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.
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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.
- Sant’EgidioTagliacozzoView parish
- Sant’Egidio AbateVerrecchieView parish
- Sant’ErasmoSan DonatoView parish
- Sant’IsidoroVia NuovaView parish
- Spirito SantoAvezzanoMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.