Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
The Archdiocese of Messina (Latin: Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari (5th century) and the Territorial Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela (1206), and as suffragans the Diocese of Patti and Diocese of Nicosia.
Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption in Messina | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,848 km2 (714 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 517,300 (est.) 515,900 (est.) (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 245 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century |
| Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria SS. Assunta (Messina) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale Archimandritato del Santissimo Salvatore (Messina) Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo (Lipari) Concattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Santa Lucia del Mela) |
| Secular priests | 232 (diocesan) 140 (religious Orders) 80 (Permanent Deacons) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Giovanni Accolla |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Cesare Di Pietro |
| Bishops emeritus | Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesimessina.it | |
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