Diocese of Avezzano
Marsorum
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Avezzano, Italy
The Diocese of Avezzano, historically the Diocese of the Marsi, is a Latin Church diocese in the Abruzzo region of Italy, with its episcopal seat in Avezzano since 1925. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila, led by Bishop Giovanni Massaro.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9th century
- Latin
- Marsorum
- Patron
- santa Sabina
- Annuario code
- 001000764
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 105,000
- Population
- 115,950
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.6%
- Priests
- 81
- Catholics per priest
- 1,296
- Extent
- 1,700 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 62
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Giovanni Massaro
- Born
- 28 June 1967
- Birthplace
- Andria
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Avezzano Cathedral stands in Avezzano, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of L'Aquila
A suffragan of Archdiocese of L'Aquila.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of L’AquilaL’Aquila
- Diocese of Sulmona–ValvaSulmona–Valva
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Known for most of its history as the Diocese of Marsi, a name it retains in Latin (Dioecesis Marsorum), the Diocese of Avezzano is a Latin Church see in central Italy whose Italian name was changed in 1986. Since 1972 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.