Diocese of Noto

36°53′28″N 15°4′9″E / 36.89111°N 15.06917°E / 36.89111; 15.06917

Diocese of Noto

Dioecesis Netensis
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceSiracusa
Statistics
Area1,323 km2 (511 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 215,082
  • 210,000 (est.)  (97.5%)
Parishes98
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1844
(181 years ago)
CathedralCattedrale di San Nicolò
Secular priests105 (diocesan)
24 (Religious orders)
22 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopSalvatore Rumeo
Bishops emeritusAntonio Staglianò
Map
Website
www.diocesinoto.it

The Diocese of Noto is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of the island of Sicily, between the Free Municipal Consortium of Syracuse and the Free Municipal Consortium of Ragusa. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa.

The seat of the bishop is in the Cattedrale di San Nicolò in Noto. Since 2022, the bishop of the diocese is Monsignor Salvatore Rumeo.