Diocese Of Aquino
History
The Diocese of Sora originated in the 3rd century.
On June 27, 1818, it was united with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo, as the Diocese of Aquino, Sora and Pontecorvo, from September 30, 1986 known as the Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo.
On October 23, 2014, the lands of the Benedictine territorial Abbey of Montecassino which were not part of the abbey proper were transferred by Pope Francis to this diocese. It was then renamed to its current title. The various religious institutions involved in this transfer included 53 parishes. In 2020 there was one priest for every 2,122 Catholics in the diocese.
Cathedrals
The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Italian: Santa Maria Assunta) in Sora.
Both former cathedrals, St. Bartholomew the Apostle (Italian: S. Bartolomeo Apostolo) in Pontecorvo and Aquino’s Sts. Constantius and Thomas Aquinas (Italian: Santi Costanzo e Tommaso d’Aquino) Cathedral, are now ranked as co-cathedrals and were granted the status of minor basilica.
Bishops
Bishops of Sora
Latin Name: Sorana
Erected: 3rd Century
- Leone (1050–?)
- Palombo (159-1073)
- Giovanni Ostiense (1073-1086)
- Roffredo (1090-?)
- Goffredo (1110?-?)
- Landolfo, O.S.B (1162?-?)
- Corrado (1167?-?)
- Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach (Apostolic Administrator 1167-1200)
- Bernardo (1174-1186)
- Pandulfo (1211?-?)
- Gionata (1221?-?)
- Guido (1238?-?)
- Fr. Piero Geatano (1252)
- Luca (1253-?)
- Pietro Gerra (1267–1278), appointed Bishop of Rieti
- Andrea Perro (1279-1286)
- Bernardo, O.S.B. (1294-1295)
- Nicola (?-1295)
- Andrea Masarone (1296-1322)
- Giacomo (1323-1355)
- Ricasoli (1355-1357), appointed Bishop of Aversa
- Andrea (1358-1364)
- Martino Del Guidice (1364-1378), appointed Bishop of Tricarico
- Piero Corsari (1378-1397)
- Cola Francesco (1397-1399)
- Giacomo D’Antiochia (1399-1420)
- Giovanni Da Montenegro (1420-1432)
- Antonio Novelli (1433-1463)
- Angelo Lupi (1463-1471), appointed Bishop of Tivoli
- Giacomo (1471-?)
- Piero Lupi (1479?-1503)
- Matteo Mancini (1503–1505)
- Giacomo de Massimi (1505–1511), appointed Bishop of Città Ducale
- Bernardo Ruggieri (1511–1530)
- Adriano Mascheroni (1530–1531)
- Bartolomeo Ferratini (1531–1534), appointed Bishop of Chiusi
- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III) (Apostolic Administrator 1534.01.19–1534.06.08)
- Eliseo Teodino (1534–1561), resigned
- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Apostolic Administrator 1561)
- Tommaso Gigli (1561–1576), appointed Bishop of Piacenza
- Giovanbattista Maremonti (1577–1578)
- Orazio Ciceroni (1578–1591), appointed Bishop of Ferentino
- Cardinal Filippo Spinola (Apostolic Administrator 1585)
- Marco Antonio Salomone (1591–1608), resigned
- Giulio Calvi (1608–1608)
- Michele Consoli, C.R. (1609–1609)
- Girolamo Giovannelli (1609–1632)
- Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. (1632–1638)
- Felice Tamburelli (1638–1656)
- Agostino De Bellis, C.R. (1657–1659)
- Maurizio Piccardi (1660–1675)
- Marco Antonio Pisanelli (1675–1680)
- Tommaso Guzoni, C.O. (1681–1702), resigned
- Matteo Gagliani (1703–?)
- Gabriele de Marchis (1718-1734)
- Scipione Sersale (1735–1744), appointed Bishop of Lecce
- Nicola Cioffi (1744–1748), appointed Archbishop of Amalfi
- Antonio Correale (1748–1764)
- Tommaso Taglialatela (1765–1768)
- Giuseppe Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. (1768–1795)
- Agostino Colaianni (1797–1814)
Bishops of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo
Latin Name: Aquinatensis, Sorana et Pontiscurvi
United: 27 June 1818 with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo
- Andrea Lucibello (1819-1836)
- Giuseppe Mazzetti, O. Carm. (1836-1838), appointed Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
- Giuseppe Montieri (1838-1862)
- Paolo do Niquesa (1871-1879)
- Ignazio Persico (德斯馬曾), O.F.M. Cap. (1879-1887), appointed Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis
- Raffael Sirolli (1887-1899), appointed Titular Archbishop of Iconium
- Luciano Bucci, O.F.M. (1889-1900)
- Antonio Maria Jannotta (1900-1933)
- Agostino Mancinelli (1933–1936), appointed Archbishop of Benevento
- Michele Fontevecchia (1936–1952), resigned
- Biagio Musto (1952–1971)
- Carlo Minchiatti (1971–1982), appointed Archbishop of Benevento
- Lorenzo Chiarinelli (1983–1986), title changed to Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
Bishops of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
Latin Name: Sorana-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
Name Changed: 30 September 1986
- Lorenzo Chiarinelli (1986-1993), appointed Bishop of Aversa
- Luca Brandolini, C.M. (1993–2009), retired
- Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (2009–2012), appointed Vicegerent of Rome
- Gerardo Antonazzo (2013–2014), title changed to Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
Bishops of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
Territory added: 23 October 2014 with the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino
- Gerardo Antonazzo (2014–present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 27, 2016
- ^ dating from 1725; the previous diocese of Aquino had been established in the 5th century
- ^ "Vatican Press Release". Abbey of Montecassino. October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Bishop Matteo Mancini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Bernardo Ruggieri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Adriano Mascheroni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Marco Antonio Salomone" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 19, 2016
External links
- Contemplationi faventes, original text of the 2014 apostolic constitution redefining territorial jurisdiction of Montecassino