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Archdiocese of Monreale

Archidioecesis Montis Regalis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gualtiero Federico Isacchi, Archbishop
  • Salvatore Di Cristina, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Michele Pennisi, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 5 February 1183
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Palermo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,509 (582 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sicilia
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesimonreale.it/
  • Mailing Address: Palazzo Arcivescovile, Via Arcivescovado 8, 90046 Monreale [Palemo], Italia
  • Telephone: 091.640.68.92
  • Fax: 091.640.05.19

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Monreale
1176ErectedDiocese of Monreale (erected)
Archdiocese of Monreale
5 February 1183ElevatedDiocese of Monreale Archdiocese of Monreale
26 October 1937Territory LostArchdiocese of Monreale (Piana)
Archdiocese of Palermo (S. Christina Gela)
Diocese of Piana dei Greci (erected)
2 December 2000ElevatedArchdiocese of Monreale (no longer a Metropolitan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Monreale
1886166,427.0%550038OTC
1949199,500200,00099.8%180402209063530050ap1951
1970198,000200,00099.0%137421791,1065434277ap1971
1980211,800214,00099.0%117331501,4124730585ap1981
1990207,700224,80092.4%104431471,41258261113ap1991
1999185,000190,00097.4%107401471,258253290113ap2000
2000185,000190,00097.4%104401441,284153290113ap2001
2001185,000190,00097.4%110401501,23353290113ap2002
2002185,000190,00097.4%106391451,27549262113ap2003
2003185,000200,00092.5%107271341,380244278113ap2004*
2004185,000193,41395.7%106271331,390244278113ap2005
2013255,150258,36898.8%110261361,876112914869ap2014
2016259,615262,90698.7%101301311,981133315070ap2017
2019259,964263,20998.8%99181172,221173114370ap2020
2021259,100262,42598.7%105131182,195182214170ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Monreale
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 950, to Page 951
  • Archdiocese of Monreale
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 348, and Page 349
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 196
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 250
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 249
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 276
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 297
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 128, and Page 129

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