Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

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Bishop(s) Tommaso Valentinetti, Archbishop Francesco Cuccarese, Archbishop Emeritus Antonio Iannucci, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Teramo-Atri

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 2 March 1982 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 1,600 (618 Square Miles) Conference Region: Abruzzo-Molise Official Web Site: http://www.diocesipescara.it/ Mailing Address: Piazza dello Spirito Santo 5, 65122 Pescara, Italia Telephone: 085.422.25.71/2 Fax: 085.421.31.49

Historical Details

• Diocese of Penne
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Penne-Atri
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis-Hatriensis seu Atriensis
  • United: 15 March 1252
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Penne e Pescara
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis et Piscariensis
  • Split: 1 July 1949
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giacomo Guidi † ( 1561 Appointed - 1568 Died)
• Paolo Odescalchi † ( 1568 Appointed - 1572 Died)
• Orazio Montani (Montano) † ( 1591 Appointed - 1598 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
• Tommasi Balbani † ( 1599 Appointed - 1621 Died)
• Francesco Massucci † ( 1648 Appointed - 1656 Died)
• Esuperanzio Raffaelli † ( 1661 Appointed - 1668 Died)
• Giuseppe Spinucci † ( 1668 Appointed - 1695 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria de Rossi † ( 1696 Appointed - 1698 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Bussolini † ( 1723 Appointed - 1746 Died)
• Innocenzo Gorgoni † ( 1746 Appointed - 1755 Resigned)
• Gennaro Perrelli † ( 1755 Appointed - 1761 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria de Leone † ( 1762 Appointed - 1779 Died)
• Nicola Francesco Franchi † ( 1805 Appointed - 1815 Died)
• Domenico Ricciardone † (25 May 1818 Appointed - 1845 Died)
• Vincenzo d'Alfonso † (12 Apr 1847 Appointed - 23 Dec 1880 Died)
• Luigi Martucci † (23 Dec 1880 Succeeded - 1889 Died)
• Giuseppe Morticelli † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - Feb 1906 Resigned)
• Raffaele Piras † (9 Dec 1906 Appointed - 23 Aug 1911 Died)
• Carlo Pensa † (27 Aug 1912 Appointed - 16 Dec 1948 Died)
• Benedetto Falcucci † (2 Jul 1949 Appointed - 1 Jan 1959 Resigned)
• Antonio Iannucci (15 Feb 1959 Appointed - 21 Apr 1990 Retired)
• Francesco Cuccarese (21 Apr 1990 Appointed - 4 Nov 2005 Retired)
• Tommaso Valentinetti (4 Nov 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Penne
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Penne (erected)
Diocese of Penne-Atri
15 March 1252	United	Diocese of Atri Diocese of Penne	Diocese of Penne-Atri
1 July 1949	United	Diocese of Penne-Atri Diocese of Teramo	Diocese of Teramo e Atri
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
1 July 1949	Split	Diocese of Penne-Atri	Diocese of Penne e Pescara
Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
2 March 1982	Name Changed	Diocese of Penne e Pescara	Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
1950	234,500	235,000	99.8%	102	69	171	1,371		69	150	71	ap1951
1970	270,000	270,500	99.8%	115	50	165	1,636		60	440	103	ap1971
1980	255,300	255,900	99.8%	131	28	159	1,605	1	36	426	120	ap1981
Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
1990	274,400	275,600	99.6%	138	67	205	1,338	7	85	402	139	ap1991
1999	292,680	298,680	98.0%	139	67	206	1,420	14	76	395	126	ap2000
2000	292,000	298,000	98.0%	147	65	212	1,377	15	72	403	126	ap2001
2001	292,000	298,000	98.0%	143	65	208	1,403	15	72	398	126	ap2002
2002	292,000	298,000	98.0%	140	65	205	1,424	15	72	398	126	ap2003
2003	292,000	298,000	98.0%	136	65	201	1,452	16	72	398	126	ap2004
2004	292,000	298,000	98.0%	132	65	197	1,482	16	72	398	126	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Cuccarese (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1990 to 4 Nov 2005)
• Antonio Iannucci (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1955; Bishop: 15 Feb 1959; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1982 to 21 Apr 1990)
• Tommaso Valentinetti (Archbishop: 4 Nov 2005 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Silvestro Andreozzi † (Bishop: 1621 to 1648)
• Tommasi Balbani † (Bishop: 1599 to 1621)
• Giambattista de Benedictis † (Bishop: 1572 to 1591)
• Gaspare Borghi (Burgi) † (Bishop: 1656 to 1661)
• Francesco Antonio Bussolini † (Bishop: 1723 to 1746)
• Bonaventura Calcagnini † (Bishop: 1779 to 1797)
• Vincenzo D'Addario † (Priest: 26 Jun 1966 to 17 Apr 1986)
• Vincenzo d'Alfonso † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1847 to 23 Dec 1880)
• Benedetto Falcucci † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1949 to 1 Jan 1959)
• Nicola Francesco Franchi † (Bishop: 1805 to 1815)
• Innocenzo Gorgoni † (Bishop: 1746 to 1755)
• Giacomo Guidi † (Bishop: 1561 to 1568)
• Giuseppe Maria de Leone † (Bishop: 1762 to 1779)
• Fabrizio Maffei † (Bishop: 1698 to 1723)
• Luigi Martucci † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1874; Bishop: 23 Dec 1880 to 1889)
• Francesco Massucci † (Bishop: 1648 to 1656)
• Orazio Montani (Montano) † (Bishop: 1591 to 1598)
• Giuseppe Morticelli † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1890 to Feb 1906)
• Paolo Odescalchi † (Bishop: 1568 to 1572)
• Carlo Pensa † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1912 to 16 Dec 1948)
• Gennaro Perrelli † (Bishop: 1755 to 1761)
• Raffaele Piras † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1906 to 23 Aug 1911)
• Esuperanzio Raffaelli † (Bishop: 1661 to 1668)
• Domenico Ricciardone † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 1845)
• Vincenzo Maria de Rossi † (Bishop: 1696 to 1698)
• Giuseppe Spinucci † (Bishop: 1668 to 1695)