The Pope has accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the dioceses of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino and Foligno, until now united in persona Episcopi, presented by Bishop Domenico Sorrentino.
At the same time, the Holy Father has appointed Bishop Felice Accrocca to both dioceses, until now metropolitan archbishop of Benevento, uniting the two sees again in persona Episcopi and granting him the title of archbishop ad personam.
Bishop Felice Accrocca
Bishop Felice Accrocca was born on December 2, 1959 in Cori (province of Latina), in the diocese of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno. After studying Theology at the Pontifical Leonian College of Anagni, he obtained a degree in Letters from the University of Rome La Sapienza and a doctorate in Ecclesiastical History from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
He was ordained a priest on July 12, 1986, incardinated in the diocese of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno.
Throughout his ministry, he has held numerous pastoral and academic positions, including: parish vicar in Cisterna di Latina; pastor in various parishes of the diocese of Latina; director of the Diocesan School of Theology Paolo VI; episcopal vicar for diocesan pastoral care; moderator of the curia; diocesan assistant of Catholic Action; secretary of the diocesan synod; and coordinator of the diocesan council of lay associations.
In the academic field, he has been a professor of Medieval Church History at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
In the sphere of the Holy See, Bishop Accrocca is a member of the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints. Within the Italian Episcopal Conference, he is part of the Episcopal Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples and Cooperation between Churches. At the regional level, he has been the bishop delegate for the areas of education, school and university, teaching of Catholic Religion, and culture.
He was appointed metropolitan archbishop of Benevento on February 18, 2016 and received episcopal ordination on May 15 of the same year.