Prospero Spínola
Most Reverend Prospero Spínola | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Luni e Sarzana | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Luni e Sarzana |
| In office | 1637–1664 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Domenico Spinola |
| Successor | Giovanni Battista Spínola (archbishop) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 October 1637 by Bernardino Spada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1664 |
Prospero Spínola (1587–1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1637–1664).[1]
Biography
[edit]Prospero Spínola was born in 1587 in Genoa, Italy.[2] On 7 September 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana.[1][2] On 25 October 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Ottavio Corsini, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, and Biagio Proto de Rossi, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana until his death in 1664.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 226. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Prospero Spínola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Luni (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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