Ales-Terralba (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop
Giovanni Dettori, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 1,495 (577 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sardegna
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesialesterralba.va.it/
Mailing Address: Vescovado, Via Episcopio 7, 09091 Ales [Oristano], Italia
Telephone: 0783.91.760
Fax: 0783.99.80.15

Historical Details

Diocese of Ales (Uselli)
- Latin Name: Uxellensis
- Erected: 7th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Ales e Terralba
- Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis
- United: 8 December 1503
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Roberto Drago, O.P. † ( 1312 Appointed - 1320 Resigned)
Giovanni di Vieri † (27 Jul 1330 Appointed - 1367 Died)
Giacomo † (16 Aug 1367 Appointed - 1373 Resigned)
Antonio di Roma † (28 Nov 1396 Appointed - 1402 Resigned)
Giacomo † (9 Oct 1402 Appointed - 3 Aug 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Lavello)
Giovanni , O.F.M. † (3 Aug 1403 Appointed - )
Pietro Spínola, O.S.B. † (11 Jul 1413 Appointed - 8 Oct 1414 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Bernardo Rubeo, O.F.M. † (25 Apr 1418 Appointed - 1421 Died)
Giovanni da Campolongo, O. Carm. † (14 Mar 1421 Appointed - 1425 Died)
Giacomo de Villanova, O.F.M. † (12 Dec 1425 Appointed - 1439 Died)
Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. † (1 Jul 1439 Appointed - 5 Oct 1444 Appointed, Bishop of Siracusa)
Bernardo Michele, O.P. † (16 Oct 1444 Appointed - 1 Oct 1454 Died)
Antonio de Vich † (18 Dec 1454 Appointed - )
Giovanni della Bona † (18 Dec 1463 Appointed - 1484 Died)
Pedro Garcia † (21 Jul 1484 Appointed - 14 Jun 1490 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Miguel Danyon † (14 Jun 1490 Appointed - 1493 Died)
Juan Crespo, O.S.A. † (2 Oct 1493 Appointed - 25 Dec 1506 Died)
Giovanni Sanna † (27 Jan 1507 Appointed - 1521 Resigned)
Andrea Sanna † (10 May 1521 Appointed - 1556 Died)
Gerardo Dedoni † (10 Dec 1557 Appointed - 21 Aug 1561 Died)
Pedro del Frago Garcés † (6 Nov 1562 Appointed - 20 Dec 1566 Appointed, Bishop of Alghero)
Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. † (13 Dec 1568 Appointed - 1572 Died)
Giovanni Canavera, O.F.M. † (13 Aug 1572 Appointed - 1573 Died)
Giovanni Manca † (8 Oct 1574 Appointed - 1584 Died)
Pietro Clemens, O. Carm. † (23 Jan 1585 Appointed - 1601 Died)
Antonio Surredu † (13 Aug 1601 Appointed - Aug 1605 Died)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (17 Apr 1606 Appointed - 12 Aug 1613 Appointed, Bishop of Alghero)
Diego de Borja, O.F.M. † (26 Aug 1613 Appointed - 1616 Died)
Gavino Manconi † (30 May 1616 Appointed - 1634 Died)
Melchiorre Pirella † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 19 Jul 1636 Died)
Miguel Beltrán Castellón † (13 Sep 1638 Appointed - 1644 Died)
Antonio Manunta † (18 Apr 1644 Confirmed - Oct 1662 Died)
Giovanni Battista Brunengo † (13 Aug 1663 Appointed - Nov 1679 Died)
Serafino Esquirro † (15 Jul 1680 Confirmed - 1681 Died)
Domenico Cugia † (10 Apr 1684 Confirmed - 1693 Died)
Francesco Masones y Nin † (2 Jan 1693 Appointed - 15 Sep 1704 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Isidoro Masones y Nin † (15 Dec 1704 Appointed - Jan 1724 Died)
Salvatore Ruyu † (17 Mar 1727 Confirmed - Jan 1728 Died)
Giovanni Battista Sanna † (14 Jun 1728 Confirmed - Jan 1736 Died)
Antonio Giuseppe Carcassona † (26 Sep 1736 Appointed - 1 May 1760 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. † (25 May 1761 Confirmed - 1 Jan 1786 Died)
Michele Antonio Aymerich de Villamar † (15 Sep 1788 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1806 Died)
Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 4 Sep 1822 Died)
Antonio Raimondo Tore † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 2 Oct 1837 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Pietro Vargiù † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 3 Aug 1866 Died)
Francesco Zunnui Casula † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Palmerio Garau Onida † (12 Jun 1893 Appointed - 27 Mar 1906 Died)
Francesco Emanuelli † (29 Aug 1910 Appointed - 10 Oct 1947 Died)
Antonio Tedde † (5 Feb 1948 Appointed - 6 Aug 1982 Died)
Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. † (23 Mar 1983 Appointed - 11 Jul 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla)
Antonino Orrù † (9 Apr 1990 Appointed - 5 Feb 2004 Retired)
Giovanni Dettori (5 Feb 2004 Appointed - 10 Feb 2016 Retired)
Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (10 Feb 2016 Appointed - 4 May 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (3 Jul 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ales (Uselli)
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ales (Uselli) (erected)
Diocese of Ales e Terralba
8 December 1503	United	Diocese of Ales (Uselli) Diocese of Terralba	Diocese of Ales e Terralba
Diocese of Ales-Terralba
30 September 1986	Name Changed	Diocese of Ales e Terralba	Diocese of Ales-Terralba

