Suburbicarian See of Frascati Tusculanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Diocese of Rome |
Statistics | |
Area | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 124,500 (est.) 117,700 (est.) (94.5%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo |
Secular priests | 27 (diocesan) 20 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
Tarcisio Bertone (cardinal-bishop) Raffaello Martinelli (diocesan bishop) |
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Website | |
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The Diocese of Frascati (Lat.: Tusculana) is a Latin suburbicarian see of the Diocese of Rome and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, based at Frascati, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a Cardinal Bishop; from the Latin name of the area, the bishop has also been called Bishop of Tusculum. [A] Tusculum was destroyed in 1191. The bishopric moved from Tusculum to Frascati, a nearby town which is first mentioned in the pontificate of Pope Leo IV. [1] Until 1962, the Cardinal-Bishop was concurrently the diocesan bishop of the see. Pope John XXIII removed the Cardinal Bishops from any actual responsibility in their suburbicarian dioceses and made the title purely honorific.
![]() | This article possibly contains
original research. (October 2016) |
Like other dioceses close to Rome, Frascati became a bishopric of choice for Cardinals of powerful papal families during the 17th century; a period known for its unabashed nepotism. Frascati Bishops of that era were significantly intertwined:
Suburbicarian See of Frascati Tusculanus | |
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| |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Diocese of Rome |
Statistics | |
Area | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 124,500 (est.) 117,700 (est.) (94.5%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Basilica Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo |
Secular priests | 27 (diocesan) 20 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
Tarcisio Bertone (cardinal-bishop) Raffaello Martinelli (diocesan bishop) |
Map | |
![]() | |
Website | |
www |
The Diocese of Frascati (Lat.: Tusculana) is a Latin suburbicarian see of the Diocese of Rome and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, based at Frascati, near Rome. The bishop of Frascati is a Cardinal Bishop; from the Latin name of the area, the bishop has also been called Bishop of Tusculum. [A] Tusculum was destroyed in 1191. The bishopric moved from Tusculum to Frascati, a nearby town which is first mentioned in the pontificate of Pope Leo IV. [1] Until 1962, the Cardinal-Bishop was concurrently the diocesan bishop of the see. Pope John XXIII removed the Cardinal Bishops from any actual responsibility in their suburbicarian dioceses and made the title purely honorific.
![]() | This article possibly contains
original research. (October 2016) |
Like other dioceses close to Rome, Frascati became a bishopric of choice for Cardinals of powerful papal families during the 17th century; a period known for its unabashed nepotism. Frascati Bishops of that era were significantly intertwined: