Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Dioecesis Sorana-Cassinensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
Sora Cathedral
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,016 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 229,520 (est.) Increase
  • 219,938 (est.) Decrease
Parishes142
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th cent. (Sora)
23 of June 1725 (Aquino and Pontecorvo)
CathedralCattedrale di S. Maria Assunta (Sora)
Co-cathedral
  • Concattedrale del SS. Salvatore, S. Maria Assunta e S. Germano Vescovo (Cassino)
  • Concattedrale dei Santi Costanzo V. e M. e Tommaso d’Aquino (Aquino)
  • Concattedrale di S. Bartolomeo Apostolo (Pontecorvo)
Patron saint
Secular priests96 (Diocesan) Decrease
25 (Religious) Increase
18 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGerardo Antonazzo
Bishops emeritusLuca Brandolini, C.M.
archbishop Filippo Iannone, O.Carm.
Website
www.diocesisora.it

The Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo (Latin: Dioecesis Sorana-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy.[1] It is an exempt diocese; it is directly dependent upon the Holy See.

The current bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo is Gerardo Antonazzo, who was appointed on 8 April 2013 by Pope Francis.

History

Sora was an iron age settlement, inhabited successively by the Volsci, the Samnites, and the Romans, who made the town a municipium in 303 B.C.[2] Sora had been a Roman colony already in the Republic; it received additional veterans and privileges from Augustus.[3]

It is claimed that Christianity was first preached in Sora in the mid-1st century by Saint Mark, the disciple of Saint Peter;[4] the story is an attempt to link a local church to the actual apostles and disciples of Christ. The Diocese of Sora originated, according to a dubious tradition, in the 3rd century.[5] Saint Restituta, the alleged martyr of Sora, was probably an African personage, not an Italian one.[6]

On 9 February 1110, Pope Paschal II, in the bull "Sicut injusta petentibus", confirmed the privileges and territory of the diocese of Sora for Bishop Goffridus.[7]

Sora's most distinguished native son was Cardinal Cesare Baronio (1538–1607), author of the Annales Ecclesiastici and Martyrologicum Romanum.[8]

Cathedral

The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Italian: Santa Maria Assunta) in Sora. It was consecrated by Pope Adrian IV on 12 June 1155.[9] The cathedral, which was also a parish church, was administered by a corporate body called the Chapter, which was headed by one dignity, the Primicerius, who served as the parish priest. There were also nine canons and four beneficiati.[10]

Diocesan synods

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy.[11] Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See.[12]

Bishop Tommaso Gigli (1561–1576) held a diocesan synod.[13] Bishop Girolamo Giovannelli (1609–1632) held a diocesan synod in Sora in 1614, and published the diocesan statutes.[14] Bishop Matteo Gagliani (1703–1718?) held a synod on 20–21 May 1714.[15]

Bishop Andrea Lucibello (1819–1836) held a diocesan synod for the dioceses of Sora, Aquino and Pontecorvo in the cathedral of Sora during the last week of May 1828.[16] On 21–23 November 1841, Bishop Giuseppe Montieri (1838-1862) held a diocesan synod for the diocese of Pontecorvo.[17] He held a synod in Sora on 7–9 June 1850.[18]

Concordat of 1818

Following the extinction of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, the Congress of Vienna authorized the restoration of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Since the French occupation had seen the abolition of many Church institutions in the Kingdom, as well as the confiscation of most Church property and resources, it was imperative that Pope Pius VII and King Ferdinand IV reach agreement on restoration and restitution. Ferdinand, however, was not prepared to accept the pre-Napoleonic situation, in which Naples was a feudal subject of the papacy. Lengthy, detailed, and acrimonious negotiations ensued.

In 1818, a new concordat with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies committed the pope to the suppression of more than fifty small dioceses in the kingdom. In the bull "De Utiliori" of 27 June 1818,[19] the diocese of Sora was united with the Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo aeque principaliter.[20]

Aquino and Pontecorvo

On 23 June 1725, the diocese of Pontecorvo had been created by Pope Benedict XIII, out of the territory of the diocese of Aquino, and the dioceses of Aquino and Pontecorvo were united, under the direct governanace of the Papacy. One bishop was to govern both dioceses, aeque principaliter. The name of the union was then the "Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo".[21] The diocese of Aquino itself had been established in the 5th century.

