Roman Catholic Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino
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The Italian Catholic diocese of Frosinone
Frosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...

-Veroli
Veroli
-History:Veroli became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.-Main sights:...

-Ferentino
Ferentino
Ferentino is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, 65 km southeast of Rome.It is situated on a hill 400 m above sea-level, in the Monti Ernici area.-History:...

has existed since 1986. In that year, the diocese of Ferentino
Diocese of Ferentino
The Italian Catholic diocese of Ferentino existed until 1986, when it was united into the new diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.-History:In the time of Emperor Constantine Ferentino had its own bishop; but the first known by name is Bassus, present at Roman synods, 487 and 492-493. St...

 was united into the diocese of Veroli-Frosinone; which was the name of the historic diocese of Veroli from 1956. Its metropolitan see is the Archdiocese of Rome.

History

No bishop of Veroli
Veroli
-History:Veroli became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.-Main sights:...

 is known before Martinus (743).

Among the bishops were:
  • Agostino (1106) and Faramondo (1160), who had been abbots of Casamari;
  • Giovanni (1223), the restorer of clerical discipline;
  • Ennio Filonardi
    Ennio Filonardi
    Ennio Filonardi was an Italian bishop and Cardinal. He was born in Bauco, present-day Boville Ernica.As bishop of Veroli, from 1503 to 1538, he left an architectural mark on the cathedral.. In 1538 he was bishop of Montefeltro....

     (1503), who was distinguished in the nunciature;
  • Gerolamo Asteo (1608), a Conventual;
  • Domenico de Zaulis (1690), who restored the cathedral and other churches;
  • Antonio Rossi (1786), who, with his whole chapter, took the oath of allegiance to Napoleon.
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