Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acerenza
The Archdiocese Acerenza (Latin: Archidioecesis Acheruntinus, Italian: Arcidiocesi di Acerenza ) is a located in Italy Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Acerenza.
History
The Archdiocese Acerenza was built in the 4th century as the Diocese Acerenza. In the 10th century the bishopric Acerenza was the archbishopric of Otranto is a suffragan. In the year 968, the Bishop of Otranto received by the Emperor of Constantinople Opel permission to consecrate the bishop of Acerenza. As a result, the ecclesiastical province of Salerno was built to limit the influence of the churches of the Byzantine rite. The diocese Acerenza was a point of contention between the Roman Church and the Eastern Church. 989 the diocese Acerenza was therefore the ecclesiastical province of Otranto, which was influenced by the Eastern Church, deprived and influenced by the Latin Church Archdiocese of Salerno is a suffragan. The diocese Acerenza was nevertheless continue to be influenced culturally given its geographical location by the Archdiocese of Otranto.
In the 11th century the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese Acerenza. The bishoprics of Venosa, Potenza, Tricarico, Montepeloso, Gravina, Matera, Tursi, Latiniano, San Chirico and Oriolo were assumed on April 13, 1068 by Pope Alexander II the Archbishopric Acerenza as suffragan sees. On May 7, 1203 the Archdiocese Acerenza the Archdiocese of Matera was affiliated. The Archdiocese Acerenza and Matera was renamed on June 27, 1818 in Archdiocese Acerenza. On November 9, 1822 Archdiocese Acerenza was renamed the Archdiocese Acerenza - Matera.
The Archdiocese Acerenza - Matera was born on July 2, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. shared with the Apostolic Constitution Acherontia in the archdioceses Acerenza and Matera. The bishoprics of Potenza, Venosa, Marsico Nuovo and Muro Lucano were the Archdiocese Acerenza assumed as suffragan. On August 21, 1976, the Archdiocese of Acerenza was by Pope Paul VI. downgraded with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Potenza and Marsico Nuovo is a suffragan. The diocese Acerenza was on December 3, 1977 by Paul VI. raised to an archbishopric without the status of a Metropolitan bishopric.