Archdiocese of Catania Archidioecesis Catanensis Arcidiocesi di Catania | |
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 Cathedral in Catania | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Catania |
| Coordinates | 37°30′10″N 15°05′19″E / 37.502809°N 15.088604°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,332 km2 (514 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 746,549 736,700(est.) (98.7%) |
| Parishes | 157 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century (Diocese) 1859 (Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Agata |
| Secular priests | 237 (diocesan) 99 (Religious Orders) 41 Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop elect | Luigi Renna |
| Bishops emeritus | Salvatore Gristina |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.catania.it | |
The Archdiocese of Catania (Latin: Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suffragans are the diocese of Acireale and the diocese of Caltagirone.[1][2]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Catania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016