Ecclesiastical province of L'Aquila
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Abruzzo-Molise |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of L'Aquila |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Avezzano Sulmona-Valva |
| Metropolitan | Bruno Forte |
| surface | 5,030 km² |
| Parishes | 318 ( AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 307.213 ( AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 298,508 ( AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 97.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 287 ( AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 106 ( AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 760 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 ( AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 122 ( AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 518 ( AP2008 ) |
The ecclesiastical province of L'Aquila is one of the four ecclesiastical provinces of the Abruzzen-Molise ecclesiastical region of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy .
structure
The following dioceses belong to the ecclesiastical province:
- Metropolitan diocese: Archdiocese of L'Aquila
- Suffragan: Diocese of Avezzano
- Suffragan: Diocese of Sulmona-Valva