Archdiocese of Monreale Archidioecesis Montis Regalis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Palermo |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,509 km2 (583 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 258,368 255,150 (est.) (98.8%) |
Parishes | 69 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1176 (847–848 years ago) |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria La Nuova |
Secular priests | 110 (diocesan) 26 (Religious Orders) 11 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Gualtiero Isacchi |
Bishops emeritus | Michele Pennisi Salvatore Di Cristina |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesimonreale.it |
The Archdiocese of Monreale (Latin: Archidioecesis Montis Regalis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. As of 2000 it is no longer a metropolitan see, and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.[1][2]