The Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.[1]
Diocese of Nicosia Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis | |
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 Nicosia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,475 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 79,068 78,727 (99.6%) |
| Parishes | 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 March 1817 (207 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari |
| Secular priests | 55 (diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 7 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvatore Muratore |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesinicosia.it | |
The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.[2]
History
editThe diocese of Nicosia has existed since 1817.[3] Its first bishop was Cajetan M. Averna. Within the diocese is the ancient city of Troina, which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090.
Bishops
edit- Gaetano Maria Avarna (1818–1841 Died)
- Rosario Vincenzo Benza (1844–1847 Died)
- Camillo Milana (1851–1858 Died)
- Melchiorre Lo Piccolo (1858–1881 Died)
- Bernardo Cozzucli (Cozzuoli) (1881–1902 Died)
- Ferdinando Fiandaca (1903–1912 Appointed, Bishop of Patti)
- Felice Agostino Addeo, O.S.A. (1913–1942 Resigned)
- Pio Giardina (1942–1953 Died)
- Clemente Gaddi (1953–1962 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Siracusa)
- Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. (1962–1976 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
- Salvatore Di Salvo (1976–1984 Resigned)
- Pio Vittorio Vigo (1984–1985), Apostolic Administrator
- Pio Vittorio Vigo (1985–1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
- Salvatore Pappalardo (1998–2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa) (He is not the Salvatore Pappalardo who was Archbishop of Palermo and who became Cardinal in 1973.)
- Salvatore Muratore (2009– )
Notes
edit- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page.
- ^ Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 8 March 2024.
- ^ Diocese of Nicosia, Italy, gcatholic.org. Accessed 8 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in Italian)
- Official website
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nicosia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.