Metropolitan see L’Aquila, Italy
Archdiocese of L’Aquila
Aquilan(us)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1257
- Catholics
- 112,720
- Priests
- 83
- Territory
- 1,516 km²
Parishes and churches
144 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San Giovanni da CapistranoL’AquilaView parish
- San Giovanni EvangelistaCampanaView parish
- San Giovanni EvangelistaCasentinoView parish
- San Giuseppe ArtigianoL’AquilaMass times recorded
- San GregorioSan GregorioMass times recorded
- San GregorioFoce di SassaView parish
- San LorenzoSan Lorenzo di BeffiView parish
- San LorenzoMarruciView parish
- San LorenzoSant’EliaView parish
- San LorenzoTerraneraMass times recorded
- San LorenzoVille di FanoView parish
- San Luca EvangelistaCasamainaView parish
- San MarcoSan Marco di PreturoView parish
- San MarioL’AquilaMass times recorded
- San MartinoSan MartinoView parish
- San MartinoSan Martino d’OcreView parish
- San MartinoTussioView parish
- San MennaLucoliMass times recorded
- San Michele ArcangeloSan VittorinoView parish
- San Michele ArcangeloBeffiView parish
- San Michele ArcangeloVerricoView parish
- San Michele ArcangeloVilla Sant’AngeloView parish
- San NicandroSan NicandroView parish
- San NicolaSan Nicola in TornimparteView parish
- San NicolaMonterealeView parish
- San NicolaPellescrittaView parish
- San NicolaPrata d’AnsidoniaView parish
- San PanfiloSan Panfilo d’OcreView parish
- San PanfiloTornimparteMass times recorded
- San Paolo di BareteL’AquilaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Antonio D'Angelo
- Born
- 2 March 1971
- Birthplace
- Castelmauro
Explore the ministry of 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.
This see in the wire
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Diocese of L’Aquila to host “Le pietre raccontano” conference on September 24, 2026
The Diocese of L’Aquila will host the sixth meeting of the "Le pietre raccontano" conference series on September 24, 2026. The event begins at 17.00 at the Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose “Fides et Ratio” in L’Aquila. The conference focuses on L’Aquila as the Italian Capital of Culture 2026. Speakers include Massimo Sericola and Raffaele Daniele, the deputy mayor of L’Aquila. Archbishop Antonio D’Angelo and Daniele Pinton will host the meeting, which professor Gianluigi Simone will moderate. The discussion will address how the reconstruction of historical and artistic heritage can foster knowledge and participation following a historic seismic event. The meeting also examines the "L’Aquila città multiverso" project, which links culture to social cohesion, innovation, and environmental sustainability.
- Diocese of L’Aquila hosts XXVII Cammino di Fraternità
- Diocese of L’Aquila schedules 8 clergy meetings
- Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça opens 732nd Perdonanza celestiniana in L’Aquila
- Diocese of L’Aquila holds youth vigil
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