Roman Catholic Diocese of Nola

Diocese of Nola

Dioecesis Nolana
Nola Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceNaples
Statistics
Area450 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
525,000 (est.)
500,000 (est.) (95.2%)
Parishes115
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta
Secular priests145 (diocesan)
80 (Religious Orders)
21 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancesco Marino
Bishops emeritusBeniamino 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]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Nola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Nola" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ Cappelletti, p. 564.