Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ugento
  • Latin Name: Uxentina
  • Erected: 13th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Otranto
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Goffredo † (23 Nov 1282 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Allegri † ( 1285 Appointed - 29 Sep 1291 Appointed, Bishop of Ravello)
• Riccardo † ( 1389 Appointed - 27 Jan 1391 Appointed, Bishop of Troia)
• Tommaso † (6 Apr 1392 Appointed - 1399 Died)
• Tommaso , O.F.M. † (16 May 1401 Appointed - 1405 Died)
• Nuccio da Nardò, O.F.M. † (19 Mar 1438 Appointed - 1446 Died)
• Filippo † (14 Mar 1446 Appointed - )
• Domenico Erach † ( 1464 Appointed - )
• Antonio Giaconi † (17 Jul 1489 Appointed - 19 Mar 1494 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Mauro de Sinibaldi † (19 Mar 1494 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• Andrea † ( 1517 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• Carlo Borromeo † (9 Mar 1530 Appointed - 6 Jul 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Bonaventure a San Leone, O.F.M. Obs. † (6 Jul 1537 Appointed - 1558 Died)
• Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (27 Jan 1559 Appointed - 13 Jul 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone))
• Desiderio Mezzapica da S. Martino, O. Carm. † (6 Sep 1566 Appointed - 28 Apr 1593 Died)
• Giuseppe de Rossi † (11 Mar 1596 Appointed - 29 Mar 1599 Appointed, Bishop of L’Aquila)
• Pedro Guerrero † (15 Dec 1599 Appointed - 1613 Died)
• Lucas de Franchis † (27 Jan 1614 Appointed - 1615 Died)
• Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.S.A. † (11 Jan 1616 Appointed - 1627 Resigned)
• Luis Jiménez, O. de M. † (30 Aug 1627 Confirmed - 1636 Died)
• Girolamo Martini † (30 Mar 1637 Confirmed - 1648 Died)
• Agostino Barbosa † (22 Mar 1649 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1649 Died)
• Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R. † (19 Dec 1650 Appointed - 1659 Died)
• Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm. † (28 Jul 1659 Confirmed - 23 Nov 1660 Died)
• Antonio Carafa, C.R. † (12 Feb 1663 Confirmed - 9 May 1704 Died)
• Pedro Lázaro y Terrer, O.F.M. Obs. † (9 Feb 1705 Appointed - 9 May 1709 Died)
• Nicola Spinelli † (30 Aug 1713 Appointed - 5 Jun 1718 Died)
• Andrea Maddalena, C.R.M. † (2 Mar 1722 Appointed - 27 Sep 1724 Confirmed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Francesco Bataller, O. Carm. † (19 Dec 1725 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1735 Died)
• Giovanni Rossi, C.R. † (11 Apr 1736 Appointed - 8 Jul 1737 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Gennaro Carmignani, C.R. † (8 Jul 1737 Appointed - 24 Nov 1738 Confirmed, Bishop of Gaeta)
• Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. † (19 Dec 1738 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1747 Resigned)
• Tommaso Mazza † (10 Apr 1747 Confirmed - 25 Jan 1768 Confirmed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
• Giovanni Donato Durante † (19 Sep 1768 Confirmed - 10 Sep 1781 Died)
• Giuseppe Monticelli † (16 Dec 1782 Confirmed - 1791 Died)
• Giuseppe Corrado Panzini † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1811 Died)
• Camillo Alleva † (26 Jun 1818 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1824 Resigned)
• Francesco Saverio d’Urso, O.M. † (20 Dec 1824 Appointed - 24 Apr 1826 Died)
• Angelico Lorenzo Nicolas Méstria, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1836 Died)
• Francesco Bruni, C.M. † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 17 Jan 1863 Died)
• Salvatore Luigi Zola, C.R.L. † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - 22 Jun 1877 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.M. † (22 Jun 1877 Appointed - 26 Jul 1890 Died)
• Vincenzo Brancia † (26 Jul 1890 Succeeded - 25 Apr 1896 Died)
• Luigi Pugliese † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 17 Jul 1923 Died)
• Antonio Lippolis † (15 Dec 1923 Appointed - 16 Oct 1924 Resigned)
• Antonio Lippolis † (23 Dec 1924 Appointed - 18 Nov 1932 Retired)
• Teodorico de Angelis † (5 May 1934 Appointed - 23 Nov 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani)
• Giuseppe Ruotolo † (13 Dec 1937 Appointed - 9 Nov 1968 Resigned)
• Michele Mincuzzi † (12 Oct 1974 Appointed - 27 Jan 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Lecce)
• Mario Miglietta † (21 Feb 1981 Appointed - 14 Nov 1992 Resigned)
• Domenico Caliandro (23 Apr 1993 Appointed - 13 May 2000 Appointed, Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli)
• Vito De Grisantis † (13 May 2000 Appointed - 1 Apr 2010 Died)
• Vito Angiuli (2 Oct 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ugento
1886		40,507	.0%			167	0				30	OTC
1950	87,000	87,000	100.0%	71	12	83	1,048		19	71	33	ap1951
Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
1970	108,000	108,000	100.0%	60	28	88	1,227		31	10	33	ap1971
1980	115,500	115,900	99.7%	54	22	76	1,519		25	134	36	ap1981
1990	115,300	115,800	99.6%	62	12	74	1,558		12	98	40	ap1991
1999	122,800	124,000	99.0%	62	14	76	1,615		18	106	43	ap2000
2000	123,000	124,800	98.6%	62	12	74	1,662		14	106	43	ap2001
2001	122,000	123,000	99.2%	62	13	75	1,626	5	15	103	42	ap2002
2002	122,500	123,500	99.2%	57	9	66	1,856	5	10	225	43	ap2003
2003	123,500	124,500	99.2%	59	11	70	1,764	5	12	223	43	ap2004
2004	123,800	125,000	99.0%	60	9	69	1,794	5	10	225	43	ap2005
