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Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Tommaso Valentinetti, Archbishop
  • Francesco Cuccarese, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

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, 65121 Pescara, Italia
  • Telephone: 085.422.25.71/2
  • Fax: 085.421.31.49

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Penne
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Penne (erected)
Diocese of Penne e Atri
15 March 1252UnitedDiocese of Atri
Diocese of Penne
Diocese of Penne e Atri
1 July 1949UnitedDiocese of Penne e Atri
Diocese of Teramo
Diocese of Teramo e Atri
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
1 July 1949SplitArchdiocese of Chieti (S. Gettae, S. Mariae de Igne, S. Silvestri, Stella Maris, and S. Peter the Martyr)
Diocese of Penne e Atri
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
24 January 1950Territory LostDiocese of Penne e Pescara (27 parishes bounded by Fano Adriano, Pietracamela, Tossiccia, Colledara, Isola del Gran Sasso, and Castelli) Diocese of Teramo e Atri
21 March 1977Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Montecassino (Tilla Oliven in Rosciano) Diocese of Penne e Pescara
Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
2 March 1982Name ChangedDiocese of Penne e Pescara Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Penne e Atri
1886140,417.0%292097OTC
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
1950234,500235,00099.8%102691711,3716915071ap1951
1970270,000270,50099.8%115501651,63660440103ap1971
1980255,300255,90099.8%131281591,605136426120ap1981
Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
1990274,400275,60099.6%138672051,338785402139ap1991
1999292,680298,68098.0%139672061,4201476395126ap2000
2000292,000298,00098.0%147652121,3771572403126ap2001
2001292,000298,00098.0%143652081,4031572398126ap2002
2002292,000298,00098.0%140652051,4241572398126ap2003
2003292,000298,00098.0%136652011,4521672398126ap2004
2004292,000298,00098.0%132651971,4821672398126ap2005
2013305,100309,10098.7%125541791,7041962376124ap2014
2016306,800315,40097.3%118551731,7731862376124ap2017
2019299,300304,10098.4%112511631,8362051161123ap2020
2021287,140301,74095.2%97401372,0952342161140ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Penne
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 394
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 911, to Page 912
  • Diocese of Penne e Atri
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 394, and Page 395
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 213, and Page 214
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 271
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 276
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 310
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 332
  • Diocese of Penne e Pescara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 135, to Page 137
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 217, to Page 219
  • Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 533, and Page 534

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