Costantino Castriota
Appearance
Most Reverend Costantino Castriota | |
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Bishop of Isernia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Isernia |
In office | 1497–1500 |
Predecessor | Francesco de Adamo de Lucharo |
Successor | Giovanni Olivieri |
Personal details | |
Born | 1477 |
Died | 1500 |
Costantino Castriota or Costantino Castriota detto Scanderbeg (1477–1500) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1497–1500).[1]
Biography
Costantino Castriota was born in 1477[2] to the House of Kastrioti, the son of Gjon Kastrioti II, son of Skanderbeg, and Jerina Branković, the daughter of Serbian Despot Lazar Branković. On 2 Oct 1497, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Isernia.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death in 1500.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 169.
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has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Constantino Castriola de Scanderrechis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 25, 2019. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]