Alghero-Bosa (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pedro Parente † (18 Dec 1503 Appointed - 1514 Died)
Juan Loaysa † (13 Nov 1514 Appointed - 8 Jun 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
Guillermo Casador † (19 Jun 1525 Appointed - 1527 Died)
Domenico Pastorello, O.F.M. Conv. † (27 Jan 1528 Appointed - 13 Nov 1534 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Juan Reina † (13 Nov 1534 Appointed - 5 Jun 1538 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Durante Duranti † (25 Jun 1538 Appointed - 18 Feb 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio)
Pietro Vaguer † (4 May 1541 Appointed - 1566 Died)
Pedro del Frago Garcés † (20 Dec 1566 Appointed - 26 Nov 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Jaca)
Antioco Nin † (26 Nov 1572 Appointed - 1577 Died)
Andrés Bacallar † (13 Jan 1578 Appointed - 13 Sep 1604 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Nicolò Canavera † (1 Oct 1604 Appointed - 1611 Died)
Gavino Manca de Cedrelles † (26 Mar 1612 Appointed - 29 Jul 1613 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (12 Aug 1613 Appointed - 25 Oct 1621 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Ambrogio Machin, O. de M. † (15 Nov 1621 Appointed - 20 Sep 1627 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (6 Oct 1627 Appointed - 18 Feb 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
Cipriano Arcón (Azcon) † (7 Sep 1637 Appointed - 1639 Died)
Antonio Nusco (Nuseo) † (28 Feb 1639 Appointed - 1644 Died)
Vicente Agustín Clavería † (17 Oct 1644 Appointed - 1652 Died)
Francesco Boyl, O. de M. † (22 Sep 1653 Appointed - 1655 Died)
Dionigi Carta-Senes, O.F.M. † (24 Sep 1657 Appointed - Oct 1657 Died)
Salvatore Mulas Pirella † (9 Jun 1659 Appointed - 1661 Died)
Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. † (15 Jan 1663 Appointed - 16 Nov 1671 Appointed, Bishop of Jaca)
Lussorio Roger (Rogger) † (15 Jan 1672 Appointed - 1676 Died)
Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. † (13 Sep 1677 Appointed - 14 Apr 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Barbastro)
Luis (Antonio) Díaz Aux de Armendáriz, O. de M. † (1 Sep 1681 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1686 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Jerónimo Velasco y Mendoza, O.S.B. † (1 Apr 1686 Appointed - 10 Feb 1692 Died)
José de Jesús María Fajardo, O.A.D. † (18 May 1693 Appointed - 13 Apr 1694 Died)
Tommaso Carnicer (Carnizar), O.P. † (19 Sep 1695 Appointed - 13 Jul 1720 Died)
Giovanni Battista Lomellini, O.P. † (16 Dec 1726 Appointed - 17 Aug 1729 Confirmed, Bishop of Saluzzo)
Dionigi Gioacchino Belmont, O.S.M. † (28 Nov 1729 Confirmed - Dec 1732 Died)
Matteo Bertolini † (5 Mar 1733 Confirmed - 27 Nov 1741 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Carlo Francesco Casanova † (27 Nov 1741 Confirmed - 17 May 1751 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Giuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. † (17 May 1751 Confirmed - 18 Jul 1763 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Giuseppe Maria Incisa Beccaria † (9 Jul 1764 Confirmed - 7 Sep 1772 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Gioacchino Michele Radicati, O.P. † (7 Sep 1772 Confirmed - 19 May 1793 Died)
Salvator Giuseppe Mammeli † (11 Aug 1800 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1801 Died)
Pietro Bianco † (23 Sep 1805 Confirmed - 28 May 1827 Died)
Filippo Arrica † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1839 Died)
Efisio Casula † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - Sep 1842 Resigned)
Pietro-Raffaele Arduini, O.F.M. Conv. † (30 Jan 1843 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1863 Died)
Giovanni Maria Filia † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 22 Oct 1882 Died)
Eliseo Giordano, O. Carm. † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 7 Jan 1906 Died)
Giovanni Battista Vinati † (16 Jan 1906 Appointed - May 1907 Resigned)
Ernesto Maria Piovella, Obl. Rho † (15 Apr 1907 Appointed - 15 Apr 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Francesco d’Errico † (8 Sep 1914 Appointed - 8 Oct 1938 Resigned)
Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. † (3 Mar 1939 Appointed - 7 Jan 1967 Retired)
Francesco Spanedda † (18 Mar 1972 Appointed - 17 Mar 1979 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Giovanni Pes † (23 May 1979 Appointed - 18 Feb 1993 Retired)
Antonio Vacca † (18 Feb 1993 Appointed - 29 Sep 2006 Resigned)
Giacomo Lanzetti (29 Sep 2006 Appointed - 28 Jun 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Alba (Pompea))
Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B. (31 Jan 2011 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alghero
8 December 1503	Erected	Diocese of Bisarcio (suppressed) Diocese of Castro [di Sardegna] (suppressed) Diocese of Ottana (suppressed)	Diocese of Alghero (erected)
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Alghero Diocese of Bosa	Diocese of Alghero-Bosa

