Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 205 km2 (79 sq mi) |
Population
|
|
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Filippo e Giacomo (Sorrento) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Castellammare di Stabia) |
| Secular priests | 121 (diocesan) 32 (Religious Orders) 5 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Francesco Alfano |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisorrentocmare.it | |
The Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia (Latin: Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost its status as a metropolitan in 1979. The Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia was suppressed, and its territory united with the Archdiocese of Sorrento, in 1986. In 2014, in the diocese of Sorrento there was one priest for every 1,503 Catholics.