Diocese of Susa
Segusien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Susa, Italy
The Diocese of Susa is a Latin-rite diocese in Piedmont, northern Italy, established in 1772 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin. Since 19 February 2022 it has been led by Cardinal Roberto Repole, who concurrently serves as Archbishop of Turin.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 August 1772
- Latin
- Segusien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Justus of Novalesa
- Annuario code
- 001003131
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 74,466
- Population
- 82,740
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.0%
- Priests
- 36
- Catholics per priest
- 2,069
- Extent
- 1,062 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 70
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 Repole
- Born
- 29 January 1967
- Birthplace
- Torino
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 di San Giusto stands in Susa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Turin
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Turin.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AcquiAcqui
- Diocese of AlbaAlba
- Diocese of AstiAsti
- Diocese of Cuneo–FossanoCuneo–Fossano
- Diocese of IvreaIvrea
- Diocese of PineroloPinerolo
- Diocese of SaluzzoSaluzzo
- Archdiocese of TorinoTorino
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1772 in Piedmont (Italy), the Latin Diocese of Susa (Latin: Dioecesis Segusiensis) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin. Both the diocese and the city of Susa sit on the main route into Italy from the Mont Cenis Pass and the Col de Montgenèvre.
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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.