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Diocese of Caltanissetta
Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis
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Cathedral in Caltanissetta
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agrigento |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 166,874 164,000 (est.) (98.3%) |
| Parishes | 56 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 May 1844 (180 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria La Nova |
| Secular priests | 102 (diocesan) 13 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mario Russotto |
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The Diocese of Caltanissetta (Latin: Dioecesis Calatanisiadensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic ChurchinSicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.[1]
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Caltanissetta once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal seebyGregory XVI, in 1844. At that time it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Monreale. The first bishop was Antonio Stromillo.
The immense cavern of Caltabillotta is famous on account of the legend of a great dragon, driven away by the holy hermit Peregrinus when he chose that spot for a life of penance.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Caltanissetta". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
37°29′00″N 14°04′00″E / 37.4833°N 14.0667°E / 37.4833; 14.0667
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