Suburbicarian See of Frascati

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Bishop(s) Giuseppe Matarrese, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Suburbicarian See Erected: 3rd Century Metropolitan: Diocese of Roma {Rome} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Italy Square Kilometers: 168 (64 Square Miles) Conference Region: Lazio Official Web Site: http://www.diocesidifoligno.it/ Mailing Address: Curia Vescovile, Piazza Paolo III 10, 00044 Frascati [Roma], Italia Telephone: 06.942.04.67 Fax: 06.942.02.91

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Antonio San Giorgio † (22 Dec 1505 Appointed - 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Palestrina)
• Alessandro Farnese † (15 Jun 1519 Appointed - 9 Dec 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Palestrina)
• Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (29 May 1555 Appointed - 15 Sep 1557 Died)
• Francesco Pisani † (20 Sep 1557 Appointed - 18 May 1562 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Alexandre Farnese (Jr.) † (7 Feb 1565 Appointed - 5 Dec 1580 Appointed, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri))
• Giacomo Savelli † ( 1578 Appointed - 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. † (2 Mar 1589 Appointed - 20 Mar 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Giovanni Garzia Millini † (20 Aug 1629 Appointed - 2 Oct 1629 Died)
• Marcello Lante della Rovere † (8 Oct 1629 Appointed - 28 Mar 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Bernardino Spada † (29 Apr 1652 Appointed - 23 Sep 1652 Appointed, Bishop of Sabina)
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio † (30 Jan 1668 Appointed - 18 Mar 1671 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Pier Marcellino Corradini † (15 Dec 1734 Appointed - 8 Feb 1743 Died)
• Giuseppe Accoramboni † (11 Mar 1743 Appointed - 21 Mar 1747 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. † (23 Feb 1750 Appointed - 12 Jan 1756 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York † (13 Jul 1761 Appointed - 13 Jul 1807 Died)
• Emmanuele de Gregorio † (18 May 1829 Appointed - 2 Oct 1837 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (2 Oct 1837 Appointed - 28 Nov 1843 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites)
• Mario Mattei † (17 Jun 1844 Appointed - 23 Jun 1854 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra, O.S.B. † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 24 Mar 1884 Appointed, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina)
• Edward Henry Howard † (24 Mar 1884 Appointed - 16 Sep 1892 Died)
• Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. † (16 Jan 1893 Appointed - 10 May 1893 Died)
• Luigi Liverzani † (23 May 1962 Appointed - 11 Nov 1989 Retired)
• Giuseppe Matarrese (11 Nov 1989 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Suburbicarian See of Frascati (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	41,800	42,230	99.0%	29	3	32	1,306		138	410	15	ap1951
1970	74,660	75,000	99.5%	50	135	185	403		209	854	16	ap1971
1980	89,504	90,843	98.5%	40	160	200	447		272	1,012	19	ap1981
1990	97,200	97,850	99.3%	45	115	160	607	3	236	614	20	ap1991
1999	115,400	119,000	97.0%	64	152	216	534	5	306	598	22	ap2000
2000	116,000	120,000	96.7%	68	150	218	532	4	316	592	23	ap2001
2001	116,800	121,000	96.5%	53	133	186	627	9	208	547	23	ap2002
2002	116,000	121,000	95.9%	59	132	191	607	10	207	541	23	ap2003
2003	116,000	121,000	95.9%	59	132	191	607	4	148	541	23	ap2004
2004	116,000	121,000	95.9%	42	132	174	666	4	186	541	23	ap2005
2006	116,200	121,500	95.6%	30	132	162	717	3	188	547	23	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Matarrese (Bishop: 11 Nov 1989 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Accoramboni † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1743 to 21 Mar 1747)
• Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 May 1555 to 15 Sep 1557)
• Iñigo Avalos de Aragón, O.S. † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1589 to 20 Mar 1591)
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1668 to 18 Mar 1671)
• Biagio Budelacci † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jun 1936 to 1962)
• Pier Marcellino Corradini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1734 to 8 Feb 1743)
• Alessandro Farnese † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1519 to 9 Dec 1523)
• Alexandre Farnese (Jr.) † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1565 to 5 Dec 1580)
• Giovanni Garzia Millini † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1629 to 2 Oct 1629)
• Francesco Giacci † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Sep 1900 to 3 Jul 1904)
• Emmanuele de Gregorio † (Bishop: 18 May 1829 to 2 Oct 1837)
• Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1750 to 12 Jan 1756)
• Edward Henry Howard † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 22 Jun 1872; Bishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 16 Sep 1892)
• Marcello Lante della Rovere † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1629 to 28 Mar 1639)
• Luigi Liverzani † (Bishop: 23 May 1962 to 11 Nov 1989)
• Mario Mattei † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 23 Jun 1854)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 28 Nov 1843)
• Francesco Pisani † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1557 to 18 May 1562)
• Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 May 1879 to 24 Mar 1884)
• Giovanni Antonio San Giorgio † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1505 to 1507)
• Giacomo Savelli † (Bishop: 1578 to 1583)
• Bernardino Spada † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1652 to 23 Sep 1652)
• Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Jul 1761 to 13 Jul 1807)
• Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1893 to 10 May 1893)