Ecclesiastical Province of Pescara-Penne
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Abruzzo-Molise |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne |
| Suffragan dioceses | Teramo atri |
| Metropolitan | Tommaso Valentinetti |
| surface | 3,080 km² |
| Parishes | 312 ( AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 549,000 ( AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 537,000 ( AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 97.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 248 ( AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 131 ( AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,417 |
| Permanent deacons | 27 ( AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 141 ( AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 548 ( AP2008 ) |
The ecclesiastical province of Pescara-Penne is one of the four ecclesiastical provinces of the ecclesiastical region of Abruzzo-Molise of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy .
structure
The following dioceses belong to the ecclesiastical province:
- Metropolitan diocese: Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
- Suffragan: Diocese of Teramo-Atri