Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

The Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo (Latin: Dioecesis Sorana-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy.^[1][2] It is exempt to the Holy See and 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.

Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo Dioecesis Sorana-Cassinensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
Sora Cathedral
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	2,016 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 229,373 (est.) 222,794 (est.) (97.1%)
Parishes	141
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd century
Cathedral	Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Sora)
Co-cathedral	Basilica Concattedrale degli SS. Costanzo e Tommaso d’Aquino (Aquino) Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo Apostolo (Pontecorvo)
Patron saint	St. Restituta (Sora) St. Constantius and St. Thomas Aquinas (Aquino) St. John the Baptist (Pontecorvo)
Secular priests	105
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gerardo Antonazzo
Bishops emeritus	Luca Brandolini, C.M.
Website
www.diocesisora.it

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 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

1. Leone (1050–?)
2. Palombo (159-1073)
3. Giovanni Ostiense (1073-1086)
4. Roffredo (1090-?)
5. Goffredo (1110?-?)
6. Landolfo, O.S.B (1162?-?)
7. Corrado (1167?-?)
8. Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach (Apostolic Administrator 1167-1200)
9. Bernardo (1174-1186)
10. Pandulfo (1211?-?)
11. Gionata (1221?-?)
12. Guido (1238?-?)
13. Fr. Piero Geatano (1252)
14. Luca (1253-?)
15. Pietro Gerra (1267–1278), appointed Bishop of Rieti
16. Andrea Perro (1279-1286)
17. Bernardo, O.S.B. (1294-1295)
18. Nicola (?-1295)
19. Andrea Masarone (1296-1322)
20. Giacomo (1323-1355)
21. Ricasoli (1355-1357), appointed Bishop of Aversa
22. Andrea (1358-1364)
23. Martino Del Guidice (1364-1378), appointed Bishop of Tricarico
24. Piero Corsari (1378-1397)
25. Cola Francesco (1397-1399)
26. Giacomo D’Antiochia (1399-1420)
27. Giovanni Da Montenegro (1420-1432)
28. Antonio Novelli (1433-1463)
29. Angelo Lupi (1463-1471), appointed Bishop of Tivoli
30. Giacomo (1471-?)
31. Piero Lupi (1479?-1503)
32. Matteo Mancini (1503–1505)^[5]
33. Giacomo de Massimi (1505–1511), appointed Bishop of Città Ducale
34. Bernardo Ruggieri (1511–1530)^[6]
35. Adriano Mascheroni (1530–1531)^[7]
36. Bartolomeo Ferratini (1531–1534), appointed Bishop of Chiusi
37. Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III) (Apostolic Administrator 1534.01.19–1534.06.08)
38. Eliseo Teodino (1534–1561), resigned
39. Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Apostolic Administrator 1561)
40. Tommaso Gigli (1561–1576), appointed Bishop of Piacenza
41. Giovanbattista Maremonti (1577–1578)
42. Orazio Ciceroni (1578–1591), appointed Bishop of Ferentino
43. Cardinal Filippo Spinola (Apostolic Administrator 1585)
44. Marco Antonio Salomone (1591–1608), resigned^[8]
45. Giulio Calvi (1608–1608)
46. Michele Consoli, C.R. (1609–1609)
47. Girolamo Giovannelli (1609–1632)
48. Paolo Benzoni, C.R.L. (1632–1638)
49. Felice Tamburelli (1638–1656)
50. Agostino De Bellis, C.R. (1657–1659)
51. Maurizio Piccardi (1660–1675)
52. Marco Antonio Pisanelli (1675–1680)
53. Tommaso Guzoni, C.O. (1681–1702), resigned^[9]
54. Matteo Gagliani (1703–?)
55. Gabriele de Marchis (1718-1734)
56. Scipione Sersale (1735–1744), appointed Bishop of Lecce
57. Nicola Cioffi (1744–1748), appointed Archbishop of Amalfi
58. Antonio Correale (1748–1764)
59. Tommaso Taglialatela (1765–1768)
60. Giuseppe Maria Sisto y Britto, C.R. (1768–1795)
61. 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

1. Andrea Lucibello (1819-1836)
2. Giuseppe Mazzetti, O. Carm. (1836-1838), appointed Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
3. Giuseppe Montieri (1838-1862)
4. Paolo do Niquesa (1871-1879)
5. Ignazio Persico (德斯馬曾), O.F.M. Cap. (1879-1887), appointed Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis
6. Raffael Sirolli (1887-1899), appointed Titular Archbishop of Iconium
7. Luciano Bucci, O.F.M. (1889-1900)
8. Antonio Maria Jannotta (1900-1933)
9. Agostino Mancinelli (1933–1936), appointed Archbishop of Benevento
10. Michele Fontevecchia (1936–1952), resigned
11. Biagio Musto (1952–1971)
12. Carlo Minchiatti (1971–1982), appointed Archbishop of Benevento
13. 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

1. Lorenzo Chiarinelli (1986-1993), appointed Bishop of Aversa
2. Luca Brandolini, C.M. (1993–2009), retired
3. Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (2009–2012), appointed Vicegerent of Rome
4. 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

1. Gerardo Antonazzo (2014–present)

References

1. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016
2. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 27, 2016
3. dating from 1725; the previous diocese of Aquino had been established in the 5th century
4. "Vatican Press Release". Abbey of Montecassino. October 23, 2014.
5. "Bishop Matteo Mancini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
6. "Bishop Bernardo Ruggieri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
7. "Bishop Adriano Mascheroni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
8. "Bishop Marco Antonio Salomone" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
9. "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

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