Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Sardinia |
Ecclesiastical province | Sassari |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sassari |
Diocesan bishop | Mauro Maria Morfino SDS |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Antonio Vacca |
Vicar General | Pasqualino Ricciu |
founding | September 30, 1986 |
surface | 2,012 km² |
Vicariates | 8 (12/15/2008) |
Parishes | 61 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Residents | 107,600 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Catholics | 106,900 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
proportion of | 99.3% |
Diocesan priest | 63 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Religious priest | 21 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,273 |
Permanent deacons | 12 (31.12.2011 / AP2013 ) |
Friars | 24 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Religious sisters | 151 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | Beata Maria Vergine Immaculata Concezione in Alghero |
Co-cathedral | Beata Vergine Immaculata in Bosa |
address | Vescovado, Via Principe Umberto 17, 07041 Alghero [Sassari], Italia |
Website | http://www.diocesialghero-bosa.it/ |
The diocese of Alghero-Bosa ( lat . : Dioecesis Algarensis-Bosanensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy , located in Sardinia , with its seat in Alghero .
It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Sassari in the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sassari .
history
The diocese of Alghero was founded in the 12th century and rebuilt on December 8, 1503. The diocese of Bosa dates from the 5th century. On September 30, 1986, both dioceses were merged.
Bishops of Alghero-Bosa
- Giovanni Pes † (September 30, 1986 to February 18, 1993)
- Antonio Vacca (February 18, 1993 to September 29, 2006)
- Giacomo Lanzetti (September 29, 2006 to June 28, 2010, then Bishop of Alba )
- Mauro Maria Morfino , SDB, since January 31, 2011
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Alghero-Bosa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Italian)
- Diocese of Alghero-Bosa and map of the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia on the official website of the Catholic Church of Italy (Italian)
- Entry for the Diocese of Alghero-Bosa on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Alghero-Bosa on gcatholic.org