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Suffragan archdiocese Otranto, Italy

Archdiocese of Otranto

Hydruntin(us)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Otranto is a Latin Church archdiocese in Apulia, Italy, that retains the title of archbishop but since 1980 is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lecce. Its current archbishop is Francesco Neri, appointed in 2023.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, Otranto, in Otranto, Italy.

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Established
1088
Catholics
191,700
Priests
105
Territory
800 km²

Parishes and churches

78 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Francesco Neri
Born
21 December 1959
Birthplace
Catanzaro
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CAPPUCCINI

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, Otranto stands in Otranto, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Otranto Cathedral, in the Apulian city of Otranto, is the seat of the Archdiocese of Otranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Hydruntina), a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy and a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce. Donato Negro is the current archbishop.

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