The Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela was a
Roman Catholic
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territorial prelature
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in Italy, located in the city of
Santa Lucia del Mela
Santa Lucia del Mela ( Sicilian: ''Santa Lucìa dû Mela'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. It is one of the largest com ...
, a major ''commune'' (municipality) in the administrative
Province of Messina
Messina (, ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Messina. It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
Geography Territory
It had an area of , which amounts to 12.6 percent o ...
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
The Archdiocese of Messina ( la, Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari ( ...
.
History
: TO ELABORATE
* 1206: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela, on Sicilian territory split off from the
Diocese of Patti
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
* On 30 September 30, 1986: Suppressed to the
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
The Archdiocese of Messina ( la, Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari ( ...
Ordinaries
;''Territorial Prelates of Santa Lucia del Mela''
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Jaime de Conchillos
Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. (died 4 Aug 1542) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of Lérida (1512–1542), ''(in Latin)''
Bishop of Catania (1509–1512), ''(in Latin)''
Bishop of Gerace (1505–1509), ''(in Latin)'' and
Prelat ...
,
O. de M.
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...
(1505 Appointed – 25 Feb 1509), next
Bishop of Catania
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Simone Rao Grimaldi
Simone Rao Grimaldi (died 12 March 1616) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (1602–1616).
(15 Aug 1602 – 12 March 1616 Died)
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Antonio Franco (bishop)
Antonio Franco (26 September 1585 – 2 September 1626) was an Catholic Church in Italy, Italian Catholic priest and prelate of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela, Santa Lucia del Mela. Franco was beatified in 2013 wh ...
(12 Nov 1616 – 2 Sep 1626 Died)
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Vincenzo Fimratura
Vincenzo Fimratura (died 3 March 1648) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (1628–1648).Martino La Farina
Martino La Farina (died 17 September 1668) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (1648–1668).
(21 Sep 1648 – 17 Sep 1668 Died)
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Simone Impellizzeri
Simone Impellizzeri (died August 1701) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (1670–1701).Archbishop of Messina
The Archdiocese of Messina ( la, Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari ( ...
)
*Emanuello Rao-Torres (18 Dec 1771 – 14 April 1778 Died)
*Carlo Santacolomba (1780 – 13 July 1801 Died)
*Alfonso Airoldi (1803 – 25 March 1817 Died)
*Gabriello Maria Gravina, O.S.B. (Jan 1818 – 18 April 1840 Died)
*Giacomo Coccia (15 Sep 1818 – 4 June 1829 Died)
*Ignazio Avolio (1834 – 22 Feb 1844 Resigned)
*Paolo Maria Mondio ( 1850 – 4 Sep 1857 Died)
*Ignazio Carlo Vittore Papardo del Parco, C.R. (27 Sep 1858 – 27 Oct 1871), next
Bishop of Patti
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patti ( la, Dioecesis Pactensis) is located on the north shore of the island of Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.Coadjutor The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coadj ...
Bishop of Agrigento)
*Stefano Gerbino di Cannitello, O.S.B. (3 June 1890 – 29 Nov 1895), next Bishop of Trapani)
*Giuseppe Fiorenza (15 Dec 1895 – 22 June 1896), next
Archbishop 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.Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
*Antonio Mantiero (11 June 1935 – 24 Aug 1936), next Bishop of Treviso)
*Luciano Geraci (6 March 1937 – 20 July 1946 Died)
*Luigi Cammarata (4 Dec 1946 – 24 Feb 1950 Died)
*Guido Tonetti (25 July 1950 – 16 Feb 1957), next Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cuneo)
*Francesco Ricceri (16 March 1957 – 15 May 1961), next Bishop of Trapani)
*Francesco Tortora, O.M. (19 Mar 1962 – 21 Oct 1972), next Bishop of Gerace-Locri)
*Ignazio Cannavò (20 Dec 1976 – 30 Sep 1986), next Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.