Parishes 70 Area 663 km² Province Province of Caserta | Established 5th Century Phone +39 0823 875428 | |
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2014)84,400 (est.)82,600 (est.) (97.9%) Cathedral Cattedrale di San Giovanni ante Portam Latinam (Teano) Similar Arcidiocesi Di Capua ‑ Consultor, Ufficio Catechisti Diocesano, Parrocchia Di S Eustachio, San Gaetano da Thiene, Diocesi Di Aversa |
The Diocese of Teano-Calvi (Latin: Dioecesis Theanensis-Calvensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The historic Diocese of Teano and Diocese of Calvi Risorta were united in 1818, forming the diocese of Calvi e Teano. In 2014, in the diocese of Teano-Calvi there was one priest for every 1,197 Catholics.
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Calvi
Calvi is the ancient Cales or Calenum, not far from Capua. Towards the end of the fifth century it was certainly a bishopric, since Valerius, Bishop of Calenum, was present at the Roman Council held by Pope Symmachus in 499. Destroyed in the 9th century by the Saracens, it was rebuilt by Atenulf I of Capua, at which time, probably, the see was re-established. It certainly had a bishop at the end of the eleventh century.
Diocese of Calvi Risorta
Latin Name: Calvensis
Erected: 5th Century
Diocese of Calvi e Teano
Latin Name: Calvensis et Theanensis
United: 27 June 1818 with Diocese of Teano
Diocese of Teano-Calvi
Latin Name: Theanensis-Calvensis
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
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Acknowledgment
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Teano". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.