The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale ( la, Archidioecesis Montis Regalis) is in

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, and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo."Archdiocese of Monreale"
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History

In 1174 the abbey of Monreale was declared a '' prælatura nullius''; two years later its abbot was vested with the title and jurisdiction of a bishop. On 2 February 1183, thanks to the Bull ''Licet Dominus'' of

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, Monreale became the metropolitan see for the

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and the diocese of Siracusa. At first the archbishops were elected by the monks, but were not always

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s; since 1275 the election has been reserved to itself by the

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. In time the diocese of Girgenti and diocese of Caltagirone also became suffragan to Monreale; but Siracusa, in 1844, and Catania, in 1860, became archiepiscopal sees. The former having become the metropolitan of Caltagirone, Monreale received the new

diocese of Caltanisetta The Italian Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta ( la, Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis) is in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento. History Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal se ...

(1860), which see and Girgenti became its only suffragans. From 1775 to 1802 Monreale and Palermo were united under a single archbishop. MonrealeCathedral-pjt1

Bishops and Archbishops

Diocese of Monreale

''Erected: 1176''
''Latin Name: Montis Regalis'' *Theobaldus, O.S.B. (1176 – 14 May 1178) *Guillelmus, O.S.B. (1178 – 1183) (promoted archbishop)

Archdiocese of Monreale

''Elevated: 5 February 1183''
''Latin Name: Montis Regalis''

to 1500

*Guillelmus, O.S.B. (4 February 1183 – 28 October 1191) *Carus, O.S.B. (23 May 1194 – after 3 August 1222) : ''Sede vacante'' (by 10 October 1239 – after 25 November 1254) *Benevenutus (10 August 1258 – 24 July 1260) *Gaufridus de Bellomonte (1 October 1266 – 6 November 1271) *Trasmundus (by 10 May 1267 – 17 August 1269) :''Sede vacante (17 August 1269 – 13 August 1278) *

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(15 Aug 1278 – Aug 1286 Resigned) *

Pietro Gerra Pietro Gerra or Guerra (. 19 February 1301) was an Italian ecclesiastic who held a series of important posts. He was born in the first half of the thirteenth century at Ferentino, where he became a canon of the local cathedral. He was later appoi ...

(20 Aug 1286 – 6 Jan 1298 Appointed,

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) *Rogerius Donmusco (10 January 1304 – 1304) *Arnaldus de Rassaco (17 February 1306 – 1324). *Neapoleone Fortibracchia Orsini (26 July 1325 – 1337) *Manuel Spinola (4 November 1338 – April 1362) *Guilelmus Monstrius (1363 – 1380) (Avignon Obedience) *Franciscus Riguerii, O.Min. (19 November 1380 – 19 December 1384) (Avignon Obedience) *Paulus Francisci de Roma, O.Min. (3 February 1379 – April 1418) (Roman Obedience) *Giovanni Ventimiglia (2 April 1418 – 25 January 1450) *Alfonsus de Cuevasruvias (11 February 1450 – November 1454) *Joannes Soler (3 January 1455 – 1458) * Ausias Despuig (18 Sep 1458 – 2 Sep 1483 Died) * Juan de Borja Lanzol (13 Sep 1483 – 1 Aug 1503 Died)

1500 to 1700

*Cardinal Juan Castellar y de Borja (9 Aug 1503 – 1 Jan 1505 Died) * Alfonso de Aragona (1505 – 1511) (Administrator) *Cardinal Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez (23 Jan 1512 – 7 Feb 1530 Died) *Cardinal

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(14 Dec 1530 – 28 Jun 1532 Died) *Cardinal

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(26 Jul 1532 – 10 Aug 1535 Died) (Administrator) *

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(15 May 1536 – 9 Dec 1573 Resigned) * Ludovico de Torres (archbishop) (I) (9 Dec 1573 – 31 Dec 1583 Died)"Archbishop Ludovico de Torres (I)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Cardinal Ludovico de Torres (II) (22 Jan 1588 – 8 Jul 1609 Died)"Ludovico Cardinal de Torres (II)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. (18 Jun 1612 – 9 December 1617 Died) * Jerónimo Venero Leyva (17 Feb 1620 – Aug 1628 Died)"Archbishop Jerónimo Venero Leyva"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016. * Cosimo de Torres (3 Apr 1634 – 1 May 1642 Died) *

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(Torrecilla Manso) (13 Jul 1644 – 28 Jan 1648 Died) *Cardinal Francesco Peretti di Montalto (30 May 1650 – 3 May 1655 Died) *

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(16 Oct 1656 – 14 May 1668) * Cardinal Vitaliano Visconti (2 Jun 1670 – 7 Sep 1671 Died)

since 1700

Giovanni Roano e Corrionero Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...

