Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo

Archdiocese of Palermo

Archidioecesis Panormitana

Arcidiocesi di Palermo
Palermo Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provincePalermo
Statistics
Area1,366 km2 (527 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
912,800 (est.)
905,700 (est.) (99.2%)
Parishes178
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1st Century
CathedralCattedrale di l’Assunzione di Maria
Secular priests233 (diocesan)
245 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopCorrado Lorefice
Bishops emeritusSalvatore De Giorgi
Paolo Romeo
Map
Locator map of Archdiocese of Palermo
Website
www.arcidiocesi.palermo.it

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo (Latin: Archidioecesis Panormitana) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It was founded as the Diocese of Palermo in the first century and raised to the status of archdiocese in the 11th century.[1][2] The archbishop is Corrado Lorefice.

The archdiocese has the following suffragans in the ecclesiastical Province of Palermo:

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Palermo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016