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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò Gallipoli

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Lecce

Denomination
  
Catholic Church

Area
  
587 km²

Province
  
Province of Lecce

Parishes
  
66

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+39 0833 871659

Country
  
Italy

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 211,352 210,417 (99.6%)

Established
  
13 January 1413 (604 years ago)

Address
  
Via Duomo, 24, 73048 Nardò LE, Italy

Profiles

The Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli (Latin: Dioecesis Neritonensis-Gallipolitana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lecce.

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History

On 13 January 1413, Pope Gregory XII established the Diocese of Nardò. It was united to the Diocese of Gallipoli, which had been established in the 6th Century, by Pope John Paul II on 30 September 1986.

Diocese of Nardò

Erected: 13 January 1413
Latin Name: Neritonensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lecce

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  • Gabriele Setario (1491 – 27 Oct 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento)
  • Antonio de Caro (27 Oct 1507 – 1517 Died)
  • Luigi d'Aragona (17 Jun 1517 – 21 Jan 1519 Died)
  • Marco Cornaro (24 Jan 1519 – 20 Feb 1521 Resigned)
  • Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva (20 Feb 1521 – 1532 Resigned)
  • Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (15 Jan 1532 – 22 May 1536 Resigned)
  • Giovanni Battista Acquaviva (22 May 1536 – 1569 Died)
  • Ambrogio Salvio, O.P. (26 Aug 1569 – 9 Feb 1577 Died)
  • Cesare Bovio (15 Apr 1577 – 17 Jan 1583 Died)
  • Fabio Fornari (9 Mar 1583 – 20 Feb 1596 Died)
  • Lelio Landi (9 Sep 1596 – 24 Nov 1610 Died)
  • Luigi de Franchis, C.R. (24 Jan 1611 – 1617 Died)
  • Girolamo de Franchis (13 Nov 1617 – 27 Nov 1634 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
  • Fabio Chigi (8 Jan 1635 – Feb 1652 Resigned)
  • Calanio della Ciaja (1 Jul 1652 – Dec 1654 Died)
  • Girolamo Cori (de Coris) (6 Mar 1656 – 17 Jun 1669 Appointed, Bishop of Sovana)
  • Tommaso Brancaccio (19 Aug 1669 – 29 Apr 1677 Died)
  • Orazio Fortunato (10 Jan 1678 – 23 Jul 1707 Died)
  • Antonio San Felice (28 Nov 1707 – 1 Jan 1736 Died)
  • Francesco Carafa (11 Apr 1736 – 1 Jul 1754 Died)
  • Marco Aurelio Petruccelli (16 Dec 1754 – 18 Nov 1782 Died)
  • Carmine Fimiani (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed – 13 Nov 1799 Died)
  • Leopoldo Corigliano (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed – 15 Dec 1824 Resigned)
  • Salvatore Lettieri (27 Jun 1825 Confirmed – 6 Oct 1839 Died)
  • Angelo Filipponi (27 Jan 1842 Confirmed – 16 Aug 1845 Resigned)
  • Ferdinando Girardi, C.M. (21 Dec 1846 Confirmed – 11 Sep 1848 Confirmed, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
  • Luigi Vetta (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed – 10 Feb 1873 Died)
  • Salvatore Nappi (22 Dec 1873 – 23 Jun 1876 Resigned)
  • Michele Mautone (18 Dec 1876 – 17 Feb 1888 Died)
  • Giuseppe Ricciardi (1 Jun 1888 – 18 Jun 1908 Died)
  • Nicola Giannattasio (30 Nov 1908 – 24 Jun 1926 Resigned)
  • Gaetano Müller (13 Aug 1927 – 8 Feb 1935 Died)
  • Nicola Colangelo (16 Dec 1935 – 25 Jun 1937 Died)
  • Gennaro Fenizia (17 Aug 1938 – 21 Jul 1948 Appointed, Bishop of Cava e Sarno)
  • Francesco Minerva (16 Sep 1948 – 17 Dec 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
  • Corrado Ursi (31 Jul 1951 – 30 Nov 1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza)
  • Antonio Rosario Mennonna (22 Feb 1962 – 30 Sep 1983 Retired)
  • Aldo Garzia (30 Sep 1983 Succeeded – 17 Dec 1994 Died)
  • Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli

    30 September 1986 United with the Diocese of Gallipoli
    Latin Name: Neritonensis-Gallipolitanus

  • Vittorio Fusco (12 Sep 1995 – 11 Jul 1999 Died)
  • Domenico Caliandro (13 May 2000 – 20 Oct 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni)
  • Fernando Tarcisio Filograna (16 Jul 2013 Appointed – )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli Wikipedia