Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

Roman Catholic diocese in Italy

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 2013)
79,068
78,727 (99.6%)
Parishes| 40
Information
Denomination| Catholic Church
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 17 March 1817 (206 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 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]

The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.[2]

## History[edit]

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.

## Bishops[edit]

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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[edit]

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page.
2. ^ Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 8 March 2024.
3. ^ Diocese of Nicosia, Italy, gcatholic.org. Accessed 8 May 2024.

## External links[edit]

* (in Italian)
* Official website

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

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