The Italian Catholic diocese of Piazza Armerina ( la, Dioecesis Platiensis) is in

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. It is a suffragan of the

archdiocese of Agrigento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.

History

The diocese of

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was taken from the

diocese of Catania The Archdiocese of Catania ( la, Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic territory in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its s ...

, and was created in 1817. It was then a suffragan of the

archdiocese of Siracusa The Archdiocese of Siracusa, also known as Syracuse, ( la, Archidioecesis Syracusana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1844.Girolamo Aprile e Benzo Girolamo is an Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English equivalent is Jerome. It may refer to: * Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler * Girolamo Cassar (c. 1520 – after ...

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/ref> 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,

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† (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 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 ...

(21 Apr 2002 – 8 Feb 2013) Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale * Rosario Gisana (2014 – )

References

External links

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Official page
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1817 establishments in Italy