Diocese of Biella
Bugellen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Biella, Italy
The Diocese of Biella is a Latin Catholic diocese in Piedmont, northern Italy, established in 1772 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli. Its cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 June 1772
- Latin
- Bugellen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen
- Annuario code
- 001000900
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 158,682
- Population
- 167,664
- Catholic share
- 94.6%
- Priests
- 99
- Catholics per priest
- 1,603
- Extent
- 900 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 176
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Roberto Farinella
- Born
- 24 May 1968
- Birthplace
- Castellamonte
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Biella Cathedral stands in Biella, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Vercelli
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vercelli.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AlessandriaAlessandria
- Diocese of Casale MonferratoCasale Monferrato
- Archdiocese of VercelliVercelli
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1772, the Diocese of Biella (Latin: Dioecesis Bugellensis) is a Latin see in Italy's Piedmont region and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli. The city of Biella lies 42 km (25 mi) northwest of Vercelli.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].