Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina

Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina

Praenestina
Palestrina Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceRome
Statistics
Area380 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
113,000 (est.)
110,500 (est.) (97.8%)
Parishes49
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Agapito Martire
Secular priests54 (diocesan)
46 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDomenico Sigalini
Map
Website
www.diocesipalestrina.it

The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina (Latin: Diocesis Praenestina) is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy.

The current bishop of Palestrina is Domenico Sigalini, who from 3 November 2010 until 5 April 2014 was also appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the general ecclesiastical assistant of Italian Catholic Action.