Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto

Archdiocese of Taranto

Archidioecesis Tarentina
Cathedral of Saint Catald in Taranto
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceTaranto
Statistics
Area1,056 km2 (408 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 412,500
  • 415,500 (est.) (99.3%)
Parishes88
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Cataldo
Secular priests155 (diocesan)
65 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopCiro Miniero
Episcopal VicarsAlessandro Greco
Bishops emeritusFilippo Santoro
Map
Website
diocesi.taranto.it

The Archdiocese of Taranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Tarentina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in southern Italy, on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto.

Its suffragan sees are the dioceses of Castellaneta and Oria.