Bonaventura Bellemo

Bonaventura Bellemo, O.F.M. (died 1602) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Andros (1587–1602).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Bonaventura Bellemo
Bishop of Andros
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Andros
In office1587–1602
PredecessorMarino Grimani
SuccessorEustache Fontana
Orders
Consecration12 July 1587
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died1602
Andros, Greece

Biography

Bonaventura Bellemo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 22 June 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Andros.[1] On 12 July 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ladislao d'Aquino, Bishop of Venafro, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Andros until his death in 1602.[1]

References

  1. "Bishop Bonaventura Bellemo, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Andros" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Andros" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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