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Diocese of Lecce
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The Archdiocese of Lecce is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Apulia, Italy, elevated to metropolitan status in 1980. Angelo Raffaele Panzetta was appointed archbishop in June 2025, succeeding Michele Seccia.
- Archbishop
- Angelo Raffaele Panzetta
- Latin name
- Lycien(sis)
- Cathedral
- Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Lecce (Lecce (metropolitan see))
- Catholics
- 295,280
- Chancery
- Palazzo Arcivescovile, Piazza Duomo 5, 73100 Lecce, Italia
- Telephone
- Tel. 0832.156.622; fax 0832.244.761
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Nardò–Gallipoli 22 km
- Diocese of Otranto 36 km
- Diocese of Brindisi–Ostuni 37 km
- Diocese of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca 47 km
- Diocese of Oria 47 km
- Diocese of Taranto 81 km
Parishes near the see
- Santa Croce · Lecce <1 km
- San Giovanni Battista al Rosario · Lecce <1 km
- Sacro Cuore di Gesù · Lecce <1 km
- Santa Maria delle Grazie in Santa Rosa · Lecce <1 km
- San Massimiliano Maria Kolbe · Lecce <1 km
- San Matteo · Lecce <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001976 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08