Anagni-Alatri (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ambrogio Spreafico, Bishop
Lorenzo Loppa, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 787 (303 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Lazio
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesianagnialatri.it/
Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Via dei Villini 82, 03014 Fiuggi [Frosinone], Italia; Piazzale Acropoli, 03011 Alatri [Frosinone], Italia
Telephone: 0775.51.42.14; 0775.43.45.86
Fax: 0775.54.71.05

Historical Details

Diocese of Anagni
- Latin Name: Anagnina
- Erected: 5th Century
- Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome}
- Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

Stefano † ( 891 Appointed - 22 May 896 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
Giovanni Compatre † (22 Apr 1257 Appointed - )
Landolfo † (21 Oct 1262 Appointed - 1272 Died)
Pietro Viatico Caetani † (16 Jan 1276 Appointed - 1279 Died)
Gerardo Pigalotti, O.P. † (3 May 1289 Appointed - 4 Mar 1290 Appointed, Bishop of Spoleto)
Pietro de Brunaco, O. Cist. † (15 May 1290 Appointed - 1295 Died)
Pietro Turrite † (20 Sep 1295 Appointed - 3 Aug 1299 Appointed, Bishop of Aversa)
Leonardo † (3 Aug 1299 Appointed - )
Pierre Ferri † (7 Apr 1320 Appointed - 20 Mar 1327 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
Alemanno de Galgano † (20 Mar 1327 Appointed - 1330 Died)
Giovanni Pagnotta, O.E.S.A. † (5 Nov 1330 Appointed - Mar 1341 Died)
Giovanni de Scrofanis † (19 Jul 1342 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Pietro Grassinis, O.P. † (5 Nov 1348 Appointed - 1362 Died)
Gian Giacomo de Medulis † (30 Oct 1362 Appointed - 1382 Resigned)
Tommaso Morganti, O. Cist. † ( 1382 Appointed - 1398 Removed)
Giacomo di Trevi, O.E.S.A. † (8 Jul 1399 Appointed - 14 Dec 1401 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Chalcedon)
Angelo Afflitti † (14 Dec 1401 Appointed - 1417 Died)
Angelotto Fosco † (4 Feb 1418 Appointed - 22 May 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Cava (de’ Tirreni))
Francesco de Genazzano † (28 Jan 1429 Appointed - 1451 Resigned)
Salvatore de Genazzano † (14 Apr 1451 Appointed - )
Giovanni Cremonesi † (14 Aug 1478 Appointed - Sep 1478 Died)
Gentile da Spoleto † (9 Sep 1478 Appointed - 1484 Died)
Francesco Macabrini (Mascambruni) † (13 Oct 1484 Appointed - 1502 Died)
Ferdinando de Lanciano † (11 May 1502 Appointed - 1515 Died)
Giacomo Bongalli † (16 Dec 1515 Appointed - 5 Nov 1516 Appointed, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri)
Francesco Soderini † ( 1517 Appointed - 5 Mar 1523 Resigned)
Luigi di Volterra † (4 Mar 1523 Appointed - 1525 Resigned)
Alessandro Farnese † (3 Apr 1525 Appointed - 7 Jun 1525 Resigned)
Corrado Cerbaria † (7 Jun 1525 Appointed - 1534 Died)
Gianvincenzo Carafa † (16 Dec 1534 Appointed - 26 Jan 1541 Resigned)
Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (28 Jan 1541 Appointed - 6 Apr 1541 Resigned)
Miguel Torcella † (6 Apr 1541 Appointed - 1572 Died)
Benedetto Lomellini † (17 Mar 1572 Appointed - 24 Jul 1579 Died)
Gaspare Viviani † (3 Aug 1579 Appointed - 25 Jan 1605 Died)
Vittorio Guarini † (4 Jul 1605 Appointed - 1607 Died)
Antonio Seneca † (25 Jun 1607 Appointed - 11 Aug 1626 Died)
Gian Gaspare Melis † (16 Sep 1626 Appointed - Jan 1642 Died)
Sebastiano Gentili † (24 Mar 1642 Appointed - 3 Dec 1646 Resigned)
