Diocese of Ferentino

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ferentino
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 353 (136 Square Miles)

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Past Ordinaries

• Valeriano Chierichelli † (21 Jun 1694 Appointed - 1718 Died)
• Simone Gritti † ( 1718 Appointed - 22 Dec 1729 Died)
• Fabrizio Borgia † ( 1730 Appointed - 1754 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Tosi † (16 Sep 1754 Appointed - 1800 Died)
• Nicola Buschi † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 1815 Died)
• Luca Amici † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 8 Feb 1818 Died)
• Gaudenzio Patrignani, O.F.M. † ( 1818 Appointed - 1823 Died)
• Giuseppe-Maria Lais † (10 Mar 1823 Appointed - )
• Vincenzo Macioti † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - )
• Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (22 Jul 1842 Appointed - 25 Jul 1844 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus)
• Bernardo-Maria Tirabassi † (20 Jan 1845 Appointed - 1865 Died)
• Gesualdo Vitali † (27 Mar 1865 Appointed - 1879 Died)
• Pietro Facciotti † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 19 Apr 1897 Resigned)
• Domenico Bianconi † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 28 Feb 1922 Died)
• Alessandro Fontana † (11 Dec 1922 Appointed - 21 Dec 1941 Died)
• Tommaso Leonetti † (14 Apr 1942 Appointed - 10 Jul 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Capua)
• Costantino Caminada † (21 Jul 1962 Appointed - 6 Nov 1972 Died)
• Umberto Florenzani † (27 Jan 1973 Appointed - 21 Dec 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)
• Michele Federici † (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 23 Nov 1980 Died)
• Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (6 Jun 1981 Appointed - 30 Sep 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Ferentino (erected)
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Ferentino Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone	Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	54,500	55,000	99.1%	39	24	63	865		35	103	23	ap1951
1969		54,100	.0%	38	29	67	0		33	120	24	ap1971
1980	55,902	56,000	99.8%	33	27	60	931		30	112	28	ap1981

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luca Amici † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 8 Feb 1818)
• Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 25 Jul 1844)
• Domenico Bianconi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 28 Feb 1922)
• Fabrizio Borgia † (Bishop: 1730 to 1754)
• Nicola Buschi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Aug 1800 to 1815)
• Costantino Caminada † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1962 to 6 Nov 1972)
• Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1981 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Valeriano Chierichelli † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1694 to 1718)
• Pietro Facciotti † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 19 Apr 1897)
• Michele Federici † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 23 Nov 1980)
• Umberto Florenzani † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1973 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Alessandro Fontana † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1922 to 21 Dec 1941)
• Simone Gritti † (Bishop: 1718 to 22 Dec 1729)
• Giuseppe-Maria Lais † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823)
• Tommaso Leonetti † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1942 to 10 Jul 1962)
• Vincenzo Macioti † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836)
• Gaudenzio Patrignani, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1818 to 1823)
• Bernardo-Maria Tirabassi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1845 to 1865)
• Pietro Paolo Tosi † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1754 to 1800)
• Gesualdo Vitali † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 1879)