Diocesan reorganization

The Second Vatican Council, in order to ensure that all Catholics received proper spiritual attention, decreed the reorganization of the diocesan structure of Italy and the consolidation of small and struggling dioceses, in particular those with financial and personnel problems.[22] It also decreed that the natural population units of people, together with the civil jurisdictions and social institutions that compose their organic structure, should be preserved as far as possible as units.

On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat[23]. Based on the revisions, a set of Normae was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation. According to the agreement, the practice of having one bishop govern two separate dioceses at the same time, aeque personaliter, was abolished. The Vatican therefore continued consultations which had begun under Pope John XXIII for the merging of dioceses. From 30 September 1986, there has been only one bishop, and the merged diocese has been known as the Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo.[24]

Territorial gain

On 23 October 2014, the lands of the Benedictine territorial Abbey of Montecassino, except for the territory which was part of the abbey proper, were transferred by Pope Francis to the diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo. The expanded diocese was then renamed the Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo. The various religious institutions involved in this transfer included 53 parishes.[25]

Co-cathedrals

The former cathedrals of the suppressed dioceses are now ranked as co-cathedrals: Cassino's, which was dedicated to The Holy Savior, St. Mary of the Assumption and Saint Germanus Bishop (Italian: Santissimo Salvatore, Santa Maria Assunta e San Germano Vescovo); Aquino's, dedicated to Sts. Constantius Bishop and Martyr and Thomas Aquinas (Italian: Santi Costanzo Vescovo e Martire e Tommaso d’Aquino); and the co-cathedral of St. Bartholomew the Apostle (Italian: S. Bartolomeo Apostolo) in Pontecorvo.

In 2023, there was one priest for every 1,817 Catholics in the diocese.[26]

Diocesan patron

On 16 April 2024, Pope Francis, through a decree from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, recognized the Virgin Mary under the title of "Madonna di Canneto" as the patron of the amalgamated diocese.[27][28]

Bishops

Bishops of Sora

Latin Name: Sorana

To 1500

[ Amasius (3rd cent.) ][29]
  • Joannes (c. 493–496)[30]
  • Aemilius (or Sebastianus) (501, 502)[31]
  • Sebastianus (c. 501–504)[32]
  • Valerianus (c. 680)[33]
  • Leo (c. 978)[34]
...
  • Leo (c. 1049, 1050)[35]
  • Palumbus (1059-1073)[36]
  • Joannes Ostiensis (1073-1086)[37]
  • Roffridus (c. 1089)[38]
  • Goffrido (1110?-?)[39]
  • Landolfus, O.S.B (d. 1162)[40]
  • Cardinal Konrad von Wittelsbach (Apostolic Administrator 1167-1200?)
  • Bernardus (1174-1186)
  • Pandulfo (1211?-?)
  • Gionata (1221?-?)
  • Guido ( ? –1238?)[41]
  • Piero Gaetano (1252) bishop-elect[42]
  • Luca (1253-?)
  • Pietro Gerra (1267–1278), appointed Bishop of Rieti
  • Andrea Perro (1279-1286)
  • Bernardo, O.S.B. (1294-1295)
  • Nicola (?-1295)
  • Andrea Masarone (1296-1322)[43]
  • Giacomo (1323-1355)
  • Angelo Ricasoli (1355-1357)[44]
  • Andrea (1358-1364)[45]
  • Martino Del Guidice (1364-1378)[46]
  • Piero Corsari (1378-1397)[47]
  • Raimundus Venatae (1379– ? ) Avignon Obedience[48]
  • Cola Francesco Iacobi (1397-1399) Roman Obedience[49]
  • Giacomo D’Antiochia, O.F.M. (1399-1404) Roman Obedience[50]
  • Antonius Porziani (1404–1406?) Roman Obedience[51]
  • Giacomo D’Antiochia, O.F.M. (again) (1406–1420)[52]
  • Giovanni Da Montenegro (1420-1433?)[53]
  • Antonio Novelli (1433-1463)[54]
  • Angelo Lupi (1463-1471)[55]
  • Giacomo (1471-1479?)[56]
  • Piero Lupi (1479-1503)[57]

From 1500 to 1814

  ○ Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, Apostolic Administrator (1534)[62]

  • Eliseo Teodino (1534–1561)[63]

  ○ Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, jr., Apostolic Administrator (1561)[64]

