Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari

The Archdiocese of Cagliari (Latin: Archidioecesis Calaritanus, Italian: Arcidiocesi di Cagliari ) is a location in Sardinia diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the metropolitan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Cagliari in the church Sardinia region, its suffragan bishoprics are the Iglesias, Lanusei and Nuoro.

Seat of the archdiocese is the city of Cagliari, the Episcopal Church is the Santa Maria Cathedral. The territory of the archdiocese comprises the province of Cagliari and a small part of the province of Nuoro and is divided into 133 parishes.

The most important place of pilgrimage is the shrine of the patron saint of Sardinia Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari.

History

The Diocese of Cagliari dates back to the 4th century. In the 11th century it was raised to an archbishopric. Since 25 February 2012, Arrigo Miglio Archbishop of Cagliari.

Pope Paul VI. was the first pope who - in 1970 - Sardinia visited; He was followed by John Paul II in 1985 and Pope Benedict XVI. in September 2008.

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