The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( it, Arcidiocesi di Napoli; la, Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a

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Archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

in southern

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, the see being in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. A

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community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the

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was raised to the level of an

in the 10th century."Archdiocese of Napoli "
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Diocese of Napoli"
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have been elected

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Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pap ...

and

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. In 2004 it counted c. 1,600,000 baptized people. The current ordinary of the Archdiocese of Naples is Cardinal

Crescenzio Sepe Crescenzio Sepe (born 2 June 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Naples from 2006 to 2020. He served in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2001 to 200 ...

Lucio Lemmo Lucio Lemmo (born May 23, 1946 in Naples) is an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest on 18 July 1973, and made auxiliary bishop of Naples and titular bishop of Turres Ammeniae in North Africa on 9 January 2010. He ...

and

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are auxiliary bishops. In the foreword to the

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, the famous theological summary of the Catholic Church's doctrines, where a biography of the author,

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, is found, it is mentioned that he was offered the post of Archbishop of Naples (in the 1200s), which even then was one of the most prominent archdioceses, but turned it down.

Bishops

*Cardinal

Enrico Minutoli Enrico Minutoli (died 1412) was an Italian Cardinal. He was bishop of Bitonto from 1382 to 1389 and then archbishop of Naples. He was also archpriest of the Liberian Basilica (1396) and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1406). He is buried in ...

(1389–1400 Resigned) *Cardinal Giordano Orsini (iuniore) (1400–1405 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of

Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti San Martino ai Monti, officially known as Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti ("Saints Sylvester & Martin in the Mountains"), is a minor basilica in Rome, Italy, in the Rione Monti neighbourhood. It is located near the edge of the Parco del Colle ...

) ... *

Gaspard de Diano Gaspard de Diano or Gaspare de Diano (1389–1451) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naples (1438–1451), ''(in Latin)'' Archbishop of Conza (1422–1438), ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Teano (1412–1422). ''(in Latin)'' ...

(1438–1451 Died) *Cardinal

Rinaldo Piscicello Rinaldo Piscicello (c1415–1457) (called the Cardinal of Naples) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Rinaldo Piscicello was born in Naples in 1415 or 1416, the son of Nicola Piscicello and Maria d'Alagni. His mother was r ...

(1451–1457 Died) *Cardinal

Giacomo Tebaldi Giacomo Tebaldi (died 1465) (called the Cardinal of Montefeltro or the Cardinal of Sant'Anastasia) was an Italian people, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Biography Gi ...

(1458–1458 Resigned) *Cardinal

Oliviero Carafa Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was ...

(1458–1484 Resigned) *

Alessandro Carafa Alessandro Carafa (died 1503) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naples (1484–1503). ''(in Latin)''Oliviero Carafa Oliviero Carafa (10 March 1430 – 20 January 1511), in Latin Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was ...

(1503–1505 Resigned) *Cardinal

Gianvincenzo Carafa Gianvincenzo Carafa (1477–1541) was an Italians, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Biography A member of the ''della Stadera'' branch of the House of Carafa, Gianvinc ...

(1505–1530 Resigned) *

Francesco Carafa Francesco Carafa (died 30 July 1544) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naples from his appointment by Pope Clement VII on 24 January 1530 until his death. ''(in Latin)''Ranuccio Farnese,

O.S.Io.Hieros. The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headqu ...

(1544–1549 Resigned) *Cardinal

Gian Pietro Carafa Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, Theatines, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serv ...

(1549–1555 Elected, Pope) *Cardinal

Alfonso Carafa Alfonso Carafa (16 July 1540 – 29 August 1565) was a member of one of the oldest noble families of Naples and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His father was Antonio, Marquis of Montebello, whose uncle, Gian Pietro Carafa, ascended ...

(1557–1565 Died) * Mario Carafa (1565–1576 Died) *Cardinal (Bl.)

