Archdiocese of Cagliari
Calaritan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Cagliari, Italy
The Archdiocese of Cagliari is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Sardinia, Italy, holding the Primacy of Sardinia, with origins in the 4th century and raised to archdiocese in the 11th century. Its suffragans are Iglesias, Lanusei and Nuoro, and Archbishop Giuseppe Baturi has led it since 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4th century
- Latin
- Calaritan(us)
- Patron
- san Efisio
- Annuario code
- 001001006
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 563,000
- Population
- 576,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.7%
- Priests
- 174
- Catholics per priest
- 3,236
- Extent
- 4,041 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 139
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
- Archbishop
- Giuseppe Baturi
- Born
- 21 March 1964
- Birthplace
- Catania
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
Cagliari Cathedral stands in Cagliari, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cagliari
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of IglesiasIglesias
- Diocese of LanuseiLanusei
- Diocese of NuoroNuoro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centred on the city of Cagliari, the Archdiocese of Cagliari (Latin: Archidioecesis Calaritana; Sardinian: Arcidiòtzesi de Casteddu) is a Latin archdiocese that holds the Primacy of Sardinia.
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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.