Penne Cathedral

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Penne Cathedral

Penne Cathedral (Italian : Duomo di Penne; Concattedrale di San Massimo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Maximus in Penne, Abruzzo, Italy.

Formerly the seat of the Bishops of Penne, it became in 1949 a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Penne-Pescara, now the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne (since 1982).

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    Coordinates: 42°27′22″N13°55′37″E / 42.45622°N 13.92682°E / 42.45622; 13.92682