Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni

The Diocese of Velletri - Segni (Latin: Dioecesis Veliterna - Signina ) is suburbikarisches diocese and as such belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Rome. Seat of the diocese of Velletri is.

The bishopric was established in 1981 by the union of the diocese of Velletri the Diocese of Segni, initially under the name " Velletri and Segni ," from 1986 under the present name of Velletri - Segni. The two original dioceses were founded in the 5th century in the vicinity of Rome. Velletri was united from 1150 to 1914 with the diocese of Ostia.

On 25 April 2005, Francis Cardinal Arinze, Cardinal Bishop of Velletri - Segni as successor to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who held this post until his election as Pope.

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