Archdiocese of Turin Archidioecesis Taurinensis Arcidiocesi di Torino | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 2,153,000 2,057,000 (95.5%) |
Parishes | 355 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th century |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |
Secular priests | 520 diocesan 535 Religious Orders 133 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Roberto Repole |
Auxiliary Bishops | Alessandro Giraudo |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.diocesi.torino.it |
The Archdiocese of Turin (Latin: Archidioecesis Taurinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy.[1][2]
The diocese of Turin was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515 by Pope Leo X. As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has as suffragan dioceses: Acqui, Alba, Aosta, Asti, Cuneo, Fossano, Ivrea, Mondovì, Pinerolo, Saluzzo and Susa.[3] Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.