Roman Catholic Diocese of Anagni-Alatri

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Anagni-Alatri (Latin: Dioecesis Anagnina-Alatrina), in Lazio, has existed since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Alatri was united to the historical Diocese of Anagni. The diocese is a suffragan of the Diocese of Rome.^[1][2]

History

Anagni as a bishopric appears in history in the fifth century. Felix, its bishop, was present at the Lateran Synod held in 487,^[3] and Fortunatus was amongst those who signed the Acts of the Synod of 499.^[4] in later centuries the Bishopric of Anagni attained great importance because its occupants received special consideration from the popes. Zachary of Anagni was the legate of Pope Nicholas I at the Synod held in Constantinople in 851, to decide as to the validity of the election of Photius to the patriarchate. In 896 Stephen of Anagni became Pope. Anagni gave four popes to the Church, all related to one another: Pope Innocent III (1198-1216); Pope Gregory IX (1227–41); Pope Alexander IV (1254–61); Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303).

Thomas Becket in his flight was received at Anagni by the canons, and a chapel was erected to him in the basement of the cathedral at the request of Henry II of England. Boniface VIII was violently attacked at Anagni by Guillaume Nogaret and Sciarra Colonna, emissaries of Philippe le Bel.^[5]

Bishops

Diocese of Anagni

Erected: 5th Century
Latin Name: Anagninus
Metropolitan: Diocese of Rome

• Pierre Ferri (bishop) (7 Apr 1320 - 20 Mar 1327 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
• Giovanni Pagnotta, O.S.A. (5 Nov 1330 - Mar 1341 Died)

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• Angelotus Foschi (4 Feb 1418 - )

...

• Giacomo Bongalli (16 Dec 1515 - 5 Nov 1516 Appointed, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri)
• Francesco Soderini (1517 - 5 Mar 1523 Resigned)
• Corrado Cerbaria (7 Jun 1525 - 1534 Died)
• Gianvincenzo Carafa (16 Dec 1534 - 26 Jan 1541 Resigned)
• Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando (28 Jan 1541 - 6 Apr 1541 Resigned)
• Miguel Torcella (6 Apr 1541 - 1572 Died)
• Benedetto Lomellini (17 Mar 1572 - 24 Jul 1579 Died)
• Gaspare Viviani (3 Aug 1579 - 25 Jan 1605 Died)^[6]
• Vittorio Guarini (4 Jul 1605 - 1607 Died)
• Antonio Seneca (25 Jun 1607 - 11 Aug 1626 Died)
• Gian Gaspare Melis (16 Sep 1626 - Jan 1642 Died)
• Sebastiano Gentili (24 Mar 1642 - 3 Dec 1646 Resigned)
• Pier Francesco Filonardi (3 Dec 1646 - 1662 Died)
• Gian Lorenzo Castiglioni (13 Mar 1662 - 9 Dec 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Acquapendente)
• Bernardino Masseri (23 Jun 1681 - Aug 1695 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Gerardi (21 May 1696 - 31 May 1708 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bassi (3 Oct 1708 - 19 Dec 1736 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Bacchetoni (11 Feb 1737 - 1 Dec 1749 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
• Domenico Monti (19 Jan 1750 - 14 Apr 1766 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
• Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini (14 Apr 1766 - 11 Sep 1778 Resigned)
• Cirillo Antonini (28 Sep 1778 - 20 Jan 1789 Died)
• Giovanni Devoti (30 Mar 1789 - 26 Mar 1804 Resigned)
• Gioacchino Tosi (26 Mar 1804 - 21 Mar 1815 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Annovazzi (15 Feb 1838 - 12 Sep 1846 Resigned)
• Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. (21 Sep 1846 - 21 Dec 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
• Clemente Pagliaro (21 Dec 1857 - 9 Mar 1875 Died)
• Domenico Pietromarchi (31 Mar 1875 - 7 Feb 1894 Died)
• Antonino Sardi (18 May 1894 - 8 Jul 1912 Resigned)
• Silvio Gasperini (2 Dec 1912 - 24 Oct 1923 Died)
• Luigi Mazzini (9 Nov 1923 - 24 Jun 1926 Resigned)
• Gaudenzio Manuelli (8 Jul 1927 - 18 Feb 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of L'Aquila)
• Attilio Adinolfi (5 May 1931 - 1 Sep 1945 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. (18 Feb 1946 - 31 Jan 1952 Appointed, Bishop of Chioggia)
• Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. (10 Mar 1953 - 9 Mar 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze)
• Vittorio Ottaviani (30 Nov 1972 - 10 Nov 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
• Umberto Florenzani (21 Dec 1973 - 23 Feb 1987 Died)

Diocese of Anagni-Alatri

Co-cathedral in Alatri

30 September 1986 United with the Diocese of Alatri

• Luigi Belloli (7 Dec 1987 - 6 Mar 1999 Retired)
• Francesco Lambiasi (6 Mar 1999 - 28 Jun 2002 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Loppa (28 Jun 2002 - )

References

Books

• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.  (in Latin)
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1914). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. 
• Eubel, Conradus (ed.); Gulik, Guilelmus (1923). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 3 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. 
• Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo (in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz. 
• Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica IV (1592-1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. Retrieved 2016-07-06. 
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06. 
• Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi VI (1730-1799). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06. 

Acknowledgment

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