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The Diocese of Piazza Armerina (Latin: Dioecesis Platiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.[1]
Diocese of Piazza Armerina Dioecesis Platiensis | |
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 Cathedral in Piazza Armerina | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agrigento |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,003 km2 (773 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 224,000 (est.) 216,000 (est.) (96.4%) |
| Parishes | 75 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 July 1817 (207 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. delle Vittorie |
| Secular priests | 102 (diocesan) 34 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rosario Gisana |
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| Website | |
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History
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The diocese of Piazza Armerina was taken from the diocese of Catania, and was created in 1817. It was then a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siracusa. Its first bishop was Girolamo Aprile e Benso. In 2013, in the diocese of Piazza Armerina there was one priest for every 1,588 Catholics.[citation needed]
Bishops
edit- Girolamo Aprile e Benso † (2 Oct 1818 – 1836 Died)
- Pietro Naselli, C.O. † (15 Feb 1838 – 13 Jul 1840 Resigned)
- Pier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. † (17 Jun 1844 – 24 Nov 1845) Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale
- Cesare Agostino Sajeva † (19 Jan 1846 – 1867 Died)
- Saverio Gerbino † (23 Feb 1872 – 14 Mar 1887 Appointed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
- Mariano Palermo † (14 Mar 1887 – 9 Feb 1903 Died)
- Mario Sturzo † (22 Jun 1903 – 12 Nov 1941 Died)
- Antonino Catarella † (10 Jan 1942 – 29 Oct 1970 Retired)
- Sebastiano Rosso † (18 Nov 1970 – 8 Jan 1986 Retired)
- Vincenzo Cirrincione † (8 Jan 1986 – 12 Feb 2002 Died)
- Michele Pennisi (21 Apr 2002 – 8 Feb 2013) Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale
- Rosario Gisana (2014 – )
References
editExternal links
edit- (in Italian) Official page
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Piazza Armerina". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.