Diocese of Alghero–Bosa
Algaren(sis)-Bosanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Alghero–Bosa, Italy, 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 share
- 99.1%
- Priests
- 50
- Catholics per priest
- 2,044
- Extent
- 2,012 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 51
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].