Pier Francesco Filonardi † (3 Dec 1646 Appointed - 1662 Died)
Gian Lorenzo Castiglioni † (13 Mar 1662 Appointed - 9 Dec 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Acquapendente)
Bernardino Masseri † (23 Jun 1681 Appointed - Aug 1695 Died)
Pietro Paolo Gerardi † (21 May 1696 Appointed - 31 May 1708 Died)
Giovanni Battista Bassi † (3 Oct 1708 Appointed - 19 Dec 1736 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Bacchetoni † (11 Feb 1737 Appointed - 1 Dec 1749 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
Domenico Monti † (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - 14 Apr 1766 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini † (14 Apr 1766 Appointed - 11 Sep 1778 Resigned)
Cirillo Antonini † (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - 20 Jan 1789 Died)
Giovanni Devoti † (30 Mar 1789 Appointed - 26 Mar 1804 Resigned)
Gioacchino Tosi † (26 Mar 1804 Appointed - 21 Mar 1815 Resigned)
Vincenzo Annovazzi † (15 Feb 1838 Appointed - 12 Sep 1846 Resigned)
Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (21 Sep 1846 Appointed - 21 Dec 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Forli)
Clemente Pagliari † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 9 Mar 1875 Died)
Domenico Pietromarchi † (31 Mar 1875 Appointed - 7 Feb 1894 Died)
Antonino Sardi † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 8 Jul 1912 Resigned)
Silvio Gasperini † (2 Dec 1912 Appointed - 24 Oct 1923 Died)
Luigi Mazzini † (9 Nov 1923 Appointed - 24 Jun 1926 Resigned)
Gaudenzio Manuelli † (8 Jul 1927 Appointed - 18 Feb 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of L’Aquila)
Attilio Adinolfi † (5 May 1931 Appointed - 1 Sep 1945 Died)
Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 31 Jan 1952 Appointed, Bishop of Chioggia)
Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † (10 Mar 1953 Appointed - 9 Mar 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze)
Vittorio Ottaviani † (30 Nov 1972 Appointed - 10 Nov 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Marsi)
Umberto Florenzani † (21 Dec 1973 Appointed - 23 Feb 1987 Died)
Luigi Belloli † (7 Dec 1987 Appointed - 6 Mar 1999 Retired)
Francesco Lambiasi (6 Mar 1999 Appointed - 28 Jun 2002 Resigned)
Lorenzo Loppa (28 Jun 2002 Appointed - 10 Nov 2022 Retired)
Ambrogio Spreafico (10 Nov 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Anagni
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Anagni (erected)
Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
30 September 1986	United	Diocese of Anagni Diocese of Alatri	Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
16 July 2002	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of Subiaco	Diocese of Anagni-Alatri (S. Maria in Trevi nel Lazio and Blessed Vergine Maria Fugium Peccatorum in Trevi nel Lazio, and Fraz. Altipiani di Arcinazzo) Suburbicarian See of Palestrina (S. Nicola in Bellegra and S. Sisto in Bellegra, S. Maria in Roiate and Seconda Cura SS. Salvatore in Roiate, and S. Maria Assunta in Rocca Santo Stefano) Diocese of Tivoli (S. Andrea Apostolo in Subiaco, S. Andrea Apostolo (cura) in Subiaco, S. Maria Assunta della Valle in Subiaco, S. Francesco d'Assisi in Subiaco, S. Chelidonia in Subiaco contrada Vignola, S. Giuseppe in Subiaco, (Livata-Campo dell'Osso), S. Felicita ...)

