Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra
| Archdiocese of Acerra Dioecesis Acerrarum | |
|---|---|
 Acerra Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 125,657 121,810 (96.9%) |
| Parishes | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th Century (415 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Patron saint |
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Conon |
| Secular priests |
36 (diocesan) 14 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antonio Riboldi, I.C. |
| Website | |
| www.diocesiacerra.it | |
The Diocese of Acerra (Latin: Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, existing since the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.[1][2]
The diocese has one priest for every 2,436 Catholics.
Bishops
- Henricus de Monte
- Raynerius (1348)[3]
- Leone Cortese (15th century)
- Francesco De Pietro (1899-1932)[4]
- Antonio Riboldi (1978-1999)[5]
- Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (2000−2013)[6]
Bishops
Diocese of Acerra
Erected: 11th Century
Latin Name: Acerrarum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Naples
- Angelo de Consilio (30 Jul 1403 - 1429 Died)
- Leone Cortese (2 Oct 1452 - 1496 Died)
- Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. (15 Mar 1497 - 15 Apr 1504 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)[7]
- Nicolás de Noya, O.P. (15 Apr 1504 - 1511 Died)
- Vincenzo de Corbis (22 Aug 1511 - 1512 Died)
- Juan de Vich, O.P. (23 Jul 1512 - 1526 Died)
- Carlo degli Ariosti (28 Jan 1527 - 1532 Died)
- Gianvincenzo Carafa (26 Jul 1535 - 21 Apr 1539 Resigned)
- Giampaolo da Pisa (21 Apr 1539 - 1554 Died)
- Gianfrancesco Sanseverino (6 Jul 1556 - 1559 Resigned)
- Giovanni Fabrizio Sanseverino (13 Mar 1560 - 1568 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)
- Juan Vázquez Coronado de Sayás (23 Jul 1568 - 1571 Died)
- Scipione Salernitano (16 Jul 1571 - 1581 Died)
- Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (13 Nov 1581 - 13 Nov 1586 Died)
- Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (17 Aug 1587 - 23 Jun 1603 Resigned)
- Juan Gurrea (23 Jun 1603 - 1606 Died)
- Vincenzo Pagano, C.R. (20 Nov 1606 - 1644 Died)
- Mansueto Merati, B. (13 Jul 1644 - 1662 Died)
- Placido Carafa, C.R. (9 Apr 1663 - 31 Dec 1672 Died)
- Carlo de Angelis (17 Dec 1674 - Sep 1690 Died)
- Carolus de Tilly (21 Jan 1692 - 3 Jun 1697 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)
- Giuseppe Rodoero (1 Jul 1697 - Oct 1699 Died)
- Benito Noriega, O.F.M. (28 May 1700 - Mar 1708 Died)
- Giuseppe Maria Positano, O.P. (22 Nov 1717 - 27 Sep 1723 Confirmed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
- Domenico Antonio Berretti (11 Jun 1725 - 16 Apr 1761 Died)
- Ciro de Alteriis (6 Apr 1761 - 13 Oct 1775 Died)
- Gennaro Giordano (20 May 1776 - Feb 1789 Died)
- Gian Leonardo Maria Di Fusco, O.P. (27 Feb 1792 1795 Died)
- Orazio Magliola (18 Dec 1797 - 3 Jan 1829 Died)
- Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. (18 May 1829 - 29 Oct 1833 Died)
- Taddeo Garzilli (Garzillo) (20 Jan 1834 - 5 Mar 1848 Died)
- Francesco Javarone (20 Apr 1849 - 19 Aug 1854 Died)
- Giuseppe Gennaro Romano (23 Mar 1855 - 26 Mar 1864 Died)
- Giacinto Magliuolo (23 Feb 1872 - 1899 Died)
- Francesco De Pietro (14 Dec 1899 - 28 Jan 1932 Retired)
- Nicola Capasso (13 Mar 1933 - 16 Feb 1966 Retired)
- Antonio Riboldi, I.C. (25 Jan 1978 - 7 Dec 1999 Retired)
- Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (7 Dec 1999 - 18 Sep 2013 Retired)
- Antonio Di Donna (18 Sep 2013 - )
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Acerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Acerra" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ Daniel Williman, The Right of Spoil of the Popes of Avignon, 1316-1415 (1988), p. 232.
- ↑ "Bishop Francesco De Pietro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ↑ "Bishop Antonio Riboldi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ↑ "Bishop Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ↑ " Archbishop Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 14, 2016
External links
- (Italian) Diocese of Acerra, Official page
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Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 14°22′00″E / 40.9500°N 14.3667°E
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