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that was founded in 1612 and merged into the

diocese of Alghero-Bosa 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; ...

in 1986."Diocese of Bosa"
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, sent thither by

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and martyred in 70 AD but there is no historical evidence. Pope

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, in one of his letters, speaks of a Bishop of

Bosa Bosa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano (until May 2005 it was in the province of Nuoro), part of the Sardinia region of Italy. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, abou ...

, without mentioning the bishop's name.Diocese of Bosa
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article In 1073

Costantino de Castro Costantino de Castro was a bishop of Bosa, in Sardinia, Italy. In 1073 the Diocese of Bosa entered its golden age under Costantino, when Pope Gregory VII appointed him Metropolitan of Torres. The Cathedral of St. Peter at Bosa was built while Co ...

, Bishop of Bosa, who according to an inscription had built Bosa Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, was appointed

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by Gregory VII. Among the most illustrious bishops of this see are numbered the learned Cardinal

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(1424); G.

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(1591), author of the first (but very inaccurate) history of

; and

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, a learned theologian, who had been General of the

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(1677).

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bosa

''Erected: 5th Century''
''Latin name: Bosanensis''
''Metropolitan:

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, O.P. (1541–1548 Appointed,

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(1572–1575 Died) * Juan Sena, O.S.A. (1575–1577 Died) * Nicola Canyelles (1577–1586 Died) * José Anglés, O.F.M. (1586–1588 Died) * Jerónimo Garcia,

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(1588–1590 Died) * Antonio Atzori (1592–1605 Died) * Gavino Manca de Cedrelles (1605–1612 Appointed,

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) * Juan Alvarez Zapata,

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(1612–1613 Appointed, Bishop of Solsona) * Giovanni Battista de Aquena (1613–1615 Died)"Bishop Giovanni Battista de Aquena"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 * Vincenzo Bacallar (bishop) (1615–1625 Died) * Giovanni Atzori (1625–1627 Died) * Sebastiano Carta (1627–1631 Died) *

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(1631–1635 Appointed, Bishop of Ales e Terralba) * Giovanni Maria Olmo (1635–1639 Died) * Vicente Agustín Clavería (1639–1644 Appointed,

) * Gaspare Litago (1645–1652 Appointed, Bishop of Ampurias e Civita) * Francisco Camps de la Carrera y Molés (1654–1657 Died)"Bishop Francisco Camps de la Carrera y Molés"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 7, 2017 * Giacomo Capay y Castagner (1658–1663 Died) * Gavino Cattayna,

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(1663–1671 Confirmed,

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, O.S.A. (1672–1677 Appointed,

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(1677–1680 Confirmed, Bishop of Ales e Terralba) * Giorgio Sotgia (Soggia), O.S.M. (1682–1701 Died) *Gavino di Aquena (1702–1723 Died) *Nicola Cani, O.P. (1727–1737 Died) *Giovanni Leonardo Sanna (1737–1741 Died) *Francesco Bernardo de Cespedes (1742–1746 Died) *Antonio Amat (1746–1748 Died) *Giovanni Battista Machín Espiga (1748–1749 Died) *Raimondo Quesada (1750–1758 Died) *Giuseppe Stanislao Concas (1759–1763 Died) *Giovanni Antonio Borro (1763–1767 Died) *Giovanni Battista Quasina (1768–1785 Died) *Giovanni Antonio Cossu, O.S.M. (1785–1796 Died) *Gavino Murro (1800–1819 Confirmed,

) *Francesco Maria Tola (1823–1843 Died) *Antonio Uda (1845–1845 Died) *Eugenio Cano (1871–1905 Resigned) *Giovanni Battista Vinati (1906–1916 Resigned) *Angelico Antonio Zannetti, O.F.M. (1916–1926 Died) *Filippo Mantini (1926–1931 Appointed, Bishop of Cagli e Pergola) *Nicolò Frazioli (1931–1956 Died) *Francesco Spanedda (1956–1979 Appointed,

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) *Giovanni Pes (1979–1986 Appointed, Bishop of Alghero-Bosa) ''30 September 1986: United with 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; ...

to form the

Diocese of Alghero-Bosa 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; ...

References

External links

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