Diocese of Aléria

The Cathedral of St. Marcellus in Aleria

The Diocese of Aleria ( lat. : Dioecesis Aleriensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Aleria .

history

The diocese of Aléria was established in the 6th century . First Bishop was Severinus . On April 27, 1092 the diocese of Aléria was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pisa as a suffragan by Pope Urban II with the Papal Bull Cum universis .

On November 29, 1801, the Diocese of Aléria was dissolved as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was annexed to the Diocese of Ajaccio .

In 1770 the Diocese of Aléria comprised around 160 parishes .

In April 2002 the diocese of Aléria was re-established as the titular diocese of Aleria .

See also

• List of the Bishops of Aléria
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

• Entry for the Diocese of Aléria on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry about the Diocese of Aléria on Giga-Catholic (English)
• Bulle Cum universis , in Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum Taurinensis editio , Vol. II, pp. 141-142
• Bulle Qui Christi Domini , in Bullarii romani continuatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245–249