Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario
Pompei Cathedral
Location
Country  Italy
Metropolitan Napoli
Statistics
Area 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
26,140
25,200 (est.) (96.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 March 1926 (92 years ago)
Cathedral Santuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario
(Cathedral & Pontifical Basilica)
Secular priests 42 (secular)
5 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tommaso Caputo
Website
www.santuario.it

The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Prelature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Pompei in the Ecclesiastical province of Napoli in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei.

History

  • 20 March 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario
  • 8 May 1951: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Leadership

  • Prelates of Pompei (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Tommaso Caputo (November 10, 2012 – present)
    • Archbishop Carlo Liberati (November 5, 2003 – November 10, 2012)
    • Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino (February 17, 2001 – August 2, 2003)
    • Archbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. (October 13, 1990 – February 17, 2001)
    • Archbishop Domenico Vacchiano (March 30, 1978 – October 13, 1990)
    • Archbishop Aurelio Signora (March 12, 1957 – 1977)
    • Archbishop Roberto Ronca (May 8, 1951 – 1955)
  • Prelates of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario (Roman Rite)
    • Archbishop Roberto Ronca (June 21, 1948 – May 8, 1951)
    • Patriarch Antonio Anastasio Rossi (December 19, 1927 – March 29, 1948)
    • Archbishop Carlo Cremonesi (later Cardinal) (March 21, 1926 – December 19, 1927)

References

    Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 14°30′00″E / 40.7500°N 14.5000°E / 40.7500; 14.5000

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