Archdiocese of Palermo
Panormitan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Palermo, Italy, Italy
The Archdiocese of Palermo is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Sicily, Italy, with suffragans Cefalù, Mazara del Vallo, Monreale, and Trapani. Of ancient origin, it was elevated to an archdiocese by the 11th century and is led by Archbishop Corrado Lorefice.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Panormitan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Rosalia
- Annuario code
- 001002518
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 875,800
- Population
- 919,000
- Catholic share
- 95.3%
- Priests
- 240
- Catholics per priest
- 3,649
- Extent
- 1,366 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 641
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Corrado Lorefice
- Born
- 12 October 1962
- Birthplace
- Ispica
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta stands in Palermo, 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.
The province of Palermo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CefalùCefalù
- Diocese of Mazara del ValloMazara del Vallo
- Diocese of TrapaniTrapani
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A dubious hagiographical tale places the founding of the see of Palermo in the first century, but the evidence points instead to a fifth century origin. The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo (Latin: Archidioecesis Panormitana), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church, gained archdiocesan rank in the 11th century. Corrado Lorefice is the archbishop.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].