Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba

Diocese of Ales-Terralba
Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis

Ales Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Oristano
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oristano
Statistics
Area 1,494 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
99,598
99,336 (99.7%)
Parishes 57
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 7th Century
Cathedral Cattedrale di Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Ales)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo (Terralba)
Secular priests 70
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.
Emeritus Bishops Antonino Orrù
Website
www.diocesialesterralba.va.it

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.[1]

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.[2]

Ordinaries

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

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy: "Diocese of Ales-Terralba" retrieved January 30, 2016
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Garcia" retrieved January 30, 2016

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 39°46′00″N 8°49′00″E / 39.7667°N 8.8167°E / 39.7667; 8.8167

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