Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania

The Archdiocese of Catania (Latin: Archidioecesis Catanensis, Italian: Arcidiocesi di Catania ) is a location in Sicily diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the metropolitan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Catania in the Church Region of Sicily, its suffragan dioceses are the Diocese of Acireale and the diocese of Caltagirone.

History

The Diocese of Catania leads its origins date back to the 1st century AD. According to tradition, the sacred berillus from Antioch AD 42 was the first bishop of Catania. In the 3rd century, it suffered the holy Agatha martyrdom. A bishop Theodore of Catania belonged to the 787 participants of the Second Council of Nicaea.

After the Arab domination of the original Byzantine diocese on March 9, 1092 was rebuilt by Roger I and Pope Urban II as a Latin bishopric, first bishop was Ansger ( 1091-1124 ).

In the 19th century the dioceses Acireale, Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina and Nicosia were built on the extensive previous territory of the Diocese of Catania. On September 4, 1859 Diocese of Catania was elevated to archbishopric name immediately.

On 2 December 2000, the Archdiocese of Catania of John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad maiori consuluendum was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan diocese and received the bishoprics of Acireale and Caltagirone as suffragan sees.

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