Oristano (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Torchitorio de Muru † (30 Oct 1224 Appointed - 1235 Died)
Aleardo , O.F.M. † (3 Nov 1268 Appointed - )
Pietro † ( 1280 Appointed - Dec 1289 Died)
Alamanno da Bagnoregio, O.F.M. † (28 Apr 1299 Appointed - Sep 1299 Died)
Consiglio Gatto, O.P. † (Nov 1299 Appointed - 30 Jan 1301 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza)
Leonardo de Aragall, O.F.M. † (28 Feb 1301 Appointed - 1305 Died)
Ugo , O.P. † (26 Feb 1306 Appointed - 19 Mar 1308 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pula (Pola))
Odon de Sala, O.P. † (30 Mar 1308 Appointed - 10 May 1312 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
Guido di Cipro Cattano, O.P. † (10 May 1312 Appointed - 1339 Died)
Giovanni de Paperoni † (23 Oct 1340 Appointed - 1342 Died)
Pietro Nurachi † (10 Jul 1342 Appointed - )
Nicola de Teramo † (21 Oct 1349 Appointed - 1363 Died)
Bernardo † (20 Mar 1363 Appointed - 1364 Died)
Ambrogio da Parma † (23 Dec 1364 Appointed - 20 Feb 1377 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novigrad (Cittanova))
Enrico , O. Carm. † (20 Feb 1377 Appointed - 1379 Died)
Giovanni Salat, O.P. † (18 May 1379 Appointed - )
Leonardo de Zori † (22 Oct 1387 Appointed - )
Corrado de Cloaco † (5 Jan 1392 Appointed - 13 Sep 1396 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Noli)
Ubaldino Cambi Bonamici † (4 Apr 1397 Appointed - 1400 Died)
Mariano Fabario † (4 Sep 1400 Appointed - 1402 Died)
Paolo Oleni † (26 Jun 1402 Appointed - )
Bartolomeo Ghini † ( 1403 Appointed - 26 Nov 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Massa Marittima)
Nicolo Berruti (Berruto), O.P. † (26 Nov 1404 Appointed - 1406 Died)
Bertrando Flores † (21 Dec 1407 Appointed - )
Elia de Palma, O.S.B. † (27 Jul 1418 Confirmed - 1437 Died)
Lorenzo Squinto † (3 Apr 1437 Appointed - 1450 Died)
Giorgio Attacchi † (14 Oct 1450 Appointed - 18 Feb 1451 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Trevico)
Giorgio Attacchi † (25 Oct 1451 Appointed - 1454 Died)
Giacomo di Albareale † (21 Oct 1454 Appointed - 1458 Died)
Giovanni Cani † (28 Apr 1462 Confirmed - 1484 Died)
Ferdinando Romano † (21 Feb 1485 Appointed - 1492 Died)
Jaime Serra i Cau † (11 Apr 1492 Appointed - 9 Dec 1510 Resigned)
Pedro Serra Muñoz † (9 Dec 1510 Appointed - 1515 Died)
Jean Briselot, O. Carm. † (23 Dec 1517 Appointed - 1520 Resigned)
Giovanni de Cleve † (16 Apr 1520 Appointed - )
Agostino Grimaldi † (28 Mar 1530 Appointed - 12 Apr 1532 Died)
Carlo Aragona † (18 May 1537 Appointed - 1554 Died)
Andrea Sanna † (3 Aug 1554 Appointed - 1556 Died)
Pietro Sanna † (4 May 1556 Appointed - 1563 Died)
Gerolamo Barbarà † (19 Jan 1565 Appointed - 1571 Died)
Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. † (5 Nov 1571 Appointed - 1574 Died)
Pedro Narro, O.S.B. † (22 Oct 1574 Appointed - 1577 Died)
Francesco Figo † (13 Jan 1578 Appointed - 1588 Died)
Antonio Canopolo † (17 Oct 1588 Appointed - 1621 Appointed, Archbishop of Sassari)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (25 Oct 1621 Appointed - 1625 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Gavino Magliano † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 1641 Died)
Pietro de Vico † ( 1641 Succeeded - 27 Aug 1657 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Alfonso de Sotomayor, O. de M. † (24 Sep 1657 Appointed - 9 Jun 1664 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Barcelona)
Bernardo Luis Cotoner † (23 Jun 1664 Appointed - 28 Sep 1671 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mallorca)
Pedro de Alagón y de Cardona † (15 Jan 1672 Appointed - 2 Oct 1684 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mallorca)
Giuseppe Acorrà † (30 Apr 1685 Appointed - Dec 1702 Died)
Francesco Masones y Nin † (15 Sep 1704 Appointed - May 1717 Died)
Antonio Nin † (16 Dec 1726 Appointed - 26 Dec 1740 Died)
Vincenzo Giovanni Vico Torrellas † (3 Jul 1741 Confirmed - Aug 1744 Died)
Nicola Maurizio Fontana † (3 Feb 1744 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1746 Died)
Ludovico Emanuele del Carretto † (28 Nov 1746 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1772 Died)
Antonio Romano Malingri † (7 Sep 1772 Confirmed - 5 Aug 1776 Died)
Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (1 Jun 1778 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1783 Died)
Luigi Cusani di Saliano † (15 Dec 1783 Confirmed - 1796 Died)
Francisco Sisternes de Oblites † (28 Sep 1798 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1812 Died)
Giovanni Antioco Azzei † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1821 Died)
Giovanni Maria Bua † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1840 Died)
Giovanni Saba † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 13 Feb 1860 Died)
Antonio Soggiu † (24 Nov 1871 Appointed - 5 Apr 1878 Died)
Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 18 Jul 1882 Died)
Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (25 Sep 1882 Appointed - 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Francesco Zunnui Casula † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 14 Dec 1898 Died)
Salvatore Tolu † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 30 Jan 1914 Died)
Ernesto Maria Piovella, Obl. Rho † (15 Apr 1914 Appointed - 8 Mar 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Giorgio Francesco Delrio † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 5 May 1938 Died)
Giuseppe Cogoni † (4 Nov 1938 Appointed - 6 Jun 1947 Died)
Sebastiano Fraghí † (23 Sep 1947 Appointed - 14 Dec 1978 Retired)
Francesco Spanedda † (17 Mar 1979 Appointed - 30 Nov 1985 Retired)
Pier Giuliano Tiddia (30 Nov 1985 Appointed - 22 Apr 2006 Retired)
Ignazio Sanna (22 Apr 2006 Appointed - 4 May 2019 Retired)
Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (4 May 2019 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tharros
599	Erected		Diocese of Tharros (erected)
Archdiocese of Oristano
1073	Elevated	Diocese of Tharros	Archdiocese of Oristano
1503	Territory Added	Diocese of Santa Giusta (Othoca) (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Oristano

