Roman Catholic Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno

Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno
Dioecesis Latinensis-Terracinensis-Setina-Privernensis

Latina Cathedral
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area 1,371 km2 (529 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
305,490
299,380 (98%)
Parishes 87
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1st century
Cathedral Cattedrale di S. Marco (Latina)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Cesareo (Terracina)
Concattedrale di S. Maria (Sezze)
Concattedrale di S. Maria Annunziata (Priverno)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mariano Crociata
Website
www.diocesilatina.it

The Italian Catholic Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno (Latin: Dioecesis Latinensis-Terracinensis-Setina-Privernensis), in Lazio, has existed under this name since 1986. It is the historic Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, created in 1217, when the Diocese of Terracina was combined with the Diocese of Priverno and the Diocese of Sezze. It is immediately subject to the Holy See.[1][2]

History

According to tradition, the first bishop of Terracina was St. Epaphroditus. The most ancient Christian record of the city is that of the martyrdom of St. Julianus, priest, and St. Cæsareus, deacon, who were cast into the sea under the emperor Trajan; in the third century St. Quartus (bishop?) suffered.

The first bishop whose date is known with certainty is Sabinus (313). Among his successors were:

The last three letters only of the name of another Bishop of Terracina, ... vsa, are preserved in an inscription (Corp. Inscr. Lat., X, I, 6419). Other bishops were:

About this time, if not earlier, the sees of Piperno (Privernum) and Sezze (Setia), situated on the side of the Lepinian hills, were united to Terracina. The union of the three dioceses was confirmed by Pope Honorius III (1217) during the episcopate of Simeone. Among his successors were:

In 1725 Pope Benedict XIII restored the See of Piperno and Sezze, declaring them united œque principaliter. Bishop Francesco Antonio Mondelli (1805) was exiled in 1809, for refusing to take the oath of loyalty to Napoleon. The Cistercian Abbey of Fossa Nuova is within the territory of this see. The diocese, which is immediately subject to the Holy See,[3]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Terracina

Erected: 1st Century
Latin Name: Terracinensis

Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze

United: 17 January 1217 with the Diocese of Priverno and the Diocese of Sezze
Latin Name: Terracinensis, Privernensis et Setinus
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Diocese of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze

Name Changed: 12 September 1967
Latin Name: Terracinensis-Latinensis, Privernensis et Setinus
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno

Name Changed: 30 September 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rome

References

  1. "Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 20. 2016
  3. Catholic Encyclopedia article

Coordinates: 41°28′00″N 12°54′00″E / 41.4667°N 12.9000°E / 41.4667; 12.9000

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