Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia
Arianen(sis) Hirpin(us)-Laquedonien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ariano Irpino, Italy, Italy
Latin Catholic diocese in Campania, Italy, formed in 1986 by uniting the historic dioceses of Ariano and Lacedonia (the see of Ariano dates to the 10th century). Suffragan to the Archdiocese of Benevento, led by Bishop Sergio Melillo since 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Arianen(sis) Hirpin(us)-Laquedonien(sis)
- Patron
- St. Otto Frangipane
- Annuario code
- 001000727
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 60,500
- Population
- 61,530
- Catholic share
- 98.3%
- Priests
- 42
- Catholics per priest
- 1,440
- Extent
- 781 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 77
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
- Bishop
- Sergio Melillo
- Born
- 16 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Avellino
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
Ariano Irpino Cathedral stands in Ariano Irpino, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Lacedonia Cathedral.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Benevento
A suffragan of Benevento.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AvellinoAvellino
- Archdiocese of BeneventoBenevento
- Diocese of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ GotiCerreto Sannita
- Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–BisacciaSant’Angelo dei Lombardi
- Territorial Abbey of MontevergineMontevergine
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The present Latin diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (Latin: Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis) came into being in 1986, when the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia were merged. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento, it takes in twenty towns in the province of Avellino, three in that of Benevento, and one in the province of Foggia, with 43 parishes across its territory.
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].