Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina

The Italian Catholic diocese of Piazza Armerina (Latin: Dioecesis Platiensis) is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.[1]

Diocese of Piazza Armerina Dioecesis Platiensis
Cathedral in Piazza Armerina
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Agrigento
Statistics
Area	2,003 km^2 (773 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 224,000 (est.) 216,000 (est.) (96.4%)
Parishes	75
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 July 1817 (203 years ago)
Cathedral	Cattedrale di Maria SS. delle Vittorie
Secular priests	102 (diocesan) 34 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rosario Gisana
Map
Website
www.diocesiarmerina.it

History

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 Benzo.[2] In 2013 in the diocese of Piazza Armerina there was one priest for every 1,588 Catholics.

Bishops

• 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

1. Catholic Hierarchy page
2. Catholic Encyclopedia article

External links

• (in Italian) Official page

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