Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo

The Archdiocese of Palermo (Latin: Archidioecesis Panormitana, Italian: Arcidiocesi di Palermo ) is a diocese located in Sicily the Roman Catholic Church. It is the metropolitan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Palermo in the Church Region of Sicily, their suffragans are the Archdiocese of Monreale, Cefalù, the diocese, the diocese of Mazara del Vallo and the Diocese of Trapani.

History

The Diocese of Palermo leads its origins back to the 1st century AD. Early Christian testimonies, there are, for example, in the catacomb at the Porta Ossuna in Palermo.

The Diocese of Palermo was the only diocese of Sicily, which lasted to the Arab domination of Sicily. After the Norman conquest of Sicily, the Greek Archbishop Nicodemus, who officiated in the church of San Ciriaco was 1072 again placed in the possession of the cathedral, which had been converted into a mosque. 1083 is the date Byzantine bishopric is the successor to the Latins Alcherius. Suffragans receives Palermo but for the first time in 1131 by Anacletus II, although in the deed of Gregory VII it is already in a general form of the question. As in Palermo, the Duke Robert Guiscard had a part of the city government secured the bishopric against Roger I was initially able to maintain a relatively independent position. 1130 Anacletus II has given to the Archbishop Peter the consecration of three bishops in Sicily, of Innocent II, this measure was revoked. Adrian IV was then assigned to Agrigento 1156, Mazara and Malta as suffragans.

This meant that William II in 1176, the Archdiocese of Monreale founded as a political counterweight on the outskirts of Palermo.

Although the Archdiocese of Palermo was the most populous diocese of Sicily, but never had a particularly large territory. In the 19th century it part of the territory of the diocese of Agrigento has been added. 1937, joined the Byzantine Parish of San Nicolò dei Greci from (at the church of La Martorana in Palermo ) and some municipalities to the newly founded Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi.

Italy Paolo Romeo Salvatore De Giorgi Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani Byzantine Rite Antipope Anacletus II Pope Gregory VII Roger I of Sicily Pope Adrian IV Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta Diocese of Rome Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pesaro Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Udine Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltagirone Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily Roman Catholic Diocese of Patti Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa, Sicily
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