San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia explained

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia
Other Name:San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia
S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia
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Coordinates:41.9487°N 12.352°W
Location:Largo Cesidio da Fossa 18, Acilia, Rome
Country:Italy
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Cardinal Protector:Wilfrid Fox Napier
Dedication:Francis of Assisi
Status:Titular church
Architect:Vincenzo Passarelli
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1953
Completed Date:1954
Website:Official website

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia, Latin: S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Acilia, a northwestern suburb of Rome, built as a parish church in the 1950s. On 21 February 2001 Pope John Paul II made it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.[1]

The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia is Wilfrid Fox Napier.

List of Cardinal Priests

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/cardinal/152.htm Cardinal Title S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia