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Archdiocese of Gaeta

Archidioecesis Caietana



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Bishop(s)

  • Luigi Vari, Archbishop
  • Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 31 December 1848
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 603 (232 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Lazio
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arcidiocesigaeta.it/
  • Mailing Address: Piazza Arcivescovado 2, 04024 Gaeta [Latina], Italia
  • Telephone: 0771.74.03.41

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Formia
303ErectedDiocese of Formia (erected)
590Territory AddedDiocese of Minturno (suppressed) Diocese of Formia
Diocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta)
9th CenturyName ChangedDiocese of Formia Diocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta)
Diocese of Gaeta
867Name ChangedDiocese of Formia-Gaeta (Caieta) Diocese of Gaeta
27 June 1818Territory AddedDiocese of Fondi (Fundi) (suppressed) Diocese of Gaeta
Archdiocese of Gaeta
31 December 1848ElevatedDiocese of Gaeta Archdiocese of Gaeta
21 March 1921Territory LostArchdiocese of Gaeta (Valliscursa) Diocese of Veroli

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Gaeta
188683,550.0%250039OTC
1950108,900108,000100.8%7819971,1222611343ap1951*
1969129,698130,80099.2%80361161,1184132250ap1971
1980136,361143,63094.9%66441101,2394829854ap1981
1990149,000152,00098.0%5634901,65513621957ap1991
1999153,000156,15098.0%5629851,800192922357ap2000
2000155,000158,10098.0%5829871,781193222557ap2001
2001151,200159,15395.0%5328811,866193122557ap2002
2002151,200159,15395.0%5428821,843183122557ap2003
2003150,000159,12494.3%5528831,807183122557ap2004
2004159,175159,31599.9%5527821,941183022957ap2005
2006152,350160,15095.1%5427811,880183021657ap2007
2013149,400163,00091.7%5417712,104252015557ap2014
2016157,457162,45796.9%5418722,186262120557ap2017
2019156,670161,66096.9%5525801,958242611856ap2020
2021155,640163,90695.0%5528831,875223111356ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Gaeta
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 258
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 157
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 200
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 127
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 135
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 138
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 880, to Page 881

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