Archdiocese of Gaeta
Archdiocese of Gaeta Archidioecesis Caietana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 603 km2 (233 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8th century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcian and St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Patron saint | |
| Secular priests | 84 (Archdiocesan) 20 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Luigi Vari |
| Bishops emeritus | Fabio Bernardo D'Onorio, O.S.B. |
| Website | |
| www.arcidiocesigaeta.it | |
The Archdiocese of Gaeta (Latin: Archidioecesis Caietana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy. The archbishop's cathedra is located in the Cathedral of SS. Erasmus and Marcianus and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the episcopal see of Gaeta. A non-metropolitan see, the archdiocese is immediately exempt to the Holy See. The current archbishop of Gaeta is Luigi Vari, ordained a bishop on April 21, 2016 by Pope Francis.