Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy .It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa. Monsignor Antonio Staglianò is the current bishop of the Diocese of Noto.
==History==
The diocese was canonically erected on May 15, 1844 by Pope Pius IX, separating it from the Archdiocese of Syracuse, of which Noto is suffragan.
==Geography==
The diocese is located in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
==Ordinaries==
===List of Recent Archbishops===
Incumbent 	Term Start 	Term Finish 	Notes
Benedetto Lavecchia Cuarnieri O.F.M	23 February 1872	5 July 1875 	Appointed, Archbishop of Siracusa
 	5 July 1875 	1913 	Died
Giuseppe Vizzini 	19 August 1913 	8 December 1935 	Died
Angelo Calabretta 	16 July 1936 	27 June 1970 	Resigned
Salvatore Nicolosi 	27 June 1970 	19 June 1998 	Retired
Giuseppe Malandrino 	19 June 1998 	16 July 2007 	Retired
Mariano Crociata 	16 July 2007 	26 September 2008	Resigned, Appointed Secretary-General of the CEI
Antonio Staglianò 	22 January 2009 	 	
==Statistics==
As of 16 July 2007 there are 105 priests, 15 permanent deacons and 249 religious in the archdiocese. Vatican Information Service July 16, 2007
==Footnotes==
==See also==
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XI. Published 1911. New York: Robert Appleton Company
==External links==
*Website of the Diocese
*catholic-hierarchy.org
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