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

Archdiocese of Oristano

1886 90,464 .0% 161 0 74 OTC

1950 130,000 130,000 100.0% 116 26 142 915 34 143 77 ap1951

1970 150,488 150,513 100.0% 127 34 161 934 50 372 84 ap1971

1980 148,425 148,650 99.8% 119 43 162 916 49 362 86 ap1981

1990 148,922 149,367 99.7% 119 31 150 992 2 41 272 85 ap1991

1999 150,507 151,320 99.5% 111 32 143 1,052 5 38 362 85 ap2000

2000 151,312 152,116 99.5% 105 30 135 1,120 6 33 351 85 ap2001

2001 150,723 151,527 99.5% 99 29 128 1,177 6 31 372 85 ap2002

2002 150,432 151,234 99.5% 99 30 129 1,166 6 32 351 85 ap2003

2003 148,884 149,721 99.4% 101 29 130 1,145 6 33 356 85 ap2004

2004 148,762 149,574 99.5% 100 28 128 1,162 6 33 343 85 ap2005

2013 147,300 148,200 99.4% 104 24 128 1,150 5 34 272 85 ap2014

2016 133,800 135,000 99.1% 99 26 125 1,070 5 28 276 85 ap2017

2019 133,000 133,650 99.5% 87 24 111 1,198 3 34 238 85 ap2020

2021 128,798 129,448 99.5% 87 2 89 1,447 3 12 237 85 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Oristano
1886		90,464	.0%			161	0				74	OTC
1950	130,000	130,000	100.0%	116	26	142	915		34	143	77	ap1951
1970	150,488	150,513	100.0%	127	34	161	934		50	372	84	ap1971
1980	148,425	148,650	99.8%	119	43	162	916		49	362	86	ap1981
1990	148,922	149,367	99.7%	119	31	150	992	2	41	272	85	ap1991
1999	150,507	151,320	99.5%	111	32	143	1,052	5	38	362	85	ap2000
2000	151,312	152,116	99.5%	105	30	135	1,120	6	33	351	85	ap2001
2001	150,723	151,527	99.5%	99	29	128	1,177	6	31	372	85	ap2002
2002	150,432	151,234	99.5%	99	30	129	1,166	6	32	351	85	ap2003
2003	148,884	149,721	99.4%	101	29	130	1,145	6	33	356	85	ap2004
2004	148,762	149,574	99.5%	100	28	128	1,162	6	33	343	85	ap2005
2013	147,300	148,200	99.4%	104	24	128	1,150	5	34	272	85	ap2014
2016	133,800	135,000	99.1%	99	26	125	1,070	5	28	276	85	ap2017
2019	133,000	133,650	99.5%	87	24	111	1,198	3	34	238	85	ap2020
2021	128,798	129,448	99.5%	87	2	89	1,447	3	12	237	85	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giuseppe Acorrà † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1685 to Dec 1702)
Pedro de Alagón y de Cardona † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1672 to 2 Oct 1684)
Giacomo di Albareale † (Archbishop: 21 Oct 1454 to 1458)
Leonardo de Aragall, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1301 to 1305)
Carlo Aragona † (Archbishop: 18 May 1537 to 1554)
Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1778 to 11 Jan 1783)
Giorgio Attacchi † (Archbishop: 14 Oct 1450 to 18 Feb 1451)
Giovanni Antioco Azzei † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 4 Dec 1821)
Alamanno da Bagnoregio, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1299 to Sep 1299)
Gerolamo Barbarà † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1565 to 1571)
Nicolo Berruti (Berruto), O.P. † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1404 to 1406)
Tommaso Bichi † (Priest: 31 Dec 1837; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1880 to 1901)
Jean Briselot, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1517 to 1520)
Giovanni Maria Bua † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 24 Oct 1840)
Pedro Buerba, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1571 to 1574)
Ubaldino Cambi Bonamici † (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1397 to 1400)
Giovanni Cani † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1462 to 1484)
Antonio Canopolo † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1588 to 1621)
Mario Roberto Cassari † (Priest: 27 Dec 1969 to 3 Aug 1999)
Guido di Cipro Cattano, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 May 1312 to 1339)
Giovanni de Cleve † (Archbishop: 16 Apr 1520)
Corrado de Cloaco † (Archbishop: 5 Jan 1392 to 13 Sep 1396)
Giuseppe Cogoni † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1938 to 6 Jun 1947)
Bernardo Luis Cotoner † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1664 to 28 Sep 1671)
Luigi Cusani di Saliano † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 1796)
Ludovico Emanuele del Carretto † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1746 to 20 Mar 1772)
Giorgio Francesco Delrio † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 5 May 1938)
Mariano Fabario † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1400 to 1402)
Francesco Figo † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1578 to 1588)
Bertrando Flores † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1407)
