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Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina

The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina (Latin: Diocesis Praenestina) is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy.

Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina

Praenestina

Italy

Rome

380 km2 (150 sq mi)

(as of 2004)
113,000 (est.)
110,500 (est.) (97.8%)

49

Catholic Church

Roman Rite

4th century

Basilica Cattedrale di S. Agapito Martire

54 (diocesan)
46 (Religious Orders)

Francis

Domenico Sigalini

The current bishop of Palestrina is Domenico Sigalini, who from 3 November 2010 until 5 April 2014 was also appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the general ecclesiastical assistant of Italian Catholic Action.

Maurus (558)

[2]

Sergio (721)

[3]

Venanzio 732

[3]

Gregorio 761–767

Andrea 769–773

Contantinus 826

Leone 914–928

[3]

Teofilo 963 – before 988

[3]

Stefan 988

[4]

Peter 996–1015

[3]

(1966–1975)

Pietro Severi

(1975–1986)

Renato Spallanzani

(1986–1991)

Pietro Garlato

(1992–1997)

Vittorio Tomassetti

(1997–2005)

Eduardo Davino

(2005–current)

Domenico Sigalini

Like all dioceses in this category, for historical reasons it has had, since 1960, an incumbent diocesan bishop with ordinary powers but also has assigned to it as an honorary high ranking dignity one of the six cardinals in the Order of Cardinal Bishops.[26] The Cardinal Bishop has no powers with regard to the government of the diocese.


The diocesan bishops have been:[27]

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Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1

Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914). (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. (in Latin)

Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2

Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help) p. 80. (in Latin)

Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 3

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Hierarchia catholica IV (1592-1667)

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Italia pontificia

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Maleczek, Werner. Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216, Vienna 1984.

Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). . Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 6 July 2016. (in Latin)

Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730)

Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). . Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 6 July 2016. (in Latin)

Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi VI (1730-1799)

Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina Official Website