The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, (Lat:Praenestinus), is a Roman Catholic suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy.
The current Bishop of Palestrina is Domenico Sigalini, who on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, was also appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the general ecclesiastical assistant of Italian Catholic Action.
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