Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
| Diocese of Sessa Aurunca | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Campania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Naples |
| Diocesan bishop | Orazio Francesco Piazza |
| Vicar General | Franco Alfieri |
| surface | 338 km² |
| Parishes | 42 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 92,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 88,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 95.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,600 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo |
| Website | www.diocesisessa.it/new/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sessa Aurunca ( lat. : Dioecesis Suessana , Italian : Diocese of Sessa Aurunca ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Sessa Aurunca .
history
The diocese of Sessa Aurunca was established in the 5th century and in 966 subordinated to the Archdiocese of Capua as a suffragan .
The diocese of Sessa Aurunca was annexed on June 27, 1818 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution De utiliori, the territory of the dissolved diocese Carinola . On April 30, 1979, the diocese of Sessa Aurunca was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Naples as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Sessa Aurunca (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Sessa Aurunca on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)