Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
| Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo Dioecesis Soranus-Cassinensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi | |
|---|---|
 Sora Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,426 km2 (551 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 154,855 151,932 (98.1%) |
| Parishes | 144 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic 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) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerardo Antonazzo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Luca Brandolini, C.M. |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisora.it | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo (Latin: Dioecesis Soranus-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lazio region (central Italy).[1] It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, 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.
History
The Diocese of Sora originated in the 3rd century.
On June 27, 1818, it was united with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo[2] 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.[3]
Cathedrals
The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Italian: Santa Maria Assunta) in Sora.
Both former cathedrals, S. Bartolomeo Apostolo in Pontecorvo and Aquino's Santi Costanzo e Tommaso d’Aquino Cathedral, are now ranked as co-cathedrals and were granted the status of minor basilica.
Lists of episcopal incumbents
(bios to complete - more on GigaCatholic, TWO pages)
Bishops of Sora
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- Leone, 1050 - ?
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- Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach, Apostolic Administrator 1167 – 1200.10.25
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- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III), Apostolic Administrator 1534.01.19 – 1534.06.08
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- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, Apostolic Administrator 1561 – 1561
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- Cardinal Filippo Spinola, Apostolic Administrator 1585 – 1585
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- Nicola Cioffi, 1744.04.13 – 1748.02.19 (later Metropolitan Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy till 1748.02.19 – 1758)
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- Agostino Colaianni, 1797.12.18 – 1814
Bishops of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo
- Paolo di Niquesa, (1871 - 1879)
- Ignatius Persico, OFM Cap, (1879 - 1887)
- Raffaele Sirolli, (1887 - 1899)
- Luciano Bucci, (1899 - 1900)
- Antonio Jannotta, (1900 - 1933)
- Agostino Mancinelli, (1933 - 1936)
- Michele Fontevecchia, (1936 - 1952)
- Biagio Musto, (1952 - 1971)
- Carlo Minchiatti, (1971 - 1982)
- Lorenzo Chiarinelli, (1983 - 1993)
- Luca Brandolini, C.M., (1993 - 2009)
- Filippo Iannone, O.Carm., (2009 - 2012)
Bishops of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo
- Gerardo Antonazzo (2013 -) (to 2014 last bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo)
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ dating from 1725; the previous diocese of Aquino had been established in the 5th century
- ↑ "Vatican Press Release". Abbey of Montecassino. October 23, 2014.
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Coordinates: 41°43′00″N 13°37′00″E / 41.7167°N 13.6167°E