Diocese of Casale Monferrato
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Piedmont |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vercelli |
| Diocesan bishop | Gianni Sacchi |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alceste Catella |
| surface | 970 km² |
| Parishes | 115 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 103,300 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 98,700 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,134 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 91 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale di Sant'Evasio |
| Website | www.diocesicasale.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Casale Monferrato ( lat. : Dioecesis Casalensis , ital. : Diocese of Casale Monferrato ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Casale Monferrato .
history
The diocese of Casale Monferrato was established on April 18, 1474 by Pope Sixtus IV with the Apostolic Constitution Pro excellenti from ceding territories of the dioceses of Asti and Vercelli and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Milan as a suffragan .
On July 17, 1817, the diocese of Casale Monferrato was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Vercelli as a suffragan.
See also
- List of the bishops of Casale Monferrato
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Italy
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Casale Monferrato - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Italian)
- Entry on the diocese of Casale Monferrato on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Cathedral of Sant'Evasio in Casale Monferrato