The Diocese of Frascati (Lat.: ''Tusculana'') is a

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of the

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and a

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of the

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, based at

Frascati Frascati () is a city and in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, ...

, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a

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; from the Latin name of the area, the bishop has also been called Bishop of Tusculum. Tusculum was destroyed in 1191. The bishopric moved from

Tusculum Tusculum is a ruined Classical Rome, Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable dist ...

to Frascati, a nearby town which is first mentioned in the pontificate of

Pope Leo IV Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the ...

. Until 1962, the Cardinal-Bishop was concurrently the diocesan bishop of the see.

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...

removed the Cardinal Bishops from any actual responsibility in their suburbicarian dioceses and made the title purely honorific.

Relationships during the 17th century

Like other dioceses close to

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Frascati became a bishopric of choice for Cardinals of powerful papal families during the 17th century; a period known for its unabashed

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. Frascati Bishops of that era were significantly intertwined: *

Odoardo Farnese Odoardo Farnese may refer to: *Odoardo Farnese (cardinal) (1573–1626) * Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612–1646) *Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma Odoardo Farnese (12 August 1666 – 6 September 1693) was the eldest son of Duke ...

(1624–1626) – uncle of

Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma Odoardo Farnese (28 April 1612 – 11 September 1646), also known as Odoardo I Farnese to distinguish him from his grandson Odoardo II Farnese, was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1622 to 1646. Biography Odoardo was the eldest legiti ...

against whom the

Barberini The House of Barberini is a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in the 17th century Rome. Their influence peaked with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623, as Pope Urban VIII. Their urban pal ...

fought the First War of Castro. * Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini (1626–1627) - adopted ''"nephew"'' of Aldobrandini family

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

whose grand-niece

Olimpia Aldobrandini Olimpia Aldobrandini (20 April 1623 – 18 December 1681) was rich and powerfull Italian nobility, Italian noblewoman. By birth, she was member of an old and influential Aldobrandini family of Rome, and the sole heiress to the great family fort ...

married

Camillo Pamphili Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili, 1st Prince of San Martino al Cimino and Valmontone (21 February 1622 – 26 July 1666) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and nobleman of the Pamphili family. His name is often spelled with the final ''long i ...

, nephew of

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655. Born in Rome of a family fro ...

. * Marcello Lante della Rovere (1629–1639) – previous

Bishop of Palestrina The Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina () is a Latin suburbicarian diocese centered on the comune of Palestrina in Italy. The current bishop of Palestrina is Mauro Parmeggiani, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 19 February 2019. Prior to h ...

(the comune owned by the

) uncle of Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere who was a close friend and counsel to

Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

. * Giulio Cesare Sacchetti (1652–1655) – twice nominated for the papacy by Antonio Barberini. *

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(1655–1661) – nephew of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

, brother of Taddeo Barberini (''Prince of Palestrina''), exiled by

, later helped engineer the marriage of his nephew Don Maffeo Barberini to the grand-niece of Pope Innocent X. * Girolamo Colonna (1661–1666) – brother of Anna Colonna (wife of Taddeo Barberini, nephew of Pope Urban VIII), uncle of Don Maffeo Barberini and brother-in-law of Antonio Barberini. * Carlo Rossetti (1676–1680) –

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to Pope Urban VIII and Antonio Barberini, supporter of Giulio Cesare Sacchetti

Bishops

To 1200

*Sisinnius (732) *Nicetas (743–745) *Pietro (847)

Bishops of Labico

*Pietro (761) *Giorgio (826) *Pietro (853–869) *Leo (879) *Lunisso (963–968) *Benedetto (998–999) *Leo (?) (1004) *Johannes Homo (1015) *Domenico (1024–1036)

Bishops of Tusculum

* Giovanni (1044) * Pietro (before 1057 – after 1062) * Giovanni (1065–1071) * Giovanni Minuto (1073–1094) * Bovo (1099) * Giovanni 'Marsicano' * Divizo (1121–1122) * Gilles of Paris (1123–1139) *

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(or Icmar), Benedictine (1142–1161) **Teobaldo (1162), pseudocardinal * Ugo Pierleoni (1166) ** Martino (or Marino) (1167–1174/78), pseudocardinal * Odon de Soissons (1170–1171) * Pietro da Pavia (1179—1182)

1200–1400

Bishops of Frascati

* Nicola de Romanis (1204–1219) * Nicola de Chiaromonte (or Chiaramonti), Cistercian (1219–1227) *

Jacques de Vitry Jacques de Vitry (''Jacobus de Vitriaco'', 1160/70 – 1 May 1240) was a medieval France, French canon regular who was a noted theology, theologian and chronicler of his era. He was elected Latin Catholic Diocese of Acre, bishop of Acre in 1 ...

(1229–1240) * Odo of Châteauroux, Cistercian (1244–1273) * João Pedro Julião (1273–1276) * Ordonho Alvares, Ordonius (1278–1285) * Giovanni Boccamazza (1285–1309) * Bérenger Frédol (1309–1323) * Bertrand Augier de la Tour (1323–1332 or 1333) * Annibale di Ceccano (1333–1350) * Guillaume Court (1351–1361) * Nicola Capocci (1361–1368) * Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu (1368–1378) * Thomas of Frignano (1378–1381) * Guillaume de Chanac (1383), appointed by Clement VII of the obedience of Avignon * Pietro Pileo di Prata (1385–1387 and again 1391–1401) * Jean Rolland (1385–1388), appointed by Clement VII of the obedience of Avignon *

Jean de La Grange Jean de La Grange (a.k.a. Jean de Lagrange; c.1325 – April 25, 1402) was a French prelate and politician, active during the reigns of Charles V of France, Charles V and Charles VI of France, Charles VI, and an important member of the papal curia ...

(before 1394–1402), appointed by Clement VII of the obedience of Avignon

1400–1600

* Enrico Minutoli (1405–1409) * Pierre Girard (1402–1415) * Angelo Corraro (1415–1417) * Baldassare Cossa (1419) * Antonio Panciera (1431) * Hugues de Lusignan (1436–1442) * Louis II de Luxembourg (1442–1443) * Giuliano Cesarini (1444) *

Bessarion Bessarion (; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the revival of letters in the 15th century. He was educated ...

(1449–1468) *

Latino Orsini Latino Orsini (1411 – 11 August 1477) was an Italian Cardinal. Life Of the Roman branch of the Orsini family, he was the fourth child of Carlo and Paola Gironima Orsini. He entered the ranks of the Roman clergy as a youth, became subdeacon ...

(1468–1477) * Giacomo Ammannati-Piccolomini (1477–1479) * Giovanni Battista Zeno (1479–1501) * Jorge da Costa (1501–1503) * Lorenzo Cybo de Mari (1503) * Antonio Pallavicini (1503–1505) * Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio (1505–1507) * Bernardino López de Carvajal (1507–1508) * Guillaume Briçonnet (1508–1509) * Domenico Grimani (1509–1511) * Philippe de Luxembourg (1511–1519) * Alessandro Farnese (1519–1523) * François Guillaume de Castelnau-Clermont-Ludève (1523–1541) * Marino Grimani (1541–1543) * Philippe de la Chambre (1543–1550) * Gian Pietro Carafa (1550–1553) * Jean du Bellay (1553–1555) * Rodolfo Pio (1553–1555) *

Juan Álvarez de Toledo Juan Álvarez de Toledo (15 July 1488 – 15 September 1557) was a Spanish Dominican and Cardinal, from 1538. Considered ''papabile'' in the papal conclave (1549–1550), he was initially running second in votes to Reginald Pole. He was again a ...

(1555–1557) * Francesco Pisani (1557–1562) *

Federico Cesi Federico Angelo Cesi (; 26 February 1585 – 1 August 1630) was an Italian scientist, naturalist, and founder of the Accademia dei Lincei. On his father's death in 1630, he became briefly lord of Acquasparta. Biography Federico Cesi was ...

(1562 or 1562–1564) * Giovanni Girolamo Morone (1562–1565) * Alessandro Farnese the younger (1565–1578) * Giacomo Savelli (1578–1583) * Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (1583–1587) * Alfonso Gesualdo (1587–1589) *

Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona (1535/36–1600) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal, from Naples. He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos and Maria d'Aragona, from the family of the , Spanish nobility. In 1563, he constructed the ...

(1589–1591) * Tolomeo Gallio (1591–1600)

1600–1800

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(1600) *

Girolamo Simoncelli Girolamo Simoncelli (1522, Orvieto, then in the Papal States – 24 February 1605, Rome) was an Italian cardinal. Life Simoncelli was made a cardinal by his great-uncle, Pope Julius III, in the consistory of 22 December 1553. He was elected bis ...

(1600–1603) * Domenico Pinelli (1603–1605) * Antonio Maria Galli (1605–1608) * Mariano Pierbenedetti (1608–1611) * Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta (1611–1620) *

Francesco Sforza di Santa Fiora Francesco Sforza (Parma, 6 November 1562 – Rome, 5 February 1624) was an Italian cardinal and bishop. He was very influential in a number of conclaves. Biography Background and early career in the military A member of the House of Sforza, Fra ...

(1620–1624) *

(1624–1626) * Giovanni Battista Deti (1626) * Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini (1626–1627) *

Andrea Baroni Peretti Montalto Andrea Baroni Peretti (1572–1629) was a Catholic cardinal. Biography On 30 November 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Poggi, Bishop Emeritus of Ripatransone, with Lorenzo Azzolini, Bishop of Ripatransone, and Aloysius Galli, ...

(1627–1629) * Giovanni Garzia Millini (1629) * Marcello Lante della Rovere (1629–1639) *

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(1639–1644) * Giulio Roma (1644–1645) * Carlo de' Medici (1645–1652) * Giulio Cesare Sacchetti (1652–1655) *

(1655–1661) * Girolamo Colonna (1661–1666) * Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta (1666–1668) * Francesco Maria Brancaccio (1668–1671) * Ulderico Carpegna (1671–1675) *

Virginio Orsini Gentile Virginio Orsini (c. 1434 – 8 January 1497) was an Italian condottiero and vassal of the papal throne and the Kingdom of Naples, mainly remembered as the powerful head of the Orsini family during its feud with Pope Alexander VI (Rod ...

(1675–1676) * Carlo Rossetti (1676–1680) *

Alderano Cybo Alderano Cybo (sometimes Alderano Cibo or Alderano Cybo-Malaspina; 16 July 1613 – 22 July 1700) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. He served as the Secretary of State of Pope Innocent XI. Early life Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa, the fif ...

(1680–1683) * Pietro Vito Ottoboni (1683–1687) * Giacomo Franzoni (1687–1693) * Nicolò Acciaioli (1693–1701) * Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (1715–1721) * Francesco del Giudice (1721–1724) *

Francesco Pignatelli Francesco Pignatelli (6 February 1652 – 15 December 1734) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal from the House of Pignatelli. Early life Pignatelli was born on 6 February 1652 at Senise, in the Province of Potenza. He was the younges ...

(1724–1725) *

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(1725–1730) *

Pietro Ottoboni Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...

(1730–1734) * Pier Marcellino Corradini (1734–1743) * Giuseppe Accoramboni (1743–1747) * Vincenzo Bichi (1747–1750) * Giovanni Antonio Guadagni (1750–1756) * Carlo Maria Sacripante (1756–1758) * Camillo Paolucci (1758–1761) *

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(1761–1803)

From 1800

* Giuseppe Doria Pamphili (1803–1814) * Giulio Maria della Somaglia (1814–1818) *

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(1818–1821) * Francesco Saverio Castiglioni (1821–1829) * Emmanuele de Gregorio (1829–1837) * Ludovico Micara (1837–1844) * Mario Mattei (1844–1854) *

Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo (14 December 1797 – 13 January 1867) was a Catholic Cardinal and held a number of significant legal positions within the Catholic Church during the 19th century. Personal life Cagiano was born 14 December 1797 ...

(1854–1867) *

Niccola Paracciani Clarelli Niccola Paracciani Clarelli (12 April 1799 – 7 July 1872) was a Catholic Cardinal and was Arch-Priest of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. He was also Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops a ...

(1867–1872) * Filippo Maria Guidi (1872–1879) * Jean Baptiste François Pitra (1879–1884) *

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(1884–1892) *

Tommaso Maria Zigliara Tommaso Maria Zigliara, OP (29 October 1833 – 11 May 1893) was a Corsican priest of the Catholic Church, a member of the Dominicans, a theologian, philosopher and a cardinal. Early life Zigliara was born on 29 October 1833 at Bonifacio a sea ...

(1893)

From 1900

* Serafino Vannutelli (1893–1903) * Francesco di Paola Satolli (1903–1910) * Francesco di Paola Cassetta (1911–1919) * Giulio Boschi (1919–1920) * Giovanni Cagliero, Salesiani di Don Bosco (1920–1926) *

Michele Lega Michele Lega S.T.D. J.U.D. (1 January 1860 – 16 December 1935) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of Sacraments. Early life and priesthood Michele Lega was born on 1 ...

(1926–1935) *

Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani (1 October 1871 – 13 January 1951) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, Vicar General of His Holiness, Secretary of the Holy Office, ...

(1936–1951) * Federico Tedeschini (1951–1959) * Gaetano Cicognani (1959–1962)

From 1962

;Titular Cardinal-Bishops *

Amleto Giovanni Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. Cicogn ...

(1962–1973) * Jean-Marie Villot (1974–1979) *

Paolo Bertoli Paolo Bertoli (1 February 1908 – 8 November 2001) was an Italian people, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Early life Paolo Bertoli was born in Poggio Garfagnana of Italy. He was edu ...

(1979–2001) * Alfonso López Trujillo (2001–2008) *

Tarcisio Bertone Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a Vatican City, Vatican diplomat. A Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal since 2003, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as S ...

Bräuer, p. 635. (2008– ) ;Bishops of Frascati * Luigi Liverzani (1962–1989) * Giuseppe Matarrese (1989–2009) * Raffaello Martinelli (since 2009)

Auxiliary bishops

* Marco Antonio Bottoni, T.O.R. (1655–?)"Bishop Marco Antonio Bottoni (Bettoni), T.O.R."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016 *Biagio Budelacci (1936–1962) *Francesco Giacci (1900–1904) *Edward Henry Howard (1872–?)

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External links

Suburbicarian Diocese of Frascati Official Website
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