Hilario di Jesu Costa

Hilario a Jesu Costa, O.A.D. (1696–1754) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking (1737–1754) and Titular Bishop of Corycus (1735–1737).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Hilario a Jesu Costa
Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseApostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking
In office1737–1754
PredecessorThomas Bottaro
SuccessorSantiago Hernández
Orders
Consecration11 Nov 1736
by Thomas Bottaro
Personal details
Born2 Sep 1696
Pessinetto, Italy
Died31 Mar 1754 (age 57)
Vietnam
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Corycus

Biography

Hilario a Jesu Costa was born in Pessinetto, Italy on 2 Sep 1696 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum.[2] On 3 Oct 1735, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XII as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking and Titular Bishop of Corycus.[1][2] On 11 Nov 1736, he was consecrated bishop by Thomas Bottaro, Titular Bishop of Nyssa.[2] On 3 Oct 1735, he succeeded to the bishopric.[2] He served as Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking until his death on 31 Mar 1754.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Louis Néez, Apostolic Vicar of Western Tonking and Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae (1739).[2]

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 184 and 455. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Hilario a Jesu Costa, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 2, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Hải Phòng" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  4. "Diocese of Hai Phòng" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 2, 2017


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