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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

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Parishes
  
40

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
1,475 km²

Bishop
  
Salvatore Muratore

Denomination
  
Catholic Church

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Italy

Cathedral
  
Nicosia Cathedral

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 81,500 81,250 (99.7%)

Established
  
17 March 1817 (200 years ago)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.

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As of 2009, the current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.

History

The diocese of Nicosia has existed since 1817. 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.

Bishops

  • Gaetano Maria Avarna (1818-1841 Died)
  • Rosario Vincenzo Benza (1844-1847 Died)
  • Camillo Milana (1851-1858 Died)
  • Melchiorre Lo Piccolo (1858-1881 Died)
  • Bernardo Cozzucli (Cozzuoli) (1881-1902 Died)
  • Ferdinando Fiandaca (1903-1912 Appointed, Bishop of Patti)
  • Felice Agostino Addeo, O.S.A. (1913-1942 Resigned)
  • Pio Giardina (1942-1953 Died)
  • Clemente Gaddi (1953-1962 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Siracusa)
  • Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. (1962-1976 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
  • Salvatore Di Salvo (1976 - 1984 Resigned)
  • Pio Vittorio Vigo (1985-1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
  • Salvatore Pappalardo (1998-2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa)
  • Salvatore Muratore (2009- )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily Wikipedia
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