Diocese of Nuoro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Galtelli
  • Latin Name: Galtellinensis
  • Erected: 12th Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gualtiero , O.P. † (19 Jun 1329 Appointed - )
• Simone † (30 Jul 1333 Appointed - )
• Antonio † (15 Jul 1345 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Arnaldo Biscales, O. Carm. † (11 Jul 1348 Appointed - )
• Alberto † (10 Mar 1365 Appointed - )
• Antonio Sabatini, O. Carm. † (28 Jan 1376 Appointed - )
• Guillaume Arnaud, O.F.M. † (26 Jan 1386 Appointed - )
• Antonio Roceres † ( 1387 Appointed - 1394 Died)
• Paolo de Roma, O.F.M. † (14 Oct 1394 Appointed - )
• Bertrando Flores † (19 Sep 1404 Appointed - 21 Dec 1407 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Gerardo † (27 Aug 1406 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Miracapelli, O.P. † (11 Dec 1419 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Ferrer, O.F.M. † (10 Jul 1426 Appointed - 1428 Died)
• Guglielmo da Morana, O.F.M. † (5 Mar 1428 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Sebastiano Abbati, O.P. † (6 Mar 1433 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Lorenzo Pugiol, O.F.M. † (28 Sep 1451 Appointed - 1457 Died)
• Giovanni Cicci, O.P. † (8 Jun 1457 Appointed - 1467 Died)
• Giorgio Pinna, O.S.B. † (4 May 1467 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Guglielmo Ogler † (6 Jan 1487 Appointed - 1490 Died)
• Guglielmo Vidal † (26 Jun 1490 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Giovanni Vincy † (8 Jan 1494 Appointed - 1496 Died)
• Giovanni Antioco Serra Urru (Sisra) † (18 Sep 1780 Confirmed - 8 Feb 1786 Died)
• Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. † (7 Apr 1788 Confirmed - 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.N. † (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 - 2 Jul 2019 Retired)
• Antonio Mura (2 Jul 2019 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 Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori)
1886		43,319	.0%			57	0				25	OTC
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
2013	122,912	124,811	98.5%	76	13	89	1,381	8	14	91	46	ap2014
2016	122,045	123,789	98.6%	73	12	85	1,435	8	12	66	46	ap2017
2019	121,987	122,930	99.2%	67	11	78	1,563	8	12	59	46	ap2020
2021	118,561	119,214	99.5%	70	8	78	1,520	8	8	49	46	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Mosè Marcia (Bishop: 21 Apr 2011 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Pietro Meloni (Bishop: 16 Apr 1992 to 21 Apr 2011)
• Antonio Mura (Bishop: 2 Jul 2019 - )
• 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

• Sebastiano Abbati, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1433 to 1451)
• Ottorino Pietro Alberti † (Priest: 18 Mar 1956 to 9 Aug 1973)
• Guillaume Arnaud, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1386)
• Felice Beccaro † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1939 to 26 Nov 1946)
• Arnaldo Biscales, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1348)
• Luca Canepa † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1903 to 11 Dec 1922)
• Antonio-Maria Casabianca † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 29 Jan 1828)
• Giovanni Cicci, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1457 to 1467)
• Giuseppe Cogoni † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1930 to 4 Nov 1938)
• Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1788 to 7 Oct 1801)
• Salvatore Delogu † (Priest: 16 Jun 1940 to 15 Apr 1972)
• Giovanni Ferrer, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1426 to 1428)
• Bertrando Flores † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1404 to 21 Dec 1407)
• Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N. † (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)
• Giovanni Miracapelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1419)
• Guglielmo da Morana, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1428 to 1432)
• Guglielmo Ogler † (Bishop: 6 Jan 1487 to 1490)
• Giorgio Pinna, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 4 May 1467 to 1486)
• Lorenzo Pugiol, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1451 to 1457)
• Antonio Roceres † (Bishop: 1387 to 1394)
• Paolo de Roma, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1394)
• Antonio Sabatini, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1376)
• Giovanni 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)
• Guglielmo Vidal † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1490 to 1493)
• Giovanni Vincy † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1494 to 1496)
• Francesco Zunnui Casula † (Deacon: 23 Feb 1850; Priest: 16 Mar 1850 to 22 Feb 1867)
• Alberto † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1365)
• Antonio † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1345 to 1348)
• Gerardo † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1406)
• Gualtiero , O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1329)
• Simone † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1333)

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