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Biella Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Biella; Cattedrale di Santo Stefano) is a
Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
in Biella,
Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
, Italy, dedicated to
Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
. It is the episcopal seat of the
Diocese of Biella The Diocese of Biella ( la, Dioecesis Bugellensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, created in 1772. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli. Biella is a city in Piedmont. History Until 1772 Biella was ...
.


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Catholic Church in Italy , native_name_lang = it , image = San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_-_Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, the ''cathedra'' seat of the Pop ...


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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Italy Cathedrals in Piedmont Churches in the province of Biella Religious buildings and structures in Biella {{Italy-RC-cathedral-stub