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Alghero

1886 55,046 .0% 95 0 27 OTC

1959 65,468 65,468 100.0% 66 13 79 828 16 91 23 ap1960

1970 80,720 80,720 100.0% 58 24 82 984 32 138 32 ap1971

1980 79,500 80,000 99.4% 56 23 79 1,006 28 126 35 ap1981

Diocese of Alghero-Bosa

1990 115,000 115,500 99.6% 89 24 113 1,017 25 198 61 ap1991

1999 106,300 106,910 99.4% 78 19 97 1,095 3 22 229 61 ap2000

2000 106,300 106,910 99.4% 77 19 96 1,107 3 20 229 61 ap2001

2001 106,300 106,900 99.4% 72 21 93 1,143 3 24 184 61 ap2002

2002 106,300 106,800 99.5% 72 21 93 1,143 3 24 184 61 ap2003

2003 106,000 106,200 99.8% 79 18 97 1,092 3 20 186 61 ap2004

2004 106,000 106,200 99.8% 70 24 94 1,127 3 26 185 61 ap2005

2006 106,050 106,250 99.8% 72 27 99 1,071 8 30 182 61 ap2007

2012 106,900 107,600 99.3% 63 21 84 1,272 12 24 151 61 ap2013

2015 108,600 109,200 99.5% 60 21 81 1,340 11 22 139 61 ap2016

2018 109,206 109,760 99.5% 56 22 78 1,400 12 23 133 61 ap2019

2020 103,400 104,400 99.0% 50 25 75 1,378 11 26 130 61 ap2021

2022 102,195 103,153 99.1% 50 17 67 1,525 10 18 114 61 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Alghero
1886		55,046	.0%			95	0				27	OTC
1959	65,468	65,468	100.0%	66	13	79	828		16	91	23	ap1960
1970	80,720	80,720	100.0%	58	24	82	984		32	138	32	ap1971
1980	79,500	80,000	99.4%	56	23	79	1,006		28	126	35	ap1981
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
1990	115,000	115,500	99.6%	89	24	113	1,017		25	198	61	ap1991
1999	106,300	106,910	99.4%	78	19	97	1,095	3	22	229	61	ap2000
2000	106,300	106,910	99.4%	77	19	96	1,107	3	20	229	61	ap2001
2001	106,300	106,900	99.4%	72	21	93	1,143	3	24	184	61	ap2002
2002	106,300	106,800	99.5%	72	21	93	1,143	3	24	184	61	ap2003
2003	106,000	106,200	99.8%	79	18	97	1,092	3	20	186	61	ap2004
2004	106,000	106,200	99.8%	70	24	94	1,127	3	26	185	61	ap2005
2006	106,050	106,250	99.8%	72	27	99	1,071	8	30	182	61	ap2007
2012	106,900	107,600	99.3%	63	21	84	1,272	12	24	151	61	ap2013
2015	108,600	109,200	99.5%	60	21	81	1,340	11	22	139	61	ap2016
2018	109,206	109,760	99.5%	56	22	78	1,400	12	23	133	61	ap2019
2020	103,400	104,400	99.0%	50	25	75	1,378	11	26	130	61	ap2021
2022	102,195	103,153	99.1%	50	17	67	1,525	10	18	114	61	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Cipriano Arcón (Azcon) † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1637 to 1639)
Pietro-Raffaele Arduini, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1843 to 12 Nov 1863)
Filippo Arrica † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 29 Jan 1839)
Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1663 to 16 Nov 1671)
Andrés Bacallar † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1578 to 13 Sep 1604)
Dionigi Gioacchino Belmont, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1729 to Dec 1732)
Matteo Bertolini † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1733 to 27 Nov 1741)
Pietro Bianco † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1805 to 28 May 1827)
Francesco Boyl, O. de M. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1653 to 1655)
Nicolò Canavera † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1604 to 1611)
Tommaso Carnicer (Carnizar), O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1695 to 13 Jul 1720)
Dionigi Carta-Senes, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1657 to Oct 1657)
Guillermo Casador † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1525 to 1527)
Carlo Francesco Casanova † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1741 to 17 May 1751)
Efisio Casula † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to Sep 1842)
Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1939 to 7 Jan 1967)
Vicente Agustín Clavería † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1644 to 1652)
Giuseppe Agostino Delbecchi, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 17 May 1751 to 18 Jul 1763)
Giorgio Francesco Delrio † (Priest: 17 Mar 1888 to 6 Dec 1906)
Francesco d’Errico † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1914 to 8 Oct 1938)
Luis (Antonio) Díaz Aux de Armendáriz, O. de M. † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1681 to 18 Mar 1686)
Durante Duranti † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1538 to 18 Feb 1541)
José de Jesús María Fajardo, O.A.D. † (Bishop: 18 May 1693 to 13 Apr 1694)
Giovanni Maria Filia † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 22 Oct 1882)
Pedro del Frago Garcés † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1566 to 26 Nov 1572)
Eliseo Giordano, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 7 Jan 1906)
Giuseppe Maria Incisa Beccaria † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1764 to 7 Sep 1772)
Juan Loaysa † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1514 to 8 Jun 1524)
Giovanni Battista Lomellini, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1726 to 17 Aug 1729)
Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 14 Apr 1681)
Ambrogio Machin, O. de M. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1621 to 20 Sep 1627)
Salvator Giuseppe Mammeli † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1800 to 26 Feb 1801)
Gavino Manca de Cedrelles † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1612 to 29 Jul 1613)
Salvatore Mulas Pirella † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1659 to 1661)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1613 to 25 Oct 1621)
Antioco Nin † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1572 to 1577)
Antonio Nusco (Nuseo) † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1639 to 1644)
Angelo Palmas † (Priest: 15 Aug 1938 to 17 Jun 1964)
Pedro Parente † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1503 to 1514)
Domenico Pastorello, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1528 to 13 Nov 1534)
Giovanni Pes † (Bishop: 23 May 1979 to 18 Feb 1993)
Paolo Pinna † (Priest: 22 Dec 1838; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to 23 May 1887)
Ernesto Maria Piovella, Obl. Rho † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1907 to 15 Apr 1914)
Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1627 to 18 Feb 1636)
Gioacchino Michele Radicati, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1772 to 19 May 1793)
Juan Reina † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1534 to 5 Jun 1538)
Lussorio Roger (Rogger) † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1672 to 1676)
Francesco Spanedda † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1972 to 17 Mar 1979)
Antonio Vacca † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1993 to 29 Sep 2006)
Pietro Vaguer † (Bishop: 4 May 1541 to 1566)
Jerónimo Velasco y Mendoza, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1686 to 10 Feb 1692)
Giovanni Battista Vinati † (Administrator: 16 Jan 1906 to May 1907)

Source(s)

Diocese of Alghero
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 67
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 88
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 46
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 832
Diocese of Alghero-Bosa
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 628, to Page 631

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