Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto
36°53′28″N 15°4′9″E / 36.89111°N 15.06917°E
Diocese of Noto Dioecesis Netensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siracusa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,323 km2 (511 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 220,584 215,000 (97.5%) |
| Parishes | 98 |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 May 1844 (180 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Nicolò |
| Secular priests | 97 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvatore Rumeo |
| Bishops emeritus | Mariano Crociata Giuseppe Malandrino Salvatore Nicolosi Antonio Staglianò |
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The Diocese of Noto is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa. Monsignor Antonio Staglianò is the current bishop of the diocese of Noto.
History
[edit]The diocese was canonically erected on May 15, 1844, by Pope Gregory XVI, separating it from the Archdiocese of Syracuse, of which Noto is suffragan.
Geography
[edit]The diocese is located in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The seat of the bishop is in Noto Cathedral.
Bishops
[edit]Bishops of Noto
[edit]- Giuseppe Menditto (1844-1849), resigned
- Giovanni Battista Naselli C.O. (1851-1864), appointed Archbishop of Palermo
- Mario Giuseppe Mirone (1853-1864)
- Benedetto Lavecchia O.F.M. (1872-1975), appointed Archbishop of Siracusa
- Giovanni Blandini (1875-1913)
- Giuseppe Vizzini (1913-1935)
- Angelo Calabretta (1936-1970), appointed Bishop of Vergi
- Salvatore Nicolosi (1970-1998), retired
- Giuseppe Malandrino (1998-2007), retired
- Mariano Crociata (2007-2008), appointed Secretary-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference
- Antonio Staglianò (2009-2022)
- Salvatore Rumeo[1] (2022-present)
Churches
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- Cattedrale di San Nicolò di Mira (Seat of the Bishop of Noto).
- Church of Santa Caterina.
- Church of San Corrado.
- Church of the Collegio di San Carlo.
- Church of the Sacro Nome di Gesu.
- Monastery of Santa Chiara (1735), designed by Gagliardi. It has an oval plant, the interior divided by twelve columns housing a Madonna with Child from the 16th century.
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo.
- Church of Santa Maria della Scala.
- Church of Santissimo Salvatore.
- Church of San Nicola di Mira.
- Church of Santa Chiara, with a precious Madonna (by Antonello Gagini).
- Church of San Francesco d'Assisi (Immacolata).
- Church of the Spirito Santo.
- Church of Ecce Homo.
- Church of Santa Maria dell'Arco.
- Church of the Anime Sante del Purgatorio ("Holy Souls of the Purgatory").
- Church of Santa Maria della Rotonda.
- Church of the Santissima Trinità.
- Church of San Carlo al Corso (by Rosario Gagliardi).
- Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo.
- Church of San Pietro Martire.
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo.
- Church of San Domenico (by Rosario Gagliardi).
- Church of Sant'Antonio Abate.
- Church of Santa Caterina.
- Church of the Crociferio di San Camillo.
- Church of Montevergine (San Girolamo).
- Church of Santissimo Salvatore.
- Church of San Andrea Apostolo.
- Church of San Pietro delle Rose (Saints Peter and Paul).
- Church of the SS. Crocifisso.
- Church of Sant'Egidio Vescovo.
- Church of Santa Maria del Gesù.
- Church of Annunziata.
- Church of Santa Agata.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 22.12.2022". Bollettino Sala Stampa Della Santa Sede. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
See also
[edit]- Benigni, Umberto (1911). . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11.
External links
[edit]Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Siracusa | |
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