Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani
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Diocese of Trapani Dioecesis Drepanensis Diocesi di Trapani |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Territory | Trapani, Erice, Paceco, Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo, Custonaci, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi-Segesta, Favignana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palermo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,089 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 208,084 207,300 (99,6%%) |
| Parishes | 87 |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | May 31, 1844 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Trapani |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Trapani |
| Secular priests | 115 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pietro Maria Fragnelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paolo Romeo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Francesco Miccichè |
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| www.diocesi.trapani.it | |
The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.
Trapani was subject to the see of Mazzara, from the Norman Conquest until 1844, when the diocese was created. Its first bishop was the Redemptorist Vincenzo M. Marolda.
Bishop Francesco Miccichè was removed on May 19, 2012 from the office of bishop of this diocese.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 38°01′00″N 12°31′00″E / 38.0167°N 12.5167°E
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