Maurizio Solaro di Moretta

Maurizio Solaro di Moretta (1607 – 25 December 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mondovi (1642–1655).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Maurizio Solaro di Moretta
Bishop of Mondovi
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mondovì
In office1642–1655
PredecessorCarlo Antonio Ripa
SuccessorMichele Beggiami
Orders
ConsecrationAlessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
by 22 June 1642
Personal details
Born1607
Saluces, Italy
Died25 December 1655
Mondovì, Italy

Biography

Maurizio Solaro di Moretta was born in Saluces, Italy in 1607.[2] On 16 June 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mondovi.[1][2] On 22 June 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Alessandro Castracani, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mondovi until his death on 25 December 1655.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Gerolamo Mascambruno, Bishop of Isernia (1642); and Francesco Agostino della Chiesa, Bishop of Saluzzo (1642).[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 249. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Maurizio Solaro (di Moretta)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016


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