Roman Catholic Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo

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The Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo (Latin: Dioecesis Aquinatensis et Pontiscurvi) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Aquino in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo. [1] [2]

Aquino, Italy Comune in Lazio, Italy

Aquino is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Cassino.

Frosinone Comune in Lazio, Italy

Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Valle Latina, an Italian geographical and historical region that extends from south of Rome to Cassino.

Lazio Region of Italy

Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has almost 5.9 million inhabitants – making it the second most populated region of Italy – and its GDP of more than 170 billion euros per annum means that it has the nation's second largest regional economy. The capital of Lazio is Rome, which is also Italy's capital and the country's largest city.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo diocese of the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lazio region. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. The current Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo is Gerardo Antonazzo, who was ordained a bishop on April 8, 2013 by Pope Francis.

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Diocese of Aquino

Latin Name: Aquinatensis
Erected: 5th Century

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Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo

Name Changed: 23 June 1725

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