The diocese of Nicosia has existed since 1817.[3] Its first bishop was Cajetan M. Averna. Within the diocese is the ancient city of Troina, which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090.
^Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 8 March 2024.
^Diocese of Nicosia, Italy, gcatholic.org. Accessed 8 May 2024.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nicosia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
roman, catholic, diocese, nicosia, sicily, this, article, about, diocese, sicily, titular, cyprus, latin, archdiocese, nicosia, diocese, nicosia, latin, dioecesis, nicosiensis, herbitensis, latin, diocese, catholic, church, sicily, suffragan, archdiocese, mess. This article is about a diocese in Sicily For the titular see in Cyprus see Latin Archdiocese of Nicosia The Diocese of Nicosia Latin Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina Lipari Santa Lucia del Mela 1 Diocese of NicosiaDioecesis Nicosiensis o HerbitensisNicosia CathedralLocationCountryItalyEcclesiastical provinceMessina Lipari Santa Lucia del MelaStatisticsArea1 475 km2 570 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2013 79 06878 727 99 6 Parishes40InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished17 March 1817 207 years ago CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S Nicola di BariSecular priests55 diocesan 6 Religious Orders 7 Permanent DeaconsCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopSalvatore MuratoreMapWebsitewww diocesinicosia itThe current bishop is Salvatore Muratore 2 Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory editThe diocese of Nicosia has existed since 1817 3 Its first bishop was Cajetan M Averna Within the diocese is the ancient city of Troina which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090 Bishops editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Felice Agostino Addeo 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 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 Notes edit Catholic Hierarchy page Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile catholic hierarchy org Accessed 8 March 2024 Diocese of Nicosia Italy gcatholic org Accessed 8 May 2024 External links edit in Italian Official website nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Nicosia Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company 37 45 00 N 14 24 00 E 37 7500 N 14 4000 E 37 7500 14 4000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia Sicily amp oldid 1212690180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
