Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina

The Italian Catholic diocese of Piazza Armerina is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.[1]

History

The diocese of Piazza Armerina was taken from the diocese of Catania, and was created in 1817. It was then a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siracusa. Its first bishop was Girolamo Aprile e Benzi.[2]

Notes

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

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.