The Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno[a] (Latin: Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis), commonly known as Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Italian: Diocesi di Nocera Inferiore-Sarno), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Campania region of Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.[1][2]
Diocese of Nocera dei Pagani-Sarno Nocera Inferiore-Sarno Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis | |
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Bishopric | |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical region | Campania |
Statistics | |
Area | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 240,500 228,350 (94.9%) |
Parishes | 54 |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd century |
Archdiocese | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
Cathedral | St. Priscus CathedralNocera Inferiore | ,
Co-cathedral | St. Michael Cathedral, Sarno |
Patron saint |
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Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Giuseppe Giudice |
Erected: 4th century
Latin name: Nuceria Paganorum
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salerno-Acerno
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30 September 1986: United with the territory of the historical Diocese of Sarno that was previously merged into the Diocese of Cava e Sarno
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