2010	120,000	122,000	98.4%	63	7	70	1,714	5	8	140	43	ap2011
2014	121,000	123,000	98.4%	71	8	79	1,531	7	9	78	43	ap2015
2017	122,800	125,700	97.7%	73	9	82	1,497	7	10	122	43	ap2018
2020	124,800	125,750	99.2%	64	9	73	1,709	7	10	110	43	ap2021
2022	124,540	125,480	99.3%	65	7	72	1,729	6	7	110	43	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vito Angiuli (Bishop: 2 Oct 2010 - )
• Gerardo Antonazzo (Priest: 12 Sep 1981 to 22 Jan 2013)
• Domenico Caliandro (Bishop: 23 Apr 1993 to 13 May 2000)
• Paolo Rocco Gualtieri (Priest: 24 Sep 1988 to 13 Apr 2015)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Allegri † (Bishop: 1285 to 29 Sep 1291)
• Camillo Alleva † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1818 to 13 Dec 1824)
• Agostino Barbosa † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1649 to 19 Nov 1649)
• Francesco Bataller, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1725 to 1 Dec 1735)
• Antonio Bello † (Deacon: 7 Jul 1957; Priest: 8 Dec 1957 to 10 Aug 1982)
• Carlo Borromeo † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1530 to 6 Jul 1537)
• Vincenzo Brancia † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Jun 1889; Bishop: 26 Jul 1890 to 25 Apr 1896)
• Juan Bravo Lagunas, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1616 to 1627)
• Francesco Bruni, C.M. † (Bishop: 19 May 1837 to 17 Jan 1863)
• Antonio Carafa, C.R. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1663 to 9 May 1704)
• Gennaro Carmignani, C.R. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1737 to 24 Nov 1738)
• Arcangelo Maria Luc Thomas Ciccarelli, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Dec 1738 to 11 Feb 1747)
• Teodorico de Angelis † (Bishop: 5 May 1934 to 23 Nov 1936)
• Lorenzo Díaz de Encinas, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1659 to 23 Nov 1660)
• Giovanni Donato Durante † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1768 to 10 Sep 1781)
• Domenico Erach † (Bishop: 1464)
• Francesco de Filippis †
• Lucas de Franchis † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1614 to 1615)
• Antonio Giaconi † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1489 to 19 Mar 1494)
• Vito De Grisantis † (Bishop: 13 May 2000 to 1 Apr 2010)
• Pedro Guerrero † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1599 to 1613)
• Luis Jiménez, O. de M. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1627 to 1636)
• Andrea Lanfranchi, C.R. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1650 to 1659)
• Pedro Lázaro y Terrer, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1705 to 9 May 1709)
• Antonio Lippolis † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1923 to 16 Oct 1924)
• Andrea Maddalena, C.R.M. † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1722 to 27 Sep 1724)
• Girolamo Martini † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1637 to 1648)
• Gennaro Maria Maselli, O.M. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1877 to 26 Jul 1890)
• Tommaso Mazza † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1747 to 25 Jan 1768)
• Angelico Lorenzo Nicolas Méstria, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 30 Dec 1836)
• Desiderio Mezzapica da S. Martino, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1566 to 28 Apr 1593)
• Mario Miglietta † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Feb 1981 to 14 Nov 1992)
• Michele Mincuzzi † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1974 to 27 Jan 1981)
• Sebastiano Antonio Minturno † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1559 to 13 Jul 1565)
• Giuseppe Monticelli † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1782 to 1791)
• Nuccio da Nardò, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1438 to 1446)
• Giovanni Panico †
• Giuseppe Corrado Panzini † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 23 Jul 1811)
• Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Nov 1968 to 5 Feb 1969)
• Luigi Pugliese † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 17 Jul 1923)
• Nicola Riezzo † (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Feb 1969 to 12 Oct 1974)
• Giovanni Rossi, C.R. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1736 to 8 Jul 1737)
• Giuseppe de Rossi † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1596 to 29 Mar 1599)
• Giuseppe Ruotolo † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1937 to 9 Nov 1968)
• Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † (Apostolic Administrator: 14 Nov 1992 to 23 Apr 1993)
• Bonaventure a San Leone, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1537 to 1558)
• Mauro de Sinibaldi † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1494 to 1530)
• Nicola Spinelli † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1713 to 5 Jun 1718)
• Francesco Saverio d’Urso, O.M. † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 24 Apr 1826)
• Salvatore Luigi Zola, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 22 Jun 1877)
• Andrea † (Bishop: 1517 to 1530)
• Filippo † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1446)
• Goffredo † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1282)
• Nicolaus †
• Riccardo † (Bishop: 1389 to 27 Jan 1391)
• Tommaso † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1392 to 1399)
• Tommaso , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 May 1401 to 1405)

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