Diocese of Venafro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Venafro
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Capua
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

Past Ordinaries

• Carlo Archamono † (8 Jul 1388 Appointed - 23 Mar 1422 Appointed, Bishop of Bitetto)
• Angelo Alberto † (17 Aug 1472 Appointed - 1504 Died)
• Ricomanni Buffalini † (2 Oct 1504 Appointed - 1528 Died)
• Girolamo Grimaldi † (9 Oct 1528 Appointed - 2 Jun 1536 Resigned)
• Bernardino (Jean) de Soria, O.F.M. † (2 Jun 1536 Appointed - 1548 Died)
• Giambattista Caracciolo Pisquizi † (22 Mar 1548 Appointed - 1557 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Carafa † (5 Apr 1557 Appointed - 1558 Died)
• Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d’Aragona † (20 Jul 1558 Appointed - 16 Sep 1573 Appointed, Archbishop of Cosenza)
• Orazio Caracciolo † (16 Sep 1573 Appointed - 1581 Died)
• Ladislao d’Aquino † (20 Oct 1581 Appointed - 12 Feb 1621 Died)
• Ottavio Orsini † (13 Sep 1621 Appointed - 20 Sep 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Segni)
• Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. † (20 Sep 1632 Appointed - 10 Sep 1635 Died)
• Giacinto Cordella † (1 Oct 1635 Appointed - 15 Dec 1666 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
• Sebastiano Leopardi † (16 Mar 1667 Appointed - 2 Jul 1669 Died)
• Ludovico Ciogni † (1 Sep 1669 Appointed - 6 Aug 1690 Died)
• Carlo Nicola de Massa † (11 Dec 1690 Appointed - 23 Mar 1710 Died)
• Mattia Joccioa † (11 May 1718 Appointed - 19 Jan 1733 Died)
• Francesco Agnello Fragianni † (11 May 1733 Appointed - 28 Feb 1742 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
• Giuseppe Francesco Rossi † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 27 Jan 1754 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Stabile † (20 May 1754 Appointed - 1 Dec 1788 Died)
• Donato de’ Liguori † (26 Mar 1792 Appointed - 27 Jan 1811 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d’Aragona † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1558 to 16 Sep 1573)
• Angelo Alberto † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1472 to 1504)
• Carlo Archamono † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1388 to 23 Mar 1422)
• Ricomanni Buffalini † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1504 to 1528)
• Orazio Caracciolo † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1573 to 1581)
• Giambattista Caracciolo Pisquizi † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1548 to 1557)
• Giovanni Antonio Carafa † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1557 to 1558)
• Ludovico Ciogni † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1669 to 6 Aug 1690)
• Giacinto Cordella † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1635 to 15 Dec 1666)
• Ladislao d’Aquino † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1581 to 12 Feb 1621)
• Francesco Agnello Fragianni † (Bishop: 11 May 1733 to 28 Feb 1742)
• Girolamo Grimaldi † (Administrator: 9 Oct 1528 to 2 Jun 1536)
• Mattia Joccioa † (Bishop: 11 May 1718 to 19 Jan 1733)
• Sebastiano Leopardi † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1667 to 2 Jul 1669)
• Donato de’ Liguori † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1792 to 27 Jan 1811)
• Vincenzo Martinelli, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1632 to 10 Sep 1635)
• Carlo Nicola de Massa † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1690 to 23 Mar 1710)
• Ottavio Orsini † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1621 to 20 Sep 1632)
• Giuseppe Francesco Rossi † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 27 Jan 1754)
• Bernardino (Jean) de Soria, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1536 to 1548)
• Francesco Saverio Stabile † (Bishop: 20 May 1754 to 1 Dec 1788)