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Suffragan diocese Nola, Italy

Diocese of Nola

Nolan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Nola is a Latin Church diocese in Campania, Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. One of the oldest sees in Italy, traditionally founded in the 3rd century, it has been led by Bishop Francesco Marino since November 2016.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta, Nola, in Nola, Italy.

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Established
200
Catholics
500,000
Priests
145
Territory
450 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Francesco Marino
Born
24 November 1955
Birthplace
Cesa

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta, Nola stands in Nola, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Nola, a Campanian city that is today a suburb of Naples, is the seat of the Diocese of Nola (Latin: Dioecesis Nolana), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. Its cathedral honors the Assumption (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS Assunta); the original dedication was to Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, changed to the Assumption after the second reconstruction. Tradition credits this see with bringing bells into Christian worship.