Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
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The Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (Latin: Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento.
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Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis Diocesi di Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Italy |
Ecclesiastical region | Campania |
Ecclesiastical province | Benevento |
Statistics | |
Area | 781 km2 (302 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 61,530 61,000 (guess) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10th century |
Cathedral | Ariano Irpino Cathedral (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta di Ariano Irpino) |
Co-cathedral | Lacedonia Cathedral (Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta di Lacedonia) |
Secular priests | 42 (diocesan) 9 (religious Orders) 7 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sergio Melillo |
Website | |
Diocese of Ariano Arpino-Lacedonia (in Italian) |
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In 1986 the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia merged to form the current diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia,[1][2] which comprises twenty towns in the province of Avellino, three in that of Benevento, and one in the province of Foggia. There are 43 parishes in the diocese.[3]