Domenico Valvassori

Domenico Valvassori, O.S.A. (5 August 1627 – 2 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1686–1689).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Domenico Valvassori
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Gravina di Puglia
In office1686–1689
PredecessorDomenico Cennini
SuccessorMarcello Cavalieri
Orders
Consecration25 March 1686
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born5 August 1627
Died2 October 1689 (age 62)
Gravina di Puglia, Italy
NationalityItalian

Biography

Domenico Valvassori was born in Trezzo, Italy on 5 August 1627 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 18 March 1686, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.[1][2] On 25 March 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca, with Giuseppe Eusanio, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death on 2 October 1689.[1][2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 213. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Domenico Valvassori, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016


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