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Diocese of Sulmona-Valva

Dioecesis Sulmonensis-Valvensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Michele Fusco, Bishop
  • Giuseppe Di Falco, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Sulmona
6th CenturyErectedDiocese of Sulmona (erected)
Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
13th CenturyUnitedDiocese of Sulmona
Diocese of Valva
Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
15 August 1972Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Valva e Sulmona (from Immediately Subject to L’Aquila)
21 March 1977Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Montecassino (Pescocostanzo, Ateleta, Barrea, Villetta Barrea, and Civitella Alfedena) Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
17 October 1977Territory AddedDiocese of Trivento (Castel di Sangro and Alfedena) Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
30 September 1986Name ChangedDiocese of Valva e Sulmona Diocese of Sulmona-Valva

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
1886104,120.0%264058OTC
1950122,000122,13899.9%105421478291611262ap1951
1969116,000116,25099.8%78431219584817757ap1971
198090,00091,05298.8%77471247255217778ap1981
Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
199084,30084,80099.4%63411048104713376ap1991
199982,82883,56299.1%5831899303413376ap2000
200081,07682,83497.9%62309288113111676ap2001
200180,83981,55599.1%62329485913311676ap2002
200280,12981,12698.8%59339287013511276ap2003
200380,42181,48898.7%58288693513111476ap2004
200479,50880,71698.5%604310377114410176ap2005
201081,05882,61898.1%5022721,1254239276ap2011
201482,99885,00097.6%6320839994219476ap2015
201784,38086,40097.7%5520751,1258238776ap2018
202083,00085,00097.6%4522671,2388239076ap2021
202278,84279,68198.9%4116571,3838198276ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Sulmona
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 928
  • Diocese of Valva e Sulmona
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 513, and Page 514
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 262
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 326
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 358
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 404
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 431
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 388
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 928, to Page 929
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 217, to Page 219
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 58, and Page 59
  • Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 820, to Page 822

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