Archdiocese of Oristano
Arboren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Oristano, Italy
The Archdiocese of Oristano is a metropolitan Latin Church archdiocese in Sardinia, Italy, dating to the 11th century. Its sole suffragan is the Diocese of Ales-Terralba, and it has been led by Archbishop Roberto Carboni since 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1073
- Latin
- Arboren(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Arquelao<li>Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
- Annuario code
- 001002469
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 126,549
- Population
- 126,978
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 99.7%
- Priests
- 83
- Catholics per priest
- 1,525
- Extent
- 3,112 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 41
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
- Roberto Carboni
- Born
- 12 October 1958
- Birthplace
- Scano Montiferro
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CONVENTUALI
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
Oristano Cathedral stands in Oristano, 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 Oristano
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Ales–TerralbaAles–Terralba
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Created in the eleventh century, the Archdiocese of Oristano (Latin: Archidioecesis Arborensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy, with a single suffragan, the Diocese of Ales-Terralba.
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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.