Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

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]

Diocese of Nicosia Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis
Nicosia Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
Statistics
Area	1,475 km^2 (570 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 79,068 78,727 (99.6%)
Parishes	40
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	17 March 1817 (203 years ago)
Cathedral	Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari
Secular priests	55 (diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 7 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Salvatore Muratore
Map
Website
www.diocesinicosia.it

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]

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)
• 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 (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

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

External links

• (in Italian)

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