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Suffragan archdiocese Acerenza, Italy

Archdiocese of Acerenza

Acheruntin(us)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Acerenza is a Latin Church archdiocese in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, an episcopal see since the late 5th century and elevated to metropolitan rank in the 11th century. It is now a suffragan archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, with a Romanesque cathedral dedicated to the Assumption and to Saint Canius.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio, in Acerenza, Italy.

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Established
499
Catholics
39,200
Priests
33
Territory
1,250 km²

Parishes and churches

18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Francesco Sirufo
Born
1 January 1961
Birthplace
Castelluccio Inferiore

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio stands in Acerenza, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In southern Italy, spanning parts of the provinces of Lecce and Potenza, stands the Latin archdiocese of Acerenza (Latin: Archidioecesis Acheruntina). A diocese here has existed since the fourth or fifth centuries, and in the 11th century the see was raised to archiepiscopal rank.

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