Roman Catholic Diocese of Lipari

Diocese of Lipari

Dioecesis Liparensis
Cathedral of S. Bartolommeo
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceMessina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1980; united 1986 to Messina)
13,550 (est.)
13,048 (est.) (96.3%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Bartolomeo
Secular priests24
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGiovanni Accolla (Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia de Mela)
Website
www.diocesimessina.it

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lipari was a Latin diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the town of Lipari in the Aeolian Islands of Sicily, Italy. The diocese consists of the entire island of Lipari as well as seven smaller adjacent islands. It is now incorporated into the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Lipari" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 15, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Lipari" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 15, 2016[self-published source]

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