Diocese of Nola Dioecesis Nolana | |
|---|---|
 Nola Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 525,000 (est.) 500,000 (est.) (95.2%) |
| Parishes | 115 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta |
| Secular priests | 145 (diocesan) 80 (Religious Orders) 21 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francesco Marino |
| Bishops emeritus | Beniamino Depalma |
| Website | |
| diocesinola.it | |
The Diocese of Nola (Latin: Dioecesis Nolana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.[1][2] Its seat is the Campanian city of Nola, now a suburb of Naples. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS Assunta). The dedication was originally to S. Stephen, the Protomartyr, but after the second reconstruction the dedication was changed to the Assumption.[3] It is traditionally credited with the introduction of the use of bells into Christian worship.[citation needed]
- ^ "Diocese of Nola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Nola" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ Cappelletti, p. 564.