Diocese of Nicosia Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis | |
|---|---|
 Nicosia Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,475 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 79,068 78,727 (99.6%) |
| Parishes | 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 March 1817 (207 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari |
| Secular priests | 55 (diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 7 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvatore Muratore |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesinicosia.it | |
The Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.[1]
The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.[2]
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page.
- ^ Bishop Salvatore Muratore profile, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 8 March 2024.