Roman Catholic Diocese of Susa - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Italian Catholic diocese of Susa, in Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, has existed since 1772. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Turin.

History

In early medieval days, Susa seems to have belonged to the Diocese of Maurienne. The Abbey of St. Justus having been erected in 1029, the abbot had quasi-episcopal jurisdiction. The Benedictines succeeded the Canons Regular

Canons Regular

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, and under Pope Benedict XIV

Pope Benedict XIV

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were replaced by secular canons.

In 1772 this prelacy nullius became a diocese, and the territory of Novalesa Abbey

Novalesa Abbey

Novalesa Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 726, and dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Andrew.Novalesa is in the Val di Susa, on the route to the Mont Cenis Pass. The founder, Abbo of Provence, was a local Frankish governor. The abbey stands on the former Via...

was added to that of Susa. The first bishop was Francesco M. Ferraris. Napoleon suppressed the see in 1803, but it was restored in 1817, and its territory increased by the inclusion of the Abbey of S. Michele della Chiusa.

Parishes

The diocese contains 61 parishes covering an area of 1,062 km², all of which fall within the Province of Turin

Province of Turin

The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...

. locations (villages or neighbourhoods) within a commune are shown in brackets.
Almese

Almese

Almese is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the lower Val di Susa, about 27 km west of Turin.-External links:*...

Natività di Maria Vergine

S. Maria Assunta (Milanere)

S. Stefano (Rivera)

Bardonecchia

Bardonecchia is an Italian town and comune located in the Province of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley....

S. Ippolito

S. Lorenzo Martire (Les Arnauds)

S. Antonio Abate (Melezet)

S. Andrea Apostolo (Millaures)

S. Pietro Apostolo (Rochemolles)

Borgone Susa

Borgone Susa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin.-External links:*...

S. Nicola

Bruzolo

Bruzolo is a commune of the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont. Located some 43 km west of Turin, in the lower Susa Valley, it is a member of the Comunità Montana Bassa Valle di Susa e Val Cenischia...

S. Giovanni Evangelista

Bussoleno

Bussoleno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin.Bussoleno borders the following municipalities: Usseglio, Mompantero, Chianocco, Susa, San Giorio di Susa, Mattie, Roure....

S. Maria Assunta

S. Giovanni Battista (Foresto)

Caprie

Caprie is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin. As of April 2011, it had a population of 1,925 and an area of 16.35 km²....

S. Pancrazio

S. Maria Assunta (Celle)

S. Rocco (Novaretto)

Cesana Torinese

Cesana Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, on the border with France.-External links:*...

S. Giovanni Battista

Madonna della Neve (Bousson)

S. Giuliano (Fenils)

Maternità di Maria (San Sicario)

S. Maria Maddalena (Thures)

Chianocco

Chianocco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin in the Susa Valley.Until the Fascist era, it was known as Chianoc....

S. Pietro Apostolo

Chiomonte

Chiomonte is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 992 and an area of 26.7 km². The name of the town deirives from the Latin Calcis Mons which refers to the calcium rich soil of...

S. Maria Assunta

Immacolata Concezione (Ramats)

Chiusa di San Michele

Chiusa di San Michele is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km west of Turin....

S. Pietro Apostolo

Claviere

Claviere is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km west of Turin, on the border with France....

Visitazione di Maria SS.

Condove

Condove is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val di Susa about 30 km west of Turin....

S. Pietro in Vincoli

S. Stefano (Frassinere)

SS. Vito Modesto e Crescenza (Lajetto)

S. Saturnino (Mocchie)

Exilles

Exilles is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France...

S. Pietro Apostolo

Giaglione

Giaglione is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France...

S. Vincenzo Martire

Gravere

Gravere is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin.-External links:*...

Natività di Maria SS.

Mattie

Mattie is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin.Mattie borders the following municipalities: Bussoleno, Susa, Meana di Susa, Roure, and Fenestrelle.-References:...

SS. Cornelio e Cipriano

Meana di Susa

Meana di Susa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 950 and an area of 17.7 km²....

S. Maria Assunta

Mompantero

Mompantero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin in the Val di Susa, near the entrance of the Val Cenischia. Part of the town is on the slopes of the Rocciamelone....

Madonna del Rocciamelone

Moncenisio

S. Giorgio

Novalesa

Novalesa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France.As of 31 December 2004, Novalesa had a population of 560 and an area of 28.3 km²....

S. Stefano

Oulx

Oulx is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France.-Names:...

S. Bartolomeo Apostolo

S. Giovanni Battista

S. Gregorio Magno

S. Maria Assunta

S. Michele Arcangelo

Rubiana

Rubiana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,208 and an area of 26.8 km²....

S. Egidio Abate

S. Giuseppe

S. Grato

Salbertrand

Salbertrand is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 522 and an area of 40.9 km²....

S. Giovanni Battista

San Didero

San Didero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km west of Turin in the Val di Susa....

S. Desiderio

San Giorio di Susa

San Giorio di Susa is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin....

S. Giorgio

Sant’Ambrogio di Torino

S. Giovanni Vincenzo

Sant’Antonino di Susa

S. Antonino

Sauze di Cesana

Sauze di Cesana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km west of Turin, on the border with France...

S. Pietro Apostolo

S. Restituto

Sauze d’Oulx

S. Giovanni Battista

Sestriere

Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....

S. Antonio Abate

S. Edoardo

Susa

Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers....

S. Evasio

S. Giusto

Vaie

Vaie is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin in the Susa Valley. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,413 and an area of 7.1 km²....

S. Margherita

Venaus

Venaus is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin, on the border with France...

S. Biagio

Villar Dora

Villar Dora is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km west of Turin. As of 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,035 and an area of 5.6 km²....

SS. Vincenzo ed Anastasio

Villar Focchiardo

Villar Focchiardo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km west of Turin....

Maria Vergine Assunta

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