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Archdiocese of Acerenza Archidioecesis Acheruntina Italian | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018) 40,650 40,490 (99%) |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale dell’Assunzione della B. Maria Vergine |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Francesco Sirufo |
| Website | |
| www.diocesiacerenza.it | |
The Archdiocese of Acerenza (Latin: Archidioecesis Acheruntina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in southern Italy, included in the provinces of Lecce and Potenza.[1] It has existed as a diocese since the fourth or fifth centuries. In the 11th century it was elevated to an archdiocese. In 1203 it was united with the diocese of Matera to form the Archdiocese of Acerenza and Matera. This was separated again in 1954, recreating the Archdiocese of Acerenza, which briefly became the Diocese of Acerenza in 1976 before reverting to an archdiocese in 1977. Its metropolitan is the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[2][3]
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- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]