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Archdiocese of Oristano

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Bishop(s)

  • Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop
  • Pier Giuliano Tiddia, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1073
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 3,112 (1,202 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sardegna
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesioristano.it/
  • Mailing Address: Piazza Giovanni Paolo II 1, 09170 Oristano, Italia
  • Telephone: 0783.77.08.200
  • Fax: 0783.77.08.220

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Tharros
599ErectedDiocese of Tharros (erected)
Archdiocese of Oristano
1073ElevatedDiocese of Tharros Archdiocese of Oristano
1503Territory AddedDiocese of Santa Giusta (Othoca) (suppressed) Archdiocese of Oristano

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Oristano
188690,464.0%161074OTC
1950130,000130,000100.0%116261429153414377ap1951
1970150,488150,513100.0%127341619345037284ap1971
1980148,425148,65099.8%119431629164936286ap1981
1990148,922149,36799.7%1193115099224127285ap1991
1999150,507151,32099.5%111321431,05253836285ap2000
2000151,312152,11699.5%105301351,12063335185ap2001
2001150,723151,52799.5%99291281,17763137285ap2002
2002150,432151,23499.5%99301291,16663235185ap2003
2003148,884149,72199.4%101291301,14563335685ap2004
2004148,762149,57499.5%100281281,16263334385ap2005
2013147,300148,20099.4%104241281,15053427285ap2014
2016133,800135,00099.1%99261251,07052827685ap2017
2019133,000133,65099.5%87241111,19833423885ap2020
2021128,798129,44899.5%872891,44731223785ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Oristano
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 101, and Page 102
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 92
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 115
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 91
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 95
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 95, and Page 96
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 838, to Page 839

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