Diocese of Patti
Pacten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Patti, Italy
The Diocese of Patti is a Latin Church diocese on the north shore of Sicily, established as a separate see in 1399 after its long union with Lipari. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, led by Bishop Guglielmo Giombanco.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1399
- Latin
- Pacten(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001002563
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 161,170
- Population
- 166,270
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 96.9%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 1,612
- Extent
- 1,648 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 98
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Guglielmo Giombanco
- Born
- 15 September 1966
- Birthplace
- Catania
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo stands in Patti, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of NicosiaNicosia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On the north shore of Sicily lies the Diocese of Patti (Latin: Dioecesis Pactensis), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. Bartholomew the Apostle is the patron saint, and the cathedral bears his name.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.