Diocese of Ferentino
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The Italian Catholic diocese of Ferentino existed until 1986, when it was united into the new diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.

History

In the time of Emperor Constantine Ferentino
Ferentino
Ferentino is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, 65 km southeast of Rome.It is situated on a hill 400 m above sea-level, in the Monti Ernici area.-History:...

 had its own bishop; but the first known by name is Bassus, present at Roman synods, 487 and 492-493. St. Redemptus (about 570) is mentioned in the Dialogues of Gregory the Great; and he also refers to a Bishop Boniface.

Other bishops are
  • Trasmondo Sognino (1150), who died in prison;
  • Ubaldo (1150), legate of Pope Adrian IV
    Pope Adrian IV
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     to the princes of Christendom in favour of a crusade, later the consecrator of the antipope Victor IV
    Antipope Victor IV
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    ;
  • Giacomo (1276), legate of Pope John XXI
    Pope John XXI
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     to Emperor Michael Palaeologus;
  • Landolfo Rosso (1297), who rendered service to Pope Boniface VIII
    Pope Boniface VIII
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    ;
  • Francesco Filippesio (1799), legate of Julius II to the Emperor Maximilian.
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