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Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina

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Diocese of Piazza Armerina

Dioecesis Platiensis
Cathedral in Piazza Armerina
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceAgrigento
Statistics
Area2,003 km2 (773 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
224,000 (est.)
216,000 (est.) (96.4%)
Parishes75
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 July 1817 (207 years ago)
CathedralCattedrale di Maria SS. delle Vittorie
Secular priests102 (diocesan)
34 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRosario Gisana
Map
Website
www.diocesipiazza.it

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]

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

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  • 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

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Piazza Armerina". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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