Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari
The Archdiocese of Sassari (Latin: Archidioecesis Turritana) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1073.
Archdiocese of Sassari Archidioecesis Turritana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sassari |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,978 km2 (764 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 223,000 220,000 (98.7%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Gian Franco Saba |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Alghero-Bosa Diocese of Ozieri Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias |
| Bishops emeritus | Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. |
| Website | |
| arcidiocesidisassari.it | |
Its suffragan sees are the diocese of Alghero-Bosa, the diocese of Ozieri and the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.