Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani

Diocese of Trapani
Dioecesis Drepanensis
Diocesi di Trapani
Location
Country Italy
Territory Trapani, Erice, Paceco, Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo, Custonaci, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Favignana
Ecclesiastical province Palermo
Statistics
Area 1,089 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
208,084
207,300 (99,6%%)
Parishes 87
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established May 31, 1844
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani
Patron saint Our Lady of Trapani
Secular priests 115
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli
Metropolitan Archbishop Paolo Romeo
Emeritus Bishops Francesco Miccichè
Map
Website
www.diocesi.trapani.it

The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.[1]

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.

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 (bishop) (1998 – 19 May 2012 Removed)
  • Pietro Maria Fragnelli (2013– )

Notes

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.

Coordinates: 38°01′00″N 12°31′00″E / 38.0167°N 12.5167°E / 38.0167; 12.5167

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