Suffragan diocese Caltanissetta, Italy
Diocese of Caltanissetta
Calatanisiaden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Caltanissetta is a Latin Church diocese in Sicily, Italy, erected by Pope Gregory XVI in 1844 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agrigento since 2000. Bishop Mario Russotto has led the see since 2003.
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- Established
- 1844
- Catholics
- 160,700
- Priests
- 98
- Territory
- 1,120 km²
Parishes and churches
65 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sant’Antonio AbateCalascibettaView parish
- Sant’Antonio AbateSommatinoView parish
- Sant’EnricoMussomeliView parish
- Sant’IsidoroCorso dei MilleView parish
- Trasfigurazione in Santa Teresa al CastelloMussomeliView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mario Russotto
- Born
- 23 July 1957
- Birthplace
- Vittoria
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The cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria La Nova stands in Caltanissetta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A Latin Church see in Sicily, the Diocese of Caltanissetta (Latin: Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis) has its city some 40 mi (53 km) northeast of Agrigento and about 32 mi (50 km) northwest of Piazza Armerina. Between 1844 and 2000 the diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Monreale; since 2000 it has been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.