Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuoro
| Diocese of Nuoro Dioecesis Nuorensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Nuoro | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagliari |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,806 km2 (1,083 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 123,906 122,526 (98.9%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12th Century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Maria delle Neve |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mosè Marcia |
| Emeritus Bishops | Pietro Meloni |
| Website | |
| www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Italian Catholic diocese of Nuoro (Latin: Dioecesis Nuorensis) is in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari. Historically it was the diocese of Galtellì until 1779, and then the diocese of Galtellì-Nuoro until 1928.[1]
History
Galtellì was an episcopal see in 1138, when Pope Innocent II made it a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa; later, it was directly subject to the Holy See. In 1495, it was suppressed by Alexander VI, and its territory united to the diocese of Cagliari. In 1787, at the request of King Victor Emmanuel III, it was re-established, but the bishop continued to live at Nuoro. Among its bishops was Fra Arnolfo de Bissalis (1366).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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Coordinates: 40°19′00″N 9°20′00″E / 40.3167°N 9.3333°E