The Diocese of Ozieri ( la, Dioecesis Octeriensis o Othierensis) is a Roman Catholic bishopric in

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

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. It is a

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari.

History

The historical Diocese of Bisarchio was in the

province of Sassari The province of Sassari ( it, provincia di Sassari, sc, provìntzia de Tàtari, sdc, prubìnzia di Sàssari, ca, província de Sàsser, french: province de Sassari, co, pruvincia di Sassari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sa ...

, district of Nuoro, with the episcopal residence at

Ozieri Ozieri ( sc, Otieri) is a town and ''comune'' of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia (Italy), in the Logudoro historical region. Its cathedral of the Immacolata is the episcopal see of the Roman Cath ...

. The first bishop mentioned is Costantino Madrone (c. 1102), who was succeeded in 1116 by Bishop Pietro. The cathedral was built in 1153. The bishop's residence changed several times, to Giracle, and again to Ardera. In 1503, at the death of Fra Calcerando, bishop of this see, Bisarchio was incorporated into the

diocese of Alghero The Diocese of Alghero-Bosa ( la, Dioecesis Algarensis-Bosanensis) is a Latin Catholic bishopric, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari, on Sardinia, insular Italy. The Diocese has an area of 2,012; a total population of 106,300; ...

. The diocese was reestablished by

Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII ( it, Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. Chiaramonti was also a m ...

in his Bull of 9 March 1803, and given to Giannantioco Azzei, in 1819

archbishop of Oristano The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano ( la, Archidioecesis Arborensis) is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. It was created in the eleventh century. Its only suffragan is the Diocese of Ales-Terralba. Since ...

, his native place. The episcopal residence was then definitely transferred to Ozieri.''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article
/ref> The change of name took place in 1915.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bisarchio o Bisarcio (Ozieri)

''Erected: 9 March 1804''
''Latin Name: Bisarchiensis'' *Giovanni Antioco Azzei (24 Sep 1804 – 29 Mar 1819 Confirmed,

Archbishop of Oristano The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano ( la, Archidioecesis Arborensis) is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. It was created in the eleventh century. Its only suffragan is the Diocese of Ales-Terralba. Since ...

) *Domenico Pes, Sch. P. (29 Mar 1819 – 8 Dec 1831 Died) *Serafino Carchero, O.F.M. Cap. (20 Jan 1834 – 31 Mar 1847 Died) *Serafino Corrias (24 Nov 1871 – 31 May 1896 Died) *Filippo Bacciu (30 Nov 1896 – 13 Mar 1914 Died) *

Pietro Benedetti Pietro Benedetti, MSC (19 May 1867 – 7 September 1930) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was a leader of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and also worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Ric ...

(15 December 1914, did not fill the post)

Diocese of Ozieri

''Name Changed: 12 February 1915'' *

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, C.SS.R. (8 Apr 1915 – 30 Sep 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Conza e Campagna) * Francesco Maria Franco (10 Mar 1919 – 18 Sep 1933 Appointed, Bishop of Crema) * Igino Maria Serci Vaquer (2 Feb 1934 – 30 May 1938 Died) * Francesco Cogoni (3 Mar 1939 – 25 Apr 1975 Retired) * Giovanni Pisanu (4 Mar 1978 – 27 Mar 1997 Retired) * Sebastiano Sanguinetti (27 Mar 1997 – 22 Apr 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias) * Sergio Pintor (29 Sep 2006 – 10 Dec 2012 Retired) * Corrado Melis (18 Jul 2015 – )

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Religious organizations established in 1804

1804 establishments in Italy