Archdiocese of Capua

Archdiocese of Capua Archidioecesis Capuana
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Naples
Statistics
Area	500 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 203,000 (est.) 192,300 (est.) (97.3%)
Parishes	60
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2nd Century
Cathedral	Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo
Secular priests	70 (diocesan) 12 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Salvatore Visco
Website
www.diocesidicapua.it

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua (Latin: Archidioecesis Capuana) is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ecclesiastical province. Its see is in Capua, in Campania near Naples. Since 1979, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Napoli in Naples, i.e. no longer has its own ecclesiastical province nor metropolitan status. In 2013 in the Archdiocese of Capua there was one priest for every 2,345 Catholics.

According to the tradition, Christianity was first preached at Capua by St. Priscus, a disciple of St. Peter. In the martyrology mention is made of many Capuan martyrs, and it is probable that, owing to its position and importance, Capua received the Christian doctrine at a very early period.

The episcopal see is believed to be founded in the 2nd century as "Capuanus". The first bishop of whom there is positive record is Protasius, present at the Roman Council under Pope Melchiades in 313. He was succeeded by Protus Vincentius, a Roman deacon and legate of Pope Sylvester I at the First Council of Nicaea, who took a prominent part in the Arian controversies, and was present at the Council of Sardica (343). At the conciliabulum of Arles (353) he was led astray by Constantius and consented to the deposition of St. Athanasius, an error for which he made amends at Rimini.

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