Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati

Suburbicarian See of Frascati
Tusculanus

Frascati Cathedral
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
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo
Secular priests 30
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tarcisio Bertone
(cardinal-bishop)
Raffaello Martinelli (diocesan bishop)
Emeritus Bishops Giuseppe Matarrese
Map
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.

Relationships during the 17th century

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:

Bishops

To 1200

1200-1400

1400-1600

1600-1800

From 1800

From 1900

Titular Cardinal-Bishops

Bishops of Frascati

References

  1. ↑ Source for the period 1044-1130: Rudolf Hüls, Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130, Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom 1977, p. 138-143
  2. ↑ Source for the period 1130-1182: Johannes M. Brixius, Die Mitglieder des Kardinalskollegiums von 1130-1181, Berlin 1912, p. 134
  3. ↑ Some sources say that Hugh de Saint-Victor was cardinal-bishop of Frascati 1139-1140/41 but Brixius, p. 91-92 indicates that he should be eliminated from that list

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