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History

The diocese of Aosta was founded no earlier than the 5th century. At that time it was a suffragan of the diocese of Milan. On 13 June 867, Pope Nicholas I made it was a suffragan of the Archbishop of Vienne, and it is known that in the 11th century it was a suffragan of the

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, a province created between 794 and 811. It then became subject to Milan again, but was restored to Tarentaise. The diocese of Aosta was suppressed by order of the Emperor Napoleon I, in 1802, an order which was given canonical effect by Pius VII in 1803. Although Ursus is sometimes said to have been the first bishop, this is controverted. The first known bishop is St. Eustasius, whose name coupled with Aosta is signed to a letter sent to

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by the second

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in 451. In the cathedral treasury is a

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of Anicius Petronius Probus, Roman consul in 406, which shows the Emperor Honorius. (It was discovered in 1833.) From the ninth century the list of bishops is fairly complete. Bernard of Menthon (1008), Archdeacon of Aosta, founded the hospice on the

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named after him, as a relief to pilgrims. In the 10th and early 11th centuries, the bishops of Aosta ruled the surrounding country as its secular counts. The two titles were separated at or following the death of Bishop Anselm of Aosta, in 1026, owing to Conrad II's desire to strengthen his position near the important Little St Bernard Pass and distrust of Burchard, Anselm's successor and a relative of various nobles opposed to Conrad's claims in Burgundy. (Burchard subsequently rose in a revolt, which failed; he was later translated to Lyons.) His namesake, Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury (1033–1109), was also a native of

and probably related to its dynasty of bishops; however, rather than remain in local service, he travelled to Bec Abbey in

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and ultimately became

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instead. In 1133, Bishop Herbert, with the consent of the Provost and Canons of the Collegiate Church of S. Ursi (Ours), converted the Chapter of secular canons into an association of Canons Regular of S. Augustine. This change had the support and authority of Pope Innocent II behind it. The first Prior of the Canons of Saint-Ours was Arnulphus, who later became Bishop of Aosta. Two of his Canons, Aimon de Quart and Walbert, later became bishops of Aosta as well. In 1134 Bishop Herbert granted the Canons the free administration of their goods, releasing them from episcopal control. In 1135 Innocent II conceded the Canons of S. Ours the right of burial and the right to elect their own Prior. This was confirmed by

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in 1144, and

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in 1146. In the 16th century, the honorific

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was created by Savoy on the diocesan territory. In the Spring of 1536, John Calvin, the famous Protestant reformer, visited Aosta as he was returning to France from Ferrara. His preaching, however, brought him to the attention of Bishop Pierre Gazin, and he was forced to flee. Following the

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between Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, the Pope issued a bull, ''Gravissimis causis'' (1 June 1803), in which the number of dioceses in Piedmont was reduced to eight: Turin, Vercelli, Ivrea, Acqui, Asti, Mondovi, Alessandria and Saluzzo. Ivrea was united with the former diocese of Aosta. Bishop Paolo Giuseppe Solaro di Villanova (french: Paul-Joseph Solar de Villeneuve) resigned, so as not to impede the operation of the Bull. The diocese of Aosta was re-established in 1817 by Pope Pius VII in his bull, ''Beati Petri'' (17 July 1817).

Synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica ''de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis'' (19 March 1997)
''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' 89
(1997), pp. 706-727. Bishop Simon de Duin issued a set of Statutes for the diocese in 1280. They are concerned mostly with the administration of the sacraments and the proper conduct of clerics. A diocesan synod was held by Bishop Emeric in 1307; the Statutes issued at that time have survived. In the diocese the sacrament of Baptism was practiced by immersion rather than by sprinkling of water. Bishop Oger Moriset (1411–1433) held a synod on 9 May 1424. Bishop François de Prez (1464–1511) held a synod on 15 April 1504. Bishop André Jourdain (1832–1859) presided over a diocesan synod held on 27–29 August 1835. Bishop Joseph-Auguste Duc (1872–1907) held his first synod on 21 August 1874, his second in 1875, his third in 1876, and his sixth in September 1880.

Cathedral and Chapter

The cathedral of the Assumption in Aosta was served by a Chapter of regular clergy, presumably following the Rule of Saint Benedict until (perhaps) the second half of the 9th century, when the monastic discipline seems to have been relaxed; in 1133, under Bishop Humbertus, the rule of the Canons Regular was adopted. The Chapter consisted of two dignities, the Provost and the Archdeacon, and twenty Canons. One of the Canons served as Theologus. There were also fifty-two Perpetual Chaplains and six choir boys (called the ''Innocentes''). A twenty-first Canon was added on 14 September 1721, through the generosity of Father Jean-Baptiste du Chatelard, Prior Commendatory of the cathedral. By 1743 there were twenty-three Canons. In the filling of vacancies in the Chapter, an unusual system was followed. In the first month of each season of the year, the Pope had the right of appointment; in the second month of each season, the Bishop enjoyed the right; in the third month, the Chapter. This system lasted down until the administration of Bishop Filiberto Alberto Bailly (1659–1691), who traded his right to nominate in February, May, August, and November to the Pope, in exchange for the right to appoint to the ''cures'' in his diocese.

