Piazza Armerina
Piazza Armerina ( Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Ciazza''; Sicilian: ''Chiazza'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy.
History
The city of Piazza (as it was called before 1862) developed ...
was taken from the diocese of Catania, 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.''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article /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,
O.S.B.
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, found ...
† (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 – )
Piazza Armerina
Piazza Armerina ( Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Ciazza''; Sicilian: ''Chiazza'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy.
History
The city of Piazza (as it was called before 1862) developed ...