Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily
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- This article is not about the Latin Archdiocese of Nicosia, in Cyprus
The Italian Catholic diocese of Nicosia is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.[1]
As of 2008, the current bishop is Salvatore Pappalardo[2].
[edit] 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 Triona, which was briefly an episcopal see from 1087 to 1090.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page.
- ^ Bishop Salvatore Pappalardo [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ^ Diocese of Nicosia, Italy
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
[edit] External link
- (Italian) [1]
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
