The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Prelature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Pompeianus seu Beatissimae Virginis Mariae a SS.mo Rosario) is a

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territorial prelature located in the city of

Pompei Pompei (; nap, Pumpeje, ) or Pompeii (, as in the name of the ancient city) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. History ...

in the

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Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the

Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei The Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei ( it, Pontificio Santuario della Beata Vergine del Santo Rosario di Pompei) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, Marian pontifical shrine and minor basilica commissioned by Bartolo L ...

History

*20 March 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario *8 May 1951: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Leadership

;Prelates of Pompei * Tommaso Caputo (10 November 2012 – present) * Carlo Liberati (5 November 2003 – 10 November 2012) *

Domenico Sorrentino Domenico Sorrentino (born 16 May 1948) is an Italian Catholic prelate and the current Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino since his appointment in 2005. Biography He was born at Boscoreale, near Torre Annunziata and Pompei, outside ...

(17 February 2001 – 2 August 2003) *

Francesco Saverio Toppi Francesco Saverio Toppi (26 June 1925 – 2 April 2007) - born ''Vincenzo Toppi'' - was an Italian Capuchin who served as the Prelate of Pompei from 1990 until his resignation in 2001. Toppi fostered a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother and t ...

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(13 October 1990 – 17 February 2001) *

Domenico Vacchiano Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to: People * Domenico Alfani, Italian painter * Domenico Allegri, Italian composer * Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster * Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter * Domenico Auria, Italian arch ...

(30 March 1978 – 13 October 1990) *

Aurelio Signora Aurelio may refer to: People Politicians * Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. (born 1964), congressman in the Philippines * Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905–1998), President of Brazil *Aurelio Martínez, Honduran politician *Aurelio Mosquera (1883–1939), P ...

(12 March 1957 – 1977) *

Roberto Ronca The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

(8 May 1951 – 1955) ;Prelates of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario *Roberto Ronca (21 June 1948 – 8 May 1951) *

Antonio Anastasio Rossi Antonio Anastasio Rossi (18 July 1864 – 29 March 1948) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. Rossi was Archbishop of Udine from 8 January 1910 to 1927. On 19 December 1927, was appointed Prelate of Pompei and Latin Patriarch of Constantino ...

(19 December 1927 – 29 March 1948) *

Carlo Cremonesi Carlo Cremonesi (4 November 1866 – 25 November 1943) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Territorial Prelate of Pompei from 1926 to 1928, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Biography Cremonesi w ...

(21 March 1926 – 19 December 1927)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

Prelature website
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Pompei Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pompei

Christian organizations established in 1926 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century