Archdiocese of Oristano

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Bishop(s) Ignazio Sanna, Archbishop Pier Giuliano Tiddia, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Ales-Terralba

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Erected: 11th Century Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 3,112 (1,202 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sardegna Mailing Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele 41, 09170 Oristano, Italia Telephone: 0783.78.741 Fax: 0783.70.239

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. † (5 Nov 1571 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Pedro Narro † (22 Oct 1574 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (25 Oct 1621 Appointed - 1625 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Giovanni Antioco Azzei † (29 Mar 1819 Appointed - 4 Dec 1821 Died)
• Giovanni Maria Bua † (28 Jan 1828 Appointed - 1840 Died)
• Giovanni Saba † (22 Jul 1842 Appointed - 1860 Died)
• Antonio Soggiu † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 1878 Died)
• Bonfiglio Mura † ( 1879 Appointed - 1882 Died)
• Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (25 Sep 1882 Appointed - 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Francesco Zunnui Casula † ( 1893 Appointed - 14 Dec 1898 Died)
• Salvatore Tolu † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 1914 Died)
• Ernesto Maria Piovella † (19 Apr 1914 Appointed - 8 Mar 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Giorgio Delrio † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 5 May 1938 Died)
• Giuseppe Cogoni † (4 Nov 1938 Appointed - 6 Jun 1947 Died)
• Sebastiano Fraghí † (23 Sep 1947 Appointed - 14 Dec 1978 Retired)
• Francesco Spanedda † (17 Mar 1979 Appointed - 30 Nov 1985 Retired)
• Pier Giuliano Tiddia (30 Nov 1985 Appointed - 22 Apr 2006 Retired)
• Ignazio Sanna (22 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Archdiocese of Oristano (erected)

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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
1950	130,000	130,000	100.0%	116	26	142	915		34	143	77	ap1951
1970	150,488	150,513	100.0%	127	34	161	934		50	372	84	ap1971
1980	148,425	148,650	99.8%	119	43	162	916		49	362	86	ap1981
1990	148,922	149,367	99.7%	119	31	150	992	2	41	272	85	ap1991
1999	150,507	151,320	99.5%	111	32	143	1,052	5	38	362	85	ap2000
2000	151,312	152,116	99.5%	105	30	135	1,120	6	33	351	85	ap2001
2001	150,723	151,527	99.5%	99	29	128	1,177	6	31	372	85	ap2002
2002	150,432	151,234	99.5%	99	30	129	1,166	6	32	351	85	ap2003
2003	148,884	149,721	99.4%	101	29	130	1,145	6	33	356	85	ap2004
2004	148,762	149,574	99.5%	100	28	128	1,162	6	33	343	85	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Melis Fois (Priest: 13 Aug 1939 to 25 May 1963)
• Sergio Pintor (Priest: 9 Jul 1961 to 29 Sep 2006)
• Ignazio Sanna (Archbishop: 22 Apr 2006 - )
• Pier Giuliano Tiddia (Archbishop: 30 Nov 1985 to 22 Apr 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Antioco Azzei † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 4 Dec 1821)
• Giovanni Maria Bua † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 1840)
• Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1571 to 1574)
• Giuseppe Cogoni † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1938 to 6 Jun 1947)
• Giorgio Delrio † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 5 May 1938)
• Sebastiano Fraghí † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1947 to 14 Dec 1978)
• Bonfiglio Mura † (Archbishop: 1879 to 1882)
• Pedro Narro † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1574 to 1577)
• Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 25 Oct 1621 to 1625)
• Giovanni Pes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Apr 1975 to 23 May 1979)
• Ernesto Maria Piovella † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1914 to 8 Mar 1920)
• Giovanni Saba † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 1860)
• Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 1893)
• Antonio Soggiu † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 1878)
• Francesco Spanedda † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1979 to 30 Nov 1985)
• Salvatore Tolu † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899; Archbishop: 12 Sep 1902 to 1914)
• Francesco Zunnui Casula † (Archbishop: 1893 to 14 Dec 1898)