Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

Diocese of Nicosia

Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis
Nicosia Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceMessina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
Statistics
Area1,475 km2 (570 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 79,068
  • 78,727 (99.6%)
Parishes40
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 March 1817 (208 years ago)
CathedralBasilica Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari
Secular priests55 (diocesan)
6 (Religious Orders)
7 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopSalvatore Muratore
Map
Website
www.diocesinicosia.it

The Diocese of Nicosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.

The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.