Roman Catholic Diocese of Venafro

The Diocese of Venafro was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Venafro, province of Isernia, region of Molise in the ecclesiastical province of Capua. On 1852 June 19, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro).^[1][2]

History

• 1100: Established as Diocese of Venafro (Dioecesis Venafrensis)^[1]
• 1852 June 19: Suppressed (to the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro)^[2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Venafro

Erected: 1024

• Carlo Archamono (8 Jul 1388 - 23 Mar 1422 Appointed, Bishop of Bitetto)

...

• Angelo Alberto (17 Aug 1472 - 1504 Died)
• Ricomanni Buffalini (2 Oct 1504 - 1528 Died)
• Girolamo Grimaldi (9 Oct 1528 - 2 Jun 1536 Resigned)
• Bernardino (Jean) de Soria, O.F.M. (2 Jun 1536 - 1548 Died)
• Giambattista Caracciolo Pisquizi (22 Mar 1548 - 1557 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Carafa (5 Apr 1557 - 1558 Died)
• Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d’Aragona (20 Jul 1558 - 16 Sep 1573 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Orazio Caracciolo (16 Sep 1573 - 1581 Died)
• Ladislao d’Aquino (20 Oct 1581 - 12 Feb 1621 Died)
• Ottavio Orsini (13 Sep 1621 - 20 Sep 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Segni)
• Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. (20 Sep 1632 - 10 Sep 1635 Died)
• Giacinto Cordella (1 Oct 1635 - 15 Dec 1666 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati and Loreto)
• Sebastiano Leopardi (16 Mar 1667 - 2 Jul 1669 Died)
• Ludovico Ciogni (1 Sep 1669 - 6 Aug 1690 Died)
• Carlo Nicola de Massa (11 Dec 1690 - 23 Mar 1710 Died)
• Mattia Joccia (11 May 1718 - 19 Jan 1733 Died)
• Francesco Agnello Fragianni (11 May 1733 - 28 Feb 1742 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
• Giuseppe Francesco Rossi (24 Sep 1742 - 27 Jan 1754 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Stabile (20 May 1754 - 1 Dec 1788 Died)
• Donato de’ Liguori (26 Mar 1792 - 27 Jan 1811 Died)

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