Archdiocese of L’Aquila
Aquilan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · L’Aquila, Italy
The Archdiocese of L'Aquila is a Latin rite metropolitan see in Abruzzo, Italy, erected in 1257, raised to archdiocese in 1876, and made metropolitan in 1972 with suffragans Avezzano and Sulmona-Valva. Archbishop Antonio D'Angelo has led it since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 February 1257
- Latin
- Aquilan(us)
- Patron
- <li>san Máximo de Aveia<li>san Equicio<li>san Celestino<li>san Bernardino de Siena
- Annuario code
- 001001956
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 112,720
- Population
- 117,500
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 95.9%
- Priests
- 83
- Catholics per priest
- 1,358
- Extent
- 1,516 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 74
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
- Archbishop
- Antonio D'Angelo
- Born
- 2 March 1971
- Birthplace
- Castelmauro
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
Cattedrale dei Santi Massimo e Giorgio stands in L’Aquila, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AvezzanoAvezzano
- Diocese of Sulmona–ValvaSulmona–Valva
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.