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)

Past Ordinaries

• Landolfo Rossi † (29 Mar 1298 Appointed - 1303 Died)
• Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (8 Mar 1392 Appointed - 15 May 1395 Appointed, Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo))
• Antonio Boccabella, O.F.M. † (23 Dec 1435 Appointed - 24 Jan 1445 Died)
• Antonio Laurenti † (28 Sep 1453 Appointed - 1498 Died)
• Sebastiano Antonio Pighini † (4 Jun 1548 Appointed - 30 May 1550 Appointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia)
• Orazio Ciceroni † (31 Jul 1591 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Fabrizio Campi (Capanus) † (7 Apr 1603 Appointed - 15 Jun 1605 Died)
• Dionigi Morelli † (5 Aug 1605 Appointed - 13 Oct 1612 Died)
• Ennio Filonardi † (19 Nov 1612 Appointed - 1644 Died)
• Enea di Cesare Spennazzi † (23 May 1644 Appointed - 1658 Died)
• Ottavio Roncioni † (8 Jul 1658 Appointed - 2 Jul 1676 Died)
• Giovanni Carlo Antonelli † (11 Jan 1677 Appointed - 20 Apr 1694 Died)
• Valeriano Chierichelli † (21 Jun 1694 Appointed - 14 May 1718 Resigned)
• Simone Gritti † (25 May 1718 Appointed - 22 Dec 1729 Appointed, Bishop of Acquapendente)
• Fabrizio Borgia † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 2 Sep 1754 Died)
• Pietro Paolo Tosi † (16 Sep 1754 Appointed - 31 Mar 1800 Died)
• Nicola Buschi † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 23 Sep 1813 Died)
• Luca Amici † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 8 Feb 1818 Died)
• Gaudenzio Patrignani, O.F.M. † (25 May 1818 Appointed - 15 Feb 1823 Died)
• Giuseppe-Maria Lais † (10 Mar 1823 Appointed - 18 Jan 1836 Died)
• Vincenzo Macioti † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - 5 Aug 1840 Died)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Canali † (14 Dec 1840 Appointed - 24 Jan 1842 Resigned)
• Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (22 Jul 1842 Appointed - 25 Jul 1844 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus)
• Bernardo-Maria Tirabassi † (20 Jan 1845 Appointed - 2 Jan 1865 Died)
• Gesualdo Vitali † (27 Mar 1865 Appointed - 31 Dec 1879 Died)
• Pietro Facciotti † (27 Jan 1880 Appointed - 19 Apr 1897 Resigned)
• Domenico Bianconi † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 12 Jun 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)

Historical Summary

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.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luca Amici † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 8 Feb 1818)
• Giovanni Carlo Antonelli † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1677 to 20 Apr 1694)
• Antonio Benedetto Antonucci † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 25 Jul 1844)
• Domenico Bianconi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 12 Jun 1922)
• Antonio Boccabella, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1435 to 24 Jan 1445)
• Fabrizio Borgia † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 2 Sep 1754)
• Nicola Buschi † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Aug 1800 to 23 Sep 1813)
• Costantino Caminada † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1962 to 6 Nov 1972)
• Fabrizio Campi (Capanus) † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1603 to 15 Jun 1605)
• Giovanni Giuseppe Canali † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1840 to 24 Jan 1842)
• Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1981 to 30 Sep 1986)
• Valeriano Chierichelli † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1694 to 14 May 1718)
• Orazio Ciceroni † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1591 to 1603)
• Pietro Facciotti † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1880 to 19 Apr 1897)
• Michele Federici † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 23 Nov 1980)
• Francesco Fillipperi †
• Ennio Filonardi † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1612 to 1644)
• Umberto Florenzani † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1973 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Alessandro Fontana † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1922 to 21 Dec 1941)
• Simone Gritti † (Bishop: 25 May 1718 to 22 Dec 1729)
• Giuseppe-Maria Lais † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 18 Jan 1836)
• Antonio Laurenti † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1453 to 1498)
• Tommaso Leonetti † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1942 to 10 Jul 1962)
• Vincenzo Macioti † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 5 Aug 1840)
• Dionigi Morelli † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1605 to 13 Oct 1612)
• Giovanni Bonifacio Panella † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1392 to 15 May 1395)
• Gaudenzio Patrignani, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 May 1818 to 15 Feb 1823)
• Sebastiano Antonio Pighini † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1548 to 30 May 1550)
• Ottavio Roncioni † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1658 to 2 Jul 1676)
• Landolfo Rossi † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1298 to 1303)
• Enea di Cesare Spennazzi † (Bishop: 23 May 1644 to 1658)
• Bernardo-Maria Tirabassi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1845 to 2 Jan 1865)
• Pietro Paolo Tosi † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1754 to 31 Mar 1800)
• Gesualdo Vitali † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 31 Dec 1879)