Roman Catholic Diocese of Bosa


The Diocese of Bosa was a Roman Catholic diocese in Sardinia that was founded in 1612 and merged into the diocese of Alghero-Bosa in 1986.
It is asserted by some that the see was originally at Calmedia, but was transferred to Bosa after the destruction of the former town; also, that the first bishop was Saint Emilius, sent thither by Saint Peter and martyred in 70 AD but there is no historical evidence.
Pope Gregory the Great, in one of his letters, speaks of a Bishop of Bosa, without mentioning the bishop's name. In 1073 Costantino de Castro, Bishop of Bosa, who according to an inscription had built Bosa Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, was appointed Metropolitan of Torres by Gregory VII. Among the most illustrious bishops of this see are numbered the learned Cardinal Giovanni Casanova ; G. Francesco Fara, author of the first history of Sardinia; and Serafino Esquirro, a learned theologian, who had been General of the Servites.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Bosa

Erected: 5th Century
Latin name: Bosanensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sassari
  • Giuliano de Tallada, O.P.
  • Giovanni Cossa, O.P.
  • Jean de Salinis, O.F.M.
  • Giovanni di Sorra
  • Bernardo Gentile, O.P.
  • Nicolás de Aragón
  • Baltasar de Heredia, O.P.
  • Vincenzo de Leone, O. Carm.
  • Antonio Pintor Cavaro
  • Giovanni Melis, O.F.M. Conv.
  • Juan Sena, O.S.A.
  • Nicola Canyelles
  • José Anglés, O.F.M.
  • Jerónimo Garcia, O.SS.T.
  • Antonio Atzori
  • Gavino Manca de Cedrelles
  • Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist.
  • Giovanni Battista de Aquena
  • Vincenzo Bacallar
  • Giovanni Atzori
  • Sebastiano Carta
  • Melchiorre Pirella
  • Giovanni Maria Olmo
  • Vicente Agustín Clavería
  • Gaspare Litago
  • Francisco Camps de la Carrera y Molés
  • Giacomo Capay y Castagner
  • Gavino Cattayna, O. Carm.
  • Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A.
  • Serafino Esquirro
  • Giorgio Sotgia, O.S.M.
  • Gavino di Aquena
  • Nicola Cani, O.P.
  • Giovanni Leonardo Sanna
  • Francesco Bernardo de Cespedes
  • Antonio Amat
  • Giovanni Battista Machín Espiga
  • Raimondo Quesada
  • Giuseppe Stanislao Concas
  • Giovanni Antonio Borro
  • Giovanni Battista Quasina
  • Giovanni Antonio Cossu, O.S.M.
  • Gavino Murro
  • Francesco Maria Tola
  • Antonio Uda
  • Eugenio Cano
  • Giovanni Battista Vinati
  • Angelico Antonio Zannetti, O.F.M.
  • Filippo Mantini
  • Nicolò Frazioli
  • Francesco Spanedda
  • Giovanni Pes
30 September 1986: United with the Diocese of Alghero to form the Diocese of Alghero-Bosa''