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Diocese of Chieti–Vasto
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Metropolitan Latin Catholic archdiocese in Abruzzo, Italy, raised to archdiocese in 1526 and given its unified name in 1986. Its sole suffragan is Lanciano-Ortona, and Archbishop Bruno Forte has led the see since 2004.
- Archbishop
- Bruno Forte
- Latin name
- Theatin(us)-Vasten(sis)
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Cathedral
- Chieti Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Giustino)
- Co-cathedral
- Vasto Cathedral (Concattedrale di San Giuseppe)
- Patron
- Saint Justin of Chieti
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Chieti-Vasto
- Catholics
- 279,500
- Chancery
- Piazza G. G. Valignani 4, 66100 Chieti, Italia
- Telephone
- Tel. 0871.35.911; fax 0871.33.05.15
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Pescara–Penne 13 km
- Diocese of Lanciano–Ortona 23 km
- Diocese of Sulmona–Valva 39 km
- Diocese of Teramo–Atri 51 km
- Diocese of L’Aquila 67 km
- Diocese of Avezzano 70 km
Parishes near the see
- Sacro Cuore di Gesù · Chieti <1 km
- San Francesco da Paola · Chieti <1 km
- Santissima Trinità · Chieti <1 km
- Santissimo Crocifisso · Chieti <1 km
- Sant’Agostino · Chieti <1 km
- Sant’Antonio Abate · Chieti <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001126 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08