Archbishopric of Benevento
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Archdiocese of Benevento Archidioecesis Beneventanus |
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The cathedral of Benevento
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Benevento |
| Coordinates | 41°07′47″N 14°46′21″E / 41.1298°N 14.7725°ECoordinates: 41°07′47″N 14°46′21″E / 41.1298°N 14.7725°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 272,000 270,000 (99.3%) |
| Parishes | 117 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo (Benevento) |
| Secular priests | 216 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Felice Accrocca |
| Emeritus Bishops | Serafino Sprovieri |
| Website | |
| www.diocesidibenevento.it | |
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento (Latin: Archidioecesis Beneventana) has a long history; it now has as suffragan dioceses the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, the Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, and the archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benevento was founded in the first century. During the persecution of Diocletian we find mentioned a bishop of this city Januarius who together with Proculus his deacon and two laymen was imprisoned and beheaded at Pozzuoli in 305. The see of Benevento was elevated in status to an archdiocese on 26 May 969. The cathedral of Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo was founded in Lombard times, but was destroyed by Allied bombings in World War II; it has kept the medieval Romanesque façade and bell tower, and the 8th century crypt.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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