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 Anagni

1886 23,298 .0% 101 0 21 OTC

1959 41,300 41,302 100.0% 36 59 95 434 60 253 29 ap1960

1970 42,666 42,666 100.0% 34 57 91 468 62 200 32 ap1971

1980 48,480 48,500 100.0% 29 34 63 769 39 200 34 ap1981

Diocese of Anagni-Alatri

1990 81,500 81,809 99.6% 57 36 93 876 38 310 53 ap1991

1997 83,000 84,969 97.7% 44 24 68 1,220 31 270 53 ap2000

2000 83,500 84,000 99.4% 45 25 70 1,192 27 270 54 ap2001

2001 83,500 84,000 99.4% 45 27 72 1,159 29 270 54 ap2002

2003 85,200 86,000 99.1% 43 28 71 1,200 2 31 220 56 ap2004

2004 85,200 86,000 99.1% 44 28 72 1,183 1 30 220 56 ap2005

2006 85,250 86,200 98.9% 45 29 74 1,152 1 30 210 56 ap2007

2012 89,500 92,390 96.9% 41 22 63 1,420 2 24 213 56 ap2013

2015 89,400 92,050 97.1% 41 25 66 1,354 2 28 210 56 ap2016

2018 88,508 90,908 97.4% 35 22 57 1,552 3 26 206 56 ap2019

2020 85,003 87,322 97.3% 35 14 49 1,734 4 17 165 56 ap2021

2022 89,108 91,583 97.3% 35 13 48 1,856 4 14 146 56 ap2023

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 Anagni
1886		23,298	.0%			101	0				21	OTC
1959	41,300	41,302	100.0%	36	59	95	434		60	253	29	ap1960
1970	42,666	42,666	100.0%	34	57	91	468		62	200	32	ap1971
1980	48,480	48,500	100.0%	29	34	63	769		39	200	34	ap1981
Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
1990	81,500	81,809	99.6%	57	36	93	876		38	310	53	ap1991
1997	83,000	84,969	97.7%	44	24	68	1,220		31	270	53	ap2000
2000	83,500	84,000	99.4%	45	25	70	1,192		27	270	54	ap2001
2001	83,500	84,000	99.4%	45	27	72	1,159		29	270	54	ap2002
2003	85,200	86,000	99.1%	43	28	71	1,200	2	31	220	56	ap2004
2004	85,200	86,000	99.1%	44	28	72	1,183	1	30	220	56	ap2005
2006	85,250	86,200	98.9%	45	29	74	1,152	1	30	210	56	ap2007
2012	89,500	92,390	96.9%	41	22	63	1,420	2	24	213	56	ap2013
2015	89,400	92,050	97.1%	41	25	66	1,354	2	28	210	56	ap2016
2018	88,508	90,908	97.4%	35	22	57	1,552	3	26	206	56	ap2019
2020	85,003	87,322	97.3%	35	14	49	1,734	4	17	165	56	ap2021
2022	89,108	91,583	97.3%	35	13	48	1,856	4	14	146	56	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Attilio Adinolfi † (Bishop: 5 May 1931 to 1 Sep 1945)
Angelo Afflitti † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1401 to 1417)
Vincenzo Annovazzi † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1838 to 12 Sep 1846)
Cirillo Antonini † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1778 to 20 Jan 1789)
Giovanni Antonio Bacchetoni † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1737 to 1 Dec 1749)
Giovanni Battista Bassi † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1708 to 19 Dec 1736)
Luigi Belloli † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1987 to 6 Mar 1999)
Giacomo Bongalli † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1515 to 5 Nov 1516)
Pietro de Brunaco, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 15 May 1290 to 1295)
Benedetto Caetani †
Benedetto Caetani (Jr.) †
Francesco Caetani †
Pietro Viatico Caetani † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1276 to 1279)
Gianvincenzo Carafa † (Administrator: 16 Dec 1534 to 26 Jan 1541)
Gian Lorenzo Castiglioni † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1662 to 9 Dec 1680)
Corrado Cerbaria † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1525 to 1534)
Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1953 to 9 Mar 1972)
Giovanni Compatre † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1257)
Andrea Conti, O.F.M. †
Giovanni Cremonesi † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1478 to Sep 1478)
Giovanni Devoti † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1789 to 26 Mar 1804)
Alessandro Farnese † (Administrator: 3 Apr 1525 to 7 Jun 1525)
Pierre Ferri † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1320 to 20 Mar 1327)
Giovanni Battista Filipponi Tenderini † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1766 to 11 Sep 1778)
Pier Francesco Filonardi † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1646 to 1662)
Umberto Florenzani † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1973 to 23 Feb 1987)
Angelotto Fosco † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1418 to 22 May 1426)
Alemanno de Galgano † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1327 to 1330)
Pietro Garlato † (Apostolic Administrator: Feb 1987 to 6 Mar 1988)
Silvio Gasperini † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1912 to 24 Oct 1923)
Francesco de Genazzano † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1429 to 1451)
