Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis | |
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 Pescara Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pescara-Penne |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 304,100 (est.) 299,300 (guess) |
| Parishes | 123 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Cetteo Vescovo e Martire (Pescara) |
| Co-cathedral | Concattedrale di S. Massimo (Penne) |
| Secular priests | 112 (diocesan) 51 (Religious Orders) 20 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Tommaso Valentinetti |
| Bishops emeritus | Francesco Cuccarese |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesipescara.it | |
The Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne (Latin: Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church on the east coast in central Italy.
It was promoted to the status of metropolitan archbishopric in 1982, and its name was changed from the Diocese of Penne e Pescara to Pescara-Penne.[1][2][3] That was in turn created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Penne-Atri was split up, with Atri going to form the Diocese of Teramo-Atri. The Diocese of Atri had been united with the Diocese of Penne in 1252.
The seat of the archbishops is in the Pescara Cathedral.[1]
- ^ a b Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne: Creation of the Archdiocese Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.self-published