Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.

History

alludes to the episcopal see of Ales, 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.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ales

Erected: 7th Century
United with Diocese of Terralba: 8 December 1503
Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano