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History

In 1174 the abbey of

Monreale Monreale (; ; Sicilian: ''Murriali'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called ''"La Conca d'oro"'' (the Golde ...

was declared a '' prælatura nullius''; two years later its abbot was vested with the title and jurisdiction of a bishop. On 2 February 1183, thanks to the Bull ''Licet Dominus'' of

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, Monreale became the metropolitan see for the diocese of Catania and the

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s; since 1275 the election has been reserved to itself by the

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. In time the diocese of Girgenti and diocese of Caltagirone also became suffragan to Monreale; but Siracusa, in 1844, and Catania, in 1860, became archiepiscopal sees. The former having become the metropolitan of Caltagirone, Monreale received the new

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(1860), which see and Girgenti became its only suffragans. From 1775 to 1802 Monreale and Palermo were united under a single archbishop. MonrealeCathedral-pjt1

Bishops and Archbishops

Diocese of Monreale

''Erected: 1176''
''Latin Name: Montis Regalis'' *Theobaldus, O.S.B. (1176 – 14 May 1178) *Guillelmus, O.S.B. (1178 – 1183) (promoted archbishop)

Archdiocese of Monreale

''Elevated: 5 February 1183''
''Latin Name: Montis Regalis''

to 1500

*Guillelmus, O.S.B. (4 February 1183 – 28 October 1191) *Carus, O.S.B. (23 May 1194 – after 3 August 1222) : ''Sede vacante'' (by 10 October 1239 – after 25 November 1254) *Benevenutus (10 August 1258 – 24 July 1260) *Gaufridus de Bellomonte (1 October 1266 – 6 November 1271) *Trasmundus (by 10 May 1267 – 17 August 1269) :''Sede vacante (17 August 1269 – 13 August 1278)'' *

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(15 Aug 1278 – Aug 1286 Resigned) * Pietro Gerra (20 Aug 1286 – 6 Jan 1298 Appointed,

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1500 to 1700

*Cardinal

Juan Castellar y de Borja Juan Castellar y de Borja (1441–1505) (called the Cardinal of Trani and the Cardinal of Monreale) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Juan Castellar y de Borja was born in Valencia in late 1441, the son of Galcerán de ...

(9 Aug 1503 – 1 Jan 1505 Died) * Alfonso de Aragona (1505 – 1511) (Administrator) *Cardinal

Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez (1485–1530) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez was born in the County of Urgell in 1485, the son of Juan Folch de Cardona y Urgel, Duke of Cardona, and ...

(23 Jan 1512 – 7 Feb 1530 Died) *Cardinal

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(14 Dec 1530 – 28 Jun 1532 Died) *Cardinal

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(26 Jul 1532 – 10 Aug 1535 Died) (Administrator) *

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(15 May 1536 – 9 Dec 1573 Resigned) * Ludovico de Torres (I) (9 Dec 1573 – 31 Dec 1583 Died)"Archbishop Ludovico de Torres (I)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Cardinal Ludovico de Torres (II) (22 Jan 1588 – 8 Jul 1609 Died)"Ludovico Cardinal de Torres (II)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Arcangelo Gualtieri, O.F.M. (18 Jun 1612 – 9 December 1617 Died) *

Jerónimo Venero Leyva Jerónimo Venero Leyva (1561 – August 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Monreale (1620–1628). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Jerónimo Venero Leyva"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016. *

Cosimo de Torres Cosimo de Torres also Cosmo de Torres and Cosma de Torres (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1641–1642), Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641), Archbishop of Monrea ...

(3 Apr 1634 – 1 May 1642 Died) * Giovanni Torresiglia (Torrecilla Manso) (13 Jul 1644 – 28 Jan 1648 Died) *Cardinal

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(30 May 1650 – 3 May 1655 Died) * Luis Alfonso de Los Cameros (16 Oct 1656 – 14 May 1668) * Cardinal Vitaliano Visconti (2 Jun 1670 – 7 Sep 1671 Died)

since 1700

*

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(27 Nov 1673 – 4 Jul 1703 Died) *Cardinal Francesco del Giudice (14 Jan 1704 – 15 Feb 1725 Retired) *Cardinal Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. (21 Feb 1725 – 24 Apr 1739 Resigned) *

Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona Troiano, Troyano or Troyanos may refer to: People Troiano * Troiano Gondola (''Trojan Gundulić'') (c. 1500 – c. 1555), a merchant and printer from the Republic of Ragusa * Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona (1696–1747), Italian cardinal and Catho ...

