The Diocese of Acerra (Latin: Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, southern Italy, eight miles east of Naples, in the area once called Terra Laboris (Liburia).[1] It has existed since the 11th century.[2] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.[3][4]
The diocese has one priest for every 2,436 Catholics.
^Ughelli, p. 216.
^Kehr, p. 476: "Revera episcopatus non prius quam saec. XI med. erectus fuisse videtur eodem fere tempore, quo Nicolaus II a. 1059 Oderisium monachum et postea abbatem Casinensem apud Acerras diaconum cardinalem ordinavit."
^"Diocese of Acerra" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
^"Diocese of Acerra" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
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