Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento
The Italian Catholic metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento (Latin: Archidioecesis Beneventana) has a long history; it now has five suffragan dioceses: the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, the Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, and the archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia.[1][2][3]
Archdiocese of Benevento Archidioecesis Beneventana Arcidiocesi di Benevento | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Territory | Benevento |
Ecclesiastical province | Benevento |
Metropolitan | Benevento |
Coordinates | 41.1298°N 14.7725°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2015) 267,000 (estimate) 265,000 (estimate) (99.3%) |
Parishes | 116 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | c. 3rd century (as Diocese of Benevento) 969 (as Archdiocese of Benevento) |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo (Benevento) |
Secular priests | 146 (diocesan) 71 (Religious Orders) 53 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Felice Accrocca |
Bishops emeritus | Andrea Mugione |
Map | |
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Website | |
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