Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta

Diocese of Caltanissetta
Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis

Cathedral in Caltanissetta
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Agrigento
Statistics
Area 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
151,818
150,500 (99.1%)
Parishes 56
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 May 1844 (170 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Maria La Nova
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mario Russotto
Map
Website
www.diocesicaltanissetta.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta (Latin: Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis) is in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.[1]

History

Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal see by Gregory XVI, in 1844. At that time it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Monreale. The first bishop was Antonio Stromillo.

The immense cavern of Caltabillotta is famous on account of the legend of a great dragon, driven away by the holy hermit Peregrinus when he chose that spot for a life of penance.[2]

Ordinaries

References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article

External links

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

Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 14°04′00″E / 37.4833°N 14.0667°E