Teramo-Atri diocese
| Teramo-Atri diocese | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Abruzzo-Molise |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne |
| Diocesan bishop | Lorenzo Leuzzi |
| founding | September 30, 1986 |
| surface | 1,480 km² |
| Vicariates | 10 (2004) |
| Parishes | 187 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 262,800 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 250,500 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 95.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,740 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 35 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 127 (2012 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Santa Maria Assunta in Teramo |
| Co-cathedral | Santa Maria Assunta in Atri |
| Website | www.diocesiteramoatri.it |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teramo-Atri ( Latin Dioecesis Aprutina seu seu Teramensis-Hatriensis Atriensis , Italian Diocese of Teramo-Atri ) is in Italy located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Teramo .
It was built in the 5th century and was originally called Teramo. After it had received the territory of the former diocese of Atri from the diocese of Penne on July 1, 1949 , it was called Teramo e Atri.
Since March 2, 1982 it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Pescara-Penne .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Teramo-Atri (Italian)
- Entry for the Diocese of Teramo-Atri on catholic-hierarchy.org
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