Diocese of Trapani
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
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| Parishes | 94 |
| Information | |
| 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 | 70 (diocesan) 22 (religious Orders) 19 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pietro Maria Fragnelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paolo Romeo |
| Bishops emeritus | Francesco Miccichè |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesi.trapani.it | |
The Diocese of Trapani (Latin: Dioecesis Drepanensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the westernmost part of Sicily, approximately 73 miles or 117 kilometers west of Palermo. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.