Suffragan archdiocese Monreale, Italy

Archdiocese of Monreale

Montis Regalis

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Monreale is a Latin Church archdiocese in Sicily, Italy, founded in 1174 and raised to an archdiocese in 1183. It lost metropolitan status in 2000 and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo, led by Archbishop Gualtiero Isacchi.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova, in Monreale, Italy.

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Established: 1174
Catholics: 259,656
Priests: 112
Territory: 1,509 km²

Parishes and churches

67 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop: Gualtiero Isacchi
Born: 7 September 1970
Birthplace: Lecco

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova stands in Monreale, 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.

This see in the wire

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Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.

Diocese of Monreale begins pastoral year 2026/2027
Sep 10, 2026 · Dioceses
Diocese of Monreale schedules event
Aug 24, 2026 · Dioceses

7 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.

The see

Rank: Suffragan archdiocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 1174
Latin: Montis Regalis
Patron: Saint Castrese di Sessa
Annuario code: 001002272

The see in figures

Catholics: 259,656
Population: 262,920
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 98.8%
Priests: 112
Catholics per priest: 2,318
Extent: 1,509 km²
Catholics per km²: 172

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Sicilia

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Palermo.

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of PalermoPalermo6 km
Diocese of Piana degli AlbanesiPiana degli Albanesi10 km
Diocese of CefalùCefalù64 km
Diocese of TrapaniTrapani69 km
Diocese of Mazara del ValloMazara del Vallo78 km
Archdiocese of AgrigentoAgrigento89 km
Diocese of CaltanissettaCaltanissetta95 km
Diocese of NicosiaNicosia104 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].