Archdiocese of Sassari
Turritan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Sassari, Italy, Italy
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari is a Latin see in Sardinia, Italy, with roots in the 5th century and raised to metropolitan status in 1073. Its suffragans are Alghero-Bosa, Ozieri, and Tempio-Ampurias, and Archbishop Francesco Antonio Soddu was appointed in February 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 484
- Latin
- Turritan(us)
- Patron
- <li>san Gabino<li>san Proto<li>san Januario<li>Virgen de Gracia
- Annuario code
- 001003011
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 215,000
- Population
- 220,000
- Catholic share
- 97.7%
- Priests
- 94
- Catholics per priest
- 2,287
- Extent
- 1,978 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 109
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
- Archbishop
- Francesco Antonio Soddu
- Born
- 24 October 1959
- Birthplace
- Chiaramonti
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 Nicola di Bari, Sassari stands in Sassari, 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 Sassari
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Alghero–BosaAlghero–Bosa
- Diocese of OzieriOzieri
- Diocese of Tempio–AmpuriasTempio–Ampurias
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Archdiocese of Sassari (Latin: Archidioecesis Turritana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was originally at Torres, where the diocese stood subject to the metropolitan of Cagliari, and in 1073 it was raised to archdiocesan rank. From the last quarter of the 13th century the bishops of Torres made their habitual residence in Sassari. Its suffragan sees today are the diocese of Alghero-Bosa, the diocese of Ozieri and the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.
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].