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Diocese of Biella Dioecesis Bugellensis | |
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 Biella Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 900 km2 (350 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) (est.) 159,400 (guess) |
| Parishes | 114 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 June 1772 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Stefano |
| Secular priests | 105 (diocesan) 25 (religious Orders) 26 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Farinella |
| Vicar General | Paolo Boffa Sandalina |
| Bishops emeritus | Gabriele Mana |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.biella.it | |
The Diocese of Biella (Latin: Dioecesis Bugellensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, in the Piedmont region. The diocese was established in 1772. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli. Biella is a city in Piedmont, 42 km (25 mi) northwest of Vercelli.