Diocese of Cefalù

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The Italian Catholic diocese of Cefalù is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.[1]

[edit] History

The first bishop of Cefalù was Nicetas who, in 869, assisted at the Eighth General Council held at Constantinople for the trial of Photius. When Roger I of Sicily, rebuilt the city, Tocelmo was bishop.

Among its bishops were:

  • Arduino II, who suffered exile twice on account of his opposition to Emperor Frederick II;
  • Nicolò (1352), who died in the prison of Castel Grassario
  • Fra Francesco of the ducal house of Gonzaga (d. 1587), founder of the first seminary opened in Sicily.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

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