Archdiocese of Naples

Archdiocese of Naples
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Campania
Diocesan bishop	Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe
Auxiliary bishop	Lucio Lemmo Gennaro Acampa
surface	274 km²
Parishes	288 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	1,806,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	1,705,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	94.4%
Diocesan priest	454 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	619 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,589
Permanent deacons	300 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars	1,461 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	1,925 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Maria Santissima Assunta
Website	www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it
Suffragan dioceses	Archdiocese of Capua Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia Diocese of Acerra Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo Diocese of Aversa Diocese of Caserta Diocese of Ischia Diocese of Nola Diocese of Pozzuoli Diocese of Sessa Aurunca Diocese of Teano-Calvi Territorial Prelature Pompei

Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( Latin Archidioecesis Neapolitana , Italian Arcidiocesi di Napoli ) is one in Italy located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Naples .

It was founded in the 1st century and has been a metropolitan bishopric since the 10th century . Today it covers almost only the urban area of Naples . The archbishop is traditionally a cardinal .

Well-known church buildings in the Archdiocese of Naples are:

• Cathedral of Naples (Italian Duomo di San Gennaro or Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta )
• San Francesco di Paola
• San Lorenzo Maggiore

See also

• List of Archbishops of Naples

Web links

• Entry on the Archdiocese of Naples on catholic-hierarchy.org

Cathedral Maria Santissima Assunta in Naples