Diocese of Nola Dioecesis Nolana | |
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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]