Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

The archdiocese of Naples is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. It was founded in the first century ADFact|date=August 2008 and was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century. Two of Archbishops of Naples have been elected Pope, these include Paul IV and Innocent XII.

In 2004 it counted c. 1,600,000 baptized people.

The current titular is Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe.

uffragan dioceses

*Acerra
*Alife-Caiazzo
*Aversa
*Capua
*Caserta
*Ischia
*Nola
*Pompei
*Pozzuoli
*Sessa Aurunca
*Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
*Teano-Calvi

List of bishops and archbishops


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