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Metropolitan see L’Aquila, Italy

Archdiocese of L’Aquila

Aquilan(us)

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale dei Santi Massimo e Giorgio, in L’Aquila, Italy.

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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.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Antonio D'Angelo
Born
2 March 1971
Birthplace
Castelmauro

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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.

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