Arpaia is a town, ''
comune'' (municipality) and former (now titular) episcopal see in the
Province of Benevento in the southern
Italian region
Campania, located about 35 km northeast of
Naples and about 25 km southwest of
Benevento
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
.
Arpaia borders the following municipalities:
Airola
Airola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Benevento in the Valle Caudina, facing the Monte Taburno. Nearby is ...
,
Forchia
Forchia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km southwest of Benevento.
The name ''Forchia'' is the translation of Latin ''forc ...
,
Paolisi
Paolisi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Benevento
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune ...
and
Roccarainola
Roccarainola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km northeast of Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit= ...
.
History
Arpaia, rather than present-day
Montesarchio
Montesarchio ( nap, Muntesarchio; la, Caudium; grc, Καύδιον, Kaúdion) is a ''comune'' in the Province of Benevento, Campania, southern Italy. It is located south-west of Benevento in the Valle Caudina at the foot of Monte Taburno. The ...
, is considered to have been the seat of the ancient
Diocese of Caudium
Caudium (modern Montesarchio) was the main city of the ancient Caudini tribe in Samnium situated on the Appian Way between Beneventum (modern Benevento) and Capua, in what is now southern Italy. It was 21 Roman miles from Capua, and 11 from Beneve ...
(circa 400-600). The see was suppressed in 600, but in 1970 it was formally restored as the Latin Catholic
titular see of Caudium.
See also
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List of Catholic dioceses in Italy
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Caudium
Caudium (modern Montesarchio) was the main city of the ancient Caudini tribe in Samnium situated on the Appian Way between Beneventum (modern Benevento) and Capua, in what is now southern Italy. It was 21 Roman miles from Capua, and 11 from Beneve ...
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Battle of the Caudine Forks
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic - former & titular see = Caudium
Cities and towns in Campania
Articles which contain graphical timelines
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