Tortona diocese
| Tortona diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Liguria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Genoa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Genoa |
| Diocesan bishop | Vittorio Francesco Viola OFM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Martino Canessa |
| Vicar General | Pier Giorgio Pruzzi |
| surface | 2,350 km² |
| Parishes | 313 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 281,980 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 275,160 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 97.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 104 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 55 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,731 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 60 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 281 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta e di San Lorenzo |
| Website | www.diocesitortona.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortona ( lat. : Dioecesis Derthonensis , ital. : Diocese of Tortona ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese is based in Tortona .
history
The diocese of Tortona was established in the 2nd century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Milan as a suffragan . In 1014 the diocese of Tortona gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Bobbio . The diocese of Tortona was dissolved in 1803 and the territory was annexed to the diocese of Casale Monferrato .
On July 17, 1817, the diocese of Tortona was re-established by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Beati Petri and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Genoa as a suffragan.
The diocese of Tortona comprises 144 parishes in the province of Alessandria , 143 parishes in the province of Pavia and 27 parishes in the metropolitan city of Genoa .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Tortona (Italian)
- Entry for the Diocese of Tortona on catholic-hierarchy.org