Bishops of Aosta

to 1200

* Eustasius (c. 451 ?) *

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(c. 470) * Jucundus (501, 502) * Gallus (528–546) : loceanus(late sixth century?) * Rathbornus (c. 876 – 877) * Liutfred (c. 969) * Anselmus (c. 990 – 14 January 1026) * Burchard (before 10 March 1026 – after July 1033) * Gizo (c. 1033–1039) * Augustinus (c. 1040–1058) * Anselm II (1075 or 1090) * Boson I^er ''dit de la Porte Saint-Ours'' (before 1099 – after 1113 or 1114) * Herbert (before November 1132 – after March 1139) * Armannus (c. 1141) * Boson II de la Porte Saint-Ours * Hugues d' Avise * Arnulphe d'Avise (before 1152 – after October 1158) * Guillaume de la Palud de

Gressan Gressan ( Valdôtain: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its patron saint is Saint Stephen. Notable people * Maturino Blanchet, (1892-1974), bishop of Aosta Aosta (, , ; french: Aoste , form ...

(before November 1161 – end 1170) * Aymon de la Porte Saint-Ours (end 1170 or beginning 1071 – after April 1176) * Guy (before June 1180 – after August 1185) * Walbert (before May 1186 – 26 October 1212)

1200 to 1500

* Jacques I^er de Portia (before April 1213 – 1219) * Boniface de Valperga (1219–1243) * Rodolphe Grossi du Châtelard de La Salle (18 December 1243 – 2 March 1246) * Pierre de Pra (before September 1246 – after April 1256) * Pierre d' Étroubles (before December 1258 – 1 September 1259) * Pierre (III) de Sarre or ''du Palais'' (before December 1260 – 5 February 1264) * Humbert de Villette (before 22 September 1265 – 29 March 1272) * Aymon de Challant (before 30 August 1272 – 21 December 1273) * Simon de Duin (before 29 January 1275 – 1282) * Nicolas I^er de Bersatoribus (1282 – 1301) * Emerico di Quart (french: Émeric de Quart) (1302–1313) * Arduce de Pont-Saint-Martin (before 1 April 1314 – between 7 and 10 March 1327) * Nicolas (II) de Bersatoribus (5 October 1327 – 23 June 1361) * Aimericus (22 October 1361 – 1375) * Boniface de Challant (27 October 1375 – 27 August 1376) * Ayméric (1376 – 1377) Bishop-elect * Jacques II Ferrandin de Saint-Marcel (14 February 1377 – 4 July 1399) * Pierre de Sonnaz (31 Oct 1399 – 1410 Died)"Bishop Pierre de Sonnaz "
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 September 2016 *Oger Moriset (12 Jan 1411 – 11 Feb 1433) *Giorgio di Saluzzo (french: Georges de Saluce) (16 Feb 1433 – 1 Apr 1440) *Jean de Prangins (1 Apr 1440 – 23 Oct 1444 Resigned) *Antoine de Prez (23 Oct 1444 – 4 Apr 1464 Resigned) *François de Prez (4 Apr 1464 – 22 May 1511)

1500 to 1803

*Ercole d'Azeglio (22 Aug 1511 – 6 Jun 1515) *Amedeo Berruti (13 Jun 1515 – Feb 1525) * François de Chevron (1525) Bishop-elect *Pierre IV Gazin, O.S.A. Lateran. (1528 – May 1557) * Marcantonio Bobba (14 Jun 1557 – 1568 Resigned) *Girolamo Ferragatta, O.S.A. (30 Apr 1568 – 1572) *Cesare Gromis (19 Nov 1572 – 25 June 1585) *Jean II Geoffroi Ginod (16 July 1586 – 27 Feb 1592) *Onorato Lascaris, O.C.S.Aug. (23 March 1594 – 11 July 1594) *Bartolomeo Ferreri (or ''Ferrero'') (5 May 1595 – 4 Aug 1607) *Ludovic Martini (31 Jan 1611 – 10 Dec 1621) *Giovanni Battista Vercellino (french: Jean-Baptiste Vercellin) (13 Feb 1623 – 17 Mar 1651) *Philibert Milliet de Faverges, C.R.L. (16 Oct 1656 – 29 Jul 1658) * Antoine Philibert Albert Bailly, B. (13 Jan 1659 – 3 Apr 1691) * Alexandre Lambert de Soyrier (25 Jun 1692 – 24 Nov 1698) *François Milliet d'Arvillars (5 Jan 1699 – 25 Jun 1727) *Jacques III Rambert (26 Nov 1727 – 16 Sep 1728) *Jean III Grillet, O.P. (3 Oct 1729 – 14 Sep 1730 Died) : ''Sede vacante'' (1730 – 1741) *Pierre-François de Sales de Thorens (17 Apr 1741 – 5 Dec 1783) *Paolo Giuseppe Solaro di Villanova (french: Paul-Joseph Solar de Villeneuve) (20 Sep 1784 – 15 May 1803 Resigned) :''1803: Suppressed'' * Giuseppe Maria Grimaldi (1805 – 1817) Bishop of Ivrea and Aosta

