Roman Catholic Diocese of Asti
| Diocese of Asti Dioecesis Astensis | |
|---|---|
 Asti Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,451 km2 (560 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 153,220 147,900 (96.5%) |
| Parishes | 128 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francesco Guido Ravinale |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Diocese of Asti (Latin: Dioecesis Astensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin.[1]
History
The first known bishop of Asti was Pastor in 451. After him, were Majoranus in 465, Benenatus in 680.
From 800 begins the regular list of bishops, though the seat was vacant from 1857 to 1867. There has been some controversy as to the beginning of the Diocese of Asti and the episcopate of St. Evasius, once placed by some at much earlier dates.[2] Nowadays it is often suggested that more than one historical figure came to melt into the tale of St. Evasius, thus making it extremely difficult to use the existing material as an historical source. The situation is so confused that some historians got to divide him into 5 different people.[3]
Parishes
The diocese, which covers an area of 1,451 km², is divided into 128 parishes.[4] The majority are in the Province of Asti, while the rest are divided between the provinces of Alessandria and Turin. A list of parishes by province and commune follows[5]
Province of Alessandria
- Masio
- Regina degli Apostoli
- S. Maria Maddalena
- Quattordio
- S. Pietro
Province of Asti
- Agliano Terme
- S. Giacomo Maggiore
- Albugnano
- S. Giacomo Maggiore
- Antignano
- S. Stefano
- Asti
- Beata Vergine degli Angeli
- Maria Ausiliatrice
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- Nostra Signora Assunta
- Nostra Signora di Lourdes
- S. Antonio Abate
- S. Carlo
- S. Caterina
- S. Domenico Savio
- S. Giacomo
- S. Giovanni Battista
- S. Giovanni Bosco
- S. Maria Assunta
- S. Maria De Horticis
- S. Maria Nuova
- S. Martino
- S. Martino
- S. Marziano
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- S. Paolo
- S. Pietro
- S. Pietro
- S. Pietro
- S. Secondo
- S. Silvestro
- S. Stefano
- Sacro Cuore
- Santi Marcello e Defendente
- Santi Pietro e Paolo
- SS. Annunziata
- Azzano d’Asti
- S. Giacomo Apostolo
- Baldichieri d’Asti
- S. Secondo
- Belveglio
- Natività di Maria
- Calosso
- Cuore Immacolato di Maria
- S. Martino
- Camerano Casasco
- Santi Lorenzo e Paolo
- Cantarana
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Capriglio
- S. Martino
- Castagnole Monferrato
- S. Martino
- Castellero
- S. Pietro in Vincoli
- Castello di Annone
- S. Maria delle Ghiare
- Santi Pietro e Stefano
- Castell’Alfero
- Santi Pietro e Paolo
- SS. Annunziata
- Castelnuovo Calcea
- S. Stefano
- Castelnuovo Don Bosco
- Santi Maria e Domenico Savio
- Cellarengo
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Celle Enomondo
- S. Antonio Abate
- Cerreto d’Asti
- S. Andrea
- Cerro Tanaro
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Chiusano d’Asti
- S. Maria
- Cinaglio
- S. Felice
- Cisterna d’Asti
- S. Matteo
- Santi Gervasio e Protasio
- Corsione
- S. Cristoforo
- Cortandone
- S. Antonio Abate
- Cortanze
- Santi Pietro e Giovanni
- Cortazzone
- S. Secondo
- Cossombrato
- S. Stefano
- Costigliole d’Asti
- Beata Vergine delle Grazie
- Madonna di Loreto e S. Grato
- Nostra Donna di Loreto
- S. Anna
- S. Francesco di Sales
- S. Margherita
- S. Michele Arcangelo
- S. Siro
- SS. Annunziata
- Cunico
- S. Maria della Valle
- Dusino San Michele
- Santi Rocco e Michele
- Ferrere
- S. Secondo
- Frinco
