Back Arquebisbat de Catània Catalan Arcidiecéze Katánie Czech Erzbistum Catania German Arquidiócesis de Catania Spanish Archidiocèse de Catane French Keuskupan Agung Catania ID Arcidiocesi di Catania Italian Kabiskopan Agung Catania JV Archidioecesis Catanensis Latin Aartsbisdom Catania Dutch
Archdiocese of Catania Archidioecesis Catanensis Arcidiocesi di Catania | |
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 Cathedral in Catania | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Catania |
| Coordinates | 37°30′10″N 15°05′19″E / 37.502809°N 15.088604°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,332 km2 (514 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 746,549 736,700(est.) (98.7%) |
| Parishes | 157 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century (Diocese) 1859 (Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Agata |
| Secular priests | 237 (diocesan) 99 (Religious Orders) 41 Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop elect | Luigi Renna |
| Bishops emeritus | Salvatore Gristina |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.catania.it | |
The Archdiocese of Catania (Latin: Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suffragans are the diocese of Acireale and the diocese of Caltagirone.[1][2]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Catania" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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