 The co-cathedral of S. Agata at Gallipoli is headed by the Primicerius-Theologus, and has a Cantor and one other member.Following the Second Vatican Council, and in accordance with the norms laid out in the Council's decree, "Christus Dominus" chapter 40, the Episcopal Conference of Apulia petitioned the Holy See (Pope) that Lecce be made a metropolitan and that a new ecclesiastical province be created.After wide consultations among all affected parties, Pope John Paul II issued a decree on 20 October 1980, elevating Lecce to the status of metropolitan see.