Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

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Map of the Archdiocese of Messina.
Map of the Archdiocese of Messina.
Map of the ecclesiastical province of Messina.
Map of the ecclesiastical province of Messina.
The Cathedral of Messina.
The Cathedral of Messina.

The Archdiocese of Messina was originally founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on September 30, 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari (1131) and Prelatura of Santa Lucia del Mela (1206), and as suffragans the Diocese of Patti and Diocese of Nicosia. The current Archbishop of Messina is Calogero La Piana, and the auxiliary bishop is Francesco Montenegro. The Archbishops Emeritus are Ignazio Cannavò and Giovanni Marra.

[edit] List of Archbishops of Messina

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