Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia

Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia

Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceNaples
Statistics
Area205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2017)
  • 231,201 (est.)
  • 227,000 (guess)
Parishes88
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th Century
CathedralCattedrale di Ss. Filippo e Giacomo (Sorrento)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Castellammare di Stabia)
Secular priests121 (diocesan)
32 (Religious Orders)
5 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopFrancesco 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.