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Diocese of Asti
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One of the divisions of the province of Alexandria, and suffragan of Turin. Asti is a very old town. It became Christian at an early period of the Christian Era. The first known bishop was Pastor in 451. After him, were Majoranus in 465, Benenatus in 680, and St. Evasius in 730. From 800 begins the regular list of bishops, though the seat was vacant from 1857 to 1867. There has been some controversy as to the beginning of the Diocese of Asti and the episcopate of St. Evasius, once placed by some at much earlier dates. Asti has 182,600 Catholics 107 parishes, 300 secular priests, 12 regulars, 92 seminarists, 525 churches or chapels.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Diocese of Asti'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diocese-of-asti.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Diocese of Asti'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/diocese-of-asti.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
