Diocese of Alba
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Piedmont |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turin |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Turin |
| Diocesan bishop | Marco Brunetti |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Sebastiano Dho Giacomo Lanzetti |
| surface | 1,050 km² |
| Parishes | 126 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 159,700 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 142,700 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 89.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 94 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 37 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,089 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 66 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 205 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di San Lorenzo |
| Website | www.alba.chiesacattolica.it |
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The Diocese of Alba ( lat. : Dioecesis Albae Pompeiensis , ital. : Diocese of Alba ) is one in Italy located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Alba .
history
The diocese of Alba was established in the 4th century. In 1803 the diocese of Alba was dissolved and the territory was annexed to the diocese of Asti . On July 17, 1817, the diocese of Alba was re-established by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Beati Petri .
The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Turin as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Alba - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Alba (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Alba on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
