1489)

Bishop Domenico Erach
(1464 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1464 – ?)

Bishop Filippo
(1446.03.14 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1446.03.14 – ?)

Bishop Nuccio da Nardò, O.F.M.
(1438.03.19 – 1446)

Died:1446

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1438.03.19 – 1446)

Bishop Giovanni
(1427 – 1437)

Died:1437

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1427 – 1437)

Bishop Onofrio da Sulmona, O.E.S.A.
(1405 – 1427)

Died:1427

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1405 – 1427)

Bishop Tommaso Butyller
(1401.05.16 – 1405)

Died:1405

Bishop of Arbano (Albania) (? – 1401.05.16)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1401.05.16 – 1405)

Bishop Giovanni
(1399 – 1401)

Died:1401

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1399 – 1401)

Bishop Tommaso
(1392.04.06 – ?)

Bishop of Lettere–Gragnano (Italy) (1384 – 1392.04.06)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1392.04.06 – ?)

Bishop Andrea
(1390? – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1390? – ?)

Bishop Riccardo
(1389? – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1389? – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1363 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1363 – ?)

Bishop Nicola
(? – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (? – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1291 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1291 – ?)

Bishop Giovanni Allegri
(? – 1284)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (? – 1284)

Bishop of Ravello (Italy) (1291 – 1330?)

Bishop Egidio
(1283 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1283 – ?)

Bishop Goffredo
(1282.11.23 – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1282.11.23 – ?)

Bishop Lando
(1254 – 1281)

Died:1281

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (1254 – 1281)

Bishop Simeone, O.S.B.
(? – ?)

Bishop of Ugento (Italy) (? – ?)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (60)

Nardò–Gallipoli (↖), Otranto (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 475 km²

Population: 124,793 Catholics (99.2% of 125,750 total)

Pastoral Centres: 43 parishes

Personnel: 72 priests (65 diocesan, 7 religious), 7 deacons, 115 religious (8 brothers, 107 sisters), 9 seminarians

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