Diocese of Ragusa

Diocese of Ragusa
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Sicily
Ecclesiastical province	Syracuse
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Syracuse
Diocesan bishop	Carmelo Cuttitta
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Paolo Urso
Vicar General	Salvatore Puglisi
founding	May 6, 1950
surface	1,029 km²
Parishes	71 ( AP2008 )
Residents	217.822 ( AP2008 )
Catholics	211.268 ( AP2008 )
proportion of	97%
Diocesan priest	104 ( AP2008 )
Religious priest	31 ( AP2008 )
Catholics per priest	1,565
Permanent deacons	8 ( AP2008 )
Friars	46 ( AP2008 )
Religious sisters	251 ( AP2008 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	San Giovanni Battista in Ragusa
address	Diocesana Curia, Via Roma 105, 97100 Ragusa, Italia
Website	on webdiocesi
Ecclesiastical province

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa ( lat. : Dioecesis Ragusiensis ) is on Sicily located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy , based in Ragusa , Sicily.

It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Syracuse in the ecclesiastical region of Sicily and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Syracuse .

history

The diocese of Ragusa is the youngest of the dioceses in Sicily. It was built on June 5, 1950.

Bishops of the Diocese of Ragusa

• Ettore Baranzini, Archbishop of Syracuse † 1968 (June 5, 1950 - October 1, 1955, acting)
• Francesco Pennisi † 1974 (October 1, 1955 - February 2, 1974, retired )
• Angelo Rizzo † 2009 (February 2, 1974 - February 16, 2002, retired)
• Paolo Urso (February 16, 2002 - October 7, 2015, retired)
• Carmelo Cuttitta (since October 7, 2015)

See also

• Roman Catholic Church in Italy
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Ragusa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Diocese of Ragusa (Italian)
• Entry for the Diocese of Ragusa on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Diocese of Ragusa on gcatholic.org

San Giovanni Battista Cathedral