Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta

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Diocese of Caltanissetta

Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis
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Cathedral in Caltanissetta
Location
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ecclesiastical province Agrigento
Statistics
Area1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 166,874
  • 164,000 (est.) (98.3%)
Parishes56
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established25 May 1844 (181 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria La Nova
Secular priests 102 (diocesan)
13 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Mario Russotto
Map
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Website
www.diocesicaltanissetta.it

The Diocese of Caltanissetta (Latin : Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento. [1]

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History

Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal see by Gregory XVI, in 1844. At that time it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Monreale. The first bishop was Antonio Stromillo.

The immense cavern of Caltabillotta is famous on account of the legend of a great dragon, driven away by the holy hermit Peregrinus when he chose that spot for a life of penance. [2]

Bishops

References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article

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