Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni
Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis | |
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Brindisi Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lecce |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,253 km2 (484 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale della Visitazione e S. Giovanni Battista |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Secular priests | 113 (diocesan) 31 (Religious Orders) Permanent Deacons 16 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Giovanni Intini |
| Bishops emeritus | Rocco Talucci Domenico Caliandro |
| Website | |
| www.brindisiostuni.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium (Latin: Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.
The historical archdiocese of Brindisi was promoted from a diocese in the tenth century. The territory of the diocese of Ostuni was added to it in 1821. The archdiocese lost its status as metropolitan see in 1980.