Salvatore de Genazzano † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1451)
Sebastiano Gentili † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1642 to 3 Dec 1646)
Pietro Paolo Gerardi † (Bishop: 21 May 1696 to 31 May 1708)
Carlo Gigli †
Pancrazio Giorgi †
Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (Administrator: 28 Jan 1541 to 6 Apr 1541)
Pietro Grassinis, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1348 to 1362)
Vittorio Guarini † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1605 to 1607)
Ferdinando de Lanciano † (Bishop: 11 May 1502 to 1515)
Benedetto Lomellini † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1572 to 24 Jul 1579)
Francesco Macabrini (Mascambruni) † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1484 to 1502)
Gaudenzio Manuelli † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1927 to 18 Feb 1931)
Bernardino Masseri † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1681 to Aug 1695)
Luigi Mazzini † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1923 to 24 Jun 1926)
Gian Giacomo de Medulis † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1362 to 1382)
Gian Gaspare Melis † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1626 to Jan 1642)
Tommaso Mesmer †
Domenico Monti † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 14 Apr 1766)
Tommaso Morganti, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1382 to 1398)
Pier Francesco Muccioli, O.F.M. Conv. † (Apostolic Administrator: 19 Dec 1834 to 1838)
Vittorio Ottaviani † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1972 to 10 Nov 1973)
Clemente Pagliari † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 9 Mar 1875)
Giovanni Pagnotta, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1330 to Mar 1341)
Giuseppe Pecci, S.J. † (Priest: 1849 to 16 Feb 1884)
Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †
Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1946 to 31 Jan 1952)
Domenico Pietromarchi † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1875 to 7 Feb 1894)
Gerardo Pigalotti, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 May 1289 to 4 Mar 1290)
Antonino Sardi † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 8 Jul 1912)
Giovanni de Scrofanis † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1342 to 1348)
Antonio Seneca † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1607 to 11 Aug 1626)
Giuseppe Maria Severa †
Biagio (Blasius) Sibilia †
Enrico Sibilia † (Priest: 8 Mar 1884 to 1 Aug 1908)
Francesco Soderini † (Administrator: 1517 to 5 Mar 1523)
Gentile da Spoleto † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1478 to 1484)
Miguel Torcella † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1541 to 1572)
Gioacchino Tosi † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1804 to 21 Mar 1815)
Giacomo di Trevi, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1399 to 14 Dec 1401)
Pietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1846 to 21 Dec 1857)
Pietro Turrite † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1295 to 3 Aug 1299)
Bartolomeo Giacomo Visinio Rubini, O.F.M. Obs. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Mar 1729 to 5 Dec 1736)
Gaspare Viviani † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1579 to 25 Jan 1605)
Luigi di Volterra † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1523 to 1525)
Landolfo † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1262 to 1272)
Leonardo † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1299)
Stefano † (Bishop: 891 to 22 May 896)

Source(s)

Diocese of Anagni
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 86, and Page 87
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 87
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 107
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 82
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 83
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 81
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 72
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 97
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 53
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 663, to Page 664
Diocese of Anagni-Alatri
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 639, to Page 642
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 761, to Page 763

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