Diocese of Nuoro

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Diocese of Nuoro
Map of the Diocese of Nuoro
Basic data
Country Italy
Church region Sardinia
Ecclesiastical province Cagliari
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Cagliari
Diocesan bishop Antonio Mura
Emeritus diocesan bishop Pietro Meloni
Mosè Marcia
surface 2,806 km²
Parishes 46 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 123,789 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 122.045 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 98.6%
Diocesan priest 73 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 12 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 1,436
Permanent deacons 8 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 12 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 66 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Santa Maria della Neve in Nuoro
Website http://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new/s2magazine/index1.jsp?idPagina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuoro ( lat. : Dioecesis Nuorensis ) is an on Sardinia located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Nuoro . 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 of Ales was founded in the 12th century as the diocese of Galtelli (lat. Galtellinensis ). On July 21, 1779, it changed its name to Galtelli-Nuoro (Latin: Galtellinensis-Nuorensis ).

After the bishop finally moved his seat to Nuoro , the name of the diocese was changed accordingly on January 27, 1928.

Pope Francis united the Diocese of Nuoro on April 9, 2020 in persona episcopi with the Diocese of Lanusei . Since then, the Bishop of Nuoro, Antonio Mura , has also been Bishop of Lanusei.

  • Santa Maria della Neve Cathedral

  • Inside of the cathedral in Nuoro

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Lanusei (Italia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 9, 2020, accessed April 9, 2020 (Italian).