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Suffragan diocese Aosta, Italy

Diocese of Aosta

Augustan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Aosta in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy dates to the mid-fifth century, with its first documented bishop, Eustasius, recorded in 451. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin, and its current bishop, Franco Lovignana, was appointed in 2011.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Battista, Aosta, in Aosta, Italy.

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Established
451
Catholics
122,963
Priests
74
Territory
3,262 km²

Parishes and churches

95 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Franco Lovignana
Born
22 November 1957
Birthplace
Aosta

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Giovanni Battista, Aosta stands in Aosta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known in Latin as Dioecesis Augustana, in French as Diocèse d'Aoste, and in Italian as Diocesi di Aosta, this Latin Church diocese has held its modern form since 1817. It stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin in Italy.

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