Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa

Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa

The diocese of Aversa is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.[1]

History

The city of Aversa arose in the 11th century, near the destroyed Atella. The Norman Duke Robert Guiscard built a fortification which in time became an urban centre. Duke Robert, becoming a vassal of the pope and supporting him in his struggle with the Holy Roman Emperor, obtained permission from Pope Leo IX to have the Bishopric of Atella transferred to Aversa.[2]

On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the Vatican Information Service announced that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Bishop Angelo Spinillo, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro, as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa (area 361, population 566,680, Catholics 549,070, priests 210, permanent deacons 24, religious 458), Italy. He succeeds Archbishop-Bishop Mario Milano, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.

Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Aversa

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 


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