The Diocese of Castro di Puglia (Latin: Dioecesis Castrensis in Apulia) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Castro of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy.
[2] The bishopric of Castro was founded by Pope Leo II in 682.
In the 16th century, Castro was destroyed by the Turks and the bishop moved his residence to Poggiardo in 1572.
incomplete yet; first centuries unavailable Castro di Puglia, no longer being a residential bishopric, has been listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see[6] since its nominal restoration in 1968.
It has had the following incumbents, of both the lowest (episcopal) and the intermediary (archiepiscopal) ranks: