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Archdiocese of Siracusa

Archidioecesis Syracusana



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Bishop(s)

  • Francesco Lomanto, Archbishop
  • Giuseppe Costanzo, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Salvatore Pappalardo, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Split: 1 October 1955
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,342 (518 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sicilia
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arcidiocesi.siracusa.it/
  • Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Piazza Duomo 5, 96100 Siracusa, Italia
  • Telephone: 0931.66.571
  • Fax: 0931.46.37.76

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Siracusa
2nd CenturyErectedDiocese of Siracusa (erected)
15 May 1844Territory LostDiocese of Siracusa Diocese of Noto (erected)
Archdiocese of Siracusa
20 May 1844ElevatedDiocese of Siracusa Archdiocese of Siracusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
6 May 1950Name ChangedArchdiocese of Siracusa Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
11 July 1950Territory LostArchdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa (Giarralana) Diocese of Noto
11 July 1950Territory AddedDiocese of Noto (Buccheri, Ferla, Gassaro, Buscemi, and Palatolo Acreide) Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
16 November 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Noto (Contrada S. Giacomo) Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
1 October 1955SplitArchdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa Diocese of Ragusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1 October 1955SplitArchdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa Diocese of Ragusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1886201,092.0%528029OTC
Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
Archdiocese of Siracusa
1970267,250269,40099.2%124591831,4607542565ap1971
1978290,800293,87099.0%124601841,5807049567ap1981
1990308,000318,00096.9%123421651,86624535474ap1991
1999331,000335,00098.8%121431642,0184835776ap2000
2000333,000337,00098.8%124421662,00644931376ap2001
2001335,000339,00098.8%123421652,03044931376ap2002
2002320,000330,00097.0%120421621,97554929176ap2003
2003320,000330,00097.0%118331512,11953825576ap2004
2004320,000330,00097.0%116321482,16273723276ap2005
2010320,000330,00097.0%105311362,352133416376ap2011
2014289,162297,28697.3%103371402,065164017176ap2015
2017290,215297,31397.6%111241352,149372913676ap2018
2020290,450299,10097.1%101241252,323363011876ap2021
2022285,000294,90196.6%105331382,065574013376ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Siracusa
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 470, and Page 471
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 244
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 307
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 325
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 366, and Page 367
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 389, and Page 390
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 355
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 953, to Page 954
  • Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 622, to Page 625
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 828
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 410, and Page 411
  • Archdiocese of Siracusa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 851, and Page 852
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