Diocese of Saluzzo Dioecesis Salutiarum | |
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 Saluzzo Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,815 km2 (701 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 97,680 (est.) 90,300 (guess) |
| Parishes | 104 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 October 1511 |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta |
| Secular priests | 91 (diocesan) 10 (Religious Orders) 10 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cristiano Bodo |
| Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Guerrini |
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| Diocesi di Saluzzo (in Italian) | |
The Diocese of Saluzzo (Latin: Dioecesis Salutiarum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, centered in the comune of Saluzzo. The diocese was established on 29 October 1511 for political reasons, to transform the Marquisate of Saluzzo into an ecclesiastic territory, and was directly dependent upon the Holy See.[1] It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin.[2][3]
- ^ Pope Julius II stated in his bull which created the diocese, ...erigimus, creamus, et instituimus... et Sedi Apostolicae immediate subjectam esse volumus et decernamus.... Ughelli, p. 1227. Bima, p. 82.
- ^ "Diocese of Saluzzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Saluzzo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 16 March 2017.[self-published source]