Suffragan diocese Nicosia, Italy
Diocese of Nicosia
Nicosien(sis) seu Herbiten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Nicosia is a Latin Rite diocese in the Province of Enna, Sicily, erected in 1817 by Pope Pius VII. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela and has been led by Bishop Giuseppe Schillaci since 2022.
On the map
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- Established
- 1817
- Catholics
- 70,610
- Priests
- 35
- Territory
- 1,475 km²
Parishes and churches
43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa Maria la CroceRegalbutoView parish
- Santa Maria MaggioreAgiraView parish
- Santa Maria MaggioreNicosiaView parish
- Santissima AnnunziataLeonforteView parish
- Santissimo SalvatoreLeonforteView parish
- Santissimo SalvatoreAgiraView parish
- Santissimo SalvatoreNicosiaView parish
- Santo StefanoLeonforteView parish
- Sant’AgostinoCenturipeView parish
- Sant’AgostinoNicosiaMass times recorded
- Sant’AmbrogioCeramiView parish
- Sant’Antonio AbateAgiraView parish
- Sant’Antonio da PadovaAgiraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Giuseppe Schillaci
- Born
- 8 January 1958
- Birthplace
- Adrano
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The cathedral
Nicosia Cathedral stands in Nicosia, 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
In Sicily, about 80 km directly west of Mount Etna, lies the city of Nicosia, seat of the Latin Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis seu Herbitensis). The see is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.