Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

Historical Details

• Diocese of Penne
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Penne e Atri
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis et Hatriensis seu Atriensis
  • United: 15 March 1252
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Penne e Pescara
  • Latin Name: Pinnensis et Piscariensis
  • Split: 1 July 1949
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gautier , O.S.B. † ( 1216 Appointed - )
• Gualtiero † (25 Jan 1264 Appointed - )
• Leonardo Cajus, O.S.M. † ( 1285 Appointed - 1302 Died)
• Bernard Lucii † ( 1302 Appointed - )
• Raimondo , O.S.B. † (28 Jun 1321 Appointed - 1324 Died)
• Guglielmo di San Vittore † (14 Nov 1324 Appointed - 1326 Resigned)
• Niccolò , O. Cist. † (13 Mar 1326 Appointed - 1352 Died)
• Marco Ardinghelli, O.P. † (5 Nov 1352 Appointed - 31 Jan 1360 Appointed, Bishop of Camerino)
• Gioioso de Chiavelli † (31 Jan 1360 Appointed - 9 Jan 1374 Appointed, Bishop of Camerino)
• Barnaba Malaspina † (31 Jan 1374 Appointed - Mar 1380 Appointed, Archbishop of Pisa)
• Agostino da Lanzano (Cacciaguerra) † (14 Feb 1380 Appointed - 29 Oct 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Perugia)
• Pietro Albertini † ( 1385 Appointed - )
• Pietro Scaglia, O.P. † (11 Jan 1391 Appointed - 1393 Died)
• Antonio Petrucci † (27 Sep 1393 Appointed - 1411 Died)
• Pietro di Castelvecchio, O.F.M. † (9 Feb 1413 Appointed - 1414 Died)
• Giacomo de Camplo (Turco) † (28 Jan 1415 Appointed - 1 Feb 1419 Appointed, Bishop of Spoleto)
• Delphin Gozzadini, O. Cist. † (28 Nov 1420 Appointed - 23 Mar 1433 Appointed, Bishop of Fossombrone)
• Giovanni Castiglione (de Polena) † (23 Mar 1433 Appointed - 21 Oct 1454 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
• Giacomino Benedetti † (21 Oct 1454 Appointed - 1456 Died)
• Amico Bonamici † (23 Aug 1456 Appointed - 1462 Resigned)
• Antonio Probi † (4 Mar 1463 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Troilo Agnesi † (30 Oct 1482 Appointed - 17 Dec 1483 Appointed, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita)
• Matteo Giudici † (17 Dec 1483 Appointed - 1495 Died)
• Felino Sandei † (4 May 1495 Appointed - 1502 Resigned)
• Niccolò Piccolomini † (24 Jan 1502 Appointed - 1503 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Cantalicio † (19 Nov 1503 Appointed - 1515 Resigned)
• Valentino Cantalicio † (28 Jun 1515 Appointed - 1550 Died)
• Leonello Cibo (Cybo) † (19 Jan 1551 Appointed - 1554 Resigned)
• Tommaso Contuberio † (27 Aug 1554 Appointed - 9 May 1561 Resigned)
• Giacomo Guidi, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (2 Jun 1561 Appointed - 1568 Resigned)
• Paolo Odescalchi † (27 Feb 1568 Appointed - 1572 Resigned)
• Giambattista de Benedictis † (5 Sep 1572 Appointed - 1591 Died)
• Orazio Montani (Montano) † (20 Mar 1591 Appointed - 25 Nov 1598 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
• Tommaso Balbani † (10 Dec 1599 Appointed - 1620 Died)
• Silvestro Andreozzi † (17 Mar 1621 Appointed - Jan 1648 Died)
• Francesco Massucci † (18 May 1648 Appointed - Sep 1656 Died)
• Gaspare Borghi (Burgi) † (15 Jan 1657 Appointed - Aug 1661 Died)
• Esuperanzio Raffaelli † (21 Nov 1661 Appointed - 24 Mar 1668 Died)
• Giuseppe Spinucci † (14 May 1668 Appointed - 7 Dec 1695 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria de Rossi, O.F.M. Conv. † (23 Jul 1696 Appointed - 10 Jun 1698 Died)
• Fabrizio Maffei † (22 Dec 1698 Appointed - Jun 1723 Died)
• Francesco Antonio Bussolini, O.S.B. † (27 Sep 1723 Appointed - 20 Mar 1746 Died)
• Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. † (2 May 1746 Appointed - 13 Feb 1755 Resigned)
• Gennaro Perrelli † (21 Jul 1755 Appointed - 27 May 1761 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria de Leone † (25 Jan 1762 Appointed - 7 Apr 1779 Died)
• Bonaventura Calcagnini † (12 Jul 1779 Appointed - 1797 Died)
• Nicola Francesco Franchi † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - Nov 1815 Died)
• Domenico Ricciardone † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1845 Died)
• Vincenzo d’Alfonso † (12 Apr 1847 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1880 Died)
• Luigi Martucci † (23 Dec 1880 Succeeded - 16 Dec 1889 Died)
• Giuseppe Morticelli † (23 Jun 1890 Appointed - Feb 1905 Resigned)
• Raffaele Piras † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 23 Aug 1911 Died)
• Carlo Pensa, O.Ss.C.A. † (27 Aug 1912 Appointed - 16 Dec 1948 Died)
• Benedetto Falcucci † (2 Jul 1949 Appointed - 1 Jan 1959 Resigned)
• Antonio Iannucci † (15 Feb 1959 Appointed - 21 Apr 1990 Retired)
• Francesco Cuccarese (21 Apr 1990 Appointed - 4 Nov 2005 Retired)
• Tommaso Valentinetti (4 Nov 2005 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Penne e Atri
1886		140,417	.0%			292	0				97	OTC
Diocese of Penne e Pescara
1950	234,500	235,000	99.8%	102	69	171	1,371		69	150	71	ap1951
1970	270,000	270,500	99.8%	115	50	165	1,636		60	440	103	ap1971
1980	255,300	255,900	99.8%	131	28	159	1,605	1	36	426	120	ap1981
Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
1990	274,400	275,600	99.6%	138	67	205	1,338	7	85	402	139	ap1991
1999	292,680	298,680	98.0%	139	67	206	1,420	14	76	395	126	ap2000
2000	292,000	298,000	98.0%	147	65	212	1,377	15	72	403	126	ap2001
2001	292,000	298,000	98.0%	143	65	208	1,403	15	72	398	126	ap2002
2002	292,000	298,000	98.0%	140	65	205	1,424	15	72	398	126	ap2003
2003	292,000	298,000	98.0%	136	65	201	1,452	16	72	398	126	ap2004
2004	292,000	298,000	98.0%	132	65	197	1,482	16	72	398	126	ap2005
2013	305,100	309,100	98.7%	125	54	179	1,704	19	62	376	124	ap2014
2016	306,800	315,400	97.3%	118	55	173	1,773	18	62	376	124	ap2017
