Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy
Founded on 20 February 1257 by Pope Alexander IV as a diocese. Elevated to an archdiocese on 19 January 1876 by Pope Blessed Pius IX. Elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 15 August 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Suffragan dioceses include
Notable bishops include
- Archbishop Adolfo Turchi
- Archbishop Augusto Antonio Vicentini
- Archbishop Carlo Confalonieri
- Archbishop Carlo Martini
- Archbishop Costantino Stella
- Archbishop Francesco Paolo Carrano
- Archbishop Gaudenzio Manuelli
- Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari
- Archbishop Luigi Filippi
- Archbishop Mario Peressin
- Archbishop Peregrin-François Stagni
- Bishop Alvaro Mendoza
- Bishop Amerigo Cialente
- Bishop Benedetto Cervone
- Bishop Corrado Bafile
- Bishop Domenico Taglialatela
- Bishop Francesco Saverio Gualtieri
- Bishop Gaspar Gajosa
- Bishop Girolano Manieri
- Bishop Giuseppe Coppola
- Bishop Gonzalo de Rueda
- Bishop Ignazio Della Zerda
- Bishop Juan Acuña
- Bishop Ludovico Sabatini
- Bishop Michele Navazio
- Bishop Orlando Antonini
- Bishop Vittorio Ottaviani
See also