Archdiocese of Gaeta

Archdiocese of Gaeta

Archidioecesis Caietana
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area603 km2 (233 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 166,875
  • 158,159 (94.8%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8th century
CathedralCathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcian and St. Mary of the Assumption
Patron saint
Secular priests84 (Archdiocesan)
20 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopLuigi Vari
Bishops emeritusFabio 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.