Archdiocese of Sassari

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sassari (Torres)
  • Latin Name: Turritanus
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro Spano † (1 Apr 1422 Appointed - 1448 Died)
• Angelo Leonini † (3 Aug 1509 Appointed - 1517 Died)
• Salvador Alepuz † (29 Jan 1524 Appointed - 1568 Died)
• Juan Segría (Cengria) † (23 Jul 1568 Appointed - 16 Sep 1569 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Martín Martínez de Villar † (7 Oct 1569 Appointed - 3 Mar 1573 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Barcelona)
• Miguel Ibáñez † (10 Oct 1572 Appointed - 1573 Died)
• Alfonso de Lorca † (24 Oct 1576 Appointed - )
• Andrés Bacallar † (13 Sep 1604 Appointed - Nov 1612 Died)
• Gavino Manca de Cedrelles † (29 Jul 1613 Appointed - Jul 1620 Died)
• Giacomo Passamar † (13 Jun 1622 Appointed - 1644 Died)
• Andrea Manca † (13 Jul 1644 Appointed - 1652 Died)
• Gaspare Litago † (26 Jun 1656 Confirmed - 1657 Died)
• Honuphrius Geronda (Gerona) † (13 Jan 1659 Appointed - )
• Íñigo Royo † (19 Jul 1660 Appointed - 17 Nov 1670 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Albarracin)
• Gavino Cattayna, O. Carm. † (16 Nov 1671 Confirmed - 1678 Died)
• Antonio de Vergara, O.P. † (11 Mar 1680 Confirmed - 15 Nov 1683 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Giovanni Morillo Velarde † (15 Jan 1685 Confirmed - 1699 Died)
• Giorgio Sotgia (Soggia), O.S.M. † ( 1701 Appointed - 19 Nov 1701 Died)
• José Sicardo, O.S.A. † (21 May 1702 Appointed - Jan 1714 Died)
• Gaspar Fuster, C.O. † (1 Oct 1714 Appointed - 28 Aug 1720 Died)
• Costantino Giordani, O.C.D. † (16 Dec 1726 Appointed - Nov 1729 Died)
• Bernardino Ignazio Rovèro, O.F.M. Cap. † (2 Oct 1730 Appointed - 18 Sep 1741 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara)
• Matthaeus Bertolini † (27 Nov 1741 Appointed - 9 Nov 1750 Died)
• Carolus Franciscus Casanova † (17 May 1751 Appointed - 26 Feb 1763 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Viancini † (16 May 1763 Appointed - 7 Sep 1772 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Biella)
• Josephus Maria Incisa Beccaria † (7 Sep 1772 Appointed - Oct 1783 Died)
• Philippus Hyacinthus Oliveri de Vernier † (20 Sep 1784 Appointed - Dec 1788 Died)
• Giacinto della Torre, O.S.A. † (29 Mar 1790 Appointed - 24 Jul 1797 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acqui)
• Giovanni Battista Simon † (28 Sep 1798 Appointed - 12 Feb 1806 Died)
• Gavino Murro † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 1820 Died)
• Charles Thomas Arnosio † (27 Sep 1822 Confirmed - 18 Aug 1828 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti) † (15 Apr 1833 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1837 Resigned)
• Alessandro Domenico Varesino † (13 Sep 1838 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1864 Died)
• Diego Marongiu Del Rio † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 5 Oct 1905 Died)
• Emilio Parodi, C.M. † (10 Oct 1905 Succeeded - 22 Dec 1916 Died)
• Cleto Cassani † (5 Jan 1917 Appointed - 1 Jul 1929 Resigned)
• Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. † (2 Oct 1929 Appointed - 11 Dec 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
• Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. † (12 Feb 1931 Appointed - 29 Jan 1961 Died)
• Agostino Saba † (16 Mar 1961 Appointed - 19 Feb 1962 Died)
• Paolo Carta † (22 Mar 1962 Appointed - 18 Mar 1982 Retired)
• Salvatore Isgró † (18 Mar 1982 Appointed - 2 May 2004 Died)
• Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. (14 Sep 2004 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
Archdiocese of Sassari
1949	139,000	140,000	99.3%	109	53	162	858		56	33	39	ap1951
1970	191,000	194,645	98.1%	124	90	214	892		119	505	53	ap1971
1980	207,591	214,245	96.9%	113	78	191	1,086	1	97	360	56	ap1981
1990	213,167	216,346	98.5%	100	70	170	1,253	1	89	317	61	ap1991
1999	214,500	215,535	99.5%	100	65	165	1,300	1	81	256	61	ap2000
2000	219,730	220,739	99.5%	101	49	150	1,464	2	58	269	61	ap2001
2001	220,000	221,100	99.5%	98	49	147	1,496	2	58	259	61	ap2002
2002	221,000	223,100	99.1%	100	70	170	1,300	2	79	259	61	ap2003
2003	223,100	224,603	99.3%	98	64	162	1,377	3	71	238	61	ap2004
2004	219,356	220,859	99.3%	94	55	149	1,472	3	65	247	61	ap2005
