Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto
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Diocese of Noto Dioecesis Netensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Siracusa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,323 km2 (511 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 220,584 215,000 (97.5%) |
| Parishes | 98 |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 May 1844 (180 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Nicolò |
| Secular priests | 97 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvatore Rumeo |
| Bishops emeritus | Mariano Crociata Giuseppe Malandrino Salvatore Nicolosi Antonio Staglianò |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesinoto.it | |
The Diocese of Noto is a Latin Church diocese of the 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.
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.
The diocese is located in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. The seat of the bishop is in Noto Cathedral.
Bishops of Noto
- Giuseppe Menditto (1844-1849), resigned
- Giovanni Battista Naselli C.O. (1851-1864), appointed Archbishop of Palermo
- Mario Giuseppe Mirone (1853-1864)
- Benedetto Lavecchia O.F.M. (1872-1975), appointed Archbishop of Siracusa
- Giovanni Blandini (1875-1913)
- Giuseppe Vizzini (1913-1935)
- Angelo Calabretta (1936-1970), appointed Bishop of Vergi
- Salvatore Nicolosi (1970-1998), retired
- Giuseppe Malandrino (1998-2007), retired
- Mariano Crociata (2007-2008), appointed Secretary-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference
- Antonio Staglianò (2009-2022)
- Salvatore Rumeo[1] (2022-present)
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- Cattedrale di San Nicolò di Mira (Seat of the Bishop of Noto).
- Church of Santa Caterina.
- Church of San Corrado.
- Church of the Collegio di San Carlo.
- Church of the Sacro Nome di Gesu.
- Monastery of Santa Chiara (1735), designed by Gagliardi. It has an oval plant, the interior divided by twelve columns housing a Madonna with Child from the 16th century.
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo.
- Church of Santa Maria della Scala.
- Church of Santissimo Salvatore.
- Church of San Nicola di Mira.
- Church of Santa Chiara, with a precious Madonna (by Antonello Gagini).
- Church of San Francesco d'Assisi (Immacolata).
- Church of the Spirito Santo.
- Church of Ecce Homo.
- Church of Santa Maria dell'Arco.
- Church of the Anime Sante del Purgatorio ("Holy Souls of the Purgatory").
- Church of Santa Maria della Rotonda.
- Church of the Santissima Trinità.
- Church of San Carlo al Corso (by Rosario Gagliardi).
- Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo.
- Church of San Pietro Martire.
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo.
- Church of San Domenico (by Rosario Gagliardi).
- Church of Sant'Antonio Abate.
- Church of Santa Caterina.
- Church of the Crociferio di San Camillo.
- Church of Montevergine (San Girolamo).
- Church of Santissimo Salvatore.
- Church of San Andrea Apostolo.
- Church of San Pietro delle Rose (Saints Peter and Paul).
- Church of the SS. Crocifisso.
- Church of Sant'Egidio Vescovo.
- Church of Santa Maria del Gesù.
- Church of Annunziata.
- Church of Santa Agata.
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