Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta is in Sicily, It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.History
once belonged to the diocese of Girgenti, but was created an episcopal see by Gregory 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.Bishops