(27 Nov 1673 – 4 Jul 1703 Died) *Cardinal Francesco del Giudice (14 Jan 1704 – 15 Feb 1725 Retired) *Cardinal Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. (21 Feb 1725 – 24 Apr 1739 Resigned) *

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(4 May 1739 – 20 Mar 1747 Died) *Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. (28 May 1753 – 14 Jan 1754 Died) *Francesco Maria Testa (22 Apr 1754 – 17 May 1773 Died) *Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. (15 Apr 1776 – 31 Mar 1793 Died)
Archbishop of Palermo and of Monreale *Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. (17 Jun 1793 – 4 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Archbishop of Palermo and of MonrealeLopez was born in Monterone (diocese of Lecce) in 1728. He lectured in philosophy in the seminary of Messina and in houses of the Theatine Order. He lectured for eight years at the College of the Propaganda Fide in Rome. He served as Procurator General of his Order in the Roman Curia. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome on 22 May 1268 by Cardinal Stoppani. He had previously been Bishop of Nola (1768–1793). Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 297 note 1; 313 with note 4; 327 with note 9. *Mercurio Maria Teresi (24 May 1802 – 17 Apr 1805 Died) *Domenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. (23 Sep 1816 – 6 Apr 1844 Died) *Pier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. (24 Nov 1845 – 14 Jun 1850 Died) *Benedetto D'Acquisto, O.F.M. (23 Dec 1858 – 7 Aug 1867 Died) *Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Pacco, C.R. (27 Oct 1871 – 3 Aug 1883 Died) *Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. (24 Mar 1884 – 31 Jul 1919 Died) * Ven.

Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli (18 February 1852 − 19 September 1924) - in religious Antonio di Gesù - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Discalced Carmelites who served as the Archbishop of Monreale from 1919 ...

, O.C.D. (31 Jul 1919 – 19 Sep 1924 Died) * Ernesto Eugenio Filippi (6 Apr 1925 – 23 Aug 1951 Died) *

Francesco Carpino Francesco Carpino S.T.D. (18 May 1905 – 5 October 1993) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Palermo (and later Cardinal Bishop of the title of suburbicarian see of Albano). Biography He was born in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily, It ...

(23 Aug 1951 Succeeded – 19 Jan 1961 Appointed, Official of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation) *Corrado Mingo (28 Apr 1961 – 11 Mar 1978 Retired) * Salvatore Cassisa (11 Mar 1978 – 24 May 1997 Retired) * Pio Vittorio Vigo (24 May 1997 – 15 Oct 2002 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale) *Cataldo Naro (18 Oct 2002 – 29 Sep 2006 Died) *Salvatore Di Cristina (2 Dec 2006 – 8 Feb 2013 Retired) *

Michele Pennisi Michele Pennisi (born 23 November 1946) is an Italian Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Sicily, and a noted opponent of the Sicilian Mafia. He served as Archbishop of Monreale from 8 February 2013 to 28 April 2022. Following reorganisation o ...

(8 Feb 2013 – 28 April 2022 Retired) *Gualtiero Isacchi (28 April 2022 - )

Auxiliary bishops

Gian Antonio Fassano Gian Antonio Fassano (also Gian Antonio Phassarus or Gian Antonio Fasside) (died 10 Sep 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Monreale (1544–1568) and Titular Bishop of Christopolis (1544–1568).

(4 Jun 1544 – 10 Sep 1568)"Bishop Gian Antonio Fassano (Phassarus, Fasside)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *

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(4 Jun 1567 – 26 Apr 1574) * Blas Antonio Olóriz (2 Dec 1733 – ) * Emanuele Romano (20 Jun 1973 – 24 Jan 1978)

References

Books

Reference Works

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Studies

* * *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien
I. Prosopographische Grundlegung, Bistumer und Bischofe des Konigreichs 1194–1266: 3. Sizilien
' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975. * *

Acknowledgment

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