Roman Catholic Diocese of Sessa Aurunca

The diocese of Sessa Aurunca is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.^[1]

History

The inhabitants of Sessa Aurunca venerate as patron saint their Bishop, St. Castus, a martyr at the end of the third century. There still remain ruins of the ancient basilica dedicated to him, with which catacombs are still connected (cf. "Nuovo Bullettino d' Archeologia Cristiana", 1897, p. 140). The first bishop of certain date was Fortunatus (499); but until the end of the tenth century the names of the bishops are unknown.

Others were:

• Erveo (1171)
• Pandulfo (1224), who donated the pulpit, adorned with mosaics, in the cathedral;
• Giovanni (1259), who embellished the cathedral;
• Angelo Geraldini (1462), a humanist;
• Galeazzo Florimonte (1552), who played an important part in the affairs of the Holy See under Pope Paul III and Pope Julius III, and published various works;
• Giovanni Placidi (1566);
• Ulisse Gherardini (1624), who restored the cathedral and the episcopal residence;
• Francesco Granata (1759), who wrote various historical works
• Pietro de Felice (1797), imprisoned by the revolutionists Biography of Pietro de Felice;
• Ferdinando Girardi (1848), exiled in 1860.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.