Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellino
| Diocese of Avellino Dioecesis Abellinensis | |
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 Cathedral in Avellino | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Benevento |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 394 km2 (152 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 162,500 159,500 (98.2%) |
| Parishes | 64 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2nd Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francesco Marino |
| Website | |
| www.diocesi.avellino.it | |
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Avellino (Latin: Dioecesis Abellinensis) is in the Naples region. It is suffragan to the archdiocese of Benevento.
Avellino was founded by St. Sabinus at the beginning of the 2nd century. The list of bishops dates from 1124. The Diocese of Frigento, whose list runs from 1080 to 1455, was united with that of Avellino from 9 May 1466, until 27 June 1818, when it was suppressed. Avellino was vacant from 1782 to 1792.
References
- Annuario Eccl. (Rome, 1907)
- Cappelletti, Chiese d'Italia (1884), xix
- Zingarelli, Storia della cattedra di Avelino e di suoi pastori, etc. (Naples, 1856)
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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