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Suffragan diocese Avezzano, Italy

Diocese of Avezzano

Marsorum

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Avezzano Cathedral, in Avezzano, Italy.

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Catholics
105,000
Priests
81
Territory
1,700 km²

Parishes and churches

95 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Giovanni Massaro
Born
28 June 1967
Birthplace
Andria

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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.

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.