Nicola Maurizio Fontana † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1744 to 1 Mar 1746)
Sebastiano Fraghí † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1947 to 14 Dec 1978)
Consiglio Gatto, O.P. † (Archbishop: Nov 1299 to 30 Jan 1301)
Bartolomeo Ghini † (Archbishop: 1403 to 26 Nov 1404)
Agostino Grimaldi † (Archbishop: 28 Mar 1530 to 12 Apr 1532)
Gavino Magliano † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1627 to 1641)
Antonio Romano Malingri † (Archbishop: 7 Sep 1772 to 5 Aug 1776)
Francesco Masones y Nin † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1704 to May 1717)
Giovanni Melis Fois † (Priest: 13 Aug 1939 to 25 May 1963)
Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 18 Jul 1882)
Torchitorio de Muru † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1224 to 1235)
Pedro Narro, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1574 to 1577)
Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 25 Oct 1621 to 1625)
Antonio Nin † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1726 to 26 Dec 1740)
Pietro Nurachi † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1342)
Paolo Oleni † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1402)
Elia de Palma, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Jul 1418 to 1437)
Giovanni de Paperoni † (Archbishop: 23 Oct 1340 to 1342)
Ambrogio da Parma † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1364 to 20 Feb 1377)
Giovanni Pes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Apr 1975 to 23 May 1979)
Sergio Giovanni Pintor † (Priest: 9 Jul 1961 to 29 Sep 2006)
Ernesto Maria Piovella, Obl. Rho † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1914 to 8 Mar 1920)
Agostino Pipia, O.P. †
Ferdinando Romano † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1485 to 1492)
Giovanni Saba † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 13 Feb 1860)
Odon de Sala, O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1308 to 10 May 1312)
Giovanni Salat, O.P. † (Archbishop: 18 May 1379)
Andrea Sanna † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1554 to 1556)
Giovanni Leonardo Sanna † (Deacon: 3 Mar 1703; Priest: 6 Feb 1704 to 26 Sep 1736)
Pietro Sanna † (Archbishop: 4 May 1556 to 1563)
Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 16 Jan 1893)
Jaime Serra i Cau † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1492 to 9 Dec 1510)
Pedro Serra Muñoz † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1510 to 1515)
Francisco Sisternes de Oblites † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1798 to 21 Jun 1812)
Antonio Soggiu † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1871 to 5 Apr 1878)
Giovanni Soggiu, O.F.M. Conv. †
Alfonso de Sotomayor, O. de M. † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1657 to 9 Jun 1664)
Francesco Spanedda † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1979 to 30 Nov 1985)
Lorenzo Squinto † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1437 to 1450)
Nicola de Teramo † (Archbishop: 21 Oct 1349 to 1363)
Salvatore Tolu † (Archbishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 30 Jan 1914)
Antonio Uda †
Pietro Vargiù †
Pietro de Vico † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Sep 1635; Bishop: 1641 to 27 Aug 1657)
Vincenzo Giovanni Vico Torrellas † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1741 to Aug 1744)
Leonardo de Zori † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1387)
Francesco Zunnui Casula † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 14 Dec 1898)
Aleardo , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 3 Nov 1268)
Bernardo † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1363 to 1364)
Enrico , O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1377 to 1379)
Pietro † (Archbishop: 1280 to Dec 1289)
Ugo , O.P. † (Administrator: 26 Feb 1306; Archbishop: 21 Jul 1307 to 19 Mar 1308)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Oristano
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 101, and Page 102
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 92
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 115
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 91
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 95
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 95, and Page 96
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 838, to Page 839

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