Most Reverend

Andrea Pierbenedetti
Bishop of Venosa
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Venosa
In office1611–1634
PredecessorMario Moro (bishop)
SuccessorBartolomeo Frigerio
Orders
Consecration20 March 1611
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born1568
Died1634
Venosa, Italy
NationalityItalian

Andrea Pierbenedetti (1568–1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1611–1634).[1][2]

Biography

Andrea Pierbenedetti was born in Camerino, Italy in 1568.[2] On 14 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Venosa.[1][2] On 20 March 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni, and Pietro Bastoni, Bishop of Umbriatico, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in 1634.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 364. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Andrea Pierbenedetti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016


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