Back Arquebisbat de Torí Catalan Arcidiecéze turínská Czech Erzbistum Turin German Arquidiócesis de Turín Spanish Archidiocèse de Turin French Keuskupan Agung Torino ID Arcidiocesi di Torino Italian Kabiskopan Agung Torino JV Archidioecesis Taurinensis Latin Aartsbisdom Turijn Dutch
Archdiocese of Turin Archidioecesis Taurinensis Arcidiocesi di Torino | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 2,153,000 2,057,000 (95.5%) |
| Parishes | 355 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |
| Secular priests | 520 diocesan 535 Religious Orders 133 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Roberto Repole |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Alessandro Giraudo |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesi.torino.it | |
The Archdiocese of Turin (Latin: Archidioecesis Taurinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy.[1][2]
The diocese of Turin was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515 by Pope Leo X. As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has as suffragan dioceses: Acqui, Alba, Aosta, Asti, Cuneo, Fossano, Ivrea, Mondovì, Pinerolo, Saluzzo and Susa.[3] Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ Diocesi di Torino, Diocesi: Storia; retrieved: 9 July 2018. (in Italian)
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