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Suffragan diocese Ragusa, Italy

Diocese of Ragusa

Ragusien(sis)

The Diocese of Ragusa is a Latin Church diocese in south-eastern Sicily, erected in 1950 by Pope Pius XII and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Syracuse. Its principal patron is Saint John the Baptist, whose cathedral sits in Ragusa.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista, in Ragusa, Italy.

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Established
1950
Catholics
216,874
Priests
92
Territory
1,029 km²

Parishes and churches

59 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
Giuseppe La Placa
Born
16 November 1962
Birthplace
Resuttano

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista stands in Ragusa, 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

Erected in 1950 in south-eastern Sicily, the Diocese of Ragusa (Latin: Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siracusa.