Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pompei

The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Prelature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Pompei in the Ecclesiastical province of Napoli in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei.

Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario
Pompei Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
MetropolitanNapoli
Statistics
Area12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2013)
26,140
25,200 (est.) (96.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 March 1926 (94 years ago)
CathedralSantuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario
(Cathedral & Pontifical Basilica)
Secular priests42 (secular)
5 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTommaso Caputo
Website
www.santuario.it

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)
  • Francesco Saverio Toppi, 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

References

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