The Diocese of Ragusa (Latin: Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It was erected in 1950. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siracusa.
Diocese of Ragusa Dioecesis Ragusiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siracusa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,029 km2 (397 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 222,756 214,913 (96.5%) |
| Parishes | 71 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 October 1955 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di San Giovanni |
| Secular priests | 102 (diocesan) 27 (Religious Orders) 8 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Giuseppe La Placa |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidiragusa.it | |
When created on 6 May 1950 from territory drawn from the Archdiocese of Siracusa, it remained tied to that archdiocese in the person of Archbishop Ettore Baranzini, who held the title Bishop of Ragusa as well.[1] The Diocese of Ragusa was fully detached from that archdiocese on 1 October 1955.[2]
Ordinaries
edit- Ettore Baranzini (6 May 1950[1] – 1 October 1955)[2]
- Francesco Pennisi (1 October 1955[2] – 2 February 1974 Retired)
- Angelo Rizzo (2 February 1974 – 16 February 2002 Retired)
- Paolo Urso (16 February 2002 – 1 October 2015)[3]
- Carmelo Cuttitta[a] (1 October 2015[3] – 28 December 2020)
- Giuseppe La Placa (8 May 2021 – present)
Notes
edit- ^ Cuttitta was born in Godrano in 1962. He is a Bachelor of theology. From 1990 to 1996 he was the Private Secretary of the Archbishop of Palermo, Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo, and from 2002 to 2007 a member of the College of Consultors of the diocese of Palermo. On 28 May 2007 he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLII. 1950. pp. 623–5, 828, 871. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. pp. 851–2, 856. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 07.10.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Biografia". Diocesi di Ragusa (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Diocese of Ragusa, Italy". GCatholic.
- David M. Cheney, Catholic Hierarchy page[self-published source?]