Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
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, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in Sicily. It is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...
has existed since 1817.Diocese of Nicosia, Italy gcatholic.org. Accessed 8 May 2024. Its first bishop was Cajetan M. Averna. Within the diocese is the ancient city of
Troina
Troina ( Sicilian: ''Traina'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Enna, in the Italian region of Sicily. It is located in the Nebrodi Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
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, which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090.
Bishops
*Gaetano Maria Avarna (1818–1841 Died)
*Rosario Vincenzo Benza (1844–1847 Died)
*Camillo Milana (1851–1858 Died)
*Melchiorre Lo Piccolo (1858–1881 Died)
*Bernardo Cozzucli (Cozzuoli) (1881–1902 Died)
*Ferdinando Fiandaca (1903–1912 Appointed,
Bishop of Patti
The Diocese of Patti () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located on the north shore of the island of Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.O.S.A. (1913–1942 Resigned)
*Pio Giardina (1942–1953 Died)
*Clemente Gaddi (1953–1962 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Siracusa)
*Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. (1962–1976 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Mazara del Vallo)
*Salvatore Di Salvo (1976–1984 Resigned)
** Pio Vittorio Vigo (1984–1985), Apostolic Administrator
* Pio Vittorio Vigo (1985–1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
*
Salvatore Pappalardo Salvatore Pappalardo may refer to:
* Salvatore Pappalardo (cardinal) (1918–2006), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
* Salvatore Pappalardo (archbishop of Siracusa) (born 1945), Italian Roman Catholic prelate
* Salvatore Pappalardo (composer) (181 ...
(1998–2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa) (He is not the Salvatore Pappalardo who was Archbishop of Palermo and who became Cardinal in 1973.)
*Salvatore Muratore (2009– )
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...