Diocese of Aversa

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Aversa has existed since 1053. It is suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.[1]

[edit] History

The city of Aversa arose in the eleventh century, near the destroyed Atella, by Arpino. The Norman Duke Robert Guiscard built a fortification which in time became an urban centre. Duke Robert, becoming a vassal of the pope and supporting him in his struggle with the Holy Roman Emperor, obtained permission from Pope Leo IX to have the Bishopric of Atella transferred to Aversa.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Aversa

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

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