Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales
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Diocese of Ales-Terralba Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis |
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Ales Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Oristano |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Oristano |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,494 km2 (577 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 99,598 99,336 (99.7%) |
| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Ss. Pietro e Paolo (Ales) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo (Terralba) |
| Secular priests | 70 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antonino Orrù |
| Website | |
| www.diocesialesterralba.va.it | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba (Latin: Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.
Gregory the Great alludes to the episcopal see of Ales (anciently Uselli), in his letter to Januarius of Cagliari in 591. After this nothing is to be found about it until 1147, when the name of Bishop Rello appears in a diploma. The local traditions of Terralba have preserved the memory of a Bishop Mariano, who erected the cathedral about 1144.
The diocese of Ales and diocese of Terralba were united by Pope Julius II, in 1503.
Erected: 7th Century
United with Diocese of Terralba: 8 December 1503
Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano
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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