| |
| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Benevento |
 | | Benevento, the ancient Beneventum, the principal city of the province of the same name in Campania, is situated on the River Calore, and contains a population of 25,000. |
 | | In 1860 Benevento was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. |
 | | Benevento is the seat of an archdiocese, which has as suffragans the Dioceses of Alife, Ariano, Ascoli, and Cerignola, Avellino, Boiano, Bovino, Larino, Lucera, San Severo, Sant' Agata de' Goti, Telese, and Termoli. |
| www.newadvent.org /cathen/02477b.htm (1020 words) |
|