Diocese of Patti
Pacten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Patti, Italy, Italy
The Diocese of Patti is a Latin Church diocese on the north shore of Sicily, established as a separate see in 1399 after its long union with Lipari. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, led by Bishop Guglielmo Giombanco.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1399
- Latin
- Pacten(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001002563
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 161,170
- Population
- 166,270
- Catholic share
- 96.9%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 1,612
- Extent
- 1,648 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 98
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
- Bishop
- Guglielmo Giombanco
- Born
- 15 September 1966
- Birthplace
- Catania
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 San Bartolomeo stands in Patti, 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 Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of NicosiaNicosia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On the north shore of Sicily lies the Diocese of Patti (Latin: Dioecesis Pactensis), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. Bartholomew the Apostle is the patron saint, and the cathedral bears his name.
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].