since 1817

:''1817: Reestablished'' *André-Marie de Maistre (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed – 18 Jul 1818 Died) *Jean-Baptiste-Marie Aubriot de la Palme (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed – 30 Jul 1823 Resigned) *Evasio Secondo Agodino (french: Evase-Second-Victor Agodino) (12 Jul 1824 – 24 Apr 1831 Died) * André Jourdain (2 Jul 1832 – 29 May 1859) : ''Sede vacante'' (1859 – 1867) * Jacques-Joseph Jans (22 Feb 1867 – 21 Mar 1872 Died) *Joseph-Auguste Duc (29 Jul 1872 – 16 Dec 1907 Resigned) *Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso, C.M. (30 Mar 1908 – 24 Aug 1919 Died) * Claude-Ange-Joseph Calabrese (7 May 1920 – 7 May 1932 Died) * Francesco Imberti (23 Jul 1932 – 10 Oct 1945) * Maturino Blanchet (''Mathurin Blanchet''), O.M.I. (18 Feb 1946 – 15 Oct 1968 Retired) * Ovidio Lari (15 Oct 1968 – 30 Dec 1994 Retired) * Giuseppe Anfossi (30 Dec 1994 – 9 Nov 2011 Retired) * Franco Lovignana (9 Nov 2011 – )

Territory and parishes

The diocese, which covers an area of 3,262 km² and has a population of 129,288, is divided into 93 parishes. All are in the (civil) region of

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. A list of parishes by

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follows; locations (villages or neighbourhoods) ''within'' a commune are shown in brackets. Many of the ancient parishes appear in the documents of the Cartulary of the Bishops of Aosta.Duc, "Cartulaire", ''passim''. ; Allein :

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 ...

; Antey-Saint-André : Saint Andrew ;

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: Anselm of Aosta :

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(the cathedral) : Saint Lawrence :

:Saint-Martin-de-Corléans :Notre-Dame-des-Neiges ( Porossan) : Saint Nicholas and

Saint Barbara Saint Barbara ( grc, Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; ; ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in t ...

( Excenex) : Saint Bernard of Mont-Joux ( Signayes) ; Arnad : Martin of Tours ; Arvier :Saint Sulpice ; Avise : Saint Brice ; Ayas : Martin of Tours ( Antagnod) : Saint Anne (

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) ; Aymavilles :

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; Bard :

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; Bionaz : Saint Margaret ; Brissogne :

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria (also spelled Katherine); grc-gre, ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς ; ar, سانت كاترين; la, Catharina Alexandrina). is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, wh ...

; Brusson :

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; Challand-Saint-Anselme : Anselm of Aosta ; Challand-Saint-Victor : Saint Victor of Soleure ; Chambave : Saint Lawrence ; Chamois :

Saint Pantaleon Saint Pantaleon ( el, Παντελεήμων, russian: Пантелеи́мон, translit=Panteleímon; "all-compassionate"), counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary Hea ...

; Champdepraz : Saint François de Sales ; Champorcher : Saint Nicholas ; Charvensod : Columba of Sens ; Châtillon :

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; Cogne : Saint Ursus ;

Courmayeur Courmayeur (; Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley. History The toponym ''Courmayeur'' has been mentioned as ''Curia majori'' (1233–1381), ''Corte Maggiore'' (1620), ''Cormoyeu'' (16 ...

: Saint Margaret (

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) ; Donnas :

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( Vert) ; Doues : Saint Blaise ; Emarèse :

; Etroubles :

; Fénis :

;

Fontainemore Fontainemore ( Valdôtain: ; Issime wae, Pischu; from 1939 to 1946) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Toponym The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French French (fren ...

Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

; Gaby :

Michael (archangel) Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

;

Gignod Gignod ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Twin towns — sister cities Gignod is twinned with: * Pontlevoy Pontlevoy () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. ...

