Diocese of Avezzano Dioecesis Marsorum | |
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 Avezzano Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | L'Aquila |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 120,301 107,200 (guess) |
| Parishes | 100 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7th Century ? |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Bartholomew the Apostle (Avezzano) |
| Co-cathedral | Cocathedral of St. Mary of Grace (Pescina) |
| Secular priests | 76 (diocesan) 17 (Religious Orders) 5 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovanni Massaro |
| Bishops emeritus | Pietro Santoro |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesidiavezzano.it | |
The Diocese of Avezzano (Latin: Dioecesis Marsorum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in central Italy, whose name in Italian was changed in 1986. It was previously known as the Diocese of Marsi, as it still is in Latin. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila since 1972.[1][2]
- ^ "Diocese of Avezzano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Avezzano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.[self-published source]