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Suffragan diocese Tortona, Italy

Diocese of Tortona

Derthonen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Tortona is a Latin diocese in northern Italy spanning parts of Piedmont, Lombardy, and Liguria, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Genoa. Its current bishop is Guido Marini, appointed in 2021.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Tortona Cathedral, in Tortona, Italy.

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Established
350
Catholics
275,912
Priests
93
Territory
2,350 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Guido Marini
Born
31 January 1965
Birthplace
Genova

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The cathedral

Tortona Cathedral stands in Tortona, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Spanning parts of three regions of Northern Italy, Piedmont (Province of Alessandria), Lombardy (Province of Pavia) and Liguria (Province of Genoa), the Diocese of Tortona (Latin: Dioecesis Derthonensis) is a Latin Church diocese suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Genoa and part of the ecclesiastical region of Liguria. It claims a place among the oldest dioceses of Lombardy and the Piedmont.

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