: Saint Hilary of Poitiers ;

;

Gressoney-La-Trinité Gressoney-La-Trinité (Gressoney wae, Greschòney Drifaltigkeit or ; frp, Gressonèy-La-Trinità) is a town or '' commune'' and renowned alpine resort at the foot of Monte Rosa in the Val de Gressoney, which is part of the Aosta Valley region of ...

: Holy Trinity ;

Gressoney-Saint-Jean Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Gressoney wae, Greschòney Zer Chilchu; frp, Gressonèy-Sèn-Dzan; german: Kressenau Sankt Johann) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Geography The town is situated in a valley forme ...

; Hône :

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; Introd :

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; Issime : Saint James ; Issogne :

; Jovençan : Saint Ursus ; La Magdeleine :

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; La Salle, Italy : Saint Cassian : Saint Ursus (

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) ; La Thuile : Saint Nicholas ;

Lillianes Lillianes ( Valdôtain: ; Issime wae, Elljini) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. ...

Saint Roch Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79 (traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327, also called Rock in English, is a Catholic saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he is especially invoked a ...

; Montjovet :

: Saint Germain ( Saint-Germain) ; Morgex :

; Nus :

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; Oyace :

; Perloz :

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; Pollein :

; Pontboset : Gratus of Aosta ; Pontey : Martin of Tours ; Pont-Saint-Martin : Saint Lawrence ;

Pré-Saint-Didier Pré-Saint-Didier ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, at above sea level. Transportation The terminus of the regional railway is located there, although with no services since 2015. Before ...

: Saint Lawrence ;

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: Saint Eusebius ( Bas-Villair) :

Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocle ...

( Ville-Sur-Nus) ; Rhêmes-Notre-Dame :

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary In Christianity, the Visitation is the visit of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth (biblical figure), Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, . It is also the name of a Chr ...

; Rhêmes-Saint-Georges :

; Roisan :Saint Victor ; Saint-Christophe : Saint Christopher ; Saint-Denis : Denis of Paris ; Saint-Marcel :

Pope Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult ca ...

; Saint-Nicolas : Saint Nicholas ; Saint-Oyen :Saint Oyen ; Saint-Pierre :

; Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses :San Remigio :

Leonard of Noblac Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Ha ...

; Saint-Vincent : Saint Vincent ; Sarre :

Saint Eustace Saint Eustace (Latinized Eustachius or Eustathius, Greek Εὐστάθιος Πλακίδας ''Eustathios Plakidas'') is revered as a Christian martyr. According to legend, he was martyred in AD 118, at the command of emperor Hadrian. Eusta ...

( Chesallet) ; Torgnon : Martin of Tours ; Valgrisenche : St. Gratus ; Valpelline :

; Valsavarenche : Our Lady of Mount Carmel ;

Valtournenche Valtournenche (local Valdôtain: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, above the sea level. It is named after and covers most of the ''Valtournenche'', a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea, from ...

: Maria Regina Vallis Augustanae (

Breuil-Cervinia Breuil-Cervinia (french: Breuil; it, Cervinia; Valdôtain: ) is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Valtournenche, and is considered one of the most renowned winter and summer tourist resorts in the Alps. Etymology The name of ''Breuil-Cervini ...

) ; Verrayes : Martin of Tours : Martin of Tours ( Diémoz) ; Verrès : Saint Giles ; Villeneuve :

Notes and references

Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 828–829. (in Latin) * (in Latin) ubel was unacquainted with local Piedmontese documents, and is frequently unreliable* (in Latin) * (in Latin) * (in Latin) * * (in Latin) * * *

Studies

* * Duc, Joseph Auguste (1884). "Cartulaire de l'Évêché d'Aoste (XIIIe siècle)". In
''Miscellanea di storia italiana'' 23
(Torino: Fratelli Bocca. 1884), pp. 183–339. * * * Duc, Pierre-Étienne (1872). ''Catalogue chronologique des évêques d'Aoste de 360 à 1872''. Aoste 1872. * second edition (in French) * * Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1914).
Italia pontificia
: sive, Repertorium privilegiorum et litterarum a romanis pontificibus ante annum 1598 Italiae ecclesiis, monasteriis, civitatibus singulisque personis concessorum.'' Vol. VI. pars ii. Berolini: Weidmann. pp. 157–167. * Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 1052–1056. * * * * * Tillier, Jean-Baptiste de (1887)
''Historique de la vallée d'Aoste.''
Aoste: Louis Mensio. s. of 1742, ed. by Sylvain Lucat *

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*. *. (Cited by as 'BATTANDIER, Ann. Cath. Pont., 1906'.) *. *. *. *. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aosta, Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses in Aosta Valley Dioceses established in the 4th century