| Suburbicarian See of Frascati Tusculanus |
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The Church of St Peter the Apostle in Frascati |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Diocese of Rome |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 121,500 116,200 (95.6%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Secular priests | 30 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Raffaello Martinelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Benedict XVI |
| Emeritus Bishops | Giuseppe Matarrese |
| Website | |
| diocesituscolana.it | |
The Diocese of Frascati (Lat.: Tusculana) is a suburbicarian see of the Holy Roman Church and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, based at Frascati, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a Cardinal Bishop; from the Latin name of the area, the bishop has also been called Bishop of Tusculum. The bishopric in fact moved from Tusculum at the end of the twelfth century. Until 1962, the Cardinal-Bishop was concurrently the diocesan bishop of the see in addition to any curial duties he possessed.
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Like other dioceses close to Rome, Frascati became a bishopric of choice for Cardinals of powerful papal families during the 17th century; a period known for its unabashed nepotism. Frascati Bishops of that era were significantly intertwined:
Titular Cardinal-Bishops
Bishops of Frascati