  • Tommaso Gigli (1561–1576)[65]

  ○ Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, jr., Apostolic Administrator (1577)[66]

  ○ Cardinal Filippo Spinola, Apostolic Administrator (1585)[69]

Sede vacante (1814–1818)

Bishops of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo

Latin Name: Aquinatensis, Sorana et Pontiscurvi
United: 27 June 1818 with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvo

Bishops of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Latin Name: Sorana-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi
Status Changed: 30 September 1986

Bishops of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo

Latin Name: Sorana-Cassinensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi

Territory added: 23 October 2014 with the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino

  • Gerardo Antonazzo (2014–present)

References

  1. ↑ David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino"; retrieved 27 March 2016.. Gabriel Chow, GCatholic.org, "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino"; retrieved 27 March 2016..
  2. ↑ Norcia, p. 187.
  3. ↑ Branca, p. 81-82.
  4. ↑ Branca, p. 89.
  5. ↑ The story of the martyrdom of S. Restituta is associated with the time of the Emperor Aurelian. Branca, pp. 140-141. Cappelletti VI, p. 358.
  6. ↑ Lanzoni, pp. 170; 1097: "Al contrario parecchi santi, con maggiore o minore probabilità africani, vennero per errore ritenuti italiani. Questi ultimi sarebbero: 1. Generosa, in Tivoli. 2. Perpetua, in Albano. 3. Restituta, in Sora (Latium adiectum), Sardegna e Corsica...."
  7. ↑ Kehr VIII, p. 101, no. 3. Branca, pp. 143-144, quotes the text.
  8. ↑ Stefano Zen, "Il sorano Cesare Baronio colonna intellettuale della Controriforma," (in Italian), in: Gulia (ed.), Dalla diocesi di Sora al Soglio pontificio... (Sora 2016), pp. 21-25.
  9. ↑ Vincenzo D'Avino, Enciclopedia dell 'ecclesiastico (in Italian) Volume 4, 3rd ed. (Torino: P. Marietti 1879), p. 641. Kehr VIII, p. 102, no. 1.
  10. ↑ Branca, p. 141. Cappelletti VI, p. 358.
  11. ↑ ]. Michael Hayden & Malcolm R. Greenshields, Six Hundred Years of Reform: Bishops and the French Church, 1190-1789 (Kingston-Toronto-London-Ithaca: McGill-Queens UP 2005), pp. 24-25.
  12. ↑ Benedictus XIV (1842). "Lib. I. caput secundum. De Synodi Dioecesanae utilitate". Benedicti XIV ... De Synodo dioecesana libri tredecim (in Latin). Vol. Tomus primus. Mechlin: Hanicq. pp. 42–49. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2019. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis (19 March 1997): Acta Apostolicae Sedis 89 Archived 15 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine (1997), pp. 706-727.
  13. ↑ Ughelli I, p. 1248. Cappelletti XXI, p. 362.
  14. ↑ Constitutiones editae in dioecesana synodo sorana a Domino Hieronymo Joannellio iurisconsulto romano et olim in patrio gymnasio iuris caesarei primario nunc episcopo sorano (in Latin) Romae: apud Jacobum Mascardum, 1614.
  15. ↑ Synodus dioecesana ab illustriss. et reverendiss. Domino D. Mattaeo Gagliano episcopo sorano, sanctissimi Domini nostri Clementis XI pont. max. praelato domestico, et pont, solio assist., celebrata dominica Pentecostes, et sequenti feria secunda diebus scilicet 20. et 21. maii a. D. MDCCXIV., (in Latin), Bomae: apud Franciscum Gonzagam, 1715.
  16. ↑ Synodus dioecesana sorana ab illustriss. et reverendiss. Domino D. Andrea Lucibello Dei, et apostolicae Sedis gratia eiusdem sanctae ecclesiae, necnon Aquini et Pontiscurvi aeque principaliter invicem unitarum antistite, praelato domestico, et pontificio solio assistente, eidemque sanctae Sedi immediate subiecto habita in cathedrali ecclesia dominica Pentecostes, die nempe 25. mensis maii, et sequenti feria secunda ac quarta A. D. 1828, (in Latin), Neapoli: ex typographia Angeli Coda, 1829.
  17. ↑ Synodus dioecesana Pontiscurvi ab illustrissimo et reverendissimo Domino D. Josepho Montieri Dei, et apostolicae Sedis gratia episcopo Pontiscurvi, Aquini, et Sorae eidemque sanctae Sedi immediate subiecto habita in cathedrali ecclesia dominica XXV. post Pentec. et duabus sequentibus feriis, nempe diebus 21. 22. 23. mensis novembris A. D. 1841, (in Latin) Neapoli: ex typographia Tramateriana, 1843.
  18. ↑ Secunda synodus sorana ab illustriss. et rmo Domino D. Josepbo Montieri Dei, et apostolicae Sedis gratia episcopo Sorae Aquini et Pontiscurvi eidemque sanctae Sedi immediate subiecto habita in cathedrali ecclesia VII. VI. et V. id. junii an. 1850, (in Latin), Neapoli: ex typographia Antimi De Christophoro, 1850.
  19. ↑ Bullarii Romani continuatio (in Latin). Vol. Tomus septimus, pars II. Prati: Typographia Aldina. 1852. pp. 1771–1776., § 22.
  20. ↑ § 22: "Episcopalem vero ecclesiam Aquinatensem, aliamque iam eidem unitam episcopalem Pontis Curvi in ditione status Nostri ecclesiastici sitam, alteri episcopali ecclesiae Soranae aeque principaliter respective in perpetuum unimus."
  21. ↑ Benedict XIII, bull "In excelsa", in: Bullarum, Diplomatum, et Privilegiorum Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificium Taurensis editio, (in Latin), Vol. 22 (Turin: A. Vecco 1871), pp. 210-214. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica Vol. 5, p. 94, note 1. Cappelletti XXI, p. 356.
  22. ↑ In its decree Christus Dominus, section 22, it stated: "Concerning diocesan boundaries, therefore, this sacred synod decrees that, to the extent required by the good of souls, a fitting revision of diocesan boundaries be undertaken prudently and as soon as possible. This can be done by dividing dismembering or uniting them, or by changing their boundaries, or by determining a better place for the episcopal see or, finally, especially in the case of dioceses having larger cities, by providing them with a new internal organization.... At the same time the natural population units of people, together with the civil jurisdictions and social institutions that compose their organic structure, should be preserved as far as possible as units. For this reason, obviously, the territory of each diocese should be continuous."
  23. ↑ "Accordo tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica Italiana che apporta modificazioni al concordato lateranense". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  24. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 79 (1987), pp. 648-650.
  25. ↑ "Vatican Press Release". Abbey of Montecassino. October 23, 2014.
  26. ↑ David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo;" retrieved: 13 July 2026.
  27. ↑ Pope Francis, Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments — Protocol Number: 213/24, 16 April 2024. Vatican Apostolic Archive.
  28. ↑ "Maria Ssma di Canneto" (PDF). pami.info (in Italian). p. 64. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  29. ↑ Lanzoni, p. 171, points out that Amasius was a bishop of teanum Sidicinum.
  30. ↑ Bishop Joannes received a letter from Pope Gelasius I (492–496), dated 13 April 496. Lanzoni, p. 171. Kehr, p. 100, no. 1.
  31. ↑ At the roman synods of 501 and 502, both names are found, with a wide variety of spellings of the name "Soranus". Lanzoni, pp. 171-172: "Ma quale dei due, Aemilius o Sebastianus, dovrà attribuirsi alla nostra Sora? È difficile dirlo."
  32. ↑ Bishop Sebastianus was present at four synods of Pope Symmachus. Cappelletti XXI, p. 359.
  33. ↑ Bishop Valerianus attended the Roman synod of Pope Agatho in 680. Cappelletti XXI, p. 359.
  34. ↑ Bishop Leo subscribed the certificate of consecration of Bishop Stephen of Cajazzo by Archbishop Gerbert of Capua in 978. Cappelletti XXI, p. 359.
  35. ↑ Bishop Leo signed the act of canonization of Bishop Gerard. He was present at the Roman synod of Pope Leo IX on 2 May 1050. Kehr, p. X.
  36. ↑ Bishop Palombo was present at the Roman synod of Pope Nicholas II in April 1059. Kehr, p. X.
  37. ↑ Bishop Giovanni, the uncle of the chronicler Leo of Ostia, was consecrated by Pope Gregory VII in 1073. On 3 January 1075, he consecrated the church of S. Bartolomeo at the abbey of Montecassino, and on 10 September 1075 the church of S. Michele Arcangelo. He died on 12 September 1086. Fedele, pp. 327-331, Kehr, p. 101, no. 2.
  38. ↑ Roffredo had probably been a monk of the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino. On 18 November 1090, he was at Montecassino for the consecration of the church of S. Martino. Fedele, pp. 331-332. Kehr, p. X.
  39. ↑ Pope Paschal II, in the bull "Sicut iniusta petentibus" of 9 February 1110, confirmed for Bishop Goffrido all the parish boundaries, churches, people, and possessions in the diocese of Sora. Kehr VIII, p. 101, no. 3.
  40. ↑ Landulfus died in 1162. Cappelletti XXI, p. 360.
  41. ↑ Guido: Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 458 with note 1.
  42. ↑ Gaetano was transferred to Todi on 28 May 1252, while still bishop-elect of Sora. Eubel I, p. 458, 501.
  43. ↑ Andrea was appointed by Pope Boniface VIII on 9 August 1296. Cappelletti XXI, p. 361. Eubel I, pp. 123, 458.
  44. ↑ Ricasoli was appointed bishop of Sora by Pope Innocent VI on 4 March 1355. He was transferred to the diocese of Aversa on 6 March 1357. Eubel I, pp. 123, 458.
  45. ↑ Andrea had been the archpriest of the cathedral of Aversa. He was appointed bishop of Sora by Pope Innocent VI on 19 March 1358. He died in 1364. Eubel I, p. 458. Cappelletti XXI, p. 361, says he was only Apostolic Administrator.
  46. ↑ Martin had been Bishop of Carniola. He was named bishop of Sora by Pope Urban V on 23 December 1364. He was appointed Bishop of Tricarico on 29 January 1378 by Pope Gregory XI. He was subsequently transferred to Taranto. Eubel I, pp. 157, 485, 497.
  47. ↑ Corsari was appointed by Pope Gregory XI on 29 January 1378. Eubel I, p. 485.
  48. ↑ Raimundus was appointed on 15 January 1379 by Pope Clement VII. Eubel I, p. 485.
  49. ↑ Cola had been a canon of the cathedral of Sora. He was appointed on 11 April 1397, at the age of 22, by Pope Boniface IX. Cappelletti XXI, p. 361. Eubel I, p. 485.
  50. ↑ Giacomo had previously been Bishop of Aquino. He was appointed bishop of Sora by Pope Boniface IX on 1 October 1399. He was transferred to the diocese of Assisi on 27 February 1404. He renounced the appointment within a year. Cappelletti XXI, p. 361. Eubel I, pp. 113, 485.
  51. ↑ Porziani had been Bishop of Montefiascone. He was appointed bishop of Sora by Pope Boniface IX on 27 February 1404. Eubel I, p. 485.
  52. ↑ Giacomo died in 1420. Eubel I, p. 485.
  53. ↑ Giacomo was appointed by Pope Martin V on 30 October 1420. Eubel I, p. 485.
  54. ↑ Novelli was appointed by Pope Eugenius IV on 5 October 1433. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 240.
  55. ↑ Angelo Lupi was named bishop of Sora on 10 October 1463, by Pope Pius II. He was appointed Bishop of Tivoli on 4 September 1471, by Pope Sixtus IV. He died in 1485. Eubel II, pp. 240, 251.
  56. ↑ Giacomo had been archpriest of the basilica of S. Maria in Aquiro in Rome. He was appointed by Pope on 4 September 1471. Eubel II, p. 240.
  57. ↑ Petrus was appointed on 16 September 1479, by Pope Sixtus IV. He resigned in 1503. Cappelletti XXI, p. 362. Eubel II, p. 240.
  58. ↑ "Bishop Matteo Mancini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  59. ↑ "Bishop Bernardo Ruggieri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  60. ↑ "Bishop Adriano Mascheroni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  61. ↑ Ferratini was the Majordomo of the pope. He was appointed Bishop of Chiusi by Pope Clement VII on 14 January 1534. Eubel III, pp. 22, 171, 302.
  62. ↑ Farnese was named apostolic administrator on 19 January 1534, and resigned on 8 June 1534, on the appointment of a bishop. Farnese was elected pope on 13 October 1534, and took the name Pope Paul III. Eubel III, pp. 5, no. 18; 302.
  63. ↑ Teodino was appointed bishop of Sora on 8 June 1534 by Pope Clement VII. He attended the Council of Trent in the sessions of 1546 and 1547. He died in July 1561. Cappelletti XXI, p. 362. Eubel III, p. 302.
  64. ↑ Eubel III, pp. 23, no. 1; 302. Donato Piacentini, "Il cardinale Alessandro Farnese, amministratore della diocesi di Sora," (in Italian), in: Gulia, Dalla diocesi di Sora... (2016), pp. 3-6.
  65. ↑ A priest of Bologna, Gigli (Lilio) was the papal treasurer of Pope Pius IV, who appointed him bishop of Sora on 24 October 1561. He held a diocesan synod, and enlarged the episcopal palace.. He attended the Council of trent in 1563. He was appointed Bishop of Piacenza on 12 October 1576, and died in 1578. Cappelletti XXI, p. 362. Eubel III, pp. 275, 302.
  66. ↑ Farnese was appointed apostolic administrator of Sora for the second time. Eubel III, pp. 23, no. 1; 302.
  67. ↑ In 1567 Maremonti was appointed bishop of Utica and a suffragan of the archbishop of Ravenna. He was transferred to the diocese of Sora by Pope Gregory XIII on 14 August 1577. He died before 17 March 1578, the date of the appointment of his successor. Eubel III, p. 302, 324. Cappelletti, p. 362, reverses the order of his episcopates, wrongly.
  68. ↑ Ciceroni was named bishop of Sora on 17 March 1578, by Pope Gregory XIII. He was appointed Bishop of Ferentino on 31 July 1591, by Pope Gregory XIV. Eubel III, pp. 195, 302.
  69. ↑ Eubel III, p. 302, note 12.
  70. ↑ "Bishop Marco Antonio Salomone" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  71. ↑ Calvi was a native of Sora, and held a doctorate in theology. He was appointed bishop of Sora on 11 February 1608, by Pope Paul V, but he died during the year. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 319 with note 2.
  72. ↑ Consoli was born at Baroli (diocese of Trani). Hewas appointed bishop of Sora on 12 January 1609 by Pope Paul V, and was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Marcello Lanti on 25 January 1609. His successor was appointed on 31 August of the same year. Gauchat, p. 319 with note 3.
  73. ↑ Giovanelli: Gauchat, p. 319 with note 4.
  74. ↑ Benzoni: Gauchat, p. 320 with note 5.
  75. ↑ Tamburelli: Gauchat, p. 320 with note 6.
  76. ↑ De Bellis: Gauchat, p. 320 with note 7.
  77. ↑ Piccardi: Gauchat, p. 320 with note 8.
  78. ↑ A chamberlain of Pope Innocent X, Pisanelli had been Bishop of Volturano (1654–1675). He was transferred to the diocese of Sora by Pope Clement X on 30 September 1675. He died on 13 July 1680. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 374 with note 13. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 360 with note 3.
  79. ↑ A native of Benevento, Guzzoni held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure, and was a protonotary apostolic. He was appointed pro-Vicar-general of the suburbicarian diocese of Porto. He was named bishop of Sora on 13 January 1681, by Pope Innocent XI. He resigned on 5 December 1702, and died in Rome on 8 November 1704. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 360 with note 4. "Bishop Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 19, 2016
  80. ↑ Gagliani: Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 361 with note 5.
  81. ↑ De Marchis: Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 361 with note 6.
  82. ↑ Born in Cosentino (or Naples), Sersale held a doctorate in philosophy and theology from the Sapienza in Rome. He was chaplain of the Treasury of San Gennaro in Naples. He was named bishop of Sora on 27 June 1735, by Pope Clement XII (Corsini). He was appointed Bishop of Lecce on 3 February 1744, by Pope Benedict XIV (Lambertini). He died on 11 July 1744. Cappelletti XXI, p. 363. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, pp. 261 with note 3; 384 with note 2.
  83. ↑ A native of Naples, Cioffi was appointed Archbishop of Amalfi on 19 February 1748, by Pope Benedict XIV. He died in Naples on 31 March 1758. Cappelletti XXI, p. 363. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, pp. 78 with note 3; 384 with note 3.
  84. ↑ Correale: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, pp. 384 with note 4.
  85. ↑ Taglialatela: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, pp. 384 with note 5.
  86. ↑ Ritzler & Sefrin VI, pp. 385 with note 6.
  87. ↑ Colaianni: Ritzler & Sefrin VI, pp. 385 with note 7.
  88. ↑ Lucibello was a native of Amalfi. He was nominated by King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, and appointed bishop of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo by Pope Pius VII on 29 March 1819. He resigned on 9 March 1836, at the age of 82, and died on 25 July of the same year. Cappelletti XXI, p. 355. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 84.
  89. ↑ Bishop Persico appointed Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis
  90. ↑ Mancinelli was appointed titular bishop of Nazianzus and coadjutor bishop of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo, with the right of succession on 14 March 1933. When Bishop Janotta died on 5 December 1933, Mancinelli became bishop automatically. On 15 April 1936, he was appointed Archbishop of Benevento by Pope Pius XI. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 25 (1933), p. 131; vol. 28 (1936), p. 165: "15 Aprilis. — Metropolitanae Ecclesiae Beneventanae Excmum P. D. Augustinum Mancinelli, hactenus Episcopum Aquinatensem, Soranum et Pontiscurvi."
  91. ↑ Fontevecchia had been Canon Theologus in the cathedral Chapter of Fermo. In the consistory of 15 June 1936, Pope Pius XI appointed Fontevecchia to the combined dioceses of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo. Acta Apostolica Sedes vo. 28 (1936), p. 221: "Cathedralibus Ecclesiis invicem perpetuo unitis Aquinatensi, Soranae et Pontiscurvi praefecit R. D. Michaelem Fontevecchia, canonicum theologum Capituli metropolitam Firmani."
  92. ↑ On 7 February 1951, Musto was appointed coadjutor bishop of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo with the right of succession. Acta Spostolicae Sedis vol. 43 (1951), p. 175: "die 7 Februarii 1951. — Titulari episcopali Ecclesiae Bassianensi R. D. Blasium Musto, Antistitem Urbanum, Vicarium Generalem Beneventanum et Professorem Theologiae dogmaticae in Pontificio Seminario Regionali Beneventano Pii XI, quem constituit Coadiutorem cum iure successionis Exc. P. D. Michaelis Fontevecchia, Episcopi Aquinatensis, Sorani et Pontiscurvi."
  93. ↑ Minchiatti was appointed Archbishop of Benevento
  94. ↑ Chiarinelli had been Episcopal Vicar of the diocese of Reate. He was appointed bishop of Sora by Pope John Paul II on 21 January 1983. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 75 (1983), p. 335: "die 21 Ianuarii. — Cathedralibus Ecclesiis Aquinatensi, Soranae et Pontiscurvi R. D. Laurentium Chiarinelli, hactenus Vicarium Episcopalem dioecesis Reatinae.
  95. ↑ Bishop Chiarinelli was appointed Bishop of Aversa by Pope John Paul II on 27 March 1993. On 30 June 1997, he was appointed bishop of Viterbo, which he resigned on 11 December 2010, having reached the age of 75. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 85 (1993), p. 459; vol. 89 (1997), p. 595.
  96. ↑ Brandolini, formerly an official in the office of the Vicar of Rome, had been appointed titular bishop of Urusi and an auxiliary bishop of Rome (1987–1993). He was named bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo on 2 Septeember 1993, by Pope John Paul II. Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 79 (1987), p. 1334); Vol. 85 (1993), p. 968.
  97. ↑ Iannone had been titular bishop of Nebbi (Numidia) and auxiliary bishop of Naples in 2001. He was named bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 June 2009. He was then named an archbishop and appointed Vicegerent of Rome in 2012. In 2025 he was appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 101 (2009), p. 638; vol. 104 (2012), p. 153; vol. 117 (2025), p. 1237.
  98. ↑ Born at Supersano (province of Lecce), Antonazzo, who had been Vicar General of the Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, was appointed bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 January 2013. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 105 (2013), p. 229: "die 22 Ianuarii 2013. Episcopali Ecclesiae Soranae-Aquinatensi-Pontiscurvi, R. D. Gerardum Antonazzo, e clero dioecesis Uxentinae-Sanctae Mariae Leucadensis, hactenus Vicarium Generalem."

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