Paul Burali d'Arezzo Paolo Burali d'Arezzo (1511 – 17 June 1578) was an Italian priest of the Theatine Order, a bishop, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His legal skills made him a prominent figure in the law courts of Naples, and then in the councils of ...

, C.R. (1576–1578 Died) *

Annibale de Capua Annibale is the Italian masculine given name and surname equivalent to Hannibal. In English, it may refer to : Given name * Annibale Albani (1682–1751), Italian cardinal * Annibale I Bentivoglio, (died 1445), ruler of Bologna from 1443 * Annibal ...

(1578–1595 Died) *Cardinal

Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (20 October 1540 – 14 February 1603) was an Italian Cardinal starting in 1561. He was from Calitri, not far from Naples. His attendance at the papal conclave of 1565-1566 at the age of only 25 makes him one of the you ...

(Gonza) (1596–1603 Died) :*'' Curtio Palumbo (1604–1605), vicar general'' *Cardinal

Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore) Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, seniore (1560–1612) was an Itaian Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop. Biography He was born in Naples in 1560 to Duke Giovan Girolamo and Margherita Pio. He was a brother of Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona ...

(1605–1612 Died) *

Decio Carafa Decio Carafa (1556–1626) was an Archbishop of Naples who had previously served as papal nuncio to the Spanish Netherlands (1606–1607) and to Habsburg Spain (1607–1611). Life Carafa was born in Naples in 1556, the son of Ottaviano Carafa, l ...

(1613–1626 Died) *Cardinal Francesco Boncompagni (1626–1641 Died) *Cardinal

Ascanio Filomarino Ascanio Filomarino (1583 – 3 November 1666) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, who was Archbishop of Naples from 1641 to 1666. Early life Filomarino was born in Naples to the noble family of the dukes Della Torre. Eldest of the five sons of ...

(1641–1666 Died) *Cardinal Innico Caracciolo (seniore) (1667–1685 Died) *Cardinal

Antonio Pignatelli del Rastrello Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He ...

(1686–1691 Elected Pope Innocent XII) *Cardinal

Giacomo Cantelmo Giacomo Cantelmo (13 June 1645 – 11 December 1702) was a Roman Catholic cardinal from 1690 to 1702. Biography Giacomo Cantelmo was born in Naples on 13 June 1645, the son of Fabrizio Cantelmo, 5th Duke of Popoli and prince of Pettorano, an ...

(1691–1702 Died) * Giambattista Patrizi (1702–1703 Resigned) *Cardinal

Francesco Pignatelli Francesco Pignatelli (6 February 1652 – 15 December 1734) was an Italian cardinal. Biography Born at Senise, in the province of Potenza, he entered the order of Theatines in 1665 (at the age of 13). On 27 September 1684, after being nominated ...

(seniore), C.R. (1703–1734 Died) *Cardinal

Giuseppe Spinelli Giuseppe Spinelli (1 February 1694 – 12 April 1763) was an Italian cardinal. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Biography A native of Naples, he was the son of Giambattista Spinelli, marquis of Fuscaldo, prin ...

(1734–1754 Resigned) * Antonio Sersale (1754–1775 Died) * Serafino Filangeri (Filangieri),

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(1776–1782 Died) *Cardinal

Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo, Theat. (3 January 1711, Monteroni di Lecce, Apulia – 31 December 1801) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal who served as Archbishop of Naples. Capece Zurlo was born in Monteroni di Lecce, Apu ...

, C.R. (1782–1801 Died) *

Giovanni Vincenzo Monforte Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

(1802–1802 Died) *Cardinal

Luigi Ruffo Scilla Luigi Ruffo-Scilla JUD (25 August 1750 – 17 November 1832) was a Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria and Archbishop of Naples. Early life and priesthood Luigi Ruffo-Scilla was b ...

(1802–1832 Died) *Cardinal

Filippo Giudice Caracciolo Filippo Giudice Caracciolo was an Italian prelate who was archbishop of Naples from 1833 to 1844. Life Born into a noble family in Naples on 27 March 1785, he entered the Oratorian order in the late years of the 18th century. He was ordained ...

