Roman Catholic Diocese of Nola
Diocese of Nola Dioecesis Nolana | |
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Nola Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naples |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 115 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta |
| Secular priests | 145 (diocesan) 80 (Religious Orders) 21 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Francesco Marino |
| Bishops emeritus | Beniamino Depalma |
| Website | |
| diocesinola.it | |
The Diocese of Nola (Latin: Dioecesis Nolana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. Its seat is the Campanian city of Nola, now a suburb of Naples. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS Assunta). The dedication was originally to Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, but after the second reconstruction the dedication was changed to the Assumption. It is traditionally credited with the introduction of the use of bells into Christian worship.