Maffeo Vitale

Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. (died 23 June 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1646–1669).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Maffeo Vitale
Bishop of Mantua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mantua
In office1646–1669
PredecessorVincenzo Agnello Suardi
SuccessorFerdinando Tiberius Gonzaga
Orders
Consecration11 February 1646
by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli
Personal details
Died23 June 1669
Mantua, Italy

Biography

Maffeo Vitale was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 5 February 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Mantua.[1][2] On 11 February 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death on 23 June 1669.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Odescalchi, Bishop of Novara (1651); and Rinaldo d'Este, Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1651).[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 230. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017


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