Diocese of Alghero–Bosa
Algaren(sis)-Bosanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Alghero–Bosa, Italy
The Diocese of Alghero-Bosa is a Latin diocese in Sardinia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sassari. It took its current form in 1986 when the historic Diocese of Bosa was united with Alghero.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Algaren(sis)-Bosanen(sis)
- Patron
- <li>santos Emilio y Príamo<li>Nuestra Señora de Valverde<li>san Miguel Arcángel
- Annuario code
- 001000646
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 102,195
- Population
- 103,153
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.1%
- Priests
- 50
- Catholics per priest
- 2,044
- Extent
- 2,012 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 51
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Alghero Cathedral stands in Alghero–Bosa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Bosa Cathedral.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Sassari
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sassari.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of OzieriOzieri
- Archdiocese of SassariSassari
- Diocese of Tempio–AmpuriasTempio–Ampurias
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On Sardinia, insular Italy, the Latin Church diocese of Alghero-Bosa (Latin: Dioecesis Algarensis-Bosanensis) stands as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari. The bishops have their seat at Alghero Cathedral, while Bosa Cathedral serves the diocese as a co-cathedral.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.