Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario |
| Location |
| Country |
Italy |
| Metropolitan |
Napoli |
| Statistics |
| Area |
12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
25,916
24,550 (94.7%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Santuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario
(Cathedral & Pontifical Basilica) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Carlo Liberati |
The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Perlature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Pompei in the Ecclesiastical province of Napoli in Italy.
History
- March 20, 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario
- May 8, 1951: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Leadership
- Prelates of Pompei (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Carlo Liberati (November 5, 2003 – present)
- Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino (February 17, 2001 – August 2, 2003)
- Archbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. (October 13, 1990 – February 17, 2001)
- Archbishop Domenico Vacchiano (March 30, 1978 – October 13, 1990)
- Archbishop Aurelio Signora (March 12, 1957 – 1977)
- Archbishop Roberto Ronca (May 8, 1951 – 1955)
- Prelates of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Roberto Ronca (June 21, 1948 – May 8, 1951)
- Patriarch Antonio Anastasio Rossi (December 19, 1927 – March 29, 1948)
- Archbishop Carlo Cremonesi (later Cardinal) (March 21, 1926 – December 19, 1927)
References