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- Isola d’Asti
- Beata Vergine Assunta
- S. Caterina
- S. Pietro
- Maretto
- Santi Maria e Michele
- Mombercelli
- S. Biagio
- Monale
- S. Caterina
- Mongardino
- S. Giovanni Battista
- Montafia
- S. Dionigi
- Montaldo Scarampi
- SS. Annunziata
- Montechiaro d’Asti
- Santi Bartolomeo e Caterina
- Montegrosso d’Asti
- S. Defendente
- S. Stefano
- Santi Secondo e Matteo
- Piea
- Santi Filippo e Giacomo
- Pino d’Asti
- S. Maria della Pieve
- Piovà Massaia
- Santi Pietro e Giorgio
- Portacomaro
- S. Bartolomeo
- S. Dalmazzo
- Refrancore
- Santi Martino e Dionigi
- Revigliasco d’Asti
- S. Martino
- Roatto
- Santi Michele e Radegonda
- Rocca d’Arazzo
- S. Caterina
- Santi Genesio e Stefano
- Rocchetta Tanaro
- Santi Nicolao e Stefano
- San Damiano d’Asti
- S. Bartolomeo
- S. Maria della Pietà
- S. Pietro
- S. Vincenzo
- Santi Cosma e Damiano
- San Martino Alfieri
- Santi Carlo e Maria
- San Paolo Solbrito
- Santi Pietro e Paolo
- Scurzolengo
- S. Lorenzo
- Settime
- S. Nicolao
- Soglio
- Santi Pietro e Giorgio
- Tigliole
- S. Lorenzo
- S. Maria
- Valfenera
- Natività di Maria Vergine
- S. Bartolomeo
- Viale
- S. Andrea
- Viarigi
- Santi Pietro e Silverio
- Spirito Santo e S. Carlo
- Vigliano d’Asti
- S. Secondo
- Villa San Secondo
- Santi Matteo e Carlo
- Villafranca d’Asti
- S. Maria Assunta
- Villanova d’Asti
- S. Marco
- Santi Martino e Pietro
- Vinchio
- S. Defendente
- S. Marco
Province of Turin
- Isolabella
- S. Bernardo
- Pralormo
- S. Donato
Past and Present Ordinaries
- Fernando de Gerona, O.S.A. (May 12, 1525 Appointed - March 23, 1528 Appointed, Bishop of Venosa)
- Giovanni Stefano Aiazza ( 1597 Appointed - 1618 Died)
- Isidoro Pentorio, B. † (February 18, 1619 Appointed - 1621 Died)
- Ottavio Broglia (March 12, 1624 Ordained Bishop - 1648 Died)
- Paolo Vincenzo Roero, B. (October 25, 1655 Appointed - 1665 Died)
- Marcantonio Tomati (1666 Appointed - January 7, 1693 Died)
- Innocenzo Milliavacca (1693 Appointed - February 21, 1714 Died)
- Giovanni Todone (June 11, 1727 Appointed - March 5, 1739 Died)
- Giuseppe Filippo Felissano (April 17, 1741 Appointed - April 1, 1757 Died)
- Giovanni Filippo Antonio San Martino (May 25, 1757 Appointed - June 6, 1761 Died)
- Paolo Maurizio Caissotti, C.O. (April 19, 1762 Appointed - August 8, 1786 Died)
- Pietro Arborio di Gattinara (September 15, 1788 Appointed - January 12, 1809 Died)
- Antonio Faà di Bruno (1818 Appointed - 1829 Died)
- Michele Amatore Lobetti (February 24, 1832 Appointed - 1840 Died)
- Filippo Artico (December 14, 1840 Appointed - December 21, 1859 Died)
- Carlo Savio (March 27, 1867 Appointed - July 1, 1881 Died)
- Giuseppe Ronco (November 18, 1881 Appointed - 1898 Died)
- Giacinto Arcangeli (November 28, 1898 Appointed - 1908 Died)
- Luigi Spandre (June 12, 1909 Appointed - April 1, 1932 Died)
- Umberto Rossi (May 14, 1932 Appointed - August 6, 1952 Died)
- Giacomo Cannonero (November 11, 1952 Succeeded - August 1, 1977 Died)
- Nicola Cavanna (August 1, 1977 Succeeded - February 20, 1980 Died)
- Franco Sibilla (September 8, 1980 Appointed - March 16, 1989 Resigned)
- Severino Poletto (March 16, 1989 Appointed - June 19, 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Turin)
- Francesco Guido Ravinale (February 21, 2000 Appointed - )
Notes
- ↑ "Diocese of Asti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ↑ article and sources from pms.wiki
- ↑ "Diocesi di Asti". Chiesa Cattolica Italiana.
- ↑ "Parrocchie". Chiesa Cattolica Italiana.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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