Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515, by Pope Leo X. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Since 1999 the Archbishop of Turin has been Cardinal Severino Poletto while Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini is Archbishop Emeritus.

Facade of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.

[edit] List of Archbishops of Florence since 1563

Iñigo Cardinal Avalos de Aragón(3 Jan 1563 Appointed - May 1564 Resigned)
Vittorio Baldassare Cardinal Costa d'Arignano (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - 16 May 1796 Died)
Carlo Buronzo del Signore (10 Mar 1797 Appointed - 23 Oct 1806 Died)
Columbano Gaspare Chiaverotti (21 Dec 1818 Appointed - 6 Aug 1831 Died)
Lorenzo Gastaldi ( 1871 Appointed - 1883 Died)
Gaetano Alimonda (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 30 May 1891 Died)
Davide Riccardi (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 20 May 1897 Died)
Agostino Richelmy (18 Sep 1897 Appointed - 10 Aug 1923 Died)
Giuseppe Gamba (20 Dec 1923 Appointed - 26 Dec 1929 Died)
Maurilio Fossati (11 Dec 1930 Appointed - 30 Mar 1965 Died)
Michele Pellegrino (18 Sep 1965 Appointed - 27 Jul 1977 Retired)
Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero(1 Aug 1977 Appointed - 31 Jan 1989 Retired)
Giovanni Saldarini (31 Jan 1989 Appointed - 19 Jun 1999 Retired)
Severino Poletto (19 Jun 1999 Appointed - )

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