The Diocese of Sezze was a Latin Catholic bishopric with see in Sezze, in the

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, central

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, about south of

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and from the

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coast..

History

The Diocese of Sezze was established in 790 AD. From 17 January 1217 it was in

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(''aeque principaliter'') with the Diocese of Terracina, until both sees saw their titles and territories merged on 1986.09.30 into the Diocese of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Sezze'' * Stefano (1036 – ?) * Pollidio (1046 – ?) * Drusino (1118 – ?) * Alessandro (1122 – ?) * Landone (1179 – 1180) * Ugone (1180 – 1195), already Bishop of

Terracina Terracina is an Italian city and ''comune'' of the province of Latina, located on the coast southeast of Rome on the Via Appia ( by rail). The site has been continuously occupied since antiquity. History Ancient times Terracina appears in anci ...

(Italy) (1168 – 1195), also Bishop of

Priverno Priverno is a town, ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. It was called ''Piperno'' until 1927. It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain. It was the birthplace of the canonist Reg ...

(Italy) (1180 – 1195) * Tedelgario (1195 – 1203), also Bishop of Terracina (Italy) (1195 – 1203) and Bishop of Priverno (Italy) (1195 – 1203) * Simeone (1203 – 1224), Bishop of Terracina (Italy) (1203 – 1224) and Bishop of Priverno (Italy) (1203 – 1224) * For further incumbents from 1217, see Diocese of Terracina, being identical due to personal union of their sees.

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