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Archdiocese of L’Aquila

Archidioecesis Aquilana



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Bishop(s)

  • Giuseppe Petrocchi, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Antonio D’Angelo, Coadjutor Archbishop
  • Giuseppe Molinari, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 19 January 1876
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,516 (585 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Abruzzo-Molise
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesilaquila.it/
  • Mailing Address: Zona Industriale Campo di Pile, 67100 L'Aquila, Italia
  • Telephone: 0862.35.52.32; 0862.35.52.67
  • Fax: 0862.31.87.76

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Forcona
1178ErectedDiocese of Forcona (erected)
Diocese of L’Aquila
1257Territory AddedDiocese of Amiterno (suppressed) Diocese of L’Aquila
20 February 1257Name ChangedDiocese of Forcona Diocese of L’Aquila
27 June 1818Territory AddedDiocese of Città Ducale (suppressed) Diocese of L’Aquila
Archdiocese of L’Aquila
19 January 1876ElevatedDiocese of L’Aquila Archdiocese of L’Aquila
15 August 1972ElevatedArchdiocese of L’Aquila (became a Metropolitan)
21 June 1976Territory LostArchdiocese of L’Aquila (Borgovelino, Calcariola, Canetra, Cantalice (care of: S. Andrm, S. Michele, S. Maria, S. Liberato), Casette, Castel S. Angelo, Castel S. Angelo-Vasche, Cittaducale, Collerinaldo, Grotti, Lisciano, Lugano, Micciani, Mozza, Paterno, Pendenza, Ponte, ...) Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore)
21 June 1976Territory AddedDiocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore) (Aringo, Busci, Gapitignano, Castiglione, Gabbia, Gampotost'o, Cesaproba, Maraña, Maseioni, Montereale, Ortolano, Pago Pellescritta, Poggio Cancelli, S. Giovanni Paganica, S. Lucia, S. Pietro in Sivignano, S. Vittoria, Sivignano, Verrico, and Ville di Fano) Archdiocese of L’Aquila

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of L’Aquila
188689,765.0%2420138OTC
1950115,000115,000100.0%15372225511139335145ap1951
197096,95997,62599.3%10181182532114454148ap1971
198096,60098,70097.9%757014566683311147ap1981
1990100,000105,50094.8%745613076968273146ap1991
1999100,000105,50094.8%903412480648287147ap2000
2000105,000107,22097.9%1023413677248287147ap2001
2001105,000107,22097.9%1083414273948287147ap2002
2002105,000107,22097.9%11734151695248287147ap2003
2003106,000108,30097.9%11734151701248287147ap2004
2004106,000108,30097.9%12134155683248287147ap2005
2013111,500112,90098.8%9618114978920151147ap2014
2016109,000115,20094.6%89261159471029126149ap2017
2019112,500117,41395.8%85241091,032829130148ap2020
2021112,670117,19096.1%81301111,015832131148ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Forcona
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 850, to Page 851
  • Diocese of L’Aquila
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 98, and Page 99
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 91
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 113
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 90
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 93
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 93
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 84
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 114
  • Archdiocese of L’Aquila
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 62
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 665, and Page 666
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 514, and Page 515

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