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 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Patron saint | Alphonsus Liguori Conon |
| Secular priests | 36 (diocesan) 14 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonio Di Donna |
| Website | |
| www.diocesiacerra.it | |
The Diocese of Acerra (Latin: Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, southern Italy, eight miles east of Naples, in the area once called Terra Laboris (Liburia).[1] It has existed since the 11th century.[2] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.[3][4]
The diocese has one priest for every 2,436 Catholics.
- ^ Ughelli, p. 216.
- ^ Kehr, p. 476: "Revera episcopatus non prius quam saec. XI med. erectus fuisse videtur eodem fere tempore, quo Nicolaus II a. 1059 Oderisium monachum et postea abbatem Casinensem apud Acerras diaconum cardinalem ordinavit."
- ^ "Diocese of Acerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Acerra" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]