Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sora
  • Latin Name: Sorana
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: (unknown)
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo
  • Latin Name: Aquinatensis, Sorana et Pontiscurvi
  • United: 27 June 1818
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
  • Latin Name: Sorana-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
  • Name Changed: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 1,426 (550 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Lazio

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro Viatico Caetani † ( 1252 Appointed - 28 May 1252 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
• Luca † (20 Dec 1253 Appointed - )
• Pietro Guerra † (20 Apr 1267 Appointed - 2 Aug 1278 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Andrea Perro † ( 1279 Appointed - 27 Jul 1286 Appointed, Bishop of Rieti)
• Pietro Guerra † ( 1286 Appointed - 1295 Resigned)
• Nicola † ( 1295 Appointed - 9 Aug 1296 Appointed, Bishop of Teano)
• Andrea Masarone † (9 Aug 1296 Appointed - 1321 Died)
• Giacomo † (24 Nov 1323 Appointed - 1355 Died)
• Angelo Ricasoli † (4 Sep 1355 Appointed - 6 Mar 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Andrea † (19 Mar 1358 Appointed - 1364 Died)
• Martino † (23 Dec 1364 Appointed - 29 Jan 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico)
• Pietro Corsario † (29 Jan 1378 Appointed - )
• Raimondo Venato † (15 Jan 1379 Appointed - )
• Cola (Nicolaus) Francesco † (11 Apr 1397 Appointed - 1399 Died)
• Giacomo d’Antiochia, O.F.M. † (1 Oct 1399 Appointed - 27 Feb 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Assisi)
• Antonio da Porciano † (27 Feb 1404 Appointed - )
• Giacomo d’Antiochia, O.F.M. † (29 Oct 1406 Appointed - 1420 Died)
• Giovanni da Montenegro † (30 Oct 1420 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Antonio Novelli † (5 Oct 1433 Appointed - )
• Angelo Mancini de Cacci † (10 Oct 1463 Appointed - 4 Sep 1471 Appointed, Bishop of Tivoli)
• Giacomo † (4 Sep 1471 Appointed - )
• Pietro Lupus † (16 Sep 1479 Appointed - 1503 Resigned)
• Matteo Mancini † (7 Jun 1503 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• Giacomo de Massimi † (8 Aug 1505 Appointed - 12 Dec 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Città Ducale)
• Bernardo Ruggieri † (12 Dec 1511 Appointed - 1530 Resigned)
• Adriano Mascheroni † (21 Oct 1530 Appointed - 1531 Died)
• Bartolomeo Ferratini † (8 Nov 1531 Appointed - 14 Jan 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Chiusi)
• Eliseo Teodino † (8 Jun 1534 Appointed - 1561 Resigned)
• Tommaso Gigli † (24 Oct 1561 Appointed - 12 Nov 1576 Appointed, Bishop of Piacenza)
• Giovanni Battista Maremonti † (14 Aug 1577 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Orazio Ciceroni † (17 Mar 1578 Appointed - 31 Jul 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
• Filippo Spinola † ( 1585 Appointed - 1 Jul 1585 Resigned)
• Marco Antonio Salomone † (31 Jul 1591 Appointed - 1608 Resigned)
• Giulio Calvo d’Albeto † (11 Feb 1608 Appointed - Sep 1608 Died)
• Michael Consoli, C.R. † (12 Jan 1609 Appointed - 31 Aug 1609 Died)
• Girolamo Giovannelli † (31 Aug 1609 Appointed - Jul 1632 Died)
• Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. † (20 Sep 1632 Appointed - 1637 Died)
• Felice Tamburelli † (1 Mar 1638 Appointed - 1656 Died)
• Agostino de’ Belli (Bellis), C.R. † (15 Jan 1657 Appointed - Oct 1659 Died)
• Maurizio Piccardi † (12 Jan 1660 Appointed - 10 Mar 1675 Died)
• Marco Antonio Pisanelli † (30 Sep 1675 Appointed - 13 Jul 1680 Died)
• Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. † (13 Jan 1681 Appointed - 5 Dec 1702 Resigned)
• Matteo Gagliani † (15 Jan 1703 Appointed - Sep 1717 Died)
• Gabriele de Marchis (Marchi) † (10 Jan 1718 Appointed - Oct 1734 Died)
• Scipione Sersale † (27 Jun 1735 Appointed - 3 Feb 1744 Appointed, Bishop of Lecce)
• Nicola Cioffi † (13 Apr 1744 Appointed - 19 Feb 1748 Appointed, Archbishop of Amalfi)
• Antonio Correale † (15 Jul 1748 Appointed - Aug 1764 Died)
• Tommaso Taglialatela † (4 Feb 1765 Appointed - 29 Dec 1767 Died)
• José Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. † (14 Mar 1768 Appointed - 1795 Died)
• Agostino Colaianni † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 1814 Died)
• Andrea Lucibello † (29 Mar 1819 Confirmed - 9 Mar 1836 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 5 Feb 1838 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Montieri † (13 Sep 1838 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1862 Died)
• Paolo di Niquesa † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 26 Mar 1879 Died)
• Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (26 Mar 1879 Succeeded - 5 Mar 1887 Resigned)
• Raffaele Sirolli † (14 Mar 1887 Appointed - 14 Dec 1899 Resigned)
• Luciano Bucci, O.F.M. † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 14 Oct 1900 Died)
• Antonio Maria Jannotta † (17 Dec 1900 Appointed - 5 Dec 1933 Died)
• Agostino Mancinelli † (5 Dec 1933 Succeeded - 15 Apr 1936 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Michele Fontevecchia † (15 Jun 1936 Appointed - 19 Apr 1952 Resigned)
• Biagio Musto † (19 Apr 1952 Succeeded - 9 Apr 1971 Died)
• Carlo Minchiatti † (29 May 1971 Appointed - 6 Aug 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of Benevento)
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli † (21 Jan 1983 Appointed - 27 Mar 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
• Luca Brandolini, C.M. (2 Sep 1993 Appointed - 19 Jun 2009 Retired)
• Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (19 Jun 2009 Appointed - 31 Jan 2012 Appointed, Vicegerent of Roma {Rome})
• Gerardo Antonazzo (22 Jan 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo
1886		126,816	.0%			386	0				69	OTC
1950		191,000	.0%	159		159	0		51	239	88	ap1951
1959	167,686	167,721	100.0%	130	44	174	963		53	280	98	ap1960
1970	150,184	150,520	99.8%	121	48	169	888		65	268	103	ap1971
1980	155,900	157,150	99.2%	119	40	159	980		57	248	106	ap1981
Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
1990	156,547	156,717	99.9%	102	43	145	1,079		48	232	91	ap1991
1999	151,996	153,550	99.0%	91	33	124	1,225	6	36	199	91	ap2000
2000	152,351	153,772	99.1%	91	33	124	1,228	6	36	192	91	ap2001
2001	151,636	153,019	99.1%	92	30	122	1,242	9	34	195	91	ap2002
2002	152,146	153,520	99.1%	88	29	117	1,300	9	31	181	91	ap2003
2003	151,779	153,379	99.0%	85	27	112	1,355	9	29	175	91	ap2004
2004	151,100	152,893	98.8%	77	30	107	1,412	17	34	155	91	ap2005
2010	151,932	154,855	98.1%	91	18	109	1,393	17	19	175	91	ap2011
2013	154,200	157,100	98.2%	76	18	94	1,640	16	19	159	91	ap2014
Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
2014	232,900	235,750	98.8%	116	26	142	1,640	19	26	181	144	ap2015
2017	230,750	234,135	98.6%	109	29	138	1,672	17	29	170	145	ap2018
2020	223,302	229,738	97.2%	112	24	136	1,641	19	24	169	140	ap2021
2022	221,572	229,151	96.7%	99	18	117	1,893	19	42	140	142	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gerardo Antonazzo (Bishop: 22 Jan 2013 - )
• Luca Brandolini, C.M. (Bishop: 2 Sep 1993 to 19 Jun 2009)
• Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (Bishop: 19 Jun 2009 to 31 Jan 2012)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedetto Aloisi Masella † (Priest: 1 Jun 1902 to 15 Dec 1919)
• Gaetano Aloisi Masella †
• Giacomo d’Antiochia, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1399 to 27 Feb 1404)
• Agostino de’ Belli (Bellis), C.R. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1657 to Oct 1659)
• Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1632 to 1637)
• Paolo Emilio Bergamaschi †
• Luciano Bucci, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 14 Oct 1900)
• Pietro Viatico Caetani † (Bishop: 1252 to 28 May 1252)
• Giulio Calvo d’Albeto † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1608 to Sep 1608)
• Lorenzo Chiarinelli † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1983 to 27 Mar 1993)
• Orazio Ciceroni † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1578 to 31 Jul 1591)
• Nicola Cioffi † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1744 to 19 Feb 1748)
• Agostino Colaianni † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 1814)
• Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †
• Michael Consoli, C.R. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1609 to 31 Aug 1609)
• Antonio Correale † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1748 to Aug 1764)
• Pietro Corsario † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1378)
• Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. †
• Paolo di Niquesa † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 26 Mar 1879)
• Edoardo Facchini † (Priest: 16 Jul 1911 to 5 May 1935)
• Bartolomeo Ferratini † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1531 to 14 Jan 1534)
• Michele Fontevecchia † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1936 to 19 Apr 1952)
• Cola (Nicolaus) Francesco † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1397 to 1399)
• Matteo Gagliani † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1703 to Sep 1717)
• Tommaso Gigli † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1561 to 12 Nov 1576)
• Girolamo Giovannelli † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1609 to Jul 1632)
• Pietro Guerra † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1267 to 2 Aug 1278; Administrator: 1286 to 1295)
• Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1681 to 5 Dec 1702)
• Antonio Maria Jannotta † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 5 Dec 1933)
• Andrea Lucibello † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 9 Mar 1836)
• Pietro Lupus † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1479 to 1503)
• Agostino Mancinelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Jun 1931; Bishop: 5 Dec 1933 to 15 Apr 1936)
• Matteo Mancini † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1503 to 1505)
• Angelo Mancini de Cacci † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1463 to 4 Sep 1471)
• Gabriele de Marchis (Marchi) † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1718 to Oct 1734)
• Giovanni Battista Maremonti † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1577 to 1578)
• Andrea Masarone † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1296 to 1321)
• Adriano Mascheroni † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1530 to 1531)
• Giacomo de Massimi † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1505 to 12 Dec 1511)
• Giuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 5 Feb 1838)
• Carlo Minchiatti † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1969; Bishop: 29 May 1971 to 6 Aug 1982)
• Giovanni da Montenegro † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1420 to 1432)
• Giuseppe Montieri † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1838 to 12 Nov 1862)
• Biagio Musto † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Feb 1951; Bishop: 19 Apr 1952 to 9 Apr 1971)
• Antonio Novelli † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1433)
• Andrea Perro † (Bishop: 1279 to 27 Jul 1286)
• Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jul 1878; Bishop: 26 Mar 1879 to 5 Mar 1887)
• Maurizio Piccardi † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1660 to 10 Mar 1675)
• Marco Antonio Pisanelli † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1675 to 13 Jul 1680)
• Antonio da Porciano † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1404)
• Ildefonso (Matteo Renato) Rea, O.S.B. †
• Angelo Ricasoli † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1355 to 6 Mar 1357)
• Bernardo Ruggieri † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1511 to 1530)
• Marco Antonio Salomone † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1591 to 1608)
• Scipione Sersale † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1735 to 3 Feb 1744)
• Raffaele Sirolli † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1887 to 14 Dec 1899)
• José Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1768 to 1795)
• Filippo Spinola † (Administrator: 1585 to 1 Jul 1585)
• Tommaso Taglialatela † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1765 to 29 Dec 1767)
• Felice Tamburelli † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1638 to 1656)
• Daniele Tempesta, O.F.M. Ref. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1882 to 14 Mar 1887)
• Eliseo Teodino † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1534 to 1561)
• Raimondo Venato † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1379)
• Andrea † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1358 to 1364)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1471)
• Giacomo † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1323 to 1355)
• Luca † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1253)
• Martino † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1364 to 29 Jan 1378)
• Nicola † (Bishop: 1295 to 9 Aug 1296)

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