Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo (Latin: Dioecesis Soranus-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lazio region (central Italy).^[1][2] It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. The current Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo is Gerardo Antonazzo, who was ordained a bishop on April 8, 2013 by Pope Francis.

History

The Diocese of Sora originated in the 3rd century.

On June 27, 1818, it was united with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo^[3] 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.^[4] In 2014 there was one priest for every 1,640 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, S. Bartolomeo Apostolo in Pontecorvo and Aquino's Santi Costanzo e Tommaso d’Aquino Cathedral, are now ranked as co-cathedrals and were granted the status of minor basilica.

Bishops

Diocese of Sora

Latin Name: Soranus
Erected: 3rd Century

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• Leone, 1050 - ?

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• Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach, Apostolic Administrator 1167 – 1200.10.25

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• Pietro Guerra (20 Apr 1267 - 2 Aug 1278 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)

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• Matteo Mancini (7 Jun 1503 - 1505 Died)^[5]
• Giacomo de Massimi (8 Aug 1505 - 12 Dec 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Città Ducale)
• Bernardo Ruggieri (12 Dec 1511 - 1530 Resigned)^[6]
• Adriano Mascheroni (21 Oct 1530 - 1531 Died)^[7]
• Bartolomeo Ferratini (8 Nov 1531 - 14 Jan 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Chiusi)
• Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III), Apostolic Administrator 1534.01.19 – 1534.06.08
• Eliseo Teodino (8 Jun 1534 - 1561 Resigned)
• Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, Apostolic Administrator 1561 – 1561
• Tommaso Gigli (24 Oct 1561 - 12 Nov 1576 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• Giovanni Battista Maremonte (14 Aug 1577 - 1578 Died)
• Orazio Ciceroni (17 Mar 1578 - 31 Jul 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
• Marco Antonio Salomone (31 Jul 1591 - 1608 Resigned)^[8]
• Giulio Calvo d'Albeto (11 Feb 1608 - Sep 1608 Died)
• Michael Consoli, C.R. (12 Jan 1609 - 31 Aug 1609 Died)
• Girolamo Giovannelli (31 Aug 1609 - Jul 1632 Died)
• Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. (20 Sep 1632 - 1638 Died)
• Felice Tamburelli (1 Mar 1638 - 1656 Died)
• Agostino de' Belli (Bellis), C.R. (15 Jan 1657 - Oct 1659 Died)
• Maurizio Piccardi (12 Jan 1660 - 10 Mar 1675 Died)
• Marco Antonio Pisanelli (30 Sep 1675 - 13 Jul 1680 Died)
• Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. (13 Jan 1681 - 5 Dec 1702 Resigned)^[9]
• Matteo Gagliani (15 Jan 1703 - Sep 1717 Died)
• Gabriele de Marchis (Marchi) (10 Jan 1718 - Oct 1734 Died)
• Scipione Sersale (27 Jun 1735 - 3 Feb 1744 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Nicola Cioffi (13 Apr 1744 - 19 Feb 1748 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Antonio Correale (15 Jul 1748 - Aug 1764 Died)
• Tommaso Taglialatela (4 Feb 1765 - 29 Dec 1767 Died)
• José Maria Sisto y Brito, C.R. (14 Mar 1768 - 1795 Died)
• Agostino Colaianni (18 Dec 1797 - 1814 Died)

Diocese of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo

Latin Name: Aquinatensis, Soranus et Pontiscurvi
United: 27 June 1818 with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo

• Andrea Lucibello (29 Mar 1819 - 9 Mar 1836 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. (11 Jul 1836 - 5 Feb 1838 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Montieri (13 Sep 1838 - 12 Nov 1862 Died)
• Paolo di Niquesa (27 Oct 1871 - 26 Mar 1879 Died)
• Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. (26 Mar 1879 - 5 Mar 1887 Resigned)
• Raffaele Sirolli (14 Mar 1887 - 14 Dec 1899 Resigned)
• Luciano Bucci, O.F.M. (14 Dec 1899 - 14 Oct 1900 Died)
• Antonio Maria Jannotta (17 Dec 1900 - 5 Dec 1933 Died)
• Agostino Mancinelli (5 Dec 1933 - 15 Apr 1936 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Michele Fontevecchia (15 Jun 1936 - 19 Apr 1952 Resigned)
• Biagio Musto (19 Apr 1952 - 9 Apr 1971 Died)
• Carlo Minchiatti (29 May 1971 - 6 Aug 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli (21 Jan 1983 - 27 Mar 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)

Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Latin Name: Soranus-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
Name Changed: 30 September 1986

• Luca Brandolini, C.M. (2 Sep 1993 - 19 Jun 2009 Retired)
• Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (19 Jun 2009 - 31 Jan 2012 Appointed, Vicegerent of Rome)
• Gerardo Antonazzo (22 Jan 2013- )

Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Territory added: 23 October 2014 with the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino

• Gerardo Antonazzo (22 Jan 2013- )

References

Coordinates: 41°43′00″N 13°37′00″E / 41.7167°N 13.6167°E / 41.7167; 13.6167