Diocese of Ales–Terralba
Uxellen(sis)-Terralben(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ales–Terralba, Italy
The Diocese of Ales-Terralba is a Latin diocese in Sardinia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Oristano. Since 2021 it has been led in persona Episcopi by the Archbishop of Oristano, Roberto Carboni.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Uxellen(sis)-Terralben(sis)
- Patron
- S. Maria delle Acque
- Annuario code
- 001000642
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 88,413
- Population
- 88,868
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.5%
- Priests
- 57
- Catholics per priest
- 1,551
- Extent
- 1,494 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 59
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, Ales stands in Ales–Terralba, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Terralba.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Oristano
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Oristano.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of OristanoOristano
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In west-central Sardinia lies the Latin diocese of Ales-Terralba (Latin: Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano (Arborea). The town of Ales sits 31 km from Oristano in a direct line.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.