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Oschiri

Comune in Sardinia, Italy
Oschiri
Óscheri (Sardinian)
Óscari (Gallurese)
Comune di Oschiri
Panorama from Santo Stefano
Panorama from Santo Stefano
Location of Oschiri in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°43′N 9°6′E / 40.717°N 9.100°E / 40.717; 9.100
CountryItaly
Region Sardinia
Province Gallura North-East Sardinia
Frazioni San Leonardo
Area
 • Total
215.61 km2 (83.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
2,885
 • Density13.38/km2 (34.66/sq mi)
Demonym Oschiresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07027
Dialing code 079

Oschiri (Sardinian: Óscheri, Gallurese: Óscari) is a town and comune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Olbia. It has 2,885 inhabitants.[2]

The municipality of Oschiri contains the frazione (subdivision) of San Leonardo.

Oschiri borders the municipalities of Alà dei Sardi, Berchidda, Buddusò, Ozieri, Pattada, Tempio Pausania, and Tula.

Ecclesiastical history

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Our Lady of Castro
Our Lady of Castro
For namesakes, see Castro (disambiguation).

Bishopric of Castro (di Sardegna)

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Our Lady of Castro - interior

Within the comune of Oschiri is the church of Nostra Signora di Castro, which was once the cathedral episcopal see of a diocese, centred on the now disappeared town of Castro. It was suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari.

The bishopric dates back to Byzantine times (circa 1000 AD), but the earliest mention of a bishop of Castro is of 1116, when an unnamed bishop of the see assisted at the dedication of the Basilica di Saccargia. In 1164, its bishop Atto dedicated a church in the locality of Aneleto and granted it in the following year to Camaldolese monks.

Castro later decayed, and the bishop's residence was transferred to Bono.

On 8 December 1503, the territory of Castro and that of two other dioceses were combined to form the new diocese of Alghero (now Alghero-Bosa). Today what was the territory of Castro is part of that of the diocese of Ozieri [3] [4] [5]

Titular see

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Castro itself, no longer a residential bishopric, is listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see [6] since its nominal restoration as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric in 1968, initially simply as Castro, since 1976 as Castro di Sardegna, avoiding confusion with sees named Castro in Lazio and in Puglia.

It has had the following incumbents, both of the lowest (episcopal) and intermediary (archiepiscopal) ranks : Titular Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau, Jesuits (S.J.) (1998年07月11日 – 2014年12月26日) Titular Bishop Alfonso Sánchez Peña, Claretians (C.M.F.) (1969年07月28日 – 1997年07月11日) Titular Bishop (2015年07月15日 – ...) Dominicus Meier, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.), Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 2,885, of which 50.6% are male, and 49.4% are female. Minors make up 10.5% of the population, and seniors make up 32.7%.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18612,264—    
18712,401+6.1%
18812,710+12.9%
19012,904+7.2%
19113,155+8.6%
19213,134−0.7%
19313,726+18.9%
19364,016+7.8%
YearPop.±%
19514,669+16.3%
19614,494−3.7%
19714,102−8.7%
19813,986−2.8%
19913,900−2.2%
20013,749−3.9%
20113,436−8.3%
20213,051−11.2%
Source: ISTAT [7] [8]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.4% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Switzerland, Romania, France, Belgium, and Morocco.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ a b c "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 836
  4. ^ Giuseppe Cappelletti, Le Chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, Venice 1870, vol. XIII, pp. 145-146
  5. ^ Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1 Archived 2019年07月09日 at the Wayback Machine, p. 174; vol. 2, pp. XIX e 121; vol. 3 Archived 2019年03月21日 at the Wayback Machine, p. 158
  6. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 863
  7. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025年11月12日.
  8. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  9. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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