Archdiocese of Acerenza
Acheruntin(us)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Acerenza, Italy
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 499
- Latin
- Acheruntin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Canius
- Annuario code
- 001000594
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 39,200
- Population
- 39,590
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.0%
- Priests
- 33
- Catholics per priest
- 1,188
- Extent
- 1,250 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 31
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
- Francesco Sirufo
- Born
- 1 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Castelluccio Inferiore
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 Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio stands in Acerenza, 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.
The province of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Matera–Irsina–San Michele Arcangelo di MontescagliosoMatera–Irsina–San Michele Arcangelo di Montescaglioso
- Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico NuovoPotenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo
- Diocese of TricaricoTricarico
- Diocese of Tursi–LagonegroTursi–Lagonegro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.