Bishop of Piazza Armerina
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Diocese of Piazza Armerina Dioecesis Platiensis |
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Cathedral in Piazza Armerina
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agrigento |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,003 km2 (773 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 224,000 (est.) 216,000 (est.) (96.4%) |
| Parishes | 75 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 July 1817 (200 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. delle Vittorie |
| Secular priests | 102 (diocesan) 34 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rosario Gisana |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesiarmerina.it | |
The Italian Catholic diocese of Piazza Armerina (Latin: Dioecesis Platiensis) is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.
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 Benzo. In 2013 in the diocese of Piazza Armerina there was one priest for every 1,588 Catholics.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 37°22′N 14°22′E / 37.367°N 14.367°E
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