Archbishop Felice Accrocca

Archbishop Felice Accrocca was born on 2 December 1959 in Cori, in the province of Latina, in the diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno. After studying theology at the Pontifical Leonian College of Anagni, he was awarded a degree in letters from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, and a doctorate in Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome. He was ordained a priest on 12 July 1986, and incardinated in the diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno. He has held the following offices: deputy parish priest of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo in Cisterna di Latina (1986-1989), parish priest of San Luca in Latina (1989-2004), director of the Paul VI Diocesan School of Theology (1994-2016), episcopal vicar for diocesan pastoral care (1999-2016), moderator of the Episcopal Curia (2001-2003), parish priest of San Pio X in Latina (2003-2012), diocesan assistant for Catholic Action (2003-2007), secretary of the diocesan Synod (2005-2012), parish priest of Sacro Cuore and parish administrator of San Pio X in Latina (2012-2016), coordinator of the diocesan Council of Lay Associations, and professor of Medieval Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Within the Italian Episcopal Conference, he is a member of the Episcopal Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples and Cooperation between Churches. Within the Regional Episcopal Conference, he is the bishop delegate for education, schools and universities, the teaching of the Catholic religion, and culture. He was elected to the metropolitan archepiscopal see of Benevento on 18 February 2016, and received episcopal ordination on the following 15 May.