Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui

Diocese of Acqui

Dioecesis Aquensis
Acqui Terme Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceTurin
Statistics
Area1,683 km2 (650 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
156,100 (est.)
148,500 (est.) (95.1%)
Parishes115
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralCattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta
Secular priests95 (diocesan)
8 (Religious Orders)
16 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuigi Testore
Bishops emeritusPier Giorgio Micchiardi
Map
Website
www.diocesiacqui.piemonte.it

The Diocese of Acqui (Latin: Dioecesis Aquensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that straddles the (civil) regions of Piedmont and Liguria, in northwest Italy. The ancient Roman name of the place was Aquae Statiellae, which was sometimes confused with Aquae Sentiae (Aix-en-Provence), and Aquae Augustae (Dax), where there were also bishops. Acqui had always been subordinate to the Province of Milan, down until 1817, when Pope Pius VII assigned it to the Province of Turin.[1] As a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin,[2][3] it falls within the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.

  1. ^ Kehr, p. 191.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Acqui" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 9, 2016.[self-published source]