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Girolamo Martini

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Most Reverend

Girolamo Martini
Bishop of Ugento
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ugento
In office1636–1648
PredecessorLuis Jiménez (bishop)
SuccessorAgostino Barbosa
Orders
Ordination1613
Consecration26 April 1637
by Luigi Caetani
Personal details
Born1587
Died1648
Ugento, Italy

Girolamo Martini (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ugento (1636–1648).[1]

Biography

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Girolamo Martini was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in 1613.[2] On 3 October 1636, he was selected as Bishop of Ugento and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 30 March 1637.[1][2] On 26 April 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana with Alessandro Gallo, Bishop of Massa Lubrense, and Antonio Tornielli, Bishop of Novara, as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ugento until his death in 1648.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 351. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Girolamo Martini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ugento
1636–1648
Succeeded by