Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa. Monsignor Antonio Staglianò is the current bishop of the diocese of Noto.

History

The diocese was canonically erected on May 15, 1844, by Pope Gregory XVI, separating it from the Archdiocese of Syracuse, of which Noto is suffragan.

Geography

The diocese is located in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The seat of the bishop is in Noto Cathedral.

Bishops

IncumbentTerm StartTerm FinishNotes
Giuseppe Menditto22 July 184413 November 1849Resigned
Giovanni Battista Naselli, C.O.17 February 185127 June 1853Appointed Archbishop of Palermo
Mario Giuseppe Mirone27 June 185317 February 1864Deceased
Sede vacante17 February 186423 February 1872Deceased
Benedetto Lavecchia Cuarnieri O.F.M23 February 18725 July 1875Appointed Archbishop of Siracusa
Giovanni Blandini5 July 18754 January 1913Deceased
Giuseppe Vizzini19 August 19138 December 1935Deceased
Angelo Calabretta16 July 193627 June 1970Appointed Bishop of Vergi
Salvatore Nicolosi27 June 197019 June 1998Retired
Giuseppe Malandrino19 June 199816 July 2007Retired
Mariano Crociata16 July 200726 September 2008Appointed Secretary-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference
Antonio Staglianò22 January 2009

Churches

As of 16 July 2007 there are 105 priests, 15 permanent deacons and 249 religious in the archdiocese.

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