Diocese of Lanusei

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ogliastra
  • Latin Name: Oleastrensis
  • Erected: 8 November 1824
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cagliari
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Serafino Carchero, O.F.M. Cap. † (11 Nov 1824 Appointed - 8 Jan 1834 Appointed, Bishop of Bisarchio o Bisarcio)
• Giorgio Manurrita † ( 1838 Appointed - 1844 Died)
• Michele Todde Valeri † ( 1849 Appointed - 1851 Died)
• Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 25 Sep 1882 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Antonio Maria Contini † (26 Sep 1882 Appointed - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio)
• Salvatore Depau-Puddu † (24 Jun 1893 Appointed - 12 Dec 1899 Died)
• Giuseppe Paderi † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 30 Oct 1906 Died)
• Emanuele Virgilio † (2 May 1910 Appointed - 27 Jan 1923 Died)
• Antonio Tommaso Videmari † (2 Mar 1923 Appointed - 13 Feb 1925 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Miglior † (15 Jul 1927 Appointed - 6 May 1936 Died)
• Lorenzo Basoli † (28 Oct 1936 Appointed - 4 Jul 1970 Died)
• Salvatore Delogu † (2 Feb 1974 Appointed - 8 Jan 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona)
• Antioco Piseddu (29 Sep 1981 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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 Ogliastra
1950	55,000	55,000	100.0%	49	8	57	964		18	26	28	ap1951
1980	74,200	77,500	95.7%	46	12	58	1,279		18	78	30	ap1981
Diocese of Lanusei
1990	72,296	72,460	99.8%	40	11	51	1,417		13	43	33	ap1991
1999	71,085	71,320	99.7%	40	10	50	1,421	2	13	40	34	ap2000
2000	71,107	71,301	99.7%	39	9	48	1,481	2	11	39	34	ap2001
2001	71,222	71,430	99.7%	40	9	49	1,453	2	11	37	34	ap2002
2002	71,165	71,393	99.7%	38	9	47	1,514	2	11	34	34	ap2003
2003	69,149	69,342	99.7%	43	8	51	1,355	2	10	28	34	ap2004
2004	68,943	69,129	99.7%	44	8	52	1,325	5	10	26	34	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antioco Piseddu (Bishop: 29 Sep 1981 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Lorenzo Basoli † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1936 to 4 Jul 1970)
• Serafino Carchero, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1824 to 8 Jan 1834)
• Antonio Maria Contini † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1882 to 16 Jan 1893)
• Salvatore Delogu † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1974 to 8 Jan 1981)
• Salvatore Depau-Puddu † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1893 to 12 Dec 1899)
• Giorgio Manurrita † (Bishop: 1838 to 1844)
• Giuseppe Miglior † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1927 to 6 May 1936)
• Giuseppe Paderi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 30 Oct 1906)
• Agostino Saba † (Priest: 10 Aug 1914 to 25 Aug 1953)
• Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 25 Sep 1882)
• Michele Todde Valeri † (Bishop: 1849 to 1851)
• Antonio Tommaso Videmari † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1923 to 13 Feb 1925)
• Emanuele Virgilio † (Bishop: 2 May 1910 to 27 Jan 1923)