Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IX, 1952 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Ozieri, Diocese of

OZIERI, DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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Bisarcio redirects here.

Also known as: Italian: Bisarchio

OZIERI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Sassari, except for one municipality in the province of Nuoro.

It has an area of 4,000 sq km with a population of 62,637 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed among 27 parishes, served by 85 diocesan priests; a minor seminary; there are 14 communities of women religious (Ann. Pont., 1951, p. 302).

The diocese was created in the 13th century with its residence at Bisarchio, as a suffragan of Sassari; it was suppressed in 1503 and united to Alghero; re-established on 5 March 1803 under the name of Bisarchio; by decree of the Sacred Congregation Consistorial of 12 February 1915 the diocese changed its title to that of O. (AAS, 7 [1915], pp. 121-22).

The Cathedral is dedicated to the B. V. M. Immaculate; the protector of the diocese is St. Antioco.

Bibliography

BIBL.: P. Sella, Rationes decimarum Italiae nei secc. XIII-XIV (Studi e testi, 113), Città del Vaticano 1945, nos. 259, 901, 1745.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX (1952), coll. 491–492.

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Josi, Enrico. “Ozieri, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, coll. 491–492. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/ozieri-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Ozieri, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 491–492. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ozieri-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Ozieri, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IX},
  pages     = {491--492},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
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