Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari
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The Archdiocese of Sassari (Latin: Archidioecesis Turritana) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1073.[1]
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Archdiocese of Sassari Archidioecesis Turritana | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Sassari |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,978 km2 (764 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 223,000 220,000 (98.7%) |
Parishes | 60 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th century |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Gian Franco Saba |
Suffragans | Diocese of Alghero-Bosa Diocese of Ozieri Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias |
Bishops emeritus | Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. |
Website | |
arcidiocesidisassari.it |
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Its suffragan sees are the diocese of Alghero-Bosa, the diocese of Ozieri and the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.