Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra

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Parishes 28 Rite Roman Rite Phone +39 081 520 8116		Denomination Catholic Church Area 157 km² Country Italy

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2015) 125,657 121,810 (96.9%) Established 11th Century (416 years ago) Patron saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Conon Address Piazza Duomo, 7, 80011 Acerra NA, Italy Bishop Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples Similar Parrocchia di Sant'Andr, Naples Cathedral, Curia Vescovile, Duomo Aversa, Madonna Dell'Arco Sanctuary

The Diocese of Acerra (Latin: Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, existing since the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.

The diocese has one priest for every 2,436 Catholics.

Bishops

Henricus de Monte

Raynerius (1348)

Leone Cortese (15th century)

Francesco De Pietro (1899-1932)

Antonio Riboldi (1978-1999)

Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (2000−2013)

Diocese of Acerra

Erected: 11th Century
Latin Name: Acerrarum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Naples

Angelo de Consilio (30 Jul 1403 - 1429 Died)

Leone Cortese (2 Oct 1452 - 1496 Died)

Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. (15 Mar 1497 - 15 Apr 1504 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)

Nicolás de Noya, O.P. (15 Apr 1504 - 1511 Died)

Vincenzo de Corbis (22 Aug 1511 - 1512 Died)

Juan de Vich, O.P. (23 Jul 1512 - 1526 Died)

Carlo degli Ariosti (28 Jan 1527 - 1532 Died)

Gianvincenzo Carafa (26 Jul 1535 - 21 Apr 1539 Resigned)

Giampaolo da Pisa (21 Apr 1539 - 1554 Died)

Gianfrancesco Sanseverino (6 Jul 1556 - 1559 Resigned)

Giovanni Fabrizio Sanseverino (13 Mar 1560 - 1568 Appointed, Bishop of Trivento)

Juan Vázquez Coronado de Sayás (23 Jul 1568 - 1571 Died)

Scipione Salernitano (16 Jul 1571 - 1581 Died)

Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (13 Nov 1581 - 13 Nov 1586 Died)

Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (17 Aug 1587 - 23 Jun 1603 Resigned)

Juan Gurrea (23 Jun 1603 - 1606 Died)

Vincenzo Pagano, C.R. (20 Nov 1606 - 1644 Died)

Mansueto Merati, B. (13 Jul 1644 - 1662 Died)

Placido Carafa, C.R. (9 Apr 1663 - 31 Dec 1672 Died)

Carlo de Angelis (17 Dec 1674 - Sep 1690 Died)

Carolus de Tilly (21 Jan 1692 - 3 Jun 1697 Appointed, Bishop of Monopoli)

Giuseppe Rodoero (1 Jul 1697 - Oct 1699 Died)

Benito Noriega, O.F.M. (28 May 1700 - Mar 1708 Died)

Giuseppe Maria Positano, O.P. (22 Nov 1717 - 27 Sep 1723 Confirmed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)

Domenico Antonio Berretti (11 Jun 1725 - 16 Apr 1761 Died)

Ciro de Alteriis (6 Apr 1761 - 13 Oct 1775 Died)

Gennaro Giordano (20 May 1776 - Feb 1789 Died)

Gian Leonardo Maria Di Fusco, O.P. (27 Feb 1792 1795 Died)

Orazio Magliola (18 Dec 1797 - 3 Jan 1829 Died)

Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. (18 May 1829 - 29 Oct 1833 Died)

Taddeo Garzilli (Garzillo) (20 Jan 1834 - 5 Mar 1848 Died)

Francesco Javarone (20 Apr 1849 - 19 Aug 1854 Died)

Giuseppe Gennaro Romano (23 Mar 1855 - 26 Mar 1864 Died)

Giacinto Magliuolo (23 Feb 1872 - 1899 Died)

Francesco De Pietro (14 Dec 1899 - 28 Jan 1932 Retired)

Nicola Capasso (13 Mar 1933 - 16 Feb 1966 Retired)

Antonio Riboldi, I.C. (25 Jan 1978 - 7 Dec 1999 Retired)

Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (7 Dec 1999 - 18 Sep 2013 Retired)

Antonio Di Donna (18 Sep 2013 - )

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