Ecclesiastical province Turin Denomination Catholic Church Established 29 October 1511 Phone +39 0175 42360 Country Italy | Parishes 91 Rite Roman Rite Area 1,815 km² Province Province of Cuneo | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
99,192
94,083 (94.8%) Address Corso Piemonte, 56, 12037 Saluzzo CN, Italy Similar Diocesi Di Cuneo, Staffarda Abbey, Chiesa di Sant'Amb, Parrocchia Maria Ausiliatrice, Consorzio Servizi Ecologia | ||
The Diocese of Saluzzo (Latin: Dioecesis Salutiarum) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, centered in the comune of Saluzzo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin, and the current bishop is Giuseppe Guerrini. In 2004 it counted c. 89,000 baptized.
It was created in 1511. The first bishop was Gianantonio della Rovere, who after eight months resigned in favour of his brother Sisto della Rovere, later a Cardinal.
Parishes
Ninety of the diocese’s 91 parishes are in the province of Cuneo in south-west Piedmont; the last is in the neighbouring province of Turin.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saluzzo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA