Bonaventura Fauni-Pio
Bonaventura Fauni-Pio (1496-1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acqui (1549–1558).[1][2][3][4]
Most Reverend Bonaventura Fauni-Pio | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Acqui | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Acqui |
| In office | 1549–1558 |
| Predecessor | Pierre Van Der Worst |
| Successor | Pietro Fauno Costacciaro |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 Apr 1549 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1496 |
| Died | 1562 (age 66) Gubbio, Italy |
Biography
Bonaventura Fauni-Pio was born in Costacciaro, Italy in 1496 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[2] In 1543, he was appointed Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[2] On 9 Apr 1549, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Acqui.[1][2] On 28 May 1549, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Acqui until his resignation in 1558.[1][2] He died in Gubbio, Italy in 1562.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Bernardo de Mirandola, Bishop of Caserta (1552).[2]
References
- Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 113. (in Latin)
- "Bishop Bonaventura Fauni-Pio, O.F.M. Conv." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- "Diocese of Acqui" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 9, 2016
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