Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli
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Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli Dioecesis Neritonensis-Gallipolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lecce |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 587 km2 (227 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 211,352 210,417 (99.6%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 January 1413 (611 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica Concattedrale di S. Agata Vergine |
| Secular priests | 124 (diocesan) 18 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fernando Filograna |
| Website | |
| www.diocesinardogallipoli.it | |
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.[1][2][3]
History
On 13 January 1413, Pope Gregory XII established the Diocese of Nardò.[2][3] 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.[4]
Bishops
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)[5]
- Antonio de Caro (27 Oct 1507 – 1517 Died)[6]
- 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)[7]
- Giovanni Domenico de Cupis (15 Jan 1532 – 22 May 1536 Resigned)
- Giovanni Battista Acquaviva (22 May 1536 – 1569 Died)[8]
- Ambrogio Salvio, O.P. (26 Aug 1569 – 9 Feb 1577 Died)
- Cesare Bovio (15 Apr 1577 – 17 Jan 1583 Died)[9]
- Fabio Fornari (9 Mar 1583 – 20 Feb 1596 Died)[10]
- Lelio Landi (9 Sep 1596 – 24 Nov 1610 Died)[11]
- Luigi de Franchis, C.R. (24 Jan 1611 – 1617 Died)[12]
- 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)[13]
- 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
- ^ Umberto Benigni. "Diocese of Nardò". Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), Volume 10 Retrieved: 2016-10-17
- ^ a b "Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
- ^ a b "Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Gallipoli". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "Bishop Gabriele Setario" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Antonio de Caro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Father Giacomo Antonio Acquaviva" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Giovanni Battista Acquaviva" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Cesare Bovio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Fabio Fornari" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Lelio Landi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Luigi de Franchis, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 8, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Acknowledgment
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nardò". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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