Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

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Archdiocese of Naples

Archidioecesis Neapolitana

Arcidiocesi di Napoli
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Naples Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Naples
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,608,000
1,600,000 (99.5%)
Parishes 287
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1st Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta
Patron saint Aspren
Januarius
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe
Auxiliary Bishops Lucio Lemmo
Gennaro Acampa
Salvatore Angerami (Seminary Rector; Auxiliary Bishop-elect)[1]

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples (Latin: Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the diocese of Naples was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century.[2] Two of Archbishops of Naples have been elected Pope, Paul IV and Innocent XII.[3][4]

In 2004 it counted c. 1,600,000 baptized people.[2]

The current ordinary of the Archdiocese of Naples is Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe. Lucio Lemmo and Gennaro Acampa are auxiliary bishops.[2]

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/09/27/0679/01510.html
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