Ottana

Ottana (Otzàna) is a comune (municipality), former bishopric and Latin titular see in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km southwest of Nuoro.

The town is known for its traditional carnival costumes, including distinctive masks worn by the Boes, Merdules and Filonzana.

Ottana borders the following municipalities: Bolotana, Noragugume, Olzai, Orani, Sarule, Sedilo.

It is home to the Romanesque church of San Nicola.

Ecclesiastical history
In 1110 was established a bishopric of Ottana (Italiano) or Othana in Latin. On 1503.12.08 it was suppressed and its territory reassigned to establish the Diocese of Alghero.

Residential Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
 * Bishops of Ottana
 * Giovanni (1116? – ?)
 * Ugo (1139? – ?)
 * Zaccaria (1170? – ?)
 * Ugo (1176? – ?)
 * Gregorio (1205? – ?)
 * Gonario (1231.06.16 – ?)
 * Costantino (1237? – ?)
 * Silvestro (1340? – ?)
 * Francesco (1344.06.13 – ?)
 * Pietro (1349.01.14 – ?)
 * Arnaldo Simone (1355.02.13 – ?), previously Bishop of Butrinto (? – 1355.02.13)
 * uncanonical Giovanni Lavoratore, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1386.04.16 – ? without papal mandate)
 * Domenico (1386.05.26 – ?)
 * Giovanni (1388.06.26 – ?)
 * Nicola (1389.09.03 – 1400.06.14), later Bishop of Sorres (1400.06.14 – ?)
 * uncanonical Gerardo di Bisarchio (Gérard de Gisors), Carmelite Order (O. Carm.) (1390.11.21 – 1402.08.28), later Bishop of Bethléem à Clamecy (Burgundy, France) (1402.08.28 – death 1403), neither see under papal mandate
 * Biagio (1400.06.14 – ?)
 * Simone Mancha, Vallombrosan Benedictines (O.S.B. Vall.) (1429.02.11 – death 1454)
 * Giovanni de Sallinis, O.F.M. (1454.05.31 – 1471.06.17), later Bishop of Bosa (Italy) (1471.06.17 – death 1484)
 * Antonio di Alcala (1472.08.25 – death 1472)
 * Gerolamo di Setgi, O.F.M. (1474.09.08 – death 1475)
 * Ludovico Camagni, O.F.M. (1481.02.07 – death 1483)
 * Domenico di Milia (1483.09.11 – ?)
 * Giovanni Perez (1501.07.23 – death 1503)

Titular see
Only in October 2004 it was nominally restored as Latin Titular bishopric of the lowest (Episcopal) rank, named Ottana (in Curiate Italian) or Othana in Latin.

It has had the following incumbents :
 * Titular Bishop Lorenzo Ghizzoni (2006.02.17 – 2012.11.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy) (2006.02.17 – 2012.11.17), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy) (2012.11.17 – ...)
 * Titular Bishop Piotr Sawczuk (2013.01.19 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

Source and External links

 * GCatholic with incumbent bio links