Archdiocese of Siracusa

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Bishop(s) Giuseppe Costanzo, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Noto Ragusa

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 20 May 1844 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,341 (517 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sicilia Official Web Site: http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/vis_diocesi.jsp?idDiocesi=188 Mailing Address: Piazza Duomo 5, 96100 Siracusa, Italia Telephone: 0931.60.544 Fax: 0931.46.37.76

Historical Details

• Diocese of Siracusa
  • Latin Name: Syracusanus
  • Erected: 2nd Century
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Guillermo Raimundo Centelles † (4 Jun 1512 Appointed - 22 Aug 1516 Died)
• Pedro de Urieta † (28 Sep 1516 Appointed - 1518 Resigned)
• Juan Orozco de Arce † (6 Nov 1562 Appointed - 11 Aug 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Juan Castellano Orozco † (26 Jun 1579 Appointed - 12 May 1602 Died)
• Juan Torres de Osorio † (13 Nov 1613 Appointed - 19 Oct 1619 Appointed, Bishop of Catania)
• Fabrizio Antinoro † ( 1630 Appointed - 25 Jul 1635 Died)
• Tomás Marín † (14 Feb 1724 Appointed - 2 May 1730 Died)
• Gaetano Maria Bonanno † (24 May 1802 Appointed - 6 Aug 1806 Died)
• Filippo Trigona † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 2 Jan 1824 Died)
• Giuseppe Guarino † (23 Feb 1872 Appointed - 5 Jul 1875 Appointed, Archbishop of Messina)
• Benedetto Lavecchia Cuarnieri, O.F.M. † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - )
• Giuseppe Fiorenza † (22 Jun 1896 Appointed - 11 Dec 1905 Resigned)
• Luigi Bignami † (11 Dec 1905 Appointed - 27 Dec 1919 Died)
• Giacomo Carabelli † (13 Apr 1921 Appointed - 16 Jul 1932 Died)
• Ettore Baranzini † (29 Apr 1933 Appointed - 6 Mar 1968 Died)
• Giuseppe Bonfigioli † (6 Mar 1968 Succeeded - 17 Apr 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Calogero Lauricella † (8 Sep 1973 Appointed - 20 Jun 1989 Died)
• Giuseppe Costanzo (7 Dec 1989 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Siracusa
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Siracusa (erected)
Archdiocese of Siracusa
20 May 1844	Elevated	Diocese of Siracusa	Archdiocese of Siracusa

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1970	267,250	269,400	99.2%	124	59	183	1,460		75	425	65	ap1971
1978	290,800	293,870	99.0%	124	60	184	1,580		70	495	67	ap1981
1990	308,000	318,000	96.9%	123	42	165	1,866	2	45	354	74	ap1991
1999	331,000	335,000	98.8%	121	43	164	2,018		48	357	76	ap2000
2000	333,000	337,000	98.8%	124	42	166	2,006	4	49	313	76	ap2001
2001	335,000	339,000	98.8%	123	42	165	2,030	4	49	313	76	ap2002
2002	320,000	330,000	97.0%	120	42	162	1,975	5	49	291	76	ap2003
2003	320,000	330,000	97.0%	118	33	151	2,119	5	38	255	76	ap2004
2004	320,000	330,000	97.0%	116	32	148	2,162	7	37	232	76	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Costanzo (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1989)
• Carmelo Ferraro (Priest: 3 Jul 1955 to 30 Mar 1978)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Fabrizio Antinoro † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1630 to 25 Jul 1635)
• Ettore Baranzini † (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1933 to 6 Mar 1968)
• Luigi Bignami † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1905 to 27 Dec 1919)
• Gaetano Maria Bonanno † (Bishop: 24 May 1802 to 6 Aug 1806)
• Giuseppe Bonfigioli † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Nov 1963; Archbishop: 6 Mar 1968 to 17 Apr 1973)
• Costantino Caminada † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1960 to 21 Jul 1962)
• Giacomo Carabelli † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1921 to 16 Jul 1932)
• Juan Castellano Orozco † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1579 to 12 May 1602)
• Guillermo Raimundo Centelles † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1512 to 22 Aug 1516)
• Giuseppe Fiorenza † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1896 to 11 Dec 1905)
• Clemente Gaddi † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Jul 1962 to 25 Sep 1963)
• Giuseppe Guarino † (Archbishop: 23 Feb 1872 to 5 Jul 1875)
• Calogero Lauricella † (Archbishop: 8 Sep 1973 to 20 Jun 1989)
• Benedetto Lavecchia Cuarnieri, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1875)
• Tomás Marín † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1724 to 2 May 1730)
• Juan Orozco de Arce † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1562 to 11 Aug 1574)
• Francesco Pennisi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1950 to 1 Oct 1955)
• Juan Torres de Osorio † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1613 to 19 Oct 1619)
• Filippo Trigona † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 2 Jan 1824)
• Pedro de Urieta † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1516 to 1518)