2010	220,000	223,000	98.7%	99	54	153	1,437	4	61	198	60	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. (Archbishop: 14 Sep 2004 - )
• Antonio Vacca (Apostolic Administrator: 31 May 2004 to 14 Sep 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Salvador Alepuz † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1524 to 1568)
• Charles Thomas Arnosio † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1822 to 18 Aug 1828)
• Andrés Bacallar † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1604 to Nov 1612)
• Matthaeus Bertolini † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1741 to 9 Nov 1750)
• Giuliano Cabras † (Priest: 12 Mar 1864; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 19 Oct 1905)
• Paolo Carta † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1962 to 18 Mar 1982)
• Carolus Franciscus Casanova † (Archbishop: 17 May 1751 to 26 Feb 1763)
• Cleto Cassani † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1911; Archbishop: 5 Jan 1917 to 1 Jul 1929)
• Gavino Cattayna, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 16 Nov 1671 to 1678)
• Giacinto della Torre, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1790 to 24 Jul 1797)
• Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1929 to 11 Dec 1930)
• Nicolò Frazioli † (Priest: 6 Jun 1903 to 30 Sep 1931)
• Gaspar Fuster, C.O. † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1714 to 28 Aug 1720)
• Honuphrius Geronda (Gerona) † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1659)
• Giovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti) † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1833 to 1 Apr 1837)
• Costantino Giordani, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1726 to Nov 1729)
• Miguel Ibáñez † (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1572 to 1573)
• Josephus Maria Incisa Beccaria † (Archbishop: 7 Sep 1772 to Oct 1783)
• Salvatore Isgró † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1982 to 2 May 2004)
• Angelo Leonini † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1509 to 1517)
• Gaspare Litago † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1656 to 1657)
• Alfonso de Lorca † (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1576)
• Andrea Manca † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1644 to 1652)
• Gavino Manca de Cedrelles † (Archbishop: 29 Jul 1613 to Jul 1620)
• Giovanni Emanuele Marongiu Nurra † (Priest: 18 Dec 1819 to 23 May 1842)
• Diego Marongiu Del Rio † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 5 Oct 1905)
• Martín Martínez de Villar † (Archbishop: 7 Oct 1569 to 3 Mar 1573)
• Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1931 to 29 Jan 1961)
• Francisco Mejía de Molina, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Sep 1533 to 1534)
• Giovanni Morillo Velarde † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1685 to 1699)
• Gavino Murro † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 1820)
• Philippus Hyacinthus Oliveri de Vernier † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1784 to Dec 1788)
• Emilio Parodi, C.M. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Mar 1905; Archbishop: 10 Oct 1905 to 22 Dec 1916)
• Giacomo Passamar † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1622 to 1644)
• Bernardino Ignazio Rovèro, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1730 to 18 Sep 1741)
• Íñigo Royo † (Archbishop: 19 Jul 1660 to 17 Nov 1670)
• Agostino Saba † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1961 to 19 Feb 1962)
• Juan Segría (Cengria) † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 16 Sep 1569)
• José Sicardo, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 21 May 1702 to Jan 1714)
• Giovanni Battista Simon † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1798 to 12 Feb 1806)
• Giorgio Sotgia (Soggia), O.S.M. † (Archbishop: 1701 to 19 Nov 1701)
• Francesco Spanedda † (Priest: 15 Aug 1934 to 23 Dec 1956)
• Pietro Spano † (Archbishop: 1 Apr 1422 to 1448)
• Alessandro Domenico Varesino † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1838 to 22 Sep 1864)
• Antonio de Vergara, O.P. † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1680 to 15 Nov 1683)
• Giulio Cesare Viancini † (Archbishop: 16 May 1763 to 7 Sep 1772)