Roman Catholic Diocese of Fossano

Diocese of Fossano
Dioecesis Fossanensis

Fossano Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Turin
Statistics
Area 275 km2 (106 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
40,100
39,400 (98.3%)
Parishes 33
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 April 1592
Cathedral Cattedrale-Basilica di S. Maria e S. Giovenale
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Piero Delbosco
Map
Website
www.diocesifossano.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Fossano (Latin: Dioecesis Fossanensis) is in Piedmont, in the Province of Cuneo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin.[1][2]

Fossano became an episcopal see in 1592.

Bishops

Diocese of Fossano

Erected: 15 April 1592
Latin Name: Fossanensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Torino

Parishes

There are 33 parishes, all within the Piedmontese Province of Cuneo.[5]

Piedmont

Province of Cuneo

Centallo
S. Giovanni Battista
S. Bernardo Abate (Roata Chiusani)
S. Biagio (San Biagio)
Cervere
Maria Vergine Assunta
S. Michele Arcangelo (Grinzano)
Fossano
S. Antonio Abate
S. Bernardo
S. Filippo
S. Lorenzo
S. Maria del Salice
S. Maria di Loreto
S. Maria e S. Giovenale
S. Martino
Spirito Santo
Beata Vergine delle Grazie (Boschetti)
S. Pietro Apostolo in Gerbo (Gerbo)
S. Maria Maddalena (Maddalene)
S. Maria della Neve in Mellea (Mellea)
S. Maria della Neve in Murazzo (Murazzo)
Maria Santissima Annunziata (Piovani)
S. Sebastiano (San Sebastiano)
S. Vittore (San Vittore)
S. Antonio Al Baligio (Sant’Antonio Baligio)
S. Maria della Neve in Tagliata (Tagliata-Fossano)
Genola
S. Michele Arcangelo
Salmour
Santi Pietro e Paolo
S. Antonio Da Padova (Sant’Antonino)
Savigliano
Maria Vergine Assunta in Levaldigi (Levaldigi)
S. Anna (Tetti Roccia)
Villafalletto
Santi Pietro e Paolo
S. Pietro in Vincoli (Gerbola)
Santi Lorenzo e Sebastiano (Monsola)
Vottignasco
Sacra Famiglia

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Fossano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 9, 2019
  2. "Diocese of Fossano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 9, 2016
  3. "Bishop Nicola Dalmazzo (Dalmatico), O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 10, 2016
  4. "Bishop Clemente Ascanio Sandri-Trotti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 9, 2019
  5. chiesacattolica.it (Retrieved:2008-03-11 10:47:30 +0000)

Coordinates: 44°33′00″N 7°44′00″E / 44.5500°N 7.7333°E / 44.5500; 7.7333

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