Archdiocese of Turin
Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Italy
The Archdiocese of Turin (Latin: Archidioecesis Taurinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Italy.
The diocese of Turin was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515 by Pope Leo X. As a metropolitan archdiocese, it has as suffragan dioceses: Acqui, Alba, Aosta, Asti, Cuneo, Fossano, Ivrea, Mondovì, Pinerolo, Saluzzo and Susa. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
History
The earliest bishop of Turin whose name has survived was Maximus of Turin. Fedele Savio argues that Maximus was the first bishop of Turin. Maximus, many of whose homilies are extant, died between 408 and 423.
Bishop Ursicinus (569–609) underwent captivity and loss of his property at the hands of the Franks. Pope Gregory I complained to Bishop Syagrius of Autun that someone else was made bishop in place of Ursicinus, in violation of canon law, and Ursicinus' diocese was taken away from him. It has been inferred that the Diocese of Moriana (Maurienne) was detached from that of Turin on this occasion.
Duke Garibold of Turin, who had assassinated the Lombard King Godebert in 662, was murdered in an act of revenge, in the Baptistry of S. Giovanni il Battisto in the Cathedral of Turin.
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