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Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni

Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Orazio Soricelli, Archbishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 154 (59 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Campania
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiamalficava.it/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arcivescovile, Salita Episcopio, 84011 Amalfi [Salerno], Italia; Piazza del Duomo 9, 84013 Cava de' Tirreni [Salerno], Italia
  • Telephone: 089.871.324; 089.342.379
  • Fax: 089.873.460; 089.343.686

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Amalfi
6th CenturyErectedDiocese of Amalfi (erected)
987Territory LostDiocese of Amalfi Diocese of Capri (erected)
Diocese of Minori (erected)
Diocese of Scala (erected)
Archdiocese of Amalfi
987ElevatedDiocese of Amalfi Archdiocese of Amalfi
1086Territory LostArchdiocese of Amalfi Diocese of Ravello (erected)
27 June 1818Territory AddedDiocese of Minori (suppressed)
Diocese of Ravello e Scala (suppressed)
Archdiocese of Amalfi
30 April 1979Metropolitan ChangedArchdiocese of Amalfi (from Immediately Subject)
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
30 September 1986UnitedArchdiocese of Amalfi
Diocese of Cava e Sarno
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
21 March 1988Territory LostArchdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni (Part of Salerno) Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
20 August 2012Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (San Cesareo (in Cava de' Tirreni, Frazione di San Cesareo); Santa Maria Maggiore (in Cava de' Tirreni, Frazione di Corpo di Cava); and SS. Pietro e Paolo (in Vitri Sul Mare, Frazione di Dragonea)) Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Amalfi
188635,703.0%279054OTC
195941,00041,000100.0%6922914502214055ap1960
197043,86143,880100.0%6024845222914255ap1971
198041,38041,70499.2%5018686082212955ap1981
Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
199097,200100,15097.1%614210394364813076ap1991
1999102,700103,35199.4%6642108950124712876ap2000
2000102,700103,35199.4%6442106968164712876ap2001
2001102,700103,35199.4%6529941,092163412876ap2002
2002102,700103,35199.4%6529941,092163412876ap2003
2003102,700103,35199.4%6329921,116173412876ap2004
2004102,700103,35199.4%6029891,153173412876ap2005
2006102,700103,35199.4%5527821,252172911276ap2007
2012102,100102,80099.3%6227891,14717309676ap2013
2015100,743101,39699.4%6123841,19918258179ap2016
2018100,620101,27099.4%6730971,03718327079ap2019
2020100,550101,20099.4%6633991,01516407179ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Amalfi
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 847, to Page 848
  • Archdiocese of Amalfi
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 84, and Page 85
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 86
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 105, and Page 106
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 80
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 80
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 78
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 69
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 92
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 49
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 562, and Page 563
  • Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 634, to Page 636
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 105, Page 226, and Page 227

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