2019	299,300	304,100	98.4%	112	51	163	1,836	20	51	161	123	ap2020
2021	287,140	301,740	95.2%	97	40	137	2,095	23	42	161	140	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francesco Cuccarese (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1990 to 4 Nov 2005)
• Giovanni Gaspari (Priest: 4 Jul 1987 to 21 Sep 2020)
• Domenico Luca Spinosi, C.P.
• Tommaso Valentinetti (Archbishop: 4 Nov 2005 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Troilo Agnesi † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1482 to 17 Dec 1483)
• Pietro Albertini † (Bishop: 1385)
• Silvestro Andreozzi † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1621 to Jan 1648)
• Marco Ardinghelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1352 to 31 Jan 1360)
• Tommaso Balbani † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1599 to 1620)
• Giacomino Benedetti † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1454 to 1456)
• Giambattista de Benedictis † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1572 to 1591)
• Amico Bonamici † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1456 to 1462)
• Gaspare Borghi (Burgi) † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1657 to Aug 1661)
• Francesco Antonio Bussolini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1723 to 20 Mar 1746)
• Leonardo Cajus, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 1285 to 1302)
• Bonaventura Calcagnini † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 1797)
• Giacomo de Camplo (Turco) † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1415 to 1 Feb 1419)
• Giovanni Battista Cantalicio † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1503 to 1515)
• Valentino Cantalicio † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1515 to 1550)
• Pietro di Castelvecchio, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1413 to 1414)
• Giovanni Castiglione (de Polena) † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1433 to 21 Oct 1454)
• Gioioso de Chiavelli † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1360 to 9 Jan 1374)
• Leonello Cibo (Cybo) † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1551 to 1554)
• Tommaso Contuberio † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1554 to 9 May 1561)
• Vincenzo D’Addario † (Priest: 26 Jun 1966 to 17 Apr 1986)
• Vincenzo d’Alfonso † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1847 to 23 Dec 1880)
• Michele Di Simone, C.P. †
• Antonio di Tommaso † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 22 Jun 1903)
• Benedetto Falcucci † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1949 to 1 Jan 1959)
• Zaccaria Fanciulli, O.F.M. Cap. †
• Nicola Francesco Franchi † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to Nov 1815)
• Matteo Giudici † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1483 to 1495)
• Innocenzo Gorgoni, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 May 1746 to 13 Feb 1755)
• Delphin Gozzadini, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1420 to 23 Mar 1433)
• Giacomo Guidi, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1561 to 1568)
• Antonio Iannucci † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1955; Bishop: 15 Feb 1959; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1982 to 21 Apr 1990)
• Agostino da Lanzano (Cacciaguerra) † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1380 to 29 Oct 1390)
• Cherubino Lavosio, O.S.A. †
• Giuseppe Maria de Leone † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1762 to 7 Apr 1779)
• Bernard Lucii † (Bishop: 1302 - )
• Fabrizio Maffei † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1698 to Jun 1723)
• Barnaba Malaspina † (Administrator: 31 Jan 1374 to Mar 1380)
• Luigi Martucci † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1874; Bishop: 23 Dec 1880 to 16 Dec 1889)
• Francesco Massucci † (Bishop: 18 May 1648 to Sep 1656)
• Orazio Montani (Montano) † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1591 to 25 Nov 1598)
• Giuseppe Morticelli † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1890 to Feb 1905)
• Paolo Odescalchi † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1568 to 1572)
• Carlo Pensa, O.Ss.C.A. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1912 to 16 Dec 1948)
• Gennaro Perrelli † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 27 May 1761)
• Antonio Petrucci † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1393 to 1411)
• Niccolò Piccolomini † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1502 to 1503)
• Raffaele Piras † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 23 Aug 1911)
• Antonio Probi † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1463 to 1482)
• Esuperanzio Raffaelli † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1661 to 24 Mar 1668)
• Domenico Ricciardone † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 24 Jul 1845)
• Vincenzo Maria de Rossi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1696 to 10 Jun 1698)
• St. Roberto di Salle, O.Cœl. †
• Felino Sandei † (Bishop: 4 May 1495 to 1502)
• Guglielmo di San Vittore † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1324 to 1326)
• Pietro Scaglia, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1391 to 1393)
• Giuseppe Spinucci † (Bishop: 14 May 1668 to 7 Dec 1695)
• Gautier , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1216 - )
• Gualtiero † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1264)
• Niccolò , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1326 to 1352)
• Raimondo , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1321 to 1324)

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