Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni
Amalphitan(us)-Caven(sis)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Amalfi, Italy
Latin rite archdiocese in Campania, Italy, raised to metropolitan rank in 987 by Pope John XV and given its current name in 1986 when the diocese of Cava e Sarno was merged in. It is now a non-metropolitan archdiocese suffragan to Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, with the relics of Saint Andrew housed in Amalfi Cathedral.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Amalphitan(us)-Caven(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Andrew the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001000666
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 100,100
- Population
- 100,500
- Catholic share
- 99.6%
- Priests
- 69
- Catholics per priest
- 1,451
- Extent
- 150 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 667
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Orazio Soricelli
- Born
- 7 July 1966
- Birthplace
- Cava de' Tirreni
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea Apostolo stands in Amalfi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Santa Maria della Visitazione.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Salerno–Campagna–AcernoSalerno
- Diocese of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ TirreniSantissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni
- Diocese of Teggiano–PolicastroTeggiano–Policastro
- Diocese of Vallo della LucaniaVallo della Lucania
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
With its episcopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples, this Latin Church archdiocese (Latin: Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis) bore the name Archdiocese of Amalfi until September 30, 1986, when parts of the Diocese of Cava e Sarno were merged into it. Once exempt and directly dependent on the Holy See, it is now a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. Orazio Soricelli is the current bishop. In 2015 the diocese of Amalfi had one priest for every 1,199 Catholics.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].