Roman Catholic Diocese of Albenga–Imperia

Diocese of Albenga–Imperia

Dioecesis Albinganensis–Imperiae
Albenga Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceGenoa
Headquartersn/a
Statistics
Area979 km2 (378 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2015)
  • 171,500 (est.)
  • 158,400 (est.) (92.4%)
Parishes162
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th Century
CathedralCattedrale di S. Michele Arcangelo (Albenga)
Co-cathedralBasilica Concattedrale di S. Maurizio e Compagni Martiri (Porto Maurizio)
Secular priests135 (diocesan)
47 (Religious Orders)
21 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGuglielmo Borghetti
Map
Website
Website of the diocese (in Italian)

The Diocese of Albenga–Imperia (Latin: Dioecesis Albinganensis–Imperiae) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Liguria, northern Italy; the traditional name of the Diocese of Albenga was changed by decree of the Congregation of Bishops in the Roman Curia, with the approval of Pope Paul VI, on 1 December 1973. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa.