Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne

Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis
Pescara Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Pescara-Penne
Statistics
Area	1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 298,000 292,000 (98%)
Parishes	126
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5th century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Cetteo Vescovo e Martire (Pescara)
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale di S. Massimo (Penne)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Tommaso Valentinetti
Emeritus Bishops	Francesco Cuccarese
Map
Website
www.diocesipescara.it

The Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne (Latin: Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis) was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. It was created in 1982, by a name change and elevation in rank from the Diocese of Penne e Pescara. That was in turn created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Penne-Atri was split up, with Atri going to form the Diocese of Teramo-Atri. The Diocese of Atri had been united with the Diocese of Penne in 1252.

The seat of the archbishops is in the Pescara Cathedral.

Erected: 5th Century
Latin Name: Pinnensis

United: 15 March 1252 with the Diocese of Atri
Latin Name: Pinnensis et Hatriensis seu Atriensis

United 1 July 1949 with the Diocese of Teramo to form the Diocese of Teramo e Atri and then separated from the new entity to form the Diocese of Penne e Pescara
Latin Name: Pinnensis et Piscariensis
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Name Changed: 2 March 1982
Latin Name: Piscariensis-Pinnensis
Metropolitan See

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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