The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa ( la, Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is in

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. It was erected in 1950. It is a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

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.Ettore Baranzini Ettore Baranzini (22 September 1881 – 6 March 1968) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Lualdi for fifteen years, Rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary from 1920 to 1933, and Roman Catholic Ar ...

, who held the title Bishop of Ragusa as well. The Diocese of Ragusa was fully detached from that archdiocese on 1 October 1955.

Ordinaries

Ettore Baranzini Ettore Baranzini (22 September 1881 – 6 March 1968) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was secretary to Cardinal Alessandro Lualdi for fifteen years, Rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary from 1920 to 1933, and Roman Catholic Ar ...

(6 May 1950 – 1 October 1955) *

Francesco Pennisi Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sever ...

(1 October 1955 – 2 February 1974 Retired) *

Angelo Rizzo Angelo Rizzo (April 11, 1926, Montedoro, Province of Caltanissetta - July 16, 2009, Montedoro) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa, Sicily from February 2, 1974, until his retirement on February 16, 2002. He was succeeded as bisho ...

(2 February 1974 – 16 February 2002 Retired) *

Paolo Urso Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

(16 February 2002 – 1 October 2015) *Carmelo Cuttitta (1 October 2015 – 28 December 2020) *Giuseppe La Placa (8 May 2021 – present)

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* * *David M. Cheney
''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
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Ragusa Ragusa is the historical name of Dubrovnik. It may also refer to: Places Croatia * the Republic of Ragusa (or Republic of Dubrovnik), the maritime city-state of Ragusa * Cavtat (historically ' in Italian), a town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Cro ...

Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

1955 establishments in Italy