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 Ales e Terralba

1886 55,640 .0% 83 0 42 OTC

1959 100,000 100,000 100.0% 80 5 85 1,176 6 78 45 ap1960

1969 104,310 104,310 100.0% 89 4 93 1,121 11 132 46 ap1971

1980 100,005 100,190 99.8% 71 4 75 1,333 6 102 61 ap1981

Diocese of Ales-Terralba

1990 104,250 104,500 99.8% 71 4 75 1,390 5 128 56 ap1991

1999 102,981 102,981 100.0% 69 7 76 1,355 2 8 115 57 ap2000

2000 102,621 102,900 99.7% 69 7 76 1,350 2 8 110 57 ap2001

2001 102,539 102,803 99.7% 71 6 77 1,331 2 7 106 57 ap2002

2002 104,024 104,364 99.7% 72 6 78 1,333 2 7 106 57 ap2003

2003 101,546 102,016 99.5% 71 8 79 1,285 5 8 109 57 ap2004

2004 101,377 101,700 99.7% 72 6 78 1,299 5 6 107 57 ap2005

2006 100,866 101,232 99.6% 70 70 1,440 5 101 57 ap2007

2012 99,336 99,598 99.7% 65 5 70 1,419 5 5 91 57 ap2013

2015 93,675 93,931 99.7% 64 4 68 1,377 5 4 86 117 ap2016

2018 94,413 94,660 99.7% 56 6 62 1,522 5 6 86 57 ap2019

2020 91,387 91,535 99.8% 54 7 61 1,498 5 7 76 57 ap2021

2022 88,413 88,868 99.5% 54 7 61 1,449 5 7 76 57 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 Ales e Terralba
1886		55,640	.0%			83	0				42	OTC
1959	100,000	100,000	100.0%	80	5	85	1,176		6	78	45	ap1960
1969	104,310	104,310	100.0%	89	4	93	1,121		11	132	46	ap1971
1980	100,005	100,190	99.8%	71	4	75	1,333		6	102	61	ap1981
Diocese of Ales-Terralba
1990	104,250	104,500	99.8%	71	4	75	1,390		5	128	56	ap1991
1999	102,981	102,981	100.0%	69	7	76	1,355	2	8	115	57	ap2000
2000	102,621	102,900	99.7%	69	7	76	1,350	2	8	110	57	ap2001
2001	102,539	102,803	99.7%	71	6	77	1,331	2	7	106	57	ap2002
2002	104,024	104,364	99.7%	72	6	78	1,333	2	7	106	57	ap2003
2003	101,546	102,016	99.5%	71	8	79	1,285	5	8	109	57	ap2004
2004	101,377	101,700	99.7%	72	6	78	1,299	5	6	107	57	ap2005
2006	100,866	101,232	99.6%	70		70	1,440	5		101	57	ap2007
2012	99,336	99,598	99.7%	65	5	70	1,419	5	5	91	57	ap2013
2015	93,675	93,931	99.7%	64	4	68	1,377	5	4	86	117	ap2016
2018	94,413	94,660	99.7%	56	6	62	1,522	5	6	86	57	ap2019
2020	91,387	91,535	99.8%	54	7	61	1,498	5	7	76	57	ap2021
2022	88,413	88,868	99.5%	54	7	61	1,449	5	7	76	57	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (Bishop: 10 Feb 2016 to 4 May 2019; Apostolic Administrator: 4 May 2019; Archbishop (Personal Title): 3 Jul 2021; Bishop: 19 Sep 2021)
Giovanni Dettori (Bishop: 5 Feb 2004 to 10 Feb 2016)
Corrado Melis (Priest: 25 Jun 1988 to 18 Jul 2015)
Giovanni Paolo Zedda (Priest: 28 Aug 1971 to 8 Mar 2007)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Michele Antonio Aymerich de Villamar † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 23 Jul 1806)
Miguel Beltrán Castellón † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1638 to 1644)
Diego de Borja, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1613 to 1616)
Giovanni Battista Brunengo † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1663 to Nov 1679)
Giovanni da Campolongo, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1421 to 1425)
Giovanni Canavera, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1572 to 1573)
Antonio Giuseppe Carcassona † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1736 to 1 May 1760)
Pietro Clemens, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1585 to 1601)
Juan Crespo, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1493 to 25 Dec 1506)
Domenico Cugia † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1684 to 1693)
Miguel Danyon † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1490 to 1493)
Gerardo Dedoni † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1557 to 21 Aug 1561)
Giovanni della Bona † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1463 to 1484)
Roberto Drago, O.P. † (Bishop: 1312 to 1320)
Francesco Emanuelli † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1910 to 10 Oct 1947)
Serafino Esquirro † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1680 to 1681)
Pedro del Frago Garcés † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1562 to 20 Dec 1566)
Palmerio Garau Onida † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1893 to 27 Mar 1906)
Pedro Garcia † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1484 to 14 Jun 1490)
Juan Garcia de Aragón, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1439 to 5 Oct 1444)
Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1983 to 11 Jul 1989)
Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1568 to 1572)
Giovanni Manca † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1574 to 1584)
Gavino Manconi † (Bishop: 30 May 1616 to 1634)
Antonio Manunta † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to Oct 1662)
Francesco Masones y Nin † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1693 to 15 Sep 1704)
Isidoro Masones y Nin † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1704 to Jan 1724)
Bernardo Michele, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1444 to 1 Oct 1454)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1606 to 12 Aug 1613)
Antonino Orrù † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1990 to 5 Feb 2004)
Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 4 Sep 1822)
Giuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 25 May 1761 to 1 Jan 1786)
Melchiorre Pirella † (Bishop: 7 May 1635 to 19 Jul 1636)
Antonio di Roma † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1396 to 1402)
Bernardo Rubeo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 Apr 1418 to 1421)
Salvatore Ruyu † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1727 to Jan 1728)
Andrea Sanna † (Bishop: 10 May 1521 to 1556)
Giovanni Sanna † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1507 to 1521)
Giovanni Battista Sanna † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1728 to Jan 1736)
Pietro Spínola, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1413 to 8 Oct 1414)
Antonio Surredu † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1601 to Aug 1605)
Antonio Tedde † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1948 to 6 Aug 1982)
Antonio Raimondo Tore † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 2 Oct 1837)
Pietro Vargiù † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 3 Aug 1866)
Antonio de Vich † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1454)
Giovanni di Vieri † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1330 to 1367)
Giacomo de Villanova, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1425 to 1439)
Francesco Zunnui Casula † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 16 Jan 1893)
Giacomo † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1367 to 1373)
Giacomo † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1402 to 3 Aug 1403)
Giovanni , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1403)

Source(s)

Diocese of Ales (Uselli)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 510
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 261
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 831
Diocese of Ales e Terralba
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 324
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 355
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 401
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 428
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 386
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 577
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 385
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 831, to Page 832
Diocese of Ales-Terralba
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 817, to Page 819

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