Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani
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Diocese of Trapani
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Diocesi di Trapani
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Territory | Trapani, Erice, Paceco, Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo, Custonaci, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Favignana |
Ecclesiastical province | Palermo |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 208,084 207,300 (99,6%%) |
Parishes | 87 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | May 31, 1844 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Trapani |
Secular priests | 115 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pietro Maria Fragnelli |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Paolo Romeo |
Emeritus Bishops | Francesco Miccichè |
Map | |
File:Diocesi di Trapani.png | |
Website | |
www.diocesi.trapani.it |
The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.[1]
History
Trapani was subject to the see of Mazzara, from the Norman Conquest until 1844, when the diocese was created. Its first bishop was the Redemptorist Vincenzo M. Marolda.[2]
Bishop Francesco Miccichè was removed on May 19, 2012 from the office of bishop of this diocese.
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External links
- (Italian) Official page
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