Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani
The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.[1]
Diocese of Trapani Dioecesis Drepanensis Diocesi di Trapani | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Territory | Trapani, Erice, Paceco, Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo, Custonaci, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Favignana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,089 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 208,084 207,300 (99,6%%) |
| Parishes | 87 |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | May 31, 1844 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Trapani |
| Secular priests | 115 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pietro Maria Fragnelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paolo Romeo |
| Bishops emeritus | Francesco Miccichè |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.trapani.it | |
History
Trapani was subject to the see of Mazzara, from the Norman Conquest until 1844, when the diocese was created. Its first bishop was the Redemptorist Vincenzo M. Marolda.[2]
Bishop Francesco Miccichè was removed on May 19, 2012 from the office of bishop of this diocese.
Ordinaries
- Vincenzo Maria Marolda, C.SS.R. (1844–1851 Resigned)
- Vincenzo Ciccolo Rinaldi (1853–1874 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Bongiorni (1874–1879 Appointed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
- Francesco Ragusa (1879–1895 Died)
- Stefano Gerbino di Cannitello, O.S.B. (1895–1906 Resigned)
- Francesco Maria Raiti, O. Carm. (1906–1932 Died)
- Ferdinando Ricca (1932–1947 Died)
- Filippo Jacolino (1947–1950 Died)
- Corrado Mingo (1950–1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
- Francesco Ricceri (1961–1978 Retired)
- Emanuele Romano (1978–1988 Retired)
- Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. (1988–1997 Died)
- Francesco Miccichè (1998 – 19 May 2012 Removed)
- Pietro Maria Fragnelli (2013– )
External links
- (in Italian) Official page
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