The Italian Catholic diocese of Iglesias ( la, Dioecesis Ecclesiensis) is in Sardinia. It is a

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of the archdiocese of Cagliari."Diocese of Iglesias"
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History

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 Tratalias is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Island of Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Carbonia. Tratalias borders the following municipalities: Carbonia, Giba, Perd ...

; 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

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appointed bishop. Tratalias cattedrale

The cathedral of Iglesias (then ''Villa di Chiesa'') was erected by the

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ns in 1285, but has been restored in later times. The previous cathedral located in Tratalias was built in a

n- Romanesque style between 1213 and 1282.

Bishops

*Luigi Satta (1763–1772 Died) *Giovanni Ignazio Gautier (1772–1773 Died) *Francesco Antonio Deplano (1775–1781 Died) *Giacinto Francesco Rolfi,

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(1783–1789 Died) *Giuseppe Domenico Porqueddu (1792–1799 Died) *Nicolo Navoni (1800–1819 Confirmed,

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) *

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(1999–2007 Retired) *

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(8 March 2007 – 6 October 2022)

References

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