Archdiocese of Oristano

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Archdiocese of Oristano
Map of the Archdiocese of Oristano
Basic data
Country Italy
Church region Sardinia
Diocesan bishop Roberto Carboni OFMConv
Emeritus diocesan bishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia
Ignazio Sanna
surface 3,112 km²
Vicariates 9 (Dec 15, 2008)
Parishes 85 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 135,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 133,800 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 99.1%
Diocesan priest 99 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 26 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 1,070
Permanent deacons 5 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 28 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 276 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Italian
cathedral Santa Maria Assunta
Website www.diocesioristano.it
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Ales-Terralba
Development of membership numbers

The Archdiocese of Oristano ( Latin : Archidioecesis Arborensis , Italian : Arcidiocesi di Oristano ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy located in Sardinia . The bishopric is in Oristano .

It is the metropolitan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Oristano in the church region of Sardinia , its only suffragan of the diocese of Ales-Terralba .

history

The Oristano diocese dates back to the 11th century. The current archbishop is Roberto Carboni OFMConv .

  • Front view of the cathedral

  • Main altar of the cathedral

See also

Web links

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