Tempio-Ampurias (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Sebastiano Sanguinetti, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sassari
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 2,695 (1,040 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sardegna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesitempio-ampurias.it/
Mailing Address: Via Episcopio 7, 07029 Tempio Pausania [Sassari], Italia
Telephone: 079.63.14.88

Historical Details

Diocese of Ampurias
- Latin Name: Ampuriensis
- Erected: 12th Century
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio
- Latin Name: Ampuriensis et Templensis
- United: 5 June 1506
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sassari
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Luis González, O.F.M. † (8 Jun 1513 Appointed - 1538 Died)
Luis de Cotes, O.S.A. † (22 May 1545 Appointed - )
Francisco Tomás † (23 May 1558 Appointed - 1572 Died)
Pedro Narro † (30 Jul 1572 Appointed - 22 Oct 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Gaspar Vicente Novella † (18 Sep 1575 Appointed - 6 Oct 1578 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Miguel Rubio, O. Cist. † (26 Jun 1579 Appointed - 1586 Died)
Felipe Marimón † (2 Jun 1606 Appointed - 17 Jan 1613 Died)
Michele Pes † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 1804 Died)
Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso † (18 Sep 1807 Appointed - 29 Mar 1819 Appointed, Bishop of Ales e Terralba)
Diego Cepece (Capece) † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed - )
Filippo Campus Chessa † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 1887 Died)
Paolo Pinna † (23 May 1887 Appointed - )
Antonio Maria Contini † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - )
Giovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 Dec 1914 Appointed - 12 May 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Gravina-Irsina)
Albino Morera † (14 Dec 1922 Appointed - 9 Dec 1950 Retired)
Carlo Re, I.M.C. † (29 Dec 1951 Appointed - 10 Feb 1961 Resigned)
Mario Ghiga † (10 Feb 1961 Appointed - 31 Mar 1963 Died)
Giovanni Melis Fois (25 May 1963 Appointed - 7 Nov 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Nuoro)
Carlo Urru † (7 Mar 1971 Appointed - 21 Apr 1982 Appointed, Bishop of Città di Castello)
Pietro Meloni (9 Jun 1983 Appointed - 16 Apr 1992 Appointed, Bishop of Nuoro)
Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. (8 Feb 1993 Appointed - 14 Sep 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Sebastiano Sanguinetti (22 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ampurias
12th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ampurias (erected)
Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio
5 June 1506	United	Diocese of Ampurias Diocese of Tempio	Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio
Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio	Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias

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 Ampurias e Tempio

1959 101,889 101,955 99.9% 71 4 75 1,358 12 152 35 ap1960

1969 108,170 108,212 100.0% 78 9 87 1,243 14 175 43 ap1971

1980 120,700 121,300 99.5% 68 12 80 1,508 14 135 45 ap1981

Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias

1990 138,975 139,250 99.8% 63 9 72 1,930 11 126 46 ap1991

1999 137,486 137,528 100.0% 63 9 72 1,909 1 10 112 47 ap2000

2000 137,472 137,528 100.0% 64 9 73 1,883 10 115 47 ap2001

2001 137,472 137,582 99.9% 64 9 73 1,883 10 115 47 ap2002

2002 142,454 142,535 99.9% 65 10 75 1,899 12 115 47 ap2003

2003 141,586 142,720 99.2% 63 12 75 1,887 1 14 120 47 ap2004

2004 141,694 143,203 98.9% 58 14 72 1,967 2 17 100 47 ap2005

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 Ampurias e Tempio
1959	101,889	101,955	99.9%	71	4	75	1,358		12	152	35	ap1960
1969	108,170	108,212	100.0%	78	9	87	1,243		14	175	43	ap1971
1980	120,700	121,300	99.5%	68	12	80	1,508		14	135	45	ap1981
Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias
1990	138,975	139,250	99.8%	63	9	72	1,930		11	126	46	ap1991
1999	137,486	137,528	100.0%	63	9	72	1,909	1	10	112	47	ap2000
2000	137,472	137,528	100.0%	64	9	73	1,883		10	115	47	ap2001
2001	137,472	137,582	99.9%	64	9	73	1,883		10	115	47	ap2002
2002	142,454	142,535	99.9%	65	10	75	1,899		12	115	47	ap2003
2003	141,586	142,720	99.2%	63	12	75	1,887	1	14	120	47	ap2004
2004	141,694	143,203	98.9%	58	14	72	1,967	2	17	100	47	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Diego Cepece (Capece) † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1833 - )
Filippo Campus Chessa † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 1887)
Antonio Maria Contini † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 - )
Luis de Cotes, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 May 1545)
Mario Ghiga † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1961 to 31 Mar 1963)
Luis González, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1513 to 1538)
Felipe Marimón † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1606 to 17 Jan 1613)
Albino Morera † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1922 to 9 Dec 1950)
Pedro Narro † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1572 to 22 Oct 1574)
Gaspar Vicente Novella † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1575 to 6 Oct 1578)
Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 29 Mar 1819)
Michele Pes † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 1804)
Paolo Pinna † (Bishop: 23 May 1887)
Carlo Re, I.M.C. † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1951 to 10 Feb 1961)
Miguel Rubio, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1579 to 1586)
Giovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1914 to 12 May 1922)
Francisco Tomás † (Bishop: 23 May 1558 to 1572)
Carlo Urru † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1971 to 21 Apr 1982)

Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias

Dioecesis Templensis-Ampuriensis