Ecclesiastical province Oristano Denomination Catholic Church Area 1,494 km² Phone +39 0783 91974 | Parishes 57 Rite Roman Rite Province Province of Oristano Country Italy | |
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oristano Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
99,598
99,336 (99.7%) Address Corso Cattedrale, 3, 09091 Ales OR, Italy Similar Curia Vescovile, Nuovo Cammino Periodico, Istituto Diocesano Sostenta, Comune di Ales, Arcidiocesi Di Oristano |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba (Latin: Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.
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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.
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
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA