The Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo (Latin: ''Dioecesis Aquinatensis et Pontiscurvi'') was a
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of
Aquino in the province of
Frosinone
Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...
, in the
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
region. In 1818, it was suppressed to the
Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo.
[ (for Chronology of Bishops) ][ (for Chronology of Bishops) ]
History
*450: Established as Diocese of Aquino
*1725 June 23: Name changed to Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo (''Aquinatensis et Pontiscurvi'')
*27 June 1818: United with Diocese of Sora to form
Diocese of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo
Ordinaries
Diocese of Aquino
''Latin Name: Aquinatensis''
''Erected: 5th Century''
Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo
''Name Changed: 23 June 1725''
*Francesco Antonio Spadea (22 Jan 1742 – 14 Apr 1751 Resigned)
*Giacinto Sardi (5 Jul 1751 – 25 Sep 1786 Died)
*Antonio Siciliani,
C.R.L. (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed – 16 Feb 1795 Died)
*Giuseppe Maria de Mellis (29 Jan 1798 Confirmed – 1814 Died)
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
The Italian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Italy, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion, communion with the Pope in Rome, under the Conference of Italian Bishops. The pope serves also as Primate of Italy and Bishop ...
References
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy