Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa
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Diocese of Aversa Dioecesis Aversana |
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Aversa Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 567,566 543,260 (95.7%) |
| Parishes | 94 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1053 (964 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Paolo Apostolo |
| Secular priests | 184 (diocesan) 29 (Religious Orders0 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Angelo Spinillo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mario Milano |
| Website | |
| www.diocesiaversa.it | |
The Diocese of Aversa (Latin: Dioecesis Aversana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.
The city of Aversa arose in the 11th century, near the destroyed Atella. The Norman Duke Robert Guiscard built a fortification which in time became an urban centre. Duke Robert, becoming a vassal of the pope and supporting him in his struggle with the Holy Roman Emperor, obtained permission from Pope Leo IX to have the Bishopric of Atella transferred to Aversa.
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the Vatican Information Service announced that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Bishop Angelo Spinillo, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro, as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa. He succeeded Archbishop-Bishop Mario Milano, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese was accepted by the Pope on the grounds that he had reached the canonical age of retirement (75).
Erected: 1053
Latin Name: Aversanus
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Napoli
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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