Archdiocese of Capua
| Archdiocese of Capua | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Campania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Naples |
| Diocesan bishop | Salvatore Visco |
| surface | 500 km² |
| Parishes | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 207,200 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 196.200 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 94.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2.156 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 250 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo |
| Website | www.diocesidicapua.it |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua ( lat. : Archidioecesis Capuana , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Capua ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Capua .
history
The Archdiocese of Capua was established as the Diocese of Capua in the 2nd century . On August 14, 966 the diocese of Capua was by Pope John XIII. raised to the archbishopric. The dioceses of Atina , Aquino , Caiazzo , Calvi , Carinola , Caserta , Fondi , Gaeta , Isernia , Sessa Aurunca , Sora , Teano and Venafro were subordinated to the Archdiocese of Capua as suffragan dioceses .
The Archdiocese of Capua lost its metropolitan status on April 30, 1979 through the Apostolic Constitution Quamquam Ecclesia and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Naples as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Capua (Italian)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Capua on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Quamquam Ecclesia , AAS 71 (1979), n.8, pp. 562f.