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Statues of Saint Severinus and Saint Severus (right), a former Bishop of Naples, carried during a procession at San Severo

The Diocese of Naples was a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the diocese was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century, becoming the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples.[1]

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  1. ^ Cheney, David M. (02 July 2014). "Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}, Archidioecesis Neapolitanus". Catholic Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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