Roman Catholic Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca Dioecesis Uxentina-S. Mariae Leucadensis | |
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Ugento Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lecce |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 475 km2 (183 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 43 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo |
| Secular priests | 73 (diocesan) 9 (Religious Orders) 7 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Vito Angiuli |
| Website | |
| www.diocesiugento.org | |
The Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca (Latin: Dioecesis Uxentina-S. Mariae Leucadensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, has existed under this name since 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lecce. The historic Diocese of Ugento has existed since the thirteenth century.