Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni
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The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni (Latin: Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, with its episcopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. It was named Archdiocese of Amalfi until parts of the Diocese of Cava e Sarno were merged with it on September 30, 1986.[1][2]
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Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
Statistics | |
Area | 150 km2 (58 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 101,200 (est.) 100,743 (100,550 (est.)%) |
Parishes | 79 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6th Century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Andrea Apostolo |
Secular priests | 66 (diocesan) 33 (Religious Orders)16 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Orazio Soricelli |
Website | |
www.diocesiamalficava.it |
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It was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, but is now a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
The current bishop is Orazio Soricelli. In 2015, in the diocese of Amalfi there was one priest for every 1,199 Catholics.