Diocese of Iglesias Dioecesis Ecclesiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Cagliari |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,678 km2 (648 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 145,600 145,000 (99.6%) |
Parishes | 64 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 May 1763 (261 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Chiara d’Assisi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Giuseppe Baturi |
Bishops emeritus | Giovanni Paolo Zedda |
Map | |
Website | |
Official diocesan website |
The Diocese of Iglesias (Latin: Dioecesis Ecclesiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.[1][2]
The Diocese of Sulci was an episcopal seat as early as the seventh century. After its decline the bishop of Sulci took up his residence at the village of Tratalias.[3]
In 1503, the seat was officially moved to Iglesias but, in 1514, the Diocese was reunited with the Archdiocese of Cagliari. In 1763, the see was re-established, and Luigi Satta appointed bishop.[citation needed]
The cathedral of Iglesias (then Villa di Chiesa) was erected by the Pisans in 1285, but has been restored in later times.[4] The previous cathedral located in Tratalias was built in a Pisan Romanesque style between 1213 and 1282.