Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

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Diocese of Nicosia

Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis
Nicosia Kathedrale St Nicolo.jpg
Nicosia Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical province Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
Statistics
Area1,475 km2 (570 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
79,068
78,727 (99.6%)
Parishes40
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established17 March 1817 (206 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
Diocesi di Nicosia.png
Website
www.diocesinicosia.it

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]

Contents

The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore. [2]

History

The 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. [4]

Bishops

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page.
  2. Bishop Salvatore Muratore [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  3. Diocese of Nicosia, Italy
  4. Catholic Encyclopedia article

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