The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba ( la, Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is located 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 ...
, Italy. It is a
suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Oristano.
[Catholic Hierarchy: "Diocese of Ales-Terralba"]
retrieved January 30, 2016
History
Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...
alludes to the episcopal see of
Ales (anciently Uselli), in his letter to Januarius of Cagliari in 591. After this nothing is to be found about it until 1147, when the name of Bishop Rello appears in a diploma. The local traditions of
Terralba have preserved the memory of a Bishop Mariano, who erected the cathedral about 1144.
The diocese of Ales and the diocese of Terralba were united by
Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or th ...
, in 1503.
It would appear that a process has begun to permanently unite the diocese of Ales-Terralba and the archdiocese of Oristano. The Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv., was promoted on 4 May 2019 to be Archbishop of Oristano and on the same date was appointed Apostolic Administrator of his former diocese of Ales-Terralba. However, on 3 July 2021, without losing his position as Archbishop of Oristano, he was reappointed Bishop of Ales-Terralba. The announcement specifies that this act unifies the two dioceses ''in persona Episcopi'' ('in the person of the Bishop').
Ordinaries
Diocese of Ales
''Erected: 7th Century''
*
Pedro Garcia (21 Jul 1484 – 14 Jun 1490 Appointed,
Bishop of Barcelona
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin rite Catholic metropolitan archbishopric in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...
)
[Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Garcia"]
retrieved January 30, 2016
*
Juan Crespo, O.S.A. (2 Oct 1493 – )
Diocese of Ales e Terralba
''Diocese of Ales united with
Diocese of Terralba: 8 December 1503''
''Latin Name: Uxellensis et Terralbensis''
''Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oristano''
*
Pedro del Frago Garcés (6 Nov 1562 – 20 Dec 1566 Appointed,
Bishop of Alghero)
*
Miguel Maigues, O.S.A. (13 Dec 1568 – 1584 Died)
*
Pedro Clement, O. Carm. (23 Jan 1585 – 1601 Died)
*
Antonio Surredu (13 Aug 1601 – Aug 1605 Died)
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Lorenzo Nieto y Corrales Montero Nieto, O.S.B. (17 Apr 1606 – 12 Aug 1613 Appointed
Bishop of Alghero)
*
Diego de Borja, O.F.M. (26 Aug 1613 – 1616 Died)
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Gavino Manconi (30 May 1616 – 1634 Died)
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Melchiorre Pirella (7 May 1635 – 1638 Died)
*
Miguel Beltrán Castellón (13 Sep 1638 – 1644 Died)
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Antonio Manunta (18 Apr 1644 – Oct 1662 Died)
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Giovanni Battista Brunengo (13 Aug 1663 – Nov 1679 Died)
*
Serafino Esquirro (15 Jul 1680 – 1681 Died)
*
Domenico Cugia (10 Apr 1684 – 1693 Died)
*
Francesco Masones y Nin (2 Jan 1693 – 15 Sep 1704 Appointed
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 ...
)
*Isidoro Masones y Nin (15 Dec 1704 – Jan 1724 Died)
*Salvatore Ruyu (17 Mar 1727 – Jan 1728 Died)
*Giovanni Battista Sanna (14 Jun 1728 – Jan 1736 Died)
*Antonio Giuseppe Carcassona (26 Sep 1736 – 1 May 1760 Died)
*Giuseppe Maria Pilo, O. Carm. (25 May 1761 Confirmed – 1 Jan 1786 Died)
*Michele Antonio Aymerich de Villamar (15 Sep 1788 – 23 Jul 1806 Died)
*Giuseppe Stanislao Paradiso (29 Mar 1819 – 4 Sep 1822 Died)
*Antonio Raimondo Tore (28 Jan 1828 – 2 Oct 1837 Confirmed
Archbishop of Cagliari)
*Pietro Vargiù (22 Jul 1842 – 3 Aug 1866 Died)
*Francesco Zunnui Casula (22 Feb 1867 – 16 Jan 1893 Appointed
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 ...
)
*Palmerio Garau (12 Jun 1893 – 27 Mar 1906 Died)
*Francesco Emanuelli (29 Aug 1910 – 10 Oct 1947 Died)
*Antonio Tedde (5 Feb 1948 – 6 Aug 1982 Died)
*
Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. (23 Mar 1983 – 11 Jul 1989 Appointed
Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla)
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Antonino Orrù (9 Apr 1990 – 5 Feb 2004 Retired)
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Giovanni Dettori (5 Feb 2004 – 10 Feb 2016 Retired)
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Roberto Carboni,
O.F.M. Conv.
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
(10 Feb 2016 – 4 May 2019 Appointed
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 ...
)
*
Roberto Carboni,
O.F.M. Conv.
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
(3 Jul 2021 – Appointed additionally
Bishop of Ales-Terralba)
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