L’Aquila (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Antonio D’Angelo, Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari, Archbishop Emeritus Giuseppe Petrocchi, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Avezzano Sulmona-Valva General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseElevated: 19 January 1876 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ItalySquare 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, ItaliaTelephone: 0862.35.52.32; 0862.35.52.67Fax: 0862.31.87.76

Past and Present Ordinaries

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 Citt� 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)
21 June 1976 Territory Lost Archdiocese 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 1976 Territory Added Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore) (Aringo, Busci, Gapitignano, Castiglione, Gabbia, Gampotost'o, Cesaproba, Mara�a, 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

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
2019 112,500 117,413 95.8% 85 24 109 1,032 8 29 130 148 ap2020
2021 112,670 117,190 96.1% 81 30 111 1,015 8 32 131 148 ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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