Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Cagliari
Latin:Archidioecesis Calaritana
Local:Arcidiocesi di Cagliari
Country:Italy
Province:Cagliari
Area Km2:4,041
Population:563,251
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:562,251
Catholics Percent:99.8
Parishes:133
Denomination:Catholic Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:4th century
Cathedral:Cattedrale di S. Maria di Castello
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Bishop:Giuseppe Baturi
Emeritus Bishops:Giuseppe Mani
Arrigo Miglio
Suffragans:Diocese of Iglesias
Diocese of Lanusei
Diocese of Nuoro
Website:www.chiesadicagliari.it

The Archdiocese of Cagliari (Latin: Archidioecesis Calaritana; Sardinian: Arcidiòtzesi de Casteddu) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church centred on the city of Cagliari. It holds the Primacy of Sardinia.[1] [2]

History

Legend relates how a disciple of Jesus Christ, one Bonifatius, preached the Gospel in Cagliari in the 1st century. There were probably bishops at Cagliari from an early date, however, as Athanasius of Alexandria speaks of previous episcopal martyrs (during the Diocletian persecution most likely) in a letter to his contemporary, the first well-known bishop of Cagliari, Lucifer. Cagliari remained Roman Catholic despite the Arianism prevalent at the time and many African bishops fled the Arian Vandals to come to Cagliari. At the time of the Second Council of Constantinople (681), Cagliari was already a metropolitan see. It has been suggested that in the 10th and 11th century as the giudicati of Sardinia became independent, the archbishop of Cagliari became the de facto theocratic ruler of the island through the Corona de Logu.

In 1075, Pope Gregory VII reproached the Archbishop James for wearing a beard, a fashion which had been introduced into Sardinia at an earlier date; the pope asked the Judge Torchitorio I to oblige the clergy to abandon this custom. The same bishop and his colleagues were blamed by Pope Victor III (1087) for neglect of their churches. Under this pope, the Archbishop of Cagliari became known as the Primate of Sardinia. In the 12th century, however, the prominence of Cagliari was reduced vis-à-vis the Archdiocese of Torres in the north of the island. In 1158, the title of Primate of Sardinia and Corsica was given to the Archbishop of Pisa, but in 1409 it was reassumed by the Archbishop of Cagliari, whence arose a controversy between those sees, which dragged on into the 20th century.

Pope Paul VI became the first Pope to visit Sardinia in 1,650 years when he made his visit to Cagliari Cathedral, which is a minor basilica. Pope John Paul II paid a visit later. Pope Benedict XVI visited in September 2008 while Pope Francis visited in 2013.

Bishops

Diocese of Cagliari

Latin Name: Calaritana
Erected: 4th Century

Archdiocese of Cagliari

Elevated: 11th Century

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1420 Territory Added from the suppressed Diocese of Suelli

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1503 Territory Added from the suppressed Diocese of Dolia

8 November 1824: Territory Lost to form the Diocese of Ogliastra

Episcopal sees

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcagl.html "Archdiocese of Cagliari"
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cagl0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpilars.html "Archbishop Juan Pilars"
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blase.html "Archbishop Alfonso Laso Sedeño"
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mall0.htm#21894 "Archbishop Alfonso Laso Sedeño"