Archdiocese of Cagliari

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Archdiocese of Cagliari
Map of the Archdiocese of Cagliari
Basic data
Country Italy
Church region Sardinia
Ecclesiastical province Cagliari
Diocesan bishop Giuseppe Baturi
Emeritus diocesan bishop Giuseppe Mani
Arrigo Miglio
surface 4,041 km²
Parishes 133 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 581,900 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 568,600 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 97.7%
Diocesan priest 188 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 132 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 1,777
Permanent deacons 43 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 188 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 810 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Santa Maria di Castello in Cagliari
Co-cathedral San Pantaleo in Dolianova
Website www.diocesidicagliari.it
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Iglesias
Diocese of Lanusei
Diocese of Nuoro
Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari ( lat. : Archidioecesis Calaritanus , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Cagliari ) is an on Sardinia located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . It is the metropolitan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Cagliari in the church region of Sardinia , its suffragan dioceses are the dioceses Iglesias , Lanusei and Nuoro .

Cathedral of Santa Maria di Castello in Cagliari
West facade of the cathedral

The seat of the archbishopric is the city of Cagliari , the episcopal church is the cathedral Santa Maria di Castello . The territory of the archbishopric includes the province of Cagliari and a small part of the province of Nuoro and is divided into 133 parishes.

The most important place of pilgrimage is the sanctuary of the Patroness of Sardinia, Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari.

history

The diocese of Cagliari dates back to the 4th century. In the 11th century it was raised to an archbishopric. Giuseppe Baturi has been Archbishop of Cagliari since November 16, 2019 .

Pope Paul VI was the first Pope to visit Sardinia in 1970; he was followed by John Paul II in 1985 and Benedict XVI. in September 2008.

See also

Web links

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