The Archdiocese of Naples () is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD and the diocese of Naples was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 10th century. Two archbishops of Naples have been elected pope, Paul IV and Innocent XII.
Bishops of Naples Name Years Asprenas Epithymetus Maro Probus Paulus I Agrippinus Eustathius Ephebus (Euphebius) Calepodius attested 343 St Fortunatus I attested 344 Maximus banned 356 Zosimus c. 356 – c. 362 Severus c. 362 – c. 408 Ursus John I † 432 Nostrianus 432 – after 452 Timasius Felix Soter attested 465 Victor I c. 492/6 Stephen I c. 499/501 Pomponius John II Mediocris Vincent 554 – 578 Redux 581 – ? Demetrius ? – 591 Fortunatus II 593 – 600 Paschasius 600 – ? John III Caesarius Gratiosus Eusebius Leontius attested 649 Adeodatus Agnellus attested 680 Julianus ? – 701 Laurentius 701 – 717/8 Sergius I 717/8 – ? Cosmas Calvus 750 – 763 Paul II 763 – 768 Stephen II 767/8 – 799/800 Paul III c. 800 – 821 Tiberius 821 – 841 John IV c. 842 – 849 Athanasius I 849 – 872 Athanasius II 876 (875?) – 898 Stephen III 898 – ? Athanasius III 937 – ? Nicetas 962 – ? Gregory I 966 – ?Archbishops of Naples Sergius II 1005–1033 John V 1033–1045 Victor II 1045–1059 Sergius III 1059–1071 John VI 1071–1080 Landulf 1080–1094 Peter I 1094–1100 Gregory II 1116–1118 Marinus 1118–1151 Sergius IV 1176–1190 Anselm 1191–1214 Thomas of Capua 1215–1216 Peter II of Sorrento 1217–1247 Bernadino Caracciolo dei Rossi 1252–1262 Delfino 1262–1266 Aiglerio de Borgogna 1266–1281 Filippo Minutolo 1288–1301 Beato Giacomo da Viterbo 1302–1307 Uberto d'Ormont 1308–1320 Matteo Filomarino 1322–1323 Bertoldo Orsini 1323–1326 Annibale di Ceccano 1326–1328 Giovanni Orsini 1328–1359 Bertrando de Meyshones 1359–1363 Pietro de Grazia 1363–1365 Bernardo de Bouquet 1365–1368 Bernardo de Rhodez 1368–1379 Tommaso de Ammanati 1379–1388 Ludovico Bozzuto 1378–1384 Nicola Zanasio 1384–1389 Guglielmo Guindazzo 1388–1399 Enrico Capece Minutolo 1389 Nicola Pagano 1399–1401 Giordano Orsini 1401–1405 Giovanni Bozzutto 1407–1415 Giacomo dei Rossi 1418–1435 Nicola de Diano 1418–1435 Gaspare de Diano 1438–1451 Rinaldo Piscicello 1451–1457 Oliviero Carafa 1458–1484 Alessandro Carafa 1484–1505 Vincenzo Carafa 1505–1530 Francesco Carafa 1530–1544 Rainuccio Farnese 1544–1549 Gian Pietro Carafa 1549–1555 Alfonso Carafa 1557–1565 Mario Carafa 1565–1576 Beato Paolo Burali d'Arezzo, C.R. 1576–1578 Annibale di Capua 1578–1595 Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) 1596–1603 Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore) 1605–1612 Decio Carafa 1613–1626 Francesco Boncompagni 1626–1641 Ascanio Filomarino 1641–1666 Innico Caracciolo 1667–1685 Antonio Pignatelli 1686–1691 Giacomo Cantelmo 1691–1702 Francesco Pignatelli 1703–1734 Giuseppe Spinelli 1734–1754 Giuseppe Capece Zurlo 1782–1802 Luigi Ruffo-Scilla 1802–1832 Filippo Giudice Caracciolo 1833–1844 Sisto Riario Sforza 1845–1877 Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavilla 1878–1897 Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco 1898–1923 Michele Zezza di Zapponeta 1923–1923 Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S. 1924–1952 Marcello Mimmi 1952–1958 Alfonso Castaldo 1958–1966 Corrado Ursi 1966–1987 Michele Giordano 1987–2006 Crescenzio Sepe 2006-2020 Domenico Battaglia incumbent
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