The Territorial Prelature of Pompei also called the Territorial Prelature of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary () is a

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located in the city of

Pompei Pompei (; ), also known in English as Pompeii ( ) after the name of the ancient city, is a city and in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It contains the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Modern Po ...

in the

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in Italy. The cathedral of the territorial prelature is the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei.

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 (17 February 2001 – 2 August 2003) * Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. (13 October 1990 – 17 February 2001) * Domenico Vacchiano (30 March 1978 – 13 October 1990) * Aurelio Signora (12 March 1957 – 1977) * Roberto Ronca (8 May 1951 – 1955) ;Prelates of Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario *Roberto Ronca (21 June 1948 – 8 May 1951) * Antonio Anastasio Rossi (19 December 1927 – 29 March 1948) * Carlo Cremonesi (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