Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Territorial Prelature of Pompei
Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario

Pompei Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Metropolitan Napoli
Statistics
Area 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
25,916
24,550 (94.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 March 1926 (89 years ago)
Cathedral Santuario Basilica Pontificia della Madonna del Rosario
(Cathedral & Pontifical Basilica)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tommaso Caputo
Website
www.santuario.it

The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Perlature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Pompei in the Ecclesiastical province of Napoli in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei.

History

Leadership

References

Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 14°30′00″E / 40.7500°N 14.5000°E / 40.7500; 14.5000

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