Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias
Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Italy |
Church region | Sardinia |
Ecclesiastical province | Sassari |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sassari |
Diocesan bishop | Sebastiano Sanguinetti |
Vicar General | Andrea Raffatellu |
surface | 2,695 km² |
Vicariates | 4 (12/15/2008) |
Parishes | 52 ( AP2015 ) |
Residents | 165.100 ( AP2015 ) |
Catholics | 161,600 ( AP2015 ) |
proportion of | 97.9% |
Diocesan priest | 78 ( AP2015 ) |
Religious priest | 10 ( AP2015 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,836 |
Permanent deacons | 2 ( AP2015 ) |
Friars | 12 ( AP2015 ) |
Religious sisters | 84 ( AP2015 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Italian |
cathedral | San Pietro Apostolo |
Website | www.diocesitempioampurias.it |
The diocese Tempio-Ampurias ( Latin Dioecesis Templensis-Ampuriensis , Italian Diocesi di Tempio-Ampurias ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy located in Sardinia . The bishopric is in the city of Tempio Pausania .
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 Tempio was founded in the 4th century, the Diocese Ampurias in the 12th century. On September 30, 1986 both bishoprics were united.
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official website
- Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias and map of the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia on the official website of the Catholic Church of Italy (Italian)