Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

This article is about a diocese in Sicily. For the titular see in Cyprus, see Latin Archdiocese of Nicosia.
Diocese of Nicosia
Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis

Nicosia Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
Statistics
Area 1,475 km2 (570 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
81,500
81,250 (99.7%)
Parishes 40
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 17 March 1817 (198 years ago)
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Salvatore Muratore
Map
Website
www.diocesinicosia.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.[1]

As of 2008, the current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.[2]

History

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.[4]

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page.
  2. Bishop Salvatore Muratore [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  3. Diocese of Nicosia, Italy
  4. Catholic Encyclopedia article

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 37°45′00″N 14°24′00″E / 37.7500°N 14.4000°E / 37.7500; 14.4000

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