Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Italy}}
{{About|a diocese in Sicily|the titular see in Cyprus|Latin Archdiocese of Nicosia}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Nicosia
| latin = Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis
| local =
| image = Nicosia Kathedrale St Nicolo.jpg
| image_size = 255px
| image_alt =
| caption = Nicosia Cathedral
| country = Italy
| metropolitan =
| territory =
| province = Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
| coordinates =
| area_km2 = 1,475
| population = 79,068
| population_as_of = 2013
| catholics = 78,727
| catholics_percent = 99.6
| parishes = 40
| churches =
| congregations =
| schools =
| members =
| denomination = Catholic Church
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = 17 March 1817 ({{age|1817|3|17}} years ago)
| cathedral = Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| priests = 55 (diocesan)
6 (Religious Orders)
7 Permanent Deacons
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop_title = Bishop
| bishop = Salvatore Muratore
| coadjutor =
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| vicar_general =
| emeritus_bishops =
| map = Diocesi di Nicosia.png
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| website = [http://www.diocesinicosia.it/ www.diocesinicosia.it]
| footnotes =
}}
The Diocese of Nicosia ({{langx|la|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.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnici.html Catholic Hierarchy page].
The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmuratore.html Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile], catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed
8 March 2024.
History
The diocese of Nicosia has existed since 1817.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nico1.htm 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, which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090.
Bishops
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- 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
External links
- {{in lang|it}}
- [https://www.diocesinicosia.it/ Official website]
{{Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle=Nicosia}}
{{Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela}}
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Category:Religious organizations established in 1817
Category:1817 establishments in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies