Archdiocese of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno
Salernitan(us)-Campanien(sis)-Acernen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Salerno, Italy
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno is a Latin Church archdiocese in the Campania region of southern Italy. The ancient see of Salerno was raised to an archdiocese centuries ago, and the present combined title was established in 1986. It has been led by Archbishop Andrea Bellandi since 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Salernitan(us)-Campanien(sis)-Acernen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Matthew the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001002847
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 545,000
- Population
- 547,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.6%
- Priests
- 223
- Catholics per priest
- 2,444
- Extent
- 1,398 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 390
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
- Andrea Bellandi
- Born
- 22 October 1960
- Birthplace
- Firenze
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 degli Angeli, San Matteo e San Gregorio VII, Salerno stands in Salerno, 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 Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ TirreniAmalfi
- 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
Created in 1986 in Campania, southern Italy, the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno (Latin: Archidioecesis Salernitana-Campaniensis-Acernensis) is a Latin Church jurisdiction with deep roots. Salerno's historic archdiocese dates from the tenth century, when a see founded in the sixth century was elevated, and the Diocese of Acerno was joined to it in 1818. On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Pope Francis named Archbishop Andrea Bellandi, previously Vicar general of Florence, as Archbishop in succession to Archbishop Luigi Moretti.
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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.