(4 May 1739 – 20 Mar 1747 Died) *Giacomo Bonanno, C.R. (28 May 1753 – 14 Jan 1754 Died) *Francesco Maria Testa (22 Apr 1754 – 17 May 1773 Died) *Francesco Ferdinando Sanseverino, C.P.O. (15 Apr 1776 – 31 Mar 1793 Died)
Archbishop of Palermo and of Monreale *Filippo López y Rojo, C.R. (17 Jun 1793 – 4 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Archbishop of Palermo and of MonrealeLopez was born in Monterone (diocese of Lecce) in 1728. He lectured in philosophy in the seminary of Messina and in houses of the Theatine Order. He lectured for eight years at the College of the Propaganda Fide in Rome. He served as Procurator General of his Order in the Roman Curia. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome on 22 May 1268 by Cardinal Stoppani. He had previously been Bishop of Nola (1768–1793). Ritzler-Sefrin, VI, pp. 297 note 1; 313 with note 4; 327 with note 9. *Mercurio Maria Teresi (24 May 1802 – 17 Apr 1805 Died) *Domenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. (23 Sep 1816 – 6 Apr 1844 Died) *Pier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. (24 Nov 1845 – 14 Jun 1850 Died) *Benedetto D'Acquisto, O.F.M. (23 Dec 1858 – 7 Aug 1867 Died) *Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Pacco, C.R. (27 Oct 1871 – 3 Aug 1883 Died) *Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. (24 Mar 1884 – 31 Jul 1919 Died) *

Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli (18 February 1852 − 19 September 1924) - religious name Antonio di Gesù - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Discalced Carmelites who served as the Archbishop of Monreale from 1 ...

, O.C.D. (31 Jul 1919 – 19 Sep 1924 Died) * Ernesto Eugenio Filippi (6 Apr 1925 – 23 Aug 1951 Died) * Francesco Carpino (23 Aug 1951 Succeeded – 19 Jan 1961 Appointed, Official of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation) *Corrado Mingo (28 Apr 1961 – 11 Mar 1978 Retired) * Salvatore Cassisa (11 Mar 1978 – 24 May 1997 Retired) * Pio Vittorio Vigo (24 May 1997 – 15 Oct 2002 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale) *Cataldo Naro (18 Oct 2002 – 29 Sep 2006 Died) *Salvatore Di Cristina (2 Dec 2006 – 8 Feb 2013 Retired) *

Michele Pennisi Michele Pennisi (born 23 November 1946) is an Italian Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Sicily, and a noted opponent of the Sicilian Mafia. He served as Archbishop of Monreale from 8 February 2013 to 28 April 2022. Following the reorganisatio ...

(8 Feb 2013 – 28 April 2022 Retired) *Gualtiero Isacchi (28 April 2022 - )

Auxiliary bishops

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Gian Antonio Fassano Gian Antonio Fassano (also Gian Antonio Phassarus or Gian Antonio Fasside) (died 10 Sep 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Monreale (1544–1568) and Titular Bishop of Christopolis (1544–1568).

(4 Jun 1544 – 10 Sep 1568)"Bishop Gian Antonio Fassano (Phassarus, Fasside)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *

Giovanni Pietro Fortiguerra Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

(4 Jun 1567 – 26 Apr 1574) *

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(2 Dec 1733 – ) * Emanuele Romano (20 Jun 1973 – 24 Jan 1978)

References

Books

Reference Works

* (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * pp. 950–951. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * *

Studies

* * *Kamp, Norbert (1975). ''Kirche und Monarchie im staufischen Königreich Sizilien
I. Prosopographische Grundlegung, Bistumer und Bischofe des Konigreichs 1194–1266: 3. Sizilien
' München: Wilhelm Fink 1975. * *

Acknowledgment

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Monreale Monreale (; ; Sicilian: ''Murriali'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called ''"La Conca d'oro"'' (the Golde ...