Archdiocese of Sassari

Archdiocese of Sassari
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Sardinia
Ecclesiastical province	Sassari
Diocesan bishop	Gian Franco Saba
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei OFMConv
surface	1,978 km²
Parishes	60 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Residents	226,800 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Catholics	220,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
proportion of	97%
Diocesan priest	99 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Religious priest	43 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Catholics per priest	1,549
Permanent deacons	4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Friars	54 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
Religious sisters	180 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	San Nicola di Bari
Website	www.arcidiocesisassari.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Alghero-Bosa Diocese of Ozieri Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias

Development of membership numbers

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

It is the Metropolitan Diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Sassari in the church region of Sardinia , its suffragan dioceses are the dioceses of Alghero-Bosa , Ozieri and Tempio-Ampurias .

history

The diocese of Sassari dates back to the 5th century. In 1073 it was raised to an archbishopric.

Web links

• Entry on Archdiocese of Sassari on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Official website (Italian)
• Archdiocese of Sassari and map of the ecclesiastical region of Sardinia on the official website of the Catholic Church of Italy (Italian)

Cathedral of San Nicola di Bari in Sassari