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Suffragan diocese Piazza Armerina, Italy

Diocese of Piazza Armerina

Platien(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Sicily, Italy, erected in 1817 by Pope Pius VII. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agrigento and has been led by Bishop Rosario Gisana since 2014.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Maria Santissima delle Vittorie, in Piazza Armerina, Italy.

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Established
1817
Catholics
203,000
Priests
86
Territory
2,003 km²

Parishes and churches

74 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

Bishop
Rosario Gisana
Born
14 April 1959
Birthplace
Modica

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Maria Santissima delle Vittorie stands in Piazza Armerina, 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, the Latin Church maintains the Diocese of Piazza Armerina (Latin: Dioecesis Platiensis), a Catholic see suffragan to the archdiocese of Agrigento.