Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia

Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia

Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis

Diocesi di Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
Location
CountryItaly
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Italy
Ecclesiastical regionCampania
Ecclesiastical provinceBenevento
Statistics
Area781 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
61,530
61,000 (guess)
Parishes43
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10th century
CathedralAriano Irpino Cathedral (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta di Ariano Irpino)
Co-cathedralLacedonia Cathedral (Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta di Lacedonia)
Secular priests42 (diocesan)
9 (religious Orders)
7 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSergio Melillo
Website
Diocese of Ariano Arpino-Lacedonia (in Italian)

The Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (Latin: Dioecesis Arianensis Hirpina-Laquedoniensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento.

In 1986 the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia merged to form the current diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia,[1][2] which comprises twenty towns in the province of Avellino, three in that of Benevento, and one in the province of Foggia. There are 43 parishes in the diocese.[3]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ See the list of parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.