Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ambrogio Spreafico, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 804 (310 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lazio
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesifrosinone.com/
Mailing Address: Via dei Monti Lepini 73, 03100 Frosinone, Italia
Telephone: 0775.29.09.73
Fax: 0775.20.23.16

Historical Details

Diocese of Veroli
- Latin Name: Verulanus
- Erected: 8th Century
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Italy
Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone
- Latin Name: Verulanus-Frusinatensis
- Name Changed: 29 February 1956
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fabrice Novelli † (3 Feb 1464 Appointed - 1468 Died)
Ennio Filonardi † (4 Aug 1503 Appointed - 12 Aug 1538 Appointed, Administrator of Montefeltro)
Antonio Filonardi † (12 Aug 1538 Appointed - 1560 Died)
Benedetto Salino † (19 Jun 1560 Appointed - 1567 Died)
Ortensio Battisti † (28 Nov 1567 Appointed - 1594 Died)
Eugenio Fucci † (12 Oct 1594 Appointed - 1608 Died)
Girolamo Asteo, O.F.M. Conv. † (17 Nov 1608 Appointed - 15 Aug 1626 Died)
Baglione Carradore † (5 Sep 1626 Appointed - 5 Jun 1628 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
Vincenzo Lanteri, C.O. † (19 Jun 1628 Appointed - 3 Oct 1649 Died)
Alessandro Argoli † (23 Oct 1651 Appointed - 1654 Died)
Francesco Lombardi † (21 Apr 1655 Appointed - 1660 Died)
Francesco Angelucci † (5 Apr 1660 Appointed - 15 Dec 1674 Died)
Riccardo Annibaleschi della Molara † (27 May 1675 Appointed - Mar 1689 Died)
Domenico De Zaulis (Zaoli) † (6 Mar 1690 Appointed - 26 Apr 1708 Resigned)
Ludovico Anselmo Gualtieri † (30 Apr 1708 Appointed - 21 Jan 1715 Appointed, Bishop of Todi)
Lorenzo Tartagni † (1 Apr 1715 Appointed - 1 Sep 1751 Resigned)
Pietro Saverio Antonini † (10 Sep 1751 Appointed - 27 May 1761 Resigned)
Giovanni Battista Giacobini (Jacobini) † (17 Aug 1761 Appointed - 24 Mar 1786 Died)
Antonio De Rossi † (18 Dec 1786 Appointed - May 1811 Died)
Francesco Maria Cipriani, O.S.B. † (26 Sep 1814 Appointed - 28 Dec 1843 Died)
Mariano Venturi † (22 Jul 1844 Appointed - 14 Jul 1854 Died)
Luigi Zannini † (30 Nov 1854 Appointed - 9 Dec 1857 Resigned)
Fortunato Maurizi † (21 Dec 1856 Appointed - 22 Sep 1868 Died)
Giovanni Battista Maneschi † (21 Dec 1868 Appointed - 15 Aug 1891 Died)
Paolo Fioravanti † (14 Dec 1891 Appointed - 17 May 1909 Died)
Luigi Fantozzi † (10 Jul 1909 Appointed - 1 Jan 1931 Retired)
Francesco de Filippis † (11 Mar 1931 Appointed - 26 Nov 1942 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
Emilio Baroncelli † (22 Jan 1943 Appointed - 12 Aug 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati)
Carlo Livraghi † (10 Mar 1956 Appointed - 14 Apr 1962 Resigned)
Luigi Morstabilini † (11 Aug 1962 Appointed - 7 Oct 1964 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
Giuseppe Marafini † (14 Nov 1964 Appointed - 10 Aug 1973 Died)
Michele Federici † (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 23 Nov 1980 Died)
Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (6 Jun 1981 Appointed - 9 Jul 1999 Retired)
Salvatore Boccaccio † (9 Jul 1999 Appointed - 18 Oct 2008 Died)
Ambrogio Spreafico (18 Oct 2008 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Veroli
8th Century	Erected		Diocese of Veroli (erected)
Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone
29 February 1956	Name Changed	Diocese of Veroli	Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone
Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Ferentino Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone	Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Veroli

1950 96,700 96,730 100.0% 86 90 176 549 121 240 44 ap1951

Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone

1970 112,089 112,256 99.9% 73 77 150 747 87 329 57 ap1971

1980 120,286 120,428 99.9% 62 76 138 871 104 219 60 ap1981

Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino

1990 175,227 176,142 99.5% 72 82 154 1,137 99 210 77 ap1991

1999 184,000 185,510 99.2% 71 60 131 1,404 69 206 79 ap2000

2000 184,000 185,510 99.2% 71 60 131 1,404 69 206 79 ap2001

2001 185,841 188,641 98.5% 65 73 138 1,346 80 228 80 ap2002

2002 191,000 193,750 98.6% 67 53 120 1,591 61 205 80 ap2003

2003 189,000 191,830 98.5% 67 54 121 1,561 66 233 82 ap2004

2004 187,150 187,874 99.6% 76 55 131 1,428 1 67 198 82 ap2005

2006 187,230 188,228 99.5% 78 62 140 1,337 1 73 222 82 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Veroli
1950	96,700	96,730	100.0%	86	90	176	549		121	240	44	ap1951
Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone
1970	112,089	112,256	99.9%	73	77	150	747		87	329	57	ap1971
1980	120,286	120,428	99.9%	62	76	138	871		104	219	60	ap1981
Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
1990	175,227	176,142	99.5%	72	82	154	1,137		99	210	77	ap1991
1999	184,000	185,510	99.2%	71	60	131	1,404		69	206	79	ap2000
2000	184,000	185,510	99.2%	71	60	131	1,404		69	206	79	ap2001
2001	185,841	188,641	98.5%	65	73	138	1,346		80	228	80	ap2002
2002	191,000	193,750	98.6%	67	53	120	1,591		61	205	80	ap2003
2003	189,000	191,830	98.5%	67	54	121	1,561		66	233	82	ap2004
2004	187,150	187,874	99.6%	76	55	131	1,428	1	67	198	82	ap2005
2006	187,230	188,228	99.5%	78	62	140	1,337	1	73	222	82	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Ambrogio Spreafico (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jul 2008; Bishop: 18 Oct 2008)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francesco Angelucci † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1660 to 15 Dec 1674)
Riccardo Annibaleschi della Molara † (Bishop: 27 May 1675 to Mar 1689)
Pietro Saverio Antonini † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1751 to 27 May 1761)
Alessandro Argoli † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1651 to 1654)
Girolamo Asteo, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1608 to 15 Aug 1626)
Emilio Baroncelli † (Priest: 24 Aug 1917; Bishop: 22 Jan 1943 to 12 Aug 1955)
Ortensio Battisti † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1567 to 1594)
Gaetano Bisleti † (Priest: 20 Sep 1878 to 1 Dec 1915)
Salvatore Boccaccio † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1999 to 18 Oct 2008)
Baglione Carradore † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1626 to 5 Jun 1628)
Angelo Cella, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1981 to 9 Jul 1999)
Francesco Maria Cipriani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1814 to 28 Dec 1843)
Luigi Fantozzi † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1909 to 1 Jan 1931)
Michele Federici † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Dec 1973 to 23 Nov 1980)
Francesco de Filippis † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1931 to 26 Nov 1942)
Antonio Filonardi † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1538 to 1560)
Ennio Filonardi † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1503 to 12 Aug 1538)
Paolo Fioravanti † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1891 to 17 May 1909)
Eugenio Fucci † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1594 to 1608)
Ernesto Gallina † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 12 Jul 1969)
Giovanni Battista Giacobini (Jacobini) † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1761 to 24 Mar 1786)
Ludovico Anselmo Gualtieri † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1708 to 21 Jan 1715)
Vincenzo Lanteri, C.O. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Jun 1628 to 3 Oct 1649)
Carlo Livraghi † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1956 to 14 Apr 1962)
Francesco Lombardi † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1655 to 1660)
Giovanni Battista Maneschi † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1868 to 15 Aug 1891)
Giuseppe Marafini † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1964 to 10 Aug 1973)
Fortunato Maurizi † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1856 to 22 Sep 1868)
Luigi Morstabilini † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1962 to 7 Oct 1964)
Fabrice Novelli † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1464 to 1468)
Antonio De Rossi † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1786 to May 1811)
Benedetto Salino † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1560 to 1567)
Lorenzo Tartagni † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1715 to 1 Sep 1751)
Mariano Venturi † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1844 to 14 Jul 1854)
Luigi Zannini † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1854 to 9 Dec 1857)
Domenico De Zaulis (Zaoli) † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1690 to 26 Apr 1708)

Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino

Dioecesis Frusinatensis-Verulanus-Ferentinus