Diocese of Nuoro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Galtelli
  • Latin Name: Galtellinensis
  • Erected: 12th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cagliari
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori)
  • Latin Name: Galtellinensis-Nuorensis
  • Name Changed: 21 July 1779
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cagliari
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Sebastien Abbatis, O.P. † (6 Mar 1433 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Gian Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) † (18 Sep 1780 Appointed - 8 Feb 1786 Died)
• Pietro Craveri, O.F.M. † (7 Apr 1788 Appointed - 7 Oct 1801 Died)
• Alberto Maria Giuseppe Andrea Luigi Solinas † (17 Jan 1803 Confirmed - 17 Jul 1817 Died)
• Antonio-Maria Casabianca † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1828 Resigned)
• Emanuele Marongiu Maccioni † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1852 Resigned)
• Salvatore Angelo de Martis, O. Carm. † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 24 Jun 1902 Died)
• Luca Canepa † (18 Feb 1903 Appointed - 11 Dec 1922 Died)
• Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. † (24 Mar 1924 Appointed - 2 Oct 1929 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
• Giuseppe Cogoni † (20 Nov 1930 Appointed - 4 Nov 1938 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Felice Beccaro † (3 Mar 1939 Appointed - 26 Nov 1946 Appointed, Bishop of San Miniato)
• Giuseppe Melas † (31 Jan 1947 Appointed - 10 Sep 1970 Died)
• Giovanni Melis Fois † (7 Nov 1970 Appointed - 16 Apr 1992 Retired)
• Pietro Meloni (16 Apr 1992 Appointed - 21 Apr 2011 Retired)
• Mosè Marcia (21 Apr 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Nuoro
1950	102,000	102,000	100.0%	60	8	68	1,500		10	110	34	ap1951
1969	118,078	118,078	100.0%	84	15	99	1,192		20	115	44	ap1971
1980	127,091	126,991	100.1%	85	9	94	1,352		18	166	47	ap1981
1990	125,841	128,332	98.1%	90	11	101	1,245		15	138	46	ap1991
1999	124,676	125,231	99.6%	79	8	87	1,433	5	9	122	46	ap2000
2000	125,102	125,829	99.4%	78	8	86	1,454	6	9	131	46	ap2001
2001	124,990	125,665	99.5%	82	11	93	1,343	6	12	128	46	ap2002
2002	125,205	126,014	99.4%	77	11	88	1,422	5	12	115	46	ap2003
2003	124,485	125,178	99.4%	76	14	90	1,383	5	14	122	46	ap2004
2004	122,526	123,906	98.9%	75	13	88	1,392	7	13	121	46	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Mosè Marcia (Bishop: 21 Apr 2011 - )
• Pietro Meloni (Bishop: 16 Apr 1992 to 21 Apr 2011)
• Sebastiano Sanguinetti (Priest: 2 Aug 1970 to 27 Mar 1997)
• Ignazio Sanna (Priest: 11 Mar 1967 to 22 Apr 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Sebastien Abbatis, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1433 to 1451)
• Ottorino Pietro Alberti † (Priest: 18 Mar 1956 to 9 Aug 1973)
• Felice Beccaro † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1939 to 26 Nov 1946)
• Luca Canepa † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1903 to 11 Dec 1922)
• Antonio-Maria Casabianca † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 29 Jan 1828)
• Giuseppe Cogoni † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1930 to 4 Nov 1938)
• Pietro Craveri, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1788 to 7 Oct 1801)
• Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1924 to 2 Oct 1929)
• Emanuele Marongiu Maccioni † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1848 to 9 Oct 1852)
• Salvatore Angelo de Martis, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 24 Jun 1902)
• Giuseppe Melas † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1947 to 10 Sep 1970)
• Giovanni Melis Fois † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1970 to 16 Apr 1992)
• Gian Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 8 Feb 1786)
• Alberto Maria Giuseppe Andrea Luigi Solinas † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1803 to 17 Jul 1817)
• Francesco Zunnui Casula † (Priest: 16 Mar 1850 to 22 Feb 1867)