Archdiocese of Sassari
Archdiocese of Sassari Archidioecesis Turritana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sassari |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,978 km2 (764 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Nicola di Bari |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Francesco Antonio Soddu |
| Suffragans | |
| Bishops emeritus | Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. |
| Website | |
| arcidiocesisassari.it (in Italian) | |
The Archdiocese of Sassari (Latin: Archidioecesis Turritana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres, and the diocese was subhect to the metropolitan of Cagliari. It was elevated to the status of an archdiocese in 1073. From the last quarter of the 13th century, the bishops of Torres habitually resided in Sassari.
The suffragan sees of the archdiocese are the diocese of Alghero-Bosa, the diocese of Ozieri and the diocese of Tempio-Ampurias.