Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
| Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Campania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Naples |
| Diocesan bishop | Francesco Alfano |
| founding | September 30, 1986 |
| surface | 205 km² |
| Parishes | 88 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 231,201 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 227,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 98.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 121 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,484 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 34 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 308 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo in Sorrento |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta in Castellammare di Stabia |
| Website | www.diocesisorrentocmare.it |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ( lat. : Archidioecesis whirring Tina Castri Maris o Stabiensis , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Sorrento .
history
The diocese of Sorrento was established in the 5th century . In 968 it was established by Pope John XIII. raised to the archbishopric.
The dioceses of Massa Lubrense , Vico Equense and Capri were dissolved on June 27, 1818 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution De ulteriori and their territory was annexed to the Archdiocese of Sorrento.
The Archdiocese of Sorrento 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 . On September 30, 1986, the Archdiocese of Sorrento was annexed to the Archdiocese of Castellammare di Stabia by the Congregation for the Bishops with the decree Instantibus votis .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia (Italian)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Quamquam Ecclesia , AAS 71 (1979), n.8, pp. 562f.
- ^ Congregatio pro Episcopis: Decretum Instantibus votis , AAS 79 (1987), n. 6, p. 794ff.