Archdiocese of L’Aquila

---

Bishop(s) Giuseppe Petrocchi, Cardinal, Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Avezzano Sulmona-Valva

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

• Diocese of Forcona
  • Erected: 1178
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of L’Aquila
  • Latin Name: Aquilana
  • Territory Added: 1257
  • Country: Italy

---

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Nicola de Sinizio (Sirizio) † ( 1267 Appointed - )
• Philippe , O.E.S.A. † ( 1312 Appointed - )
• Angelo Acciaiuoli, O.P. † (8 Jun 1328 Appointed - 26 Jun 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Firenze)
• Bernardo de Teramo, O.P. † (28 Jun 1382 Appointed - 28 Aug 1391 Died)
• Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) † (4 May 1431 Appointed - 1472 Resigned)
• Ludovico Borgio † (31 Jan 1477 Appointed - 25 Nov 1485 Died)
• Giovanbattista Gaglioffi † (9 Jan 1486 Appointed - 1491 Died)
• Giovanni Di Leone Gallucci † (23 Aug 1493 Appointed - 1502 Died)
• Gaultier de Suard, O.S.B. † (9 May 1502 Appointed - 1504 Resigned)
• Giovanni Dominici, O.S.A. † (6 Mar 1504 Appointed - 1515 Resigned)
• Giovanni Francesco de Franchis † (24 Aug 1515 Appointed - 1523 Resigned)
• Giovanni Piccolomini † (6 Jul 1523 Appointed - 3 Jul 1525 Resigned)
• Pompeo Colonna † (3 Jul 1525 Appointed - 1532 Resigned)
• Giovanni Piccolomini † ( 1532 Appointed - 21 Nov 1537 Died)
• Bernardo Sancio † (14 Jul 1538 Appointed - 1552 Died)
• Alvaro della Quadra † (13 Sep 1553 Appointed - 1561 Resigned)
• Juan Acuña † (15 Jan 1561 Appointed - 25 Jul 1578 Died)
• Mariano de Racciacari, O.F.M. Obs. † (3 Jul 1579 Appointed - 24 Mar 1592 Died)
• Basilio Pignatelli, C.R. † (18 Aug 1593 Appointed - 1599 Resigned)
• Giuseppe de Rossi † (29 Mar 1599 Appointed - 12 Sep 1605 Appointed, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera)
• Gonzalo de Rueda † (19 Dec 1605 Appointed - 23 May 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Gallipoli)
• Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M. † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 29 May 1628 Appointed, Bishop of Jaca)
• Gaspar Gajosa † (11 Dec 1628 Appointed - 1646 Died)
• Clemente Del Pezzo, C.R. † (17 Dec 1646 Appointed - 27 Nov 1651 Appointed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
• Francesco Tello de León, O.SS.T. † (1 Jun 1654 Appointed - 16 Feb 1662 Died)
• Carlo de Angelis † (13 Aug 1663 Confirmed - 17 Dec 1674 Confirmed, Bishop of Acerra)
• Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas † (19 Oct 1676 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1681 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Arcangelo de Chilento, O.F.M. Obs. † (2 Jun 1681 Appointed - Apr 1682 Died)
• Ignazio de La Cerda (Della Zerda), O.S.A. † (11 Jan 1683 Appointed - 29 Sep 1702 Died)
• Domenico Taglialatela † (8 Jun 1718 Appointed - 18 Mar 1742 Died)
• Giuseppe Coppola, C.O. † (25 May 1742 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1749 Confirmed, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia)
• Ludovico Sabatini d’Anfora, C.P.O. † (23 Feb 1750 Confirmed - 6 Jul 1776 Died)
• Benedetto Cervone † (23 Jun 1777 Confirmed - 31 Mar 1788 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Gualtieri † (26 Mar 1792 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1818 Confirmed, Bishop of Caserta)
• Girolano Manieri † (6 Apr 1818 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1844 Died)
• Michele Navazio † (20 Jan 1845 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1852 Died)
• Luigi Filippi, O.F.M. Ref. † (7 Mar 1853 Appointed - 28 Jan 1881 Died)
• Augusto Antonio Vicentini † (13 May 1881 Appointed - 11 Sep 1892 Died)
• Francesco Paolo Carrano † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 1 Sep 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (15 Apr 1907 Appointed - 1 Jan 1916 Resigned)
• Adolfo Turchi † (17 Jul 1918 Appointed - 2 May 1929 Died)
• Gaudenzio Manuelli † (18 Feb 1931 Appointed - 9 Feb 1941 Died)
• Carlo Confalonieri † (27 Mar 1941 Appointed - 25 Jan 1950 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities)
• Costantino Stella † (5 Jul 1950 Appointed - 2 Jun 1973 Resigned)
• Carlo Martini † (2 Jun 1973 Appointed - 31 Dec 1983 Resigned)
• Mario Peressin † (31 Dec 1983 Succeeded - 6 Jun 1998 Retired)
• Giuseppe Molinari (6 Jun 1998 Succeeded - 8 Jun 2013 Retired)
• Giuseppe Petrocchi (8 Jun 2013 Appointed - )

---

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Forcona
1178	Erected		Diocese of Forcona (erected)
Diocese of L’Aquila
1257	Territory Added	Diocese of Amiterno (suppressed)	Diocese of L’Aquila
20 February 1257	Name Changed	Diocese of Forcona	Diocese of L’Aquila
27 June 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Città Ducale (suppressed)	Diocese of L’Aquila
Archdiocese of L’Aquila
19 January 1876	Elevated	Diocese of L’Aquila	Archdiocese of L’Aquila
15 August 1972	Elevated		Archdiocese of L’Aquila (became a Metropolitan)

---

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of L’Aquila
1886		89,765	.0%			242	0				138	OTC
1950	115,000	115,000	100.0%	153	72	225	511		139	335	145	ap1951
1970	96,959	97,625	99.3%	101	81	182	532		114	454	148	ap1971
1980	96,600	98,700	97.9%	75	70	145	666		83	311	147	ap1981
1990	100,000	105,500	94.8%	74	56	130	769		68	273	146	ap1991
1999	100,000	105,500	94.8%	90	34	124	806		48	287	147	ap2000
2000	105,000	107,220	97.9%	102	34	136	772		48	287	147	ap2001
2001	105,000	107,220	97.9%	108	34	142	739		48	287	147	ap2002
2002	105,000	107,220	97.9%	117	34	151	695	2	48	287	147	ap2003
2003	106,000	108,300	97.9%	117	34	151	701	2	48	287	147	ap2004
2004	106,000	108,300	97.9%	121	34	155	683	2	48	287	147	ap2005
2013	111,500	112,900	98.8%	96	18	114	978	9	20	151	147	ap2014
2016	109,000	115,200	94.6%	89	26	115	947	10	29	126	149	ap2017

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

---

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Orlando Antonini (Priest: 29 Jun 1968 to 24 Jul 1999)
• Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 2009 to 12 Apr 2014)
• Enrico Feroci
• Giuseppe Molinari (Priest: 29 Jun 1962 to 30 Sep 1989; Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Mar 1996; Archbishop: 6 Jun 1998 to 8 Jun 2013)
• Giuseppe Petrocchi (Archbishop: 8 Jun 2013 - )

  ---

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Angelo Acciaiuoli, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1328 to 26 Jun 1342)
• Juan Acuña † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1561 to 25 Jul 1578)
• Amico Agnifili (de Roccha) † (Bishop: 4 May 1431 to 1472)
• Angelo Maria Aloisio †
• Corrado Bafile † (Priest: 11 Apr 1936 to 13 Feb 1960)
• Alessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †
• Ludovico Borgio † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1477 to 25 Nov 1485)
• Giovanni Battista Cannella †
• Francesco Paolo Carrano † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 1 Sep 1906)
• Benedetto Cervone † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1777 to 31 Mar 1788)
• Arcangelo de Chilento, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1681 to Apr 1682)
• Amerigo Cialente † (Priest: 20 Dec 1856; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 22 Feb 1907)
• Pompeo Colonna † (Administrator: 3 Jul 1525 to 1532)
• Carlo Confalonieri † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1941 to 25 Jan 1950)
• Giuseppe Coppola, C.O. † (Bishop: 25 May 1742 to 1 Dec 1749)
• Carlo de Angelis † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1663 to 17 Dec 1674)
• Alvaro della Quadra † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1553 to 1561)
• Clemente Del Pezzo, C.R. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1646 to 27 Nov 1651)
• Giovanni Di Leone Gallucci † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1493 to 1502)
• Giovanni Dominici, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1504 to 1515)
• Luigi Filippi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1853; Archbishop: 19 Jan 1876 to 28 Jan 1881)
• Giovanni Francesco de Franchis † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1515 to 1523)
• Giovanbattista Gaglioffi † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1486 to 1491)
• Gaspar Gajosa † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1628 to 1646)
• Felice Gianfelice †
• Francesco Saverio Gualtieri † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 6 Apr 1818)
• Ignazio de La Cerda (Della Zerda), O.S.A. † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1683 to 29 Sep 1702)
• Girolano Manieri † (Priest: 22 Sep 1781; Bishop: 6 Apr 1818 to 12 Nov 1844)
• Gaudenzio Manuelli † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1931 to 9 Feb 1941)
• Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. †
• Domenico Marinangeli †
• Luigi Maria de Marinis † (Priest: 16 Jun 1832 to 18 Sep 1856)
• Carlo Martini † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1973 to 31 Dec 1983)
• Angelo Mausoni †
• Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1622 to 29 May 1628)
• Raffaele Monaco La Valletta †
• Michele Navazio † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1845 to 26 Apr 1852)
• Vittorio Ottaviani † (Priest: 15 May 1938 to 19 Dec 1962)
• Mario Peressin † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Apr 1983; Archbishop: 31 Dec 1983 to 6 Jun 1998)
• Giovanni Piccolomini † (Administrator: 6 Jul 1523 to 3 Jul 1525)
• Carlo Pietropaoli †
• Basilio Pignatelli, C.R. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1593 to 1599)
• Mariano de Racciacari, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1579 to 24 Mar 1592)
• Giuseppe de Rossi † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1599 to 12 Sep 1605)
• Gonzalo de Rueda † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1605 to 23 May 1622)
• Ludovico Sabatini d’Anfora, C.P.O. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1750 to 6 Jul 1776)
• Bernardo Sancio † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1538 to 1552)
• Nicola de Sinizio (Sirizio) † (Bishop: 1267 - )
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1907 to 1 Jan 1916)
• Costantino Stella † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1950 to 2 Jun 1973)
• Gaultier de Suard, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 May 1502 to 1504)
• Domenico Taglialatela † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1718 to 18 Mar 1742)
• Francesco Tello de León, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1654 to 16 Feb 1662)
• Bernardo de Teramo, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1382 to 28 Aug 1391)
• Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1676 to 17 Mar 1681)
• Adolfo Turchi † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1918 to 2 May 1929)
• Augusto Antonio Vicentini † (Archbishop: 13 May 1881 to 11 Sep 1892)
• Roberto Vicentini †
• Philippe , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1312 - )

Source(s)

Diocese of L’Aquila Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 98, and Page 99 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 91

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils Eastern Catholic Churches
About Catholic-Hierarchy		Terminology/Site Help
		Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2021 Code: web_d, v3.3.4, 28 Mar 2020; Data: 21 Jan 2021

✠