Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pompei
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Territorial Prelature of Pompei Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario | |
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Napoli | |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 26,140 25,200 (est.) (96.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1926 (98 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Santuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario (Cathedral & Pontifical Basilica) |
| Secular priests | 42 (secular) 5 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tommaso Caputo |
| Website | |
| www.santuario.it | |
The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Prelature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary (
Napoli in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei
.
History
- 20 March 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario
- 8 May 1951: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Leadership
- Prelates of Pompei
- Tommaso Caputo (10 November 2012 – present)
- Carlo Liberati (5 November 2003 – 10 November 2012)
- Domenico Sorrentino (17 February 2001 – 2 August 2003)
- O.F.M. Cap.(13 October 1990 – 17 February 2001)
- Domenico Vacchiano (30 March 1978 – 13 October 1990)
- Aurelio Signora (12 March 1957 – 1977)
- Roberto Ronca (8 May 1951 – 1955)
- Prelates of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario
- Roberto Ronca (21 June 1948 – 8 May 1951)
- Antonio Anastasio Rossi (19 December 1927 – 29 March 1948)
- Carlo Cremonesi (21 March 1926 – 19 December 1927)
References
External links
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
- Prelature website