Archdiocese of Palermo

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Bishop(s) Paolo Romeo, Archbishop Carmelo Cuttitta, Auxiliary Bishop Salvatore De Giorgi, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Cefalù Mazara del Vallo Monreale (Archdiocese) Trapani

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 11th Century Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,366 (527 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sicilia Official Web Site: http://www.diocesipa.it/ Mailing Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele 461, 90134 Palermo, Italia Telephone: 091.607.71.11 Fax: 091.611.36.42

Historical Details

• Diocese of Palermo
  • Latin Name: Panormitanus
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco Orozco de Arce † (15 Mar 1559 Appointed - 11 Oct 1561 Died)
• Juan Segría † (26 Sep 1569 Appointed - )
• Diego Haëdo † (14 Aug 1589 Appointed - 5 Jul 1608 Died)
• Giovanni (Giannettino) Doria † (5 Jul 1608 Succeeded - 19 Nov 1642 Died)
• Fernando Andrade Castro † (28 Nov 1644 Appointed - 6 Jul 1648 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Jaén)
• Martín de León Cárdenas, O.S.A. † (27 Aug 1650 Appointed - 15 Nov 1655 Died)
• Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (4 Feb 1669 Appointed - 26 Apr 1677 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Plasencia)
• Jaime de Palafox y Cardona † ( 1677 Appointed - 1684 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• José Casch, O.M. † (26 Nov 1703 Appointed - 11 Jun 1724 Died)
• Pablo Vilana Perlas † (12 May 1723 Appointed - May 1729 Died)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. † (19 Feb 1748 Appointed - 31 Oct 1753 Died)
• Serafino Filangeri † ( 1762 Appointed - Feb 1776 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Filippo López y Rojo † (17 Jun 1793 Appointed - 1802 Died)
• Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte, C.R. † (29 Mar 1802 Appointed - 5 Feb 1803 Died)
• Pietro Gravina † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 6 Dec 1830 Died)
• Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e Parisi † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed - 5 Jul 1837 Died)
• Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli, C.R. † (21 Feb 1839 Appointed - 10 May 1853 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Naselli † (27 Jun 1853 Appointed - )
• Michelangelo (Pierre) Celesia, O.S.B. † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 14 Apr 1904 Died)
• Alessandro Lualdi † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 12 Nov 1927 Died)
• Luigi Lavitrano † (29 Sep 1928 Appointed - Dec 1944 Resigned)
• Ernesto Ruffini † (11 Oct 1945 Appointed - 11 Jun 1967 Died)
• Francesco Carpino † (26 Jun 1967 Appointed - 17 Oct 1970 Resigned)
• Salvatore Pappalardo † (17 Oct 1970 Appointed - 4 Apr 1996 Retired)
• Salvatore De Giorgi (4 Apr 1996 Appointed - 19 Dec 2006 Retired)
• Paolo Romeo (19 Dec 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Palermo
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Palermo (erected)
Archdiocese of Palermo
11th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Palermo	Archdiocese of Palermo

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Palermo
1949	700,000	800,000	87.5%	314	274	588	1,190		524	549	98	ap1951
1969	828,110	831,312	99.6%	261	350	611	1,355		634	2,064	133	ap1971
1980	840,000	874,560	96.0%	239	371	610	1,377		493	1,865	158	ap1981
1990	933,000	953,000	97.9%	247	280	527	1,770	4	396	2,025	178	ap1991
1999	960,000	990,000	97.0%	220	350	570	1,684	24	451	1,420	178	ap2000
2000	930,000	960,000	96.9%	221	350	571	1,628	24	451	1,420	178	ap2001
2001	930,000	960,000	96.9%	218	350	568	1,637	24	451	1,420	178	ap2002
2002	930,000	960,000	96.9%	221	350	571	1,628	22	420	1,330	178	ap2003
2003	930,000	960,000	96.9%	221	350	571	1,628	22	435	1,330	178	ap2004
2004	930,000	960,000	96.9%	218	350	568	1,637	26	440	1,330	178	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carmelo Cuttitta (Priest: 10 Jan 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 2007)
• Salvatore De Giorgi (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1996 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Salvatore Di Cristina (Priest: 2 Jul 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 2000 to 2 Dec 2006)
• Salvatore Gristina (Priest: 17 May 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1992 to 23 Jan 1999)
• Rosario Mazzola (Priest: 16 Jul 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 1982 to 23 Jul 1988)
• Domenico Mogavero (Priest: 12 Jul 1970 to 22 Feb 2007)
• Paolo Romeo (Archbishop: 19 Dec 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Filippo Aglialoro † (Priest: 14 Apr 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Oct 1957 to 9 Feb 1977)
• Fernando Andrade Castro † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1644 to 6 Jul 1648)
• Gaspare Bova † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Sep 1896 to 19 Aug 1920)
• Francesco Carpino † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1967 to 17 Oct 1970)
• José Casch, O.M. † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1703 to 11 Jun 1724)
• Michelangelo (Pierre) Celesia, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 14 Apr 1904)
• Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jul 1975 to 6 Jun 1981)
• Vincenzo Cirrincione † (Priest: 16 Jul 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1980 to 8 Jan 1986)
• Giacomo Daddi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1884)
• Gioacchino Di Leo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1940 to 18 Feb 1946)
• Giovanni (Giannettino) Doria † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Feb 1608; Archbishop: 5 Jul 1608 to 19 Nov 1642)
• Serafino Filangeri † (Archbishop: 1762 to Feb 1776)
• Romolo Genuardi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1931 to 16 Jan 1936)
• Pietro Gravina † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 6 Dec 1830)
• Diego Haëdo † (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1589 to 5 Jul 1608)
• Giuseppe Lagumina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 15 Jul 1929)
• Luigi Lavitrano † (Archbishop: 29 Sep 1928 to Dec 1944)
• Martín de León Cárdenas, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 27 Aug 1650 to 15 Nov 1655)
• Filippo López y Rojo † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1793 to 1802)
• Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1669 to 26 Apr 1677)
• Alessandro Lualdi † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 12 Nov 1927)
• José Alfonso Meléndez, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1748 to 31 Oct 1753)
• Giovanni Battista Naselli † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1853)
• Francisco Orozco de Arce † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1559 to 11 Oct 1561)
• Jaime de Palafox y Cardona † (Archbishop: 1677 to 1684)
• Salvatore Pappalardo † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1970 to 4 Apr 1996)
• Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli, C.R. † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1839 to 10 May 1853)
• Domenico Pignatelli di Belmonte, C.R. † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1802 to 5 Feb 1803)
• Giovanni Rizzo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1946 to 13 Jan 1949)
• Ernesto Ruffini † (Archbishop: 11 Oct 1945 to 11 Jun 1967)
• Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1775 to 31 Mar 1793)
• Juan Segría † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1569)
• Bernardo Serio † (Priest: 24 Sep 1763; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1802)
• Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e Parisi † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1833 to 5 Jul 1837)
• Pablo Vilana Perlas † (Archbishop: 12 May 1723 to May 1729)