Diocese of Tempio–Ampurias
Templen(sis)-Ampurien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Tempio–Ampurias, Italy
The Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias is a Latin rite diocese in Sardinia, Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sassari. The two historic sees were formally united under the present name in 1986.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Templen(sis)-Ampurien(sis)
- Patron
- <li>san Simplicio de Fausania<li>san Antonio Abad
- Annuario code
- 001003194
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 156,800
- Population
- 159,531
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.3%
- Priests
- 66
- Catholics per priest
- 2,376
- Extent
- 2,695 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 58
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
- Roberto Fornaciari
- Born
- 23 December 1963
- Birthplace
- Reggio Emilia
- Institute
- Congregazione Camaldolese dell'Ordine di S. Benedetto (O.S.B. Cam.)
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
Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo stands in Tempio–Ampurias, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di Sant'Antonio Abate.
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 Alghero–BosaAlghero–Bosa
- Diocese of OzieriOzieri
- Archdiocese of SassariSassari
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On the island of Sardinia in Italy, the Latin Church Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias (Latin: Dioecesis Templensis-Ampuriensis) carries a long combined history. Known as the diocese of Ampurias until 1506, it was then combined with the diocese of Tempio, a single bishop holding both separate sees at once, and until 1986 it bore the name Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio. On 30 September 1986 the two dioceses were formally united as one under the name Tempio-Ampurias. The bishop's seat is in Tempio, and the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sassari.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
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.