Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba

The Diocese of Ales-Terralba (Latin: Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.[1]

Diocese of Ales-Terralba

Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis
Ales Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical provinceOristano
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Oristano
Statistics
Area1,494 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
99,598
99,336 (99.7%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7th Century
CathedralCattedrale di Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Ales)
Co-cathedralConcattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo (Terralba)
Secular priests70
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.
Bishops emeritusGiovanni Dettori
Website
www.diocesialesterralba.va.it

History

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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 the diocese of Terralba were united by Pope Julius II, in 1503.[2]

It would appear that a process has begun to permanently unite the diocese of Ales-Terralba and the archdiocese of Oristano. The Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv., was promoted on 4 May 2019 to be Archbishop of Oristano and on the same date was appointed Apostolic Administrator of his former diocese of Ales-Terralba.[3] However, on 3 July 2021, without losing his position as Archbishop of Oristano, he was reappointed Bishop of Ales-Terralba. The announcement specifies that this act unifies the two dioceses in persona Episcopi ('in the person of the Bishop').[4]

Ordinaries

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Diocese of Ales

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Erected: 7th Century

Diocese of Ales e Terralba

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Diocese of Ales united with Diocese of Terralba: 8 December 1503
Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano

Notes

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  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Diocese of Ales-Terralba" retrieved January 30, 2016
  2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.05.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.07.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 30 Oct 2021.
  5. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Garcia" retrieved January 30, 2016
  6. ^ Roberto Carboni, prelate, catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed 1 March 2024.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ales and Terralba". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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