Diocese of Alghero-Bosa

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Bishop(s) Giacomo Lanzetti, Bishop Antonio Vacca, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 30 September 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sassari Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 2,012 (777 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sardegna Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Principe Umberto 17, 07041 Alghero [Sassari], Italia Telephone: 079.97.52.09

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alghero
  • Latin Name: Algarensis
  • Erected: 8 December 1503
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sassari
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pedro Parente † (18 Dec 1503 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Juan Loaysa † (13 Nov 1514 Appointed - )
• Juan Reina † (13 Nov 1534 Appointed - 5 Jun 1538 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
• Pedro Vaguer † (4 May 1541 Appointed - 1556 Died)
• Pedro del Frago Garcés † (20 Dec 1566 Appointed - 26 Nov 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Jaca)
• Andrés Bacallar † (13 Jan 1578 Appointed - 13 Sep 1604 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
• Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (12 Aug 1613 Appointed - 25 Oct 1621 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (6 Oct 1627 Appointed - 18 Feb 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
• Cipriano Arcón † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - )
• Vicente Agustín Clavería † (17 Oct 1644 Appointed - 1652 Died)
• Pietro Bianco † (23 Sep 1805 Appointed - 28 May 1827 Died)
• Filippo Arrica † (24 Feb 1832 Appointed - )
• Pietro-Raffaele Arduino, O.F.M. Conv. † (30 Jan 1843 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Maria Filia † ( 1871 Appointed - )
• Eliseo Giordano, O. Carm. † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 1906 Died)
• Ernesto Maria Piovella † (15 Apr 1907 Appointed - 19 Apr 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Francesco d'Errico † (5 Aug 1914 Appointed - 8 Oct 1938 Resigned)
• Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. † (3 Mar 1939 Appointed - 7 Jan 1967 Retired)
• Francesco Spanedda † (18 Mar 1972 Appointed - 17 Mar 1979 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Giovanni Pes † (23 May 1979 Appointed - 18 Feb 1993 Retired)
• Antonio Vacca (18 Feb 1993 Appointed - 29 Sep 2006 Resigned)
• Giacomo Lanzetti (29 Sep 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alghero
8 December 1503	Erected		Diocese of Alghero (erected)
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Alghero Diocese of Bosa	Diocese of Alghero-Bosa

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Alghero
1959	65,468	65,468	100.0%	66	13	79	828		16	91	23	ap1960
1970	80,720	80,720	100.0%	58	24	82	984		32	138	32	ap1971
1980	79,500	80,000	99.4%	56	23	79	1,006		28	126	35	ap1981
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
1990	115,000	115,500	99.6%	89	24	113	1,017		25	198	61	ap1991
1999	106,300	106,910	99.4%	78	19	97	1,095	3	22	229	61	ap2000
2000	106,300	106,910	99.4%	77	19	96	1,107	3	20	229	61	ap2001
2001	106,300	106,900	99.4%	72	21	93	1,143	3	24	184	61	ap2002
2002	106,300	106,800	99.5%	72	21	93	1,143	3	24	184	61	ap2003
2003	106,000	106,200	99.8%	79	18	97	1,092	3	20	186	61	ap2004
2004	106,000	106,200	99.8%	70	24	94	1,127	3	26	185	61	ap2005
2006	106,050	106,250	99.8%	72	27	99	1,071	8	30	182	61	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giacomo Lanzetti (Bishop: 29 Sep 2006)
• Antonio Vacca (Bishop: 18 Feb 1993 to 29 Sep 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Cipriano Arcón † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 - )
• Pietro-Raffaele Arduino, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1843 - )
• Filippo Arrica † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832)
• Andrés Bacallar † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1578 to 13 Sep 1604)
• Pietro Bianco † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1805 to 28 May 1827)
• Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1939 to 7 Jan 1967)
• Vicente Agustín Clavería † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1644 to 1652)
• Francesco d'Errico † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1914 to 8 Oct 1938)
• Giovanni Maria Filia † (Bishop: 1871 - )
• Pedro del Frago Garcés † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1566 to 26 Nov 1572)
• Eliseo Giordano, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 1906)
• Juan Loaysa † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1514)
• Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1613 to 25 Oct 1621)
• Pedro Parente † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1503 to 1514)
• Giovanni Pes † (Bishop: 23 May 1979 to 18 Feb 1993)
• Ernesto Maria Piovella † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1907 to 19 Apr 1914)
• Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1627 to 18 Feb 1636)
• Juan Reina † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1534 to 5 Jun 1538)
• Francesco Spanedda † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1972 to 17 Mar 1979)
• Pedro Vaguer † (Bishop: 4 May 1541 to 1556)