Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani

The Diocese of Trapani (Latin: Dioecesis Drepanensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.[1]

Diocese of Trapani

Dioecesis Drepanensis

Diocesi di Trapani
Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani
Location
CountryItaly
TerritoryTrapani, Erice, Paceco, Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo, Custonaci, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Favignana
Ecclesiastical provincePalermo
Statistics
Area1,089 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
208,084
207,300 (99,6%%)
Parishes87
Information
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedMay 31, 1844
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani
Patron saintOur Lady of Trapani
Secular priests115
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPietro Maria Fragnelli
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaolo Romeo
Bishops emeritusFrancesco Miccichè
Map
Website
www.diocesi.trapani.it

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.Ad of 2021 the diocese Is held up by Pietro Maria Fragnelli, which in May 2015 has been appointed as responsible of the commission for family, life and youth within the Episcopal Conference of Italy.[3]

Ordinaries
  • Vincenzo Maria Marolda, C.SS.R. (1844–1851 Resigned)
  • Vincenzo Ciccolo Rinaldi (1853–1874 Died)
  • Giovanni Battista Bongiorni (1874–1879 Appointed, Bishop of Caltagirone)
  • Francesco Ragusa (1879–1895 Died)
  • Stefano Gerbino di Cannitello, O.S.B. (1895–1906 Resigned)
  • Francesco Maria Raiti, O. Carm. (1906–1932 Died)
  • Ferdinando Ricca (1932–1947 Died)
  • Filippo Jacolino (1947–1950 Died)
  • Corrado Mingo (1950–1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Monreale)
  • Francesco Ricceri (1961–1978 Retired)
  • Emanuele Romano (1978–1988 Retired)
  • Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. (1988–1997 Died)
  • Francesco Miccichè (1998 – 19 May 2012 Removed)
  • Pietro Maria Fragnelli (2013– )

Notes
  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. "Fragnelli, the new president of the Episcopal commission for family, youth and life" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

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