, C.O. (1833–1844 Died) *Cardinal

Sisto Riario Sforza Sisto Riario Sforza (5 December 1810 – 29 September 1877) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Naples from 1845 until his death. Sforza's rapid rise through the Church ranks began with various appointments ...

(1845–1877 Died) *Cardinal

Guglielmo Sanfelice D'Acquavella Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla O.S.B.Cas. (14 April 1834 – 3 January 1897) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Naples. Sanfelice d'Acquavilla was born in Aversa, Italy, on 14 April 1834. He was appointed Arch ...

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(1878–1897 Died) *Cardinal

Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli (5 April 1835 – 7 January 1898) was an Italian Catholic archbishop. He served as the Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia from 1879 to 1897 and then as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Naples from 1897 to 1898. Following hi ...

(1897–1898 Died) *Cardinal

Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco (8 September 1833 – 4 February 1923) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Naples. Biography Prisco was born in Boscotrecase, near Naples. He was educated a ...

(1898–1923 Died) *

Michele Zezza Michele Zezza (Naples, 7 April 1850 – 26 June 1927) was a Roman Catholic patriarch and Catholic Archbishop of Naples, Italy. Biography Michele Zezza of the Barons of Zapponeta was born in Naples on 7 April 1850 and was ordained a priest on 21 Se ...

(1923–1923 Retired) *Cardinal Alessio Ascalesi,

C.Pp.S. The Missionaries of the Precious Blood ( la, Congregatio Missionariorum Pretiosissimi Sanguinis) is a Catholic community of priests and brothers. The society was founded by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo in 1815. The Missionaries of the Precious Blo ...

(1924–1952 Died) *Cardinal

Marcello Mimmi Marcello Mimmi (18 July 1882 – 6 March 1961) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1952 to 1957, and Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation from 1957 until his death. Mimmi ...

(1952–1958 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto) *Cardinal

Alfonso Castaldo Alfonso Castaldo (6 November 1890 – 3 March 1966) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. Biography Alfonso Castaldo was ...

(1958–1966 Died) *Cardinal

Corrado Ursi Corrado Ursi (26 July 1908 – 29 August 2003) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1966 to 1987, and was created a cardinal in 1967, given the titular church of San Callisto.Michele Giordano Michele Giordano (26 September 1930 – 2 December 2010) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, who was the Archbishop of Naples and a cardinal-priest. Biography Giordano was born at Sant'Arcangelo, in Basilicata. He was educated at the Minor S ...

(1987–2006 Retired) *Cardinal

(20 May 2006–12 December 2020 Retired) *Archbishop

Domenico Battaglia Domenico Battaglia (Naples, 1842 – Naples, 1904) was an Italian painter, mainly of interior vedute. Biography He was a member of the Neapolitan School of Posillipo. He studied at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, and later became an ...

(12 December 2020 Appointed-)

Suffragan dioceses

Acerra Acerra () is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, about northeast of the capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain. History Acerra is one of the most ancient cities of the regio ...

* Alife-Caiazzo *

Aversa Aversa () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the ''Agro Aversano'', producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical bu ...

Capua Capua ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, situated north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. History Ancient era The name of Capua comes from the Etrusc ...

Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...

Ischia Ischia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately east to west ...

Nola Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship. ...

Pompei Pompei (; nap, Pumpeje, ) or Pompeii (, as in the name of the ancient city) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. History ...

Pozzuoli Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula. History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικα� ...

Sessa Aurunca Sessa Aurunca is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy. It is located on the south west slope of the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, by rail west north west of Caserta and east of Formia. It is situated o ...

* Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia * Teano-Calvi

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( it, Arcidiocesi di Napoli; la, Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christians, Christian community was founded there in the 1st cent ...

1st-century establishments in Italy