Antonio Polcenigo

Antonio Polcenigo (18 April 1647 – April, 1724) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Feltre (1684–1724).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Antonio Polcenigo
Bishop of Feltre
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1684–1724
PredecessorBartolomeo Gera
SuccessorPietro Maria Suárez
Orders
Ordination8 August 1683
Consecration1 May 1684
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born18 April 1647
DiedApril 1724
Feltre, Italy
NationalityItalian

Biography

Antonio Polcenigo was born in Fanna, Italy on 18 April 1647 and ordained a priest on 8 August 1683.[2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Feltre.[1][2] On 1 May 1684, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Francesco Maria Giannotti, Bishop of Segni, and Francesco Onofrio Hodierna, Bishop of Bitetto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Feltre until his death in April 1724.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, Archbishop of Urbino (1716).[2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 199. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Antonio Polcenigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016


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