Metropolitan: Immediately subject to the Holy See.
Conference Region: Calabria
Area: 493 km²/ mi²
Total Population: 33,086
Total Priests: 34 (Diocesan: 32; Religious: 2)
Permanent Deacons: 1.
Parishes: 29.
Lupiae (LE): Ancient name for the city of Lecce.
Lurs: An obscure Etruscan god about which little is known.
Lusciano (CE): A commune in the province of Caserta. Population: 13,636 (2006e).
Lustitieratus Aprutii: A small state in the Abruzzi created by Frederick II in the 13th Century. It was centered of the city of Sulmona.
Lygdamis: An athlete of ancient Syracuse. He was victor in the pankration at the Olympian Games in 648 BC.
Lykinos: an athlete of ancient Kroton. He was victor in the Stadion at the Olympian Games in 584 BC.