Diocese of Iglesias
| Diocese of Iglesias | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Sardinia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagliari |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cagliari |
| Diocesan bishop | Giovanni Paolo Zedda |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Tarcisio Pillolla |
| Vicar General | Francesco Pometti |
| founding | 1763 |
| surface | 1,678 km² |
| Parishes | 64 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Residents | 146.200 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Catholics | 146.050 ( AP 2008 ) |
| proportion of | 99.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 78 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,641 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Friars | 11 ( AP 2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 ( AP 2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Santa Chiara d'Assisi |
| address | Curia Vescovile Piazza Municipio 1 09016 Iglesias [Cagliari] Italia |
| Website | www.diocesidiiglesias.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias ( lat. : Dioecesis Ecclesiensis ) is an on Sardinia located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , located in Iglesias . It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cagliari in the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagliari .
history
The diocese was founded on May 8, 1763.
Web links
- Official website (Italian)
- Diocese of Iglesias and map of the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia on the official website of the Catholic Church of Italy (Italian)
- Entry for the Diocese of Iglesias on catholic-hierarchy.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia
Church Province of Cagliari : Archdiocese of Cagliari | Diocese of Iglesias | Diocese of Lanusei | Diocese of Nuoro
Church province of Oristano : Archdiocese of Oristano | Diocese of Ales-Terralba
Church Province of Sassari :
Archdiocese of Sassari |
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa |
Diocese of Ozieri |
Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias