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Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae



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Bishop(s)

  • Giovanni Accolla, Archbishop
  • Cesare Di Pietro, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Calogero La Piana, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,521 (587 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sicilia
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesimessina.it
  • Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Via Garibaldi 67, 98122 Messina, Italia
  • Telephone: 090.66.841; 090.66.84.204
  • Fax: 090.66.84.206

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Messina
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Messina (erected)
1061Territory LostDiocese of Messina Diocese of Troina (erected)
1081Territory AddedDiocese of Troina (suppressed) Diocese of Messina
Archdiocese of Messina
12th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Messina Archdiocese of Messina
1131Territory LostArchdiocese of Messina Diocese of Cefalù (erected)
12 September 1816Territory LostDiocese of Catania
Archdiocese of Messina
Diocese of Caltagirone (erected)
27 June 1844Territory LostDiocese of Catania
Archdiocese of Messina
Diocese of Acireale (erected)
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
30 September 1986UnitedDiocese of Lipari
Archdiocese of Messina
Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Messina
1886263,528.0%1,0840129OTC
1949399,000400,00099.8%2941604548782701,700250ap1951
1969478,000495,50096.5%2742285029522921,120214ap1971
1980447,100457,00097.8%2411764171,072230944239ap1981
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
1990514,000526,00097.7%2672164831,06415278913241ap1991
1999503,000518,36097.0%2481874351,15646237720243ap2000
2000503,000518,36097.0%2501854351,15646236706243ap2001
2001503,000518,36097.0%2351804151,21253240690244ap2002
2002503,000518,36097.0%2381824201,19753210675244ap2003
2003486,329487,42999.8%2411023431,41762165502244ap2004
2004486,329487,42999.8%2411053461,40562232489244ap2005
2013515,900517,30099.7%2321403721,38680216462245ap2014
2016498,000523,00095.2%2251273521,41482177390246ap2017
2019494,000496,01899.6%2301263561,38781195302246ap2020
2021488,000490,00099.6%2171203371,44882183295247ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Messina
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 949, to Page 950
  • Archdiocese of Messina
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 337
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 190
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 242
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 239
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 265, and Page 266
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 286, and Page 287
  • Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 741, to Page 743

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