Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce

The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lecce (Latin: Archidioecesis Lyciensis) in Apulia, southern Italy, has existed as a diocese since 1057. September 28, 1960 Pope John XXIII in the bull Cum a nobis separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made immediately subject to the Holy See and October 20, 1980 Pope John Paul II in the bull Conferentia Episcopalis Apuliae erected the ecclesiastical province of Lecce therefore the Archdiocese of Otranto joins..

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce

The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lecce (Latin: Archidioecesis Lyciensis) in Apulia, southern Italy, has existed as a diocese since 1057. September 28, 1960 Pope John XXIII in the bull Cum a nobis separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made immediately subject to the Holy See and October 20, 1980 Pope John Paul II in the bull Conferentia Episcopalis Apuliae erected the ecclesiastical province of Lecce therefore the Archdiocese of Otranto joins..