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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba

Coordinates: 39°46′00″N 8°49′00″E / 39.7667°N 8.8167°E / 39.7667; 8.8167
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Diocese of Ales-Terralba

Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis
Ales Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical provinceOristano
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Oristano
Statistics
Area1,494 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
99,598
99,336 (99.7%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7th Century
CathedralCattedrale di Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Ales)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo (Terralba)
Secular priests70
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.
Bishops emeritusAntonino Orrù
Website
www.diocesialesterralba.va.it

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba (Template:Lang-la) is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.[1]

History

Gregory the Great alludes to the episcopal see of Ales (anciently Uselli), in his letter to Januarius of Cagliari in 591. After this nothing is to be found about it until 1147, when the name of Bishop Rello appears in a diploma. The local traditions of Terralba have preserved the memory of a Bishop Mariano, who erected the cathedral about 1144.

The diocese of Ales and diocese of Terralba were united by Pope Julius II, in 1503.[2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ales

Erected: 7th Century

Diocese of Ales e Terralba

United with Diocese of Terralba: 8 December 1503
Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano

Notes

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

39°46′00″N 8°49′00″E / 39.7667°N 8.8167°E / 39.7667; 8.8167