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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Palestrina, Italy

Diocese of Palestrina

Praenestin(us)

Palestrina is one of the six suburbicarian dioceses of Rome, located in Lazio, Italy. The residential governance is held by Bishop Mauro Parmeggiani, appointed in 2019, while the see title is held honorarily by a cardinal bishop.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Sant'Agapito Martire, in Palestrina, Italy.

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Catholics
110,193
Priests
54
Territory
380 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Mauro Parmeggiani
Born
5 July 1961
Birthplace
Reggio Emilia

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Sant'Agapito Martire stands in Palestrina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Centered on the Italian comune of Palestrina, this Latin suburbicarian diocese (Latin: Diocesis Praenestina) is presently led by Mauro Parmeggiani, whom Pope Francis appointed on 19 February 2019. Before that appointment, Parmeggiani had governed the see as Apostolic Administrator after Bishop Emeritus Domenico Sigalini resigned on 31 July 2017 due to age.

This see in the wire

Stories that name this see

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  • Vatican News screens documentary on Our Lady of Good Counsel

    Vatican News screened the documentary "Oltre il muro" at the Filmoteca Vaticana to tell the history of the image of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The film follows the tradition that the Marian figure arrived in Genazzano from Shkodra in the 15th century. Gjon Kolndrekaj and Tania Cammarota produced the film for CrossinMedia in collaboration with Rai Documentari. The production received patronage from the Order of Saint Augustine, the Diocese of Tivoli, the Diocese of Palestrina, and the Archdiocese of Shkodra-Pult.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Culture

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