Diocese of Nardò–Gallipoli
Neritonen(sis)-Gallipolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nardò–Gallipoli, Italy, 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 share
- 99.5%
- Priests
- 127
- Catholics per priest
- 